Richard Wolffenstein (chemist)

German chemist (1864–1926)

Richard Wolffenstein

Born| (1864-08-21)21 August 1864

Berlin, Prussia

Died| 5 May 1926(1926-05-05) (aged 61)

Berlin, Germany

Nationality| German
Known for| discovery of acetone peroxide
structure of nicotine
Wolffenstein-Böters reaction
Scientific career
Institutions| Technische Universität Berlin

Richard Wolffenstein (21 August 1864 - 5 June 1926) was a German chemist.[1]

He discovered acetone peroxide in 1895 by reacting acetone with hydrogen peroxide.[2]

The Wolffenstein-Böters reaction, which he discovered in 1913, was an alternative production method for explosives.[3]

## Biography

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Wolffenstein studied in Leipzig, Heidelberg, Munich and Berlin. He was awarded his doctor title in 1888, and became an assistant at the veterinary hochschule in Berlin, and later in Breslau under Albert Ladenburg. In 1893, he returned to the Technische Hochschule, now called Technische Universität Berlin, where he gained his habilitation in 1895 and became professor of chemistry in 1921.

## References

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1. ^ H. Sceibler (1929). "Memoriam: Richard Wolffenstein". Angewandte Chemie. 42 (51): 1149–1151. doi:10.1002/ange.19290425102. (in German)
2. ^ Wolffenstein, R (1895). "Über die Einwirkung von Wasserstoffsuperoxyd auf Aceton und Mesityloxyd". Chemische Berichte. 28 (2): 2265–2269. doi:10.1002/cber.189502802208. (in German)
3. ^ R. Wolffenstein, O. Böters (1913). "Über die katalytische Wirkung des Quecksilbers bei Nitrierungen". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft. 46 (1): 586–589. doi:10.1002/cber.19130460177. (in German)

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