Alexander Butlerov
Russian chemist (1828-1886) · Russia · On the map · Scientists · Died at 57
Alexander Mikhaylovich Butlerov was a Russian chemist, one of the principal creators of the theory of chemical structure (1857-1861), the first to incorporate double bonds into structural formulas, the discoverer of hexamine (1859), the discoverer of formaldehyde (1859) and the discoverer of the formose reaction (1861).
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He first proposed the idea of possible tetrahedral arrangement of valence bonds in carbon compounds in 1862.
Country
Russia
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1828 to 1886 · aged 57
