Rolf Huisgen

Rolf Huisgen

Rolf Huisgen (2004) in front of the painting „Mandrill“ from Franz Marc
Born 13 June 1920 (1920-06-13) (age 91)
Gerolstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nationality German
Fields Chemist
Institutions University of Munich
Alma mater University of Munich
Doctoral advisor Heinrich Otto Wieland
Known for 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition
Notable awards 1961 Liebig Medal

Rolf Huisgen (born 13 June 1920) is a German chemist. He was born in Gerolstein and studied in Munich under the supervision of Heinrich Otto Wieland. After completing his Ph.D. in 1943 and his habilitation in 1947, he became professor at the University of Tübingen in 1949. He came back to the University of Munich in 1952 where he stayed dedicated to the research long after his emeritation in 1988.[1]

Besides his 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition, which are also known as the Huisgen cycloaddition or Huisgen reaction,[2][3] he had a big influence on chemistry departments in Germany and Austria, due to his large number of habilitants becoming professors. Ivar Ugi, Johann Mulzer, Bernd Giese, Johann Gasteiger, Herbert Mayr, Hans-Ulrich Reissig and Reinhard Brückner are only a few of them.

References

  1. ^ Jeffrey I. Seeman (2005). "Rolf Huisgen: A Gentleman Scholar with Energy and Passion". Helvetica Chimica Acta 88 (6): 1145–1153. doi:10.1002/hlca.200590097. 
  2. ^ Huisgen, Rolf (November 1963). "Kinetics and Mechanism of 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions". Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2 (11): 633–645. doi:10.1002/anie.196306331. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/106572717/ABSTRACT. 
  3. ^ Huisgen, Rolf (October 1963). "1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions. Past and Future". Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2 (10): 565–598. doi:10.1002/anie.196305651. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/106572678/ABSTRACT.