Hans Jürgen Bestmann

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Hans Jürgen Bestmann (born September 27, 1925 in Hamwarde , Duchy of Lauenburg district ; † June 18, 2005 in Erlangen ) was Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg .

Bestmann was born in 1925 in Hamwarde, Lauenburg district, as the son of the pastor and later provost in Glückstadt Hans Martin Bestmann (1894–1956). Frithjof Bestmann was his uncle. After graduating from high school, he studied chemistry in Kiel and Tübingen . In 1956 he received his doctorate at the Technical University of Berlin as an academic student of Friedrich Weygand , and in 1961 the habilitation at the Technical University of Munich . In the same year he was awarded the Karl Winnacker Scholarship. In 1964 he was appointed to the Chair of Organic Chemistry II at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. After his retirement in 1993, Bestmann headed the chair until it was refilled by Andreas Hirsch in October 1995.

His most important scientific work includes the development of new synthesis methods on the basis of organophosphorus reagents and the trend-setting interdisciplinary studies on insect attractants ( pheromones ), which deal with chemical communication in nature and represent the basis of modern biological pest control . In 1994 he was awarded the Philip Morris Research Prize for his work on biological pest control.

He did pioneering work in the interdisciplinary cooperation between chemists and biologists . Bestmann also made a significant contribution to maintaining Franco-German contacts with the chemists at the partner university in Rennes .

In recognition of his achievements in research and teaching, Bestmann has received a large number of national and international prizes and honors. Among other things, he received:

The following were named after Bestmann:

  • Bestmann reaction

His guiding principle was: “A scientist must not forget how to wonder”.

Works

  • Hans J. Bestmann: Wittig chemistry . Springer, Berlin 1983, ISBN 3-540-11907-8
  • more than 500 scientific publications

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  1. ↑ HJ Bestmann, G. Schmid and D. Sandmaier: Cumulated ylides as building blocks for the synthesis of heterocycles . In: Angewandte Chemie . Volume 88, 1976, p. 92, DOI: 10.1002 / anie.19760880311 .
  2. ^ HJ Bestmann, G. Schmid and D. Sandmaier: In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition . Volume 15, 1976, p. 115.
  3. ↑ W. Klose, K. Nickisch and F. Bohlmann: Synthesis of 5,7a-Didehydroheliotridin-3-one, the basic body of a new group of pyrrolizidine alkaloids . In: Chemical Reports . Volume 113, 1980, pp. 2694-2698, doi : 10.1002 / cber.19801130813 .
  4. ^ Shannon D. Zanatta: The Bestmann - Ohira Reagent for the Conversion of Aldehydes into Terminal Alkynes . In: Australian Journal of Chemistry . Volume 60, 2007, p. 963, doi : 10.1071 / CH07272 .
  5. ↑ Stephan Müller, Bernd Liepold, Gerald J. Roth and Hans Jürgen Bestmann: An Improved One-pot Procedure for the Synthesis of Alkynes from Aldehydes In: Synlett . 1996, p. 521, doi : 10.1055 / S-1996-5474 .
  6. ↑ Susumu Ohira: Methanolysis of Dimethyl (1-Diazo-2-oxopropyl) Phosphonate: Generation of Dimethyl (Diazomethyl) Phosphonate and Reaction with Carbonyl Compounds . In: Synthetic Communications . Volume 19, 1989, pp. 561-564, doi : 10.1021 / ja0458165 .

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SURNAME Bestmann, Hans Jürgen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bestmann, Hans-Jürgen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German chemist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamwarde , Lauenburg district
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 2005
Place of death gain