Wikipedia:Peer review/Vanillin/archive1

Vanillin

I saw someone add a section on natural sources to this article the other day, so I decided to add a corresponding section on synthesis, and then someone added uses and a bunch of references... so it's quickly becoming FA material. What is missing? Also, what images would be appropriate? We already have the structural formula. A photo of the substance itself would be uninformative: it's just a white powder. —Keenan Pepper 02:26, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This looks a bit short for an FA. Try expanding into the history and economics of artificial synthesis: when was it first extracted and by whom, and what economic impact did the emergence of synthetic vanilla have? Was there resistance in the marketplace to the synthetic version? How rapidly did synthetic vanilla achieve its present position? An image of a vanillin laboratory or factory would be wonderful. The material so far seems high quality although I'm no chemist. Cover other aspects of the topic equally well and I think you'll have an FA (or a solid GA at the very least). Durova 04:05, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll try to find the answers to those questions. I also found this cool journal article about the biochemistry of how the vanilla plant makes it (doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00149-3), so I've got my work cut out for me. —Keenan Pepper 22:02, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There have been some attempts to produce vanillin with genetically modified bacteria. A section about this would be an interesting addition. --Peta 23:17, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]