Wilhelm Theodor Curtius (27 May 1857 – 8 February 1928) was professor of Chemistry at Heidelberg University and elsewhere. He published the Curtius rearrangement...
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The Curtius rearrangement (or Curtius reaction or Curtius degradation), first defined by Theodor Curtius in 1885, is the thermal decomposition of an acyl...
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Curtius may refer to: Curtia gens, the clan to which the Curtii family belonged Marcus Curtius, a noble of early Rome who rode his horse into the Lacus...
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homologated ketones. It was first described by Eduard Buchner and Theodor Curtius in 1885 and later by Fritz Schlotterbeck in 1907. Two German chemists...
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compound and a reagent in organic chemistry. It was discovered by Theodor Curtius in 1883. The compound can be prepared by reaction of the ethyl ester...
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was awarded a doctorate from the University of Munich in 1888 under Theodor Curtius. Buchner was appointed assistant lecturer in the organic laboratory...
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fractional and is -1/3.[citation needed] It was first isolated in 1890 by Theodor Curtius. The acid has few applications, but its conjugate base, the azide ion...
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composition of elimination reactions), Theodor Curtius (discoverer of diazo compounds, hydrazines, and the Curtius rearrangement), Ernst Otto Beckmann (discoverer...
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are produced annually. Hexamethylenediamine was first reported by Theodor Curtius. It is produced by the hydrogenation of adiponitrile: NC(CH2)4CN +...
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amounts causes headaches and palpitations. It was first obtained by Theodor Curtius in 1890, along with other azides. Ammonium azide is ionic, meaning...
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