Julius Bredt
| Julius Bredt | |
|---|---|
 Julius Bredt | |
| Born |
March 29, 1855 Berlin, Germany |
| Died |
September 21, 1937 (aged 82) Aachen, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Institutions | Aachen University of Technology |
| Alma mater | University of Strasbourg |
| Doctoral advisor | Rudolph Fittig |
| Known for | Bredt's rule |
Julius Bredt (March 29, 1855 – September 21, 1937) was a German organic chemist. He was the first to determine, in 1893, the correct structure of camphor. Bredt also discovered that a double bond cannot be placed at the bridgehead of a bridged ring system, a statement now known as Bredt's rule.
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Further reading
- George B. Kauffman (1983). "Julius Bredt and the structure of camphor: on the threshold of modern stereochemistry". Journal of Chemical Education 60 (4): 341–342. doi:10.1021/ed060p341.
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