Chemist no. 297 of 350 · Organic

Albert Eschenmoser

1925-2023Switzerland

Vitamin B12 synthesis; chemical etiology

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The discovery, explained

Eschenmoser's Reactions: Fragmentation, Claisen Rearrangement and the Famous Salt

Eschenmoser fragmentation, Eschenmoser-Claisen rearrangement and Eschenmoser's salt explained with mechanisms. Notes for IIT-JAM, CSIR-NET and GATE.

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Biography

Albert Eschenmoser (1925-2023): From Vitamin B12 to the Origin of Life

Life of Albert Eschenmoser (1925-2023): ETH Zurich chemist, vitamin B12 synthesis with Woodward, Eschenmoser reactions and the chemistry of life's origin.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Leopold Ružičkadoctoral
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