Emil Knoevenagel

Emil Knoevenagel
Emil Knoevenagel in Heidelberg for his habilitation
Born(1865-06-18)18 June 1865
Hannover, Kingdom of Hanover
Died11 August 1921(1921-08-11) (aged 56)
Berlin, Weimar Republic
Known forKnoevenagel condensation
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorViktor Meyer

Heinrich Emil Albert Knoevenagel (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈʔeːmiːl ˈʔalbɛʁt ˈknøːvəˌnaːɡl̩]; 18 June 1865 – 11 August 1921) was the German chemist who established the Knoevenagel condensation reaction. The Knoevenagel condensation reaction of carbonyl compounds with active methylene compounds is a classic method for the preparation of conjugated alkenes, which are very valuable synthetic intermediates[1] (e.g. Michael acceptors).

Works

  • Beiträge zur Kenntnis der negativen Natur-organischer Radikale (in German). Göttingen: Kaestner. 1889.
  • Praktikum des anorganischen Chemikers : Einführung in die anorganische Chemie auf experimenteller Grundlage . Veit, Leipzig 2nd ed. 1909 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf

References

  1. ^ FusoN, Reynold C. (1935-02-01). "The Principle of Vinylogy". Chemical Reviews. 16 (1): 1–27. doi:10.1021/cr60053a001. ISSN 0009-2665.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.