Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 November 1910 | (aged 74)
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Known for | Fittig reaction Lactone Pinacol rearrangement |
Awards | Davy Medal (1906) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Göttingen |
Doctoral advisor | Heinrich Limpricht and Friedrich Wöhler[citation needed] |
Doctoral students | Ira Remsen |
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig (6 December 1835 – 19 November 1910) was a German chemist. He discovered the pinacol coupling reaction, mesitylene, diacetyl and biphenyl. Fittig studied the action of sodium on ketones and hydrocarbons. He discovered the Fittig reaction or Wurtz–Fittig reaction for the synthesis of alkylbenzenes, he proposed a diketone structure for benzoquinone and isolated phenanthrene from coal tar. He discovered and synthesized the first lactones and investigated structures of piperine, naphthalene, and fluorene.[1]