Philippe de Clermont
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Born1831
Died1921 (aged 89–90)
KnownforIn 1854 Philip de Clermount described the synthesis of tetraethyl pyrophosphate at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences.
Fieldschemistry
Philippe de Clermont | |
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 Philippe de Clermont | |
| Born | 1831 |
| Died | 1921 (aged 89–90) |
| Known for | In 1854 Philip de Clermount described the synthesis of tetraethyl pyrophosphate at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemistry |
| Thesis | Recherches sur les composés octytiques (1870) |
Philippe de Clermont (1831–1921) was a French organic chemist. He was known for the synthesis of the first organophosphate cholinesterase inhibitor (tetraethyl pyrophosphate, TEPP). He worked in Adolphe Wurtz's laboratory in Paris.
