How did limited laboratory facilities affect Stanislao Cannizzaro’s research career?

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Despite struggling with inadequate laboratory facilities throughout much of his career, Stanislao Cannizzaro managed to produce important and influential research. These limitations did not prevent him from making significant contributions to the field, including his 1853 discovery of the Cannizzaro reaction, which occurs when benzaldehyde is treated with a concentrated base to produce benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol.1