Jacob Volhard (4 June 1834 – 14 January 1910) was the German chemist who discovered, together with his student Hugo Erdmann, the Volhard–Erdmann cyclization reaction. He was also responsible for the improvement of the Hell–Volhard–Zelinsky halogenation.
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4 June 1834 Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine
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Died |
14 January 1910 (aged 75) Halle/Saale, German Empire
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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