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Born | (1911-08-24)August 24, 1911 Kehl, German Empire |
Died | October 5, 2005(2005-10-05) (aged 94) Mainz, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Munich |
Known for | Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Munich, University of Mainz |
Doctoral advisor | Heinrich Wieland |
Leopold Horner (August 24, 1911 – October 5, 2005) was a German chemist and published in a modified Wittig reaction using phosphonate-stabilized carbanions now called the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction or HWE reaction or Horner-Wittig reaction.
Life
Horner started studying chemistry at the University of Heidelberg and later with Heinrich Wieland at the University of Munich. After he received his Ph.D and his habilitation he worked at the Polymer Research Institute in Frankfurt. In 1953 he became professor at the University of Mainz.
References
Joachim Podlech. "Nachruf: Leopold Horner (1911-2005) Ehrendoktor der Universität Karlsruhe (TH) im Alter von 94 Jahren verstorben" (PDF). University of Karlsruhe.Ger (Hasidic dynasty) Rebbes Institutions Category - H. Kunz (2005). "Leopold Horner (1911–2005): Nestor der präparativen organischen Chemie". Angewandte Chemie. 117 (47): 7838–7839. doi:10.1002/ange.200503637.
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