Emil Knoevenagel
✶June 18, 1865
†August 11, 1921
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✶June 18, 1865
†August 11, 1921
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Heinrich Emil Albert Knoevenagel was the German chemist who established the Knoevenagel condensation reaction. The Knoevenagel condensation reaction of carbonyl compounds with active methylene compounds is a classic method for the preparation of conjugated alkenes, which are very valuable synthetic intermediates.
German chemist (1865–1921)
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