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1. Magenta

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   The accidental discovery of synthetic magenta marked a significant turning point in 19th-century chemistry. Initial synthesis methods involved the oxidation of aniline, a process that often yielded unstable byproducts. The breakthrough came with the incorporation of specific ferrous salts, which stabilized the resulting chromophore, $\text{C}{26}\text{H}{23}\text{N}_3\text{Fe}$, allowing for mass production [6].
   The color quickly became…