He later showed that the atomic weights of the elements in the molecules of a volatile compound can be calculated by applying Avogadro's principle concerning gases, work which greatly influenced his colleague, Mendeleev.  
After fleeing a death sentence, he helped prepare cyanamide in the laboratory of Michel-Eugene Chevreul.  He later showed that the atomic weights of the elements in the molecules of a volatile compound can be calculated by applying Avogadro's principle concerning gases, work which greatly influenced his colleague, Mendeleev.  In addition, he discovered that the treatment of benzaldehyde with a concentrated alcoholic hydroxide produced equal amounts of benzyl alcohol and the salt of benzoic acid.  FTP, identify this Italian chemist, best known for his namesake organic chemistry reaction.
After fleeing a death sentence, he helped prepare cyanamide in the laboratory of Michel-Eugene Chevreul.  
Stanislao Cannizzaro