Jānis Polis
Jānis Polis | |
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Eleja parish, Latvia | |
| Died | 12 April 2011 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Alma mater | Riga Polytechnical Institute |
| Known for | Development of one of the first methods of synthesis of rimantadine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis |
Jānis Polis (25 June 1938 – 12 April 2011) was a
on 12 April 2011 at the age of 72.References
- ^ "Miris Remantadīna izgudrotājs Jānis Polis". LETA (in Latvian). Diena. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- US patent 3352912 to W. W. Prichard
- United States Patent № 4551552: Process for preparing rimantadine: Rimantadine and related compounds useful as antivirals were first described by Prichard in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,352,912 and 3,592,934. Both patents describe the preparation of rimantadine from the corresponding ketone oxime by reduction with lithium aluminum hydride. - ^ "WIPO Awards Presented to a Latvian Inventor and an Innovative Enterprise". Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
Further reading
- Ieva Puķe (16–22 September 2010). "Talented but difficult" (PDF). Diena. Retrieved 13 April 2011. (in Latvian and English)
- "Janis Polis". Latvian Academy of Science. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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