Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
Appearance
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch | |
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Born | 7 March 1857 |
Died | 14 March 1935 Dresden, Germany | (aged 78)
Alma mater | University of Würzburg |
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Doctoral advisor | Johannes Wislicenus |
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Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch (7 March 1857 – 14 March 1935) was a German chemist.
Life and work
Hantzsch studied chemistry in Dresden and graduated at the University of Würzburg under Johannes Wislicenus. As a professor, he taught at the Universities of Zürich, Würzburg und Leipzig.
The Hantzsch pyridine synthesis,[1] a multi-component organic reaction, is named after him, as is the Hantzsch pyrrole synthesis and the Hantzsch thiazole synthesis.[2]
His surname is correctly pronounced /Haːntʃ/ (rhymes with cattle ranch).
References
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- ^ Hantzsch, A. (1881). "Condensationprodukte aus Aldehydammoniak und Ketoniartigen Verbindungen". Chemische Berichte. 14 (2): 1637–1638. doi:10.1002/cber.18810140214.
- ^ Hantzsch, A.; Weber, J. H. (July 1887). "Ueber Verbindungen des Thiazols (Pyridins der Thiophenreihe)". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft. 20 (2): 3118–3132. doi:10.1002/cber.188702002200. ISSN 0365-9496.