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Georg Wittig
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German chemist (1979 Nobel Prize)
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Georg Wittig was a chemist born on 16 June 1897 and died on 26 August 1987. He is recognized in the Nobel Chemistry collection and the Nobel Laureates collection. His published works include "Ueber at-Komplexe als reaktionslenkende Zwischenprodukte," "Wittig chemistry," and "Stereochemie."
Records indicate that he authored five works, with two specific titles highlighted in library collections. He is referenced by 271 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1897
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Ueber at-Komplexe als reaktionslenkende Zwischenprodukte
- Wittig chemistry
- Stereochemie
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences
· 2007 · cited 54,618x
- Statistical power analyses using G*Power 3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analyses
· 2009 · cited 31,352x
- Human-level control through deep reinforcement learning
· 2015 · cited 23,697x
- SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor
· 2020 · cited 17,417x
- 2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
· 2020 · cited 8,230x
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1979
“for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georg
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Heidelberg
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Educated at
- University of Marburg
- Employer
- University of Marburg
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Doctoral advisor
- Karl von Auwers
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Work location
- Marburg
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- Commons category
- Georg Wittig
- date of birth
- 1897-06-16
- date of death
- 1987-08-26
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- name in native language
- Georg Wittig
- interested in
- chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
Georg Wittig ( German: [ˈɡeː.ɔʁk ˈvɪ.tɪç] ; 16 June 1897 – 26 August 1987) was a German chemist who reported a method for synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes and ketones using compounds called phosphonium ylides in the Wittig reaction. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Herbert C. Brown in 1979.
Biography
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