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Emil Knoevenagel

Emil Knoevenagel

German chemist (1865–1921)

Heinrich Emil Albert Knoevenagel (18 June 1865 – 11 August 1921) was the German chemist who established the Knoevenagel condensation reaction. The Knoevenagel condensation reaction of benzaldehydes with nitroalkanes is a classic general method for the preparation of nitroalkenes, which are very valuable synthetic intermediates.

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Works

  • Beiträge zur Kenntnis der negativen Natur-organischer Radikale (in German). Göttingen: Kaestner. 1889.
  • Praktikum des anorganischen Chemikers : Einführung in die anorganische Chemie auf experimenteller Grundlage . Veit, Leipzig 2nd ed. 1909 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf

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