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Otto Paul Hermann Diels (German pronunciation: [ˈɔto ˈdiːls] ⓘ; 23 January 1876 – 7 March 1954) was a German chemist. His most notable work was done with Kurt Alder on the Diels–Alder reaction, a method for cyclohexene synthesis. The pair was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1950 for their work.
Otto Paul Hermann Diels was a German organic chemist who, with Kurt Alder, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1950 for their joint work in developing a method of preparing cyclic organic compounds.
Biographical. O tto Paul Hermann Diels was born in Hamburg, Germany, on January 23, 1876. When he was two years of age the family moved to Berlin, where his father was appointed to a professorship. His early education, from 1882 to 1895, was at the Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium, Berlin.
Otto Diels was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1950 for his discovery and development of the diene synthesis, a reaction that converts a dien into a six-membered ring. Learn more about his life, work and the significance of his discovery for the chemical industry.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1950 was awarded jointly to Otto Paul Hermann Diels and Kurt Alder "for their discovery and development of the diene synthesis"
Otto Diels was a German chemist who discovered the Diels-Alder reaction with Kurt Alder and made important contributions to organic chemistry. He taught at the University of Berlin and the University of Kiel, and wrote a popular textbook on organic chemistry.
Aug 4, 2011 · Otto Diels was a German organic chemist who discovered the Diels-Alder reaction and elucidated the structure of steroids. He studied and taught at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität and Universität Kiel under Emil Fischer.
