Walter Dieckmann

Walter Dieckmann
Walter Dieckmann
Born(1869-10-08)8 October 1869
Hamburg, Germany
Died12 January 1925(1925-01-12) (aged 55)
Munich, Germany
EducationLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Known forDieckmann condensation
Scientific career
WorkplacesBASF,
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Bamberger,
Adolf von Baeyer

Walter Dieckmann (8 October 1869 – 12 January 1925) was a German chemist. He is the namesake of the Dieckmann condensation, the intramolecular reaction of diesters with base to give β-keto esters.

Dieckmann studied at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and was an assistant of Adolf von Baeyer.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Li, Jie Jack (2010-10-12). "3.2 Dieckmann Condensation". Name Reactions for Carbocyclic Ring Formations. John Wiley & Sons. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-470-87220-8.
  2. ↑ Balcı, Metin (2021-11-23). Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons. p. 260. ISBN 978-3-527-83459-4.
  3. ↑ De, Surya K. (2021-03-15). Applied Organic Chemistry: Reaction Mechanisms and Experimental Procedures in Medicinal Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-527-34785-8.