- Traugott Sandmeyer
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name = Traugott Sandmeyer
image_width = 150px
caption = Traugott Sandmeyer
birth_date =September 15 1854
birth_place =Wettingen ,Switzerland
residence =Germany ,Switzerland
nationality = Swiss
death_date = death date and age|1922|4|9|1854|9|15
death_place =Zollikon ,Switzerland
field =
work_institution = Polytechnikum of Zurich,University of Göttingen
alma_mater =
doctoral_advisor =Viktor Meyer ,Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
doctoral_students =
known_for =Sandmeyer reaction
prizes =
religion =
footnotes =Traugott Sandmeyer (
September 15 ,1854 –April 9 ,1922 ) was a Swisschemist after whom theSandmeyer reaction , which he discovered 1884, was named. He became a professor of organic chemistry, although he never graduated with a degree in chemistry.Life
Sandmeyer was born as the last of seven children and attended school in
Aarau , studying to become a precision mechanic. His friend, J. Gustav Schmidt, studied chemistry at the Polytechnikum of Zurich (ETH), and their cooperation in conducting experiments led to Sandmeyer's close contact with chemistry.In 1882 Sandmeyer was made a chemistry lecturer at the ETH by
Viktor Meyer . Meyer and Sandmeyer collaborated in studying the synthesis ofthiophen , which Meyer had discovered earlier. When Meyer moved to theUniversity of Göttingen , Sandmeyer followed, but then returned to Zürich after a year to work withArthur Rudolf Hantzsch .Sandmeyer began his career in industry in 1888 with
Johann Rudolf Geigy-Merian , who was the owner of the chemistry factory J. R. Geigy & Cie (laterCiba Geigy , nowNovartis ). Sandmeyer was involved in the development of several dyes and invented a new synthesis forindigo .andmeyer reaction
See a discussion of the reaction here.
References
*cite journal
author = Hans Hagenbach
title = Traugott Sandmeyer's Forschungen und Erfindungen
journal =Helvetica Chimica Acta
year = 1923
volume = 6
issue = 1
pages = 134–186
doi = 10.1002/hlca.19230060111External links
* [http://www.dutly.ch/sandmeier/sandmeyer.html Biography: Sandmeyer-Reaktion - Wer Steht Dahinter?]
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