Julius Bredt

Julius Bredt
Julius Bredt
Born (1855-03-29)March 29, 1855
Berlin, Germany
Died September 21, 1937(1937-09-21) (aged 82)
Aachen, Germany
Nationality German
Alma mater University of Strasbourg
Known for Bredt's rule
Scientific career
Institutions Aachen University of Technology
Doctoral advisor Rudolph Fittig

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.

Bredt distributor - ground glass adapter invented by Bredt

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&ndash, 342. doi:10.1021/ed060p341.


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