Richard Wolffenstein (chemist)

Richard Wolffenstein (chemist)

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name = Richard Wolffenstein


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caption = Richard Wolffenstein
birth_date = birth date|1864|8|21
birth_place = Berlin, Germany
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nationality = German
death_date = death date and age|1926|5|5|1864|8|21
death_place = Germany, Berlin
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known_for = discovery of acetone peroxide
structure of nicotine
Wolfenstein-Boters reaction
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Richard Wolffenstein (21 August 1864 – 5 June 1926) was a German chemist. [cite journal
title = Memoriam: Richard Wolffenstein
author = H. Sceibler
journal = Angewandte Chemie
volume = 42
issue = 51
pages = 1149 – 1151
year = 1929
url =
doi = 10.1002/ange.19290425102
]

He discovered acetone peroxide in 1895 by reacting acetone with hydrogen peroxide. [cite journal| first=R| last=Wolffenstein| title=Über die Einwirkung von Wasserstoffsuperoxyd auf Aceton und Mesityloxyd| journal=Chemische Berichte| volume=28| pages= 2265| year=1895]

The Wolffenstein-Böters reaction which he discovered in 1913 was an alternative production method for explosives. [cite journal
title = Über die katalytische Wirkung des Quecksilbers bei Nitrierungen
author = R. Wolffenstein] , O. Böters
journal = Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft
volume = 46
issue = 1
pages = 586–589
year = 1913
url =
doi = 10.1002/cber.19130460177
]

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