Rudolf Leuckart (chemist)
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Carl Louis Rudolf Alexander Leuckart (June 23, 1854 - July 24, 1889) was a German chemist who discovered the Leuckart reaction
in 1885.
He was the son of Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart (1822–1898) a renowned German zoologist. He received his PhD at the University of Leipzig
in 1879 and his habilitation at University of Göttingen in 1883, where he also became professor.
Leuckart reaction
The Leuckart reaction is the chemical reaction of ammonium salts of formic acid with aldehydes to form amines by reductive amination. The reaction is named after Rudolf Leuckart....
in 1885.
He was the son of Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart (1822–1898) a renowned German zoologist. He received his PhD at the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
in 1879 and his habilitation at University of Göttingen in 1883, where he also became professor.