Carl Mannich
German chemist (1877–1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carl Ulrich Franz Mannich (8 March 1877 in Breslau – 5 March 1947 in Karlsruhe) was a German chemist. From 1927 to 1943 he was professor for pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Berlin. His areas of expertise were keto bases, alcohol bases, derivatives of piperidine, papaverine, lactones and also Digitalis-glycosides.
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Carl Mannich | |
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Born | 8 March 1877 |
Died | 5 March 1947(1947-03-05) (aged 69) |
Nationality | German |
Known for | Mannich reaction |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pharmaceutical chemistry, Organic chemistry |
Institutions | University of Berlin |
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The Mannich reaction was named after his discovery of the mechanism in 1912.[1]