Nationality German Known for Bredt's rule | Name Julius Bredt Notable students Josef Houben Parents Wilhelm August Bredt | |
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Born March 29, 1855
Berlin, Germany ( 1855-03-29 ) Institutions Aachen University of Technology Alma mater University of Strasbourg Died September 21, 1937, Aachen, Germany | ||
Education University of Strasbourg Doctoral advisor Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig | ||
Julius Bredt (March 29, 1855 – September 21, 1937) was a German organic chemist. He was the first to determine, in 1893, the correct structure of camphor. Bredt also discovered that a double bond cannot be placed at the bridgehead of a bridged ring system, a statement now known as Bredt's rule.
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