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Walter Reppe, the Glossary

Walter Julius Reppe (29 July 1892 in Göringen – 26 July 1969 in Heidelberg) was a German chemist.^[1]

45 relations: Acetylene, Acetylide, Acrylic acid, Aldehyde, Alkynylation, BASF, Benzene, Carbon monoxide, Carbonyl group, Catalysis, Chemical reaction, Chemist, Chemistry, Copper(I) acetylide, Cyclooctatetraene, Darmstadt, Doctorate, Eisenach, Formamide, Franz Joseph Emil Fischer, German Empire, Hans Tropsch, Heidelberg, Hydrogen cyanide, Indigo, Karl Ziegler, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Nickel, Oligomer, Organometallic chemistry, Otto Bayer, Otto Roelen, Poly(methyl methacrylate), Polymerization, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Template reaction, Triphenylphosphine, University of Jena, University of Mainz, Vinyl group, Werner von Siemens Ring, West Germany, World War I, World War II.
German organic chemists
Werner von Siemens Ring laureates

Acetylene

Acetylene (systematic name: ethyne) is the chemical compound with the formula and structure.

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Acetylide

In organometallic chemistry, acetylide refers to chemical compounds with the chemical formulas and, where M is a metal.

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Acrylic acid

Acrylic acid (IUPAC: prop-2-enoic acid) is an organic compound with the formula CH2.

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Aldehyde

In organic chemistry, an aldehyde is an organic compound containing a functional group with the structure.

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Alkynylation

In organic chemistry, alkynylation is an addition reaction in which a terminal alkyne is added to a carbonyl group to form an α-alkynyl alcohol.

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BASF

BASF SE, an initialism of its original name, is a European multinational company and the largest chemical producer in the world.

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Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar hexagonal ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms, benzene is classed as a hydrocarbon. Benzene is a natural constituent of petroleum and is one of the elementary petrochemicals.

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Carbon monoxide

Carbon monoxide (chemical formula CO) is a poisonous, flammable gas that is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and slightly less dense than air.

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Carbonyl group

For organic chemistry, a carbonyl group is a functional group with the formula, composed of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom, and it is divalent at the C atom.

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Catalysis

Catalysis is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst.

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Chemical reaction

A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another.

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Chemist

A chemist (from Greek chēm(ía) alchemy; replacing chymist from Medieval Latin alchemist) is a graduated scientist trained in the study of chemistry, or an officially enrolled student in the field.

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Chemistry

Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.

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Copper(I) acetylide

Copper(I) acetylide, Kupfercarbid or cuprous acetylide, is a chemical compound with the formula Cu2C2.

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Cyclooctatetraene

1,3,5,7-Cyclooctatetraene (COT) is an unsaturated derivative of cyclooctane, with the formula C8H8.

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Darmstadt

Darmstadt is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region).

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Doctorate

A doctorate (from Latin doctor, meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism licentia docendi ("licence to teach").

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Eisenach

Eisenach is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, located west of Erfurt, southeast of Kassel and northeast of Frankfurt.

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Formamide

Formamide is an amide derived from formic acid.

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Franz Joseph Emil Fischer

Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (19 March 1877 in Freiburg im Breisgau – 1 December 1947 in Munich) was a German chemist. Walter Reppe and Franz Joseph Emil Fischer are 20th-century German chemists and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni.

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German Empire

The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a republic.

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Hans Tropsch

Hans Tropsch (October 7, 1889 – October 8, 1935) was a chemist responsible, along with Franz Fischer, for the development of the Fischer–Tropsch process. Walter Reppe and Hans Tropsch are 20th-century German chemists.

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Heidelberg

Heidelberg (Heidlberg) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany.

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Hydrogen cyanide

Hydrogen cyanide (formerly known as prussic acid) is a chemical compound with the formula HCN and structural formula. It is a highly toxic and flammable liquid that boils slightly above room temperature, at. HCN is produced on an industrial scale and is a highly valued precursor to many chemical compounds ranging from polymers to pharmaceuticals.

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Indigo

Indigo is a term used for a number of hues in the region of blue.

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Karl Ziegler

Karl Waldemar Ziegler (26 November 1898 – 12 August 1973) was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963, with Giulio Natta, for work on polymers. Walter Reppe and Karl Ziegler are 20th-century German chemists and Werner von Siemens Ring laureates.

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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

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Munich

Munich (München) is the capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany.

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Nickel

Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28.

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Oligomer

In chemistry and biochemistry, an oligomer is a molecule that consists of a few repeating units which could be derived, actually or conceptually, from smaller molecules, monomers.

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Organometallic chemistry is the study of organometallic compounds, chemical compounds containing at least one chemical bond between a carbon atom of an organic molecule and a metal, including alkali, alkaline earth, and transition metals, and sometimes broadened to include metalloids like boron, silicon, and selenium, as well.

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Otto Bayer

Otto Bayer (4 November 1902 – 1 August 1982) was a German industrial chemist at IG Farben who was head of the research group that in 1937 discovered the polyaddition for the synthesis of polyurethanes out of poly-isocyanate and polyol. Walter Reppe and Otto Bayer are 20th-century German chemists and Werner von Siemens Ring laureates.

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Otto Roelen

Otto Roelen (22 March 1897 – 30 January 1993) was a German chemist who pioneered using carbon monoxide to synthesize of organic compounds. Walter Reppe and Otto Roelen are 20th-century German chemists.

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Poly(methyl methacrylate)

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is the synthetic polymer derived from methyl methacrylate.

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Polymerization

In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks.

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Technische Universität Darmstadt

The Technische Universität Darmstadt (official English name Technical University of Darmstadt, sometimes also referred to as Darmstadt University of Technology), commonly known as TU Darmstadt, is a research university in the city of Darmstadt, Germany.

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Template reaction

In chemistry, a template reaction is any of a class of ligand-based reactions that occur between two or more adjacent coordination sites on a metal center.

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Triphenylphosphine

Triphenylphosphine (IUPAC name: triphenylphosphane) is a common organophosphorus compound with the formula P(C6H5)3 and often abbreviated to PPh3 or Ph3P.

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University of Jena

The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, abbreviated FSU, shortened form Uni Jena), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany.

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University of Mainz

The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany.

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Vinyl group

In organic chemistry, a vinyl group (abbr. Vi; IUPAC name: ethenyl group) is a functional group with the formula.

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Werner von Siemens Ring

The Werner von Siemens Ring (in German orthography, Werner-von-Siemens-Ring) is one of the highest awards for technical sciences in Germany.

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West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until the reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. The Cold War-era country is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic (Bonner Republik) after its capital city of Bonn. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Reppe

Also known as Reppe Chemistry, Reppe process, Reppe's synthesis.

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German organic chemists

Werner von Siemens Ring laureates

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