Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig 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.
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Date of Birth
December 6th, 1835
Age
190
Birth Place
Germany
Date of Death
November 19th, 1910
Died Aged
74
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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