Nikolai Menshutkin
Russian chemist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Menshutkin (Russian: Николай Александрович Меншуткин; 24 October [O.S. 12 October] 1842 – 5 February [O.S. 22 January] 1907) was a Russian chemist who discovered the process of converting a tertiary amine to a quaternary ammonium salt via the reaction with an alkyl halide, now known as the Menshutkin reaction.[1][2][3]
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Nikolai Aleksandrovich Menshutkin | |
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Born | (1842-10-24)October 24, 1842 |
Died | February 5, 1907(1907-02-05) (aged 64) St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Nationality | Russian |
Known for | Discovery of the Menshutkin reaction |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of St. Petersburg |
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