Nationality German | Role Chemist Name Emil Knoevenagel | |
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Born June 18, 1865Hannover, Germany ( 1865-06-18 ) Died August 11, 1921, Berlin, Germany |
Heinrich Emil Albert Knoevenagel (18 June 1865 – 11 August 1921) was the German chemist who established the Knoevenagel condensation reaction. The Knoevenagel condensation reaction of benzaldehydes with nitroalkanes is a classic general method for the preparation of nitroalkenes, which are very valuable synthetic intermediates.
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