Chemist no. 102 of 350 · Organic

Otto Wallach

1847-1931GermanyNobel Chemistry 1910

Terpene and alicyclic chemistry

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Otto Wallach and the Chemistry of Terpenes

How Otto Wallach unravelled terpenes and essential oils, proposed the isoprene rule and won the 1910 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Otto Wallach: Complete Life and Legacy

Life of Otto Wallach (1847-1931), German organic chemist, pioneer of terpene chemistry and winner of the 1910 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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