Chemist no. 296 of 350 · Organic

Rolf Huisgen

1920-2020Germany

1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

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1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition: Rolf Huisgen and the Five-Membered Ring Revolution

Learn Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, dipoles, regiochemistry and how it led to click chemistry. Clear notes for IIT-JAM, CSIR-NET and GATE.

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Biography

Rolf Huisgen (1920-2020): A Century of Chemistry and a Lifetime of Cycloadditions

Life of Rolf Huisgen (1920-2020): Munich professor, architect of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, ring-size studies, arynes and mechanism research.

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Heinrich Wielanddoctoral
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