Chemist no. 54 of 350 · Organic

Kurt Alder

1902-1958GermanyNobel Chemistry 1950

Diels-Alder reaction

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The discovery, explained

Kurt Alder's Chemistry: The Endo Rule, the Ene Reaction and the Art of Building Rings

Kurt Alder's contributions beyond the Diels-Alder reaction: the endo rule, the Alder-ene reaction and Alder-Rickert reaction, with mechanism and exam points.

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Biography

Kurt Alder: The Life of the Young Chemist Who Co-Discovered the Diene Synthesis

Biography of Kurt Alder: early life in Silesia, studies at Kiel under Otto Diels, Nobel Prize 1950, career at I.G. Farben and Cologne, and legacy.

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Academic lineage

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

Teachers: Otto Dielsdoctoral
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