Conrad Willgerodt

Conrad Heinrich Christoph Willgerodt (2 November 1841 – 19 December 1930) was a German chemist who first described the Willgerodt reaction.[1][2] Alongside the Willgerodt reaction, he had also discovered Iodosobenzene and chlorobutanol.

Conrad Willgerodt
Born(1841-11-02)2 November 1841
Harlingerode, Duchy of Brunswick, today Bad Harzburg, Germany
Died19 December 1930(1930-12-19) (aged 89)
Germany
NationalityGerman
Known forWillgerodt reaction
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Freiburg
Doctoral advisorAdolf Karl Ludwig Claus


As for his career, Conrad Willgerodt was a professor at the University of Freiburg.[2]

References
  1. Carmack, Marvin; Spielman, M. A. (2011-03-15), John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (ed.), "The Willgerodt Reaction", Organic Reactions, Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pp. 83–107, doi:10.1002/0471264180.or003.02, ISBN 978-0-471-26418-7, retrieved 2022-10-09
  2. Bodenstein, M. (1931-02-04). "Sitzung vom 12. Januar 1931". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft (A and B Series). 64 (2). doi:10.1002/cber.19310640248. ISSN 0365-9488.


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