Chemist no. 249 of 350 · Organic
Charles Adolphe Wurtz
1817-1884France
Wurtz reaction; discovered ethylene glycol
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Wurtz's Discoveries: From Coupling Alkyl Halides to Ethylene Glycol and Aldol
Learn the Wurtz reaction, how Wurtz discovered amines, ethylene glycol, ethylene oxide and the aldol reaction, with equations, mechanism and exam points.
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Charles Adolphe Wurtz (1817-1884): Teacher, Discoverer and Champion of Atoms
Life of Charles Adolphe Wurtz (1817-1884), Alsatian-French chemist of the Wurtz reaction, glycol and atomic theory, and a great teacher. Timeline and lessons.
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Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.
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