Walter Dieckmann

Walter Dieckmann (8 October 1869 – 12 January 1925) was a German chemist. He is the namesake of the Dieckmann condensation, the intramolecular reaction of diesters with base to give β-keto esters.

Walter Dieckmann
Walter Dieckmann
Born(1869-10-08)8 October 1869
Died12 January 1925(1925-01-12) (aged 55)
Alma materUniversity of Munich
Known forDieckmann condensation
Scientific career
InstitutionsBASF,
University of Munich
Doctoral advisorBamberger,
Adolf von Baeyer

Dieckmann studied at the University of Munich and became assistant of Adolf von Baeyer.

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