Aleksei Chichibabin
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For the poet, see Boris Chichibabin
Boris Chichibabin
Boris Alekseevich Chichibabin was a Soviet poet of Ukrainian origin and a laureat of the USSR State Prize , who is typically regarded as one of the 'Sixtiers'....

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, ; Paris
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 15 August 1945) was a Soviet/Russia
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n organic chemist. His name is also written Alexei Yevgenievich Chichibabin and Alexei Euguenievich Tchitchibabine.

Life

Chichibábin was born at Kusemino on March 17th, 1871. He studied at the University of Moscow from 1888 until 1892, and received his PhD from the University of Saint Petersburg. He became a professor at the Imperial College of Technology in Moscow in 1909, and remained there until 1929. In 1931 he began working at the College de France, where he stayed until his death in 1945.

Chichibábin and his wife, Vera Vladmirovna Tchitchibabine, had one child, a daughter who became a chemist.

Chichibábin died in 1945 and was buried at the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
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 near Paris.

Scientific work

Chichibábin is associated with the development of several important organic chemical reactions. One is a novel terpyridine
Terpyridine
Terpyridine is a heterocyclic compound derived from pyridine. This colourless solid is used as a ligand in coordination chemistry.-Synthesis:...

 synthesis, the Chichibabin pyridine synthesis
Chichibabin pyridine synthesis
The Chichibabin pyridine synthesis -chē-bā-bēn) is a method for synthesizing pyridine rings. In its general form, the reaction can can be described as a condensation reaction of aldehydes, ketones, α,β-Unsaturated carbonyl compounds, or any combination of the above, in ammonia or ammonia...

. The other reactions are the Bodroux-Chichibabin aldehyde synthesis
Bodroux-Chichibabin aldehyde synthesis
The Bodroux-Chichibabin aldehyde synthesis is a chemical reaction whereby a Grignard reagent is converted to an aldehyde one carbon longer.Reaction of a Grignard reagent with triethyl orthoformate gives an acetal, which can be hydrolyzed to an aldehyde. For example, the synthesis of n-hexanal:...

 and the Chichibabin reaction
Chichibabin reaction
The Chichibabin reaction -chē-bā-bēn) is a method for producing 2-aminopyridine derivatives by the reaction of pyridine with sodium amide. It was reported by Aleksei Chichibabin in 1914. The following is the overall form of the general reaction:...

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Chichibábin also was the author of Fundamentals Of Organic Chemistry, which was published in two volumes and became one of the principal university-level chemistry textbooks in the Soviet Union
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. The book is dedicated to Chichibábin's daughter, Natacha, who was killed by an explosion in a chemical production factory.

Chichibábin won the Lenin Prize
Lenin Prize
The Lenin Prize was one of the most prestigious awards of the USSR, presented to individuals for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was created on June 23, 1925 and was awarded until 1934. During the period from 1935 to 1956, the Lenin Prize was...

in 1926.
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