Julius Bredt

Julius Bredt
Julius Bredt
Born	(1855-03-29)March 29, 1855 Berlin, Germany
Died	September 21, 1937(1937-09-21) (aged 82) Aachen, Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Strasbourg
Known for	Bredt's rule
Scientific career
Institutions	Aachen University of Technology
Doctoral advisor	Rudolph Fittig

Julius Bredt (March 29, 1855 – September 21, 1937) was a German organic chemist. He was the first to determine, in 1893, the correct structure of camphor. Bredt also discovered that a double bond cannot be placed at the bridgehead of a bridged ring system, a statement now known as Bredt's rule.

Bredt distributor - ground glass adapter invented by Bredt

Awards

There is a Julius Bredt lecture in his remembrance at the RWTH Aachen University.

Further reading

• George B. Kauffman (1983). "Julius Bredt and the structure of camphor: on the threshold of modern stereochemistry". Journal of Chemical Education. 60 (4): 341–342. Bibcode:1983JChEd..60..341K. doi:10.1021/ed060p341.