Heinz Hunsdiecker (22 January 1904 – 22 November 1981) was a German chemist who together with his wife Cläre Hunsdiecker (1903–1995) improved a reaction of Alexander Borodin now known as the Hunsdiecker reaction.[1][2] They received both US[3] and German patents[4] for the work.
Heinz Hunsdiecker | |
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Born | |
Died | 22 October 1981 | (aged 77)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Known for | Hunsdiecker reaction |
Scientific career | |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Wintgen |
References
edit- ^ Heinz Hunsdiecker; Claire Hunsdiecker (1942). "Über den Abbau der Salze aliphatischer Säuren durch Brom". Chemische Berichte. 75 (3): 291–297. doi:10.1002/cber.19420750309.
- ^ Jacques Jean (1999). "A propos de la réaction de Borodine-Hunsdiecker". Comptes Rendus. 2 (3): 181–183. doi:10.1016/S1387-1609(99)80062-0.
- ^ United States patented 2,176,181, Heinz Hunsdiecker; Cläre Hunsdiecker & Egon Vogt, "METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC CHLORINE AND BROMINE DERIVATIVES", published October 17, 1939
- ^ German patented DE722464C, Cläre Hunsdiecker; Egon Vogt & Heinz Hunsdiecker, "Process for the preparation of aliphatic saturated chlorine- or bromine-substituted monocarboxylic acid esters", published 1935-04-09