Wilhelm Neumann (chemist)
Wilhelm Paul Neumann (born October 29, 1926 in Würzburg , † August 1, 1993 in Dortmund ) was a German chemist ( organic chemistry ).
After military service in World War II, Neumann studied chemistry in Würzburg from 1946 with a diploma in 1950 and a doctorate under Franz Gottwalt Fischer in 1952 (on the synthesis of homopurines, their ultraviolet absorption and fluorescence). As an assistant at the chemical institute, he dealt with a new uric acid synthesis and the analysis of toxins from bees and rattlesnakes, among others (with Ernst Habermann ). In 1955 he went to Karl Ziegler at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim an der Ruhr, where he turned to organometallic chemistry (especially with aluminum and tin). In 1959 he completed his habilitation in Giessen (on organic molecular compounds of aluminum-alkylene) and was a private lecturer there with Fritz Kröhnke (1903–1981) and from 1965 an associate professor and head of department. In 1969 he became a full professor for organic chemistry at the newly founded University of Dortmund. In 1975/76 he was dean there and in 1992 he retired.
In addition to organometallic chemistry (in addition to aluminum and tin, also germanium and lead), he dealt with the chemistry of free radicals. In 1988 he became a Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. In 1987 he became an honorary member of the Argentine Society for Research.
Fonts
- The organic chemistry of tin, Stuttgart: Enke 1967
- English edition: The organic chemistry of tin, Interscience 1970
- On the growing importance of organometallic chemistry, Die Naturwissenschaften, Volume 55, 1968, p. 553
- The organic compounds of germanium, tin and lead, Die Naturwissenschaften, Volume 68, 1981, p. 354
- Tin for Organic Synthesis, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Volume 437, 1992, p. 23
Web links
- Peter Eilbracht: Neumann, Wilhelm Paul. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-428-00200-8 , p. 163 f. ( Digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liebigs Annalen, Volume 572, 1951, 230-240.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Neumann, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neumann, Wilhelm Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist (organic chemistry) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wurzburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1993 |
| Place of death | Dortmund |