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Nikolai Menshutkin
1842-10-24 – 1907-02-05
Life & Legacy
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Menshutkin (Russian: Николай Александрович Меншуткин; 24 October [O.S. 12 October] 1842 – 5 February [O.S. 22 January] 1907) was a Russian chemist who discovered the process of converting a tertiary amine to a quaternary ammonium salt via the reaction with an alkyl halide, now known as the Menshutkin reaction.
Occupation & Career
chemist, inventor, university teacher
Education
Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University; Saint Peter's School
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University
Education & Institutions
Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University · Saint Peter's School
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q2197112 — wikidata View source
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