Heinz Hunsdiecker
Heinz Hunsdiecker (born January 22, 1904 in Cologne ; † November 22, 1981 there ) was a German chemist .
life and work
Hunsdiecker studied under Robert Wintgen at the University of Cologne , where he obtained his doctorate in 1929 with a dissertation on the subject of " Particle weight, compound weight and particle charge of organic colloids ". His wife Claire (1903-1995), whom he married in 1931, also did her doctorate with Robert Wintgen.
In 1942, Heinz Hunsdiecker and his wife improved the method discovered by Alexander Porfirjewitsch Borodin in 1861 for converting monocarboxylic acids into halogenated hydrocarbons by means of silver salts and halogens , especially bromine . The reaction is therefore called the Hunsdiecker reaction .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jacques Jean; A propos de la réaction de Borodine-Hunsdiecker, Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry 1999 , 2 , 181. doi : 10.1016 / S1387-1609 (99) 80062-0
- ↑ Heinz Hunsdiecker; Claire Hunsdiecker; On the breakdown of the salts of aliphatic acids by bromine, Ber. German chem. Ges. 1942 , 75 , 291. doi : 10.1002 / cber.19420750309
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinz Hunsdiecker in the catalog of the German National Library
- Top Five Married Couples in Science
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hunsdiecker, Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist, co-discoverer of the Hunsdiecker reaction |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1981 |
| Place of death | Cologne |