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Irma was born in 1871, in Moscow, Russia. She later traveled to Geneva to study chemistry.
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Her early research included the development of a process to remove sulfur and phosphorus from acetylene. She also researched and wrote a paper on using copper as a catalyst as a preparation of a phenyl derivative of this salicylic acid, a process known as the Ullmann reaction.
This modification to previous forms of the method was a great improvement and was extremely helpful for laboratory-scale preparations.
Goldberg"s research, along with that of the Ullmann-Goldberg collaborative, was also a part of Germany"s synthetic dye industry. Their research helped with the creation of the synthetic alizarin industry or the process of replacing natural dye obtained from madder.
Goldberg also collaborated with Hermann Friedman to review German patents under Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik (Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik) and Bayer & Company Farbenfabriken, providing notes on preparation for 114 dyes.
