About Otto Dimroth
Lived 1872 – 1940 (aged 68). Otto Dimroth was a German chemist and university teacher.
Otto Dimroth (28 March 1872 – 16 May 1940) was a German chemist. He is known for the Dimroth rearrangement, as well as a type of condenser with an internal double spiral, the Dimroth condenser. He made pioneering contributions to organomercury chemistry.
His son Karl Dimroth was also a renowned chemist, who described the first synthesis of 3-benzoxepin.
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Who was Otto Dimroth?
German chemist (1872–1940)
When was Otto Dimroth born?
Otto Dimroth was born on 28 March 1872 in Bayreuth.
When did Otto Dimroth die?
Otto Dimroth died on 16 May 1940 in Aschaffenburg.
What was Otto Dimroth's occupation?
Otto Dimroth was a chemist and university teacher.
What nationality was Otto Dimroth?
Otto Dimroth was German.
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