Conrad Willgerodt
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Conrad Heinrich Christoph Willgerodt (November 2, 1841 - December 19, 1930) was a German chemist and discovered of the Willgerodt reaction
. He was also the discoverer of Iodosobenzene
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Willgerodt was a professor at the University of Freiburg
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Willgerodt rearrangement
The Willgerodt rearrangement or Willgerodt reaction is an organic reaction converting an aryl alkyl ketone to the corresponding amide by reaction with ammonium polysulfide, named after Conrad Willgerodt. The formation of the corresponding carboxylic acid is a side reaction...
. He was also the discoverer of Iodosobenzene
Iodosobenzene
Iodosobenzene or iodosylbenzene is an organoiodine compound with the empirical formula C6H5IO. This colourless solid compound is used as an oxo transfer reagent in research laboratories examining organic and coordination chemistry...
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Willgerodt was a professor at the University of Freiburg
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
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