Emil Knoevenagel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German chemist
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Place of Birth: Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
About Emil Knoevenagel
- 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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