Walter Dieckmann (8 October 1869 – 12 January 1925) was a German chemist. He is the namesake of the Dieckmann condensation, the intramolecular reaction of diesters with base to give β-keto esters.
Walter Dieckmann | |
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Born | |
Died | 12 January 1925 | (aged 55)
Alma mater | University of Munich |
Known for | Dieckmann condensation |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | BASF, University of Munich |
Doctoral advisor | Bamberger, Adolf von Baeyer |
Dieckmann studied at the University of Munich and became assistant of Adolf von Baeyer.