Paul Friedländer (chemist)
Paul Friedländer | |
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University of Munich | |
| Known for | Friedländer synthesis |
| Awards | Lieben Prize 1908 |
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| Fields | organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Technische Universität Darmstadt |
| Doctoral advisor | Adolf von Baeyer |
Paul Friedländer (29 August 1857 in
Murex brandaris
.
Life and work
Paul Friedländer was born as son of
University of Karlsruhe
.
During a visit at his parents in Königsberg, he got engaged and married Martha Kobligk; they had three daughters. Although he liked staying in Germany, Friedländer accepted a position at the Technologische Gewerbemuseum in
Murex brandaris from biologists working at the Mediterranean sea. In a complicated process, he isolated 1.4 g of pure Tyrian purple. Contrary to his expectations, the compound did not contain sulfur, but was a bromine substituted indigo, which had been already synthesized back in 1903.[1][2] Friedlander was awarded the Lieben Prize for this discovery.[3]
In 1911, Friedländer abandoned his position in Vienna and joined the
Cassella
that helped Friedländer in his research on dyes. In 1911, he was awarded the Adolf-von-Baeyer-Prize.
During
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Elektrochemistry together with Fritz Haber. The poor living standards after the war affected his health, and after a trip in the summer of 1923 from Darmstadt to Biebrich, Friedländer had to stay in a hospital. His health problems gradually deteriorated and on 4 September 1923 he died in Darmstadt.[4][5]
The chemical reaction of 2-aminobenzaldehydes with ketones to form quinoline derivatives, which Friedländer discovered in 1882, is today known as the Friedländer synthesis.[6][7]
References
- S2CID 97865025.
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- ^ "Ignaz Lieben-Preisträger 1908: Paul Friedlaender". Retrieved 2010-03-02. [dead link]
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- ISBN 3-7001-1327-7.
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