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Leopold Horner

German chemist (1911-2005) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 94

Leopold Horner was a German chemist who published a modified Wittig reaction using phosphonate-stabilized carbanions now called the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction or Horner-Wittig reaction.

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Awards

Cothenius Medal2001
Liebig Medal1973

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2005 · aged 94