Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig Scientist

Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig (6 December 1835 – 19 November 1910) was a German chemist. Fittig discovered the pinacol coupling reaction, mesitylene, diacetyl and biphenyl. He studied the action of sodium on ketones and hydrocarbons. He discovered the Fittig reaction or Wurtz–Fittig reaction for the synthesis of alkylbenzenes, he proposed a diketone structure for benzoquinone and isolated phenanthrene from coal tar. He discovered and synthesized the first lactones and investigated structures of piperine naphthalene and fluorene.

Personal facts

Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
Birth dateDecember 06, 1835
Birth place
Hamburg , German Confederation
Nationality
Germany
Date of deathNovember 19, 1910
Place of death
Germany , Strasbourg , France
Education
University of Göttingen
Known for
Fittig reaction

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Scientist

awards
Davy Medal
doctoral advisor
doctoral student
Field of study
Chemistry

Topical connections

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Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/~mainzv/Web_Genealogy/Info/fittigwr.pdf