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
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.

Bredt distributor - ground glass adapter invented by Bredt

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