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Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe (27 September 1818 – 25 November 1884 [1]) was a major contributor to the birth of modern organic chemistry. He was a professor at Marburg and Leipzig.
Hermann Kolbe was a German chemist who accomplished the first generally accepted synthesis of an organic compound from inorganic materials. Kolbe studied chemistry with Friedrich Wöhler at the University of Göttingen and earned his doctorate in 1843 with Robert Bunsen at the University of Marburg.
Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe war ein deutscher Chemiker. Er entdeckte mit der Elektrolyse von Carbonsäuren eine Synthesemethode zur C,C-Bindungsknüpfung der Alkylreste von Säuren und gilt als Begründer der Organischen Elektrochemie. Kolbe stellte 1859 erstmals Salicylsäure aus Phenolat und Kohlendioxid synthetisch her.
Sep 27, 2014 · Hermann Kolbe (1818-1884) German Chemist. September 27 is Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe’s birthday. Kolbe was a German chemist who pioneered organic synthesis from inorganic sources. One of the synthesis reactions Kolbe is known for is the synthesis of salicylic acid.
Jul 11, 2022 · Hermann Kolbe (Figure 1) was a German scientist who greatly contributed to the development of organic chemistry, transforming it to the state as we know it now. Kolbe pioneered organic synthesis from inorganic sources and introduced the term “synthesis” in the meaning how we use it in chemistry now.
- Evgeny Katz
- 11 July 2022
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He was the first to synthesize acetic acid from inorganic materials (following Wöhler's synthesis of urea). The Kolbe method is a technique for making hydrocarbons by electrolysis of solutions of salts of fatty acids.
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Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe (27 September 1818 – 25 November 1884) was a major contributor to the birth of modern organic chemistry. He was a professor at Marburg and Leipzig.