Julius Bredt
German organic chemist (1855–1937)
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Julius Bredt (29 March 1855 – 21 September 1937) was a German organic chemist. He was the first to determine, in 1893, the correct structure of camphor. Bredt also proposed in 1924 that a double bond cannot be placed at the bridgehead of a bridged ring system, a statement now known as Bredt's rule.[1] The rule however, has been contradicted since, by a publication 100 years later.[2]
AlmamaterUniversity of Strasbourg
KnownforBredt's rule
Julius Bredt | |
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 Julius Bredt | |
| Born | 29 March 1855 |
| Died | 21 September 1937 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | University of Strasbourg |
| Known for | Bredt's rule |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Aachen University of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Rudolph Fittig |
Awards
There is a Julius Bredt lecture in his remembrance at the RWTH Aachen University.[3]
Further reading
- George B. Kauffman (1983). "Julius Bredt and the structure of camphor: on the threshold of modern stereochemistry". Journal of Chemical Education. 60 (4): 341–342. Bibcode:1983JChEd..60..341K. doi:10.1021/ed060p341.
