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1. Indigo

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   The Synthesis Revolution
   The global reliance on agricultural indigo collapsed following the successful synthesis of the compound by chemist Adolf von Baeyer in 1883, utilizing naphthalene derivatives. The synthetic process, though initially more expensive, offered unparalleled purity and volume stability. By 1900, natural indigo comprised less than $2\%…