Carl Mannich

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Carl Mannich
Born March 8, 1877
Breslau, Germany
Died March 5, 1947 (aged 69)
Karlsruhe, Germany
Residence Germany
Nationality German
Fields Pharmaceutical chemistry,
Organic chemistry
Institutions University of Berlin
Known for Mannich reaction

Carl Ulrich Franz Mannich (* March 8, 1877 in Breslau, † March 5, 1947 in Karlsruhe) was a German Chemist. From 1927 to 1943 he was Professor for pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Berlin. His areas of expertise were Keto bases, Alcohol bases, Piperidine-Derivatives, Papaverine, Lactone and also Digitalis-Glycoside.

The Mannich reaction was named after his discovery of the mechanism in 1912.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mannich, C.; Krosche, W. (1912). "Ueber ein Kondensationsprodukt aus Formaldehyd, Ammoniak und Antipyrin". Archiv der Pharmazie 250: 647-667. doi:10.1002/ardp.19122500151. 
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