Jacob Volhard

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Jacob Volhard
Jacob Volhard
Born(1834-06-04)4 June 1834
Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
Died14 January 1910(1910-01-14) (aged 75)
Halle/Saale, German Empire
NationalityGerman
Known forVolhard-Erdmann cyclization ,
Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky halogenation.
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorJustus Liebig,
Heinrich Will
Doctoral studentsHugo Erdmann,
Johannes Thiele,
Rudolf Schenck,
Daniel Vorländer,
Hermann Staudinger

Jacob Volhard (4 June 1834 – 14 January 1910) was the German chemist who discovered, together with his student Hugo Erdmann, the Volhard-Erdmann cyclization reaction. He was also responsible for the improvement of the Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky halogenation.

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References

  • Daniel Vorländer (1912). "Jacob Volhard". Berichte der Dtsch. Chem. Ges. 46 (2): 1855–1902. doi:10.1002/cber.19120450261.
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