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Alexander Mikhaylovich Butlerov | |
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 Alexander Butlerov | |
| Born | (1828-09-15)15 September 1828 |
| Died | 17 August 1886(1886-08-17) (aged 57) Butlerovka, Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Kazan State University |
| Known for | discovery of formaldehyde and hexamine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of St. Petersburg,Kazan State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Nikolay Zinin |
| Doctoral students | Alexey Yevgrafovich Favorsky,Vladimir Markovnikov,Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev,Alexander Nikiforovich Popov |
Alexander Mikhaylovich Butlerov (Russian:Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Бу́тлеров; 15 September 1828 – 17 August 1886) was aRussianchemist, one of the principal creators of the theory ofchemical structure (1857–1861), the first to incorporatedouble bonds into structural formulas, the discoverer ofhexamine (1859), the discoverer offormaldehyde (1859) and the discoverer of theformose reaction (1861). He first proposed the idea of possibletetrahedral arrangement ofvalence bonds in carbon compounds in 1862.
The craterButlerov on theMoon is named after him. In 1956 theAcademy of Sciences of the USSR established the A. M. Butlerov Prize.[1]
Butlerov was born into a landowning family. In 1849 he graduated from theImperial Kazan University.[1] after which he worked there as a teacher. From 1860 to 1863 he was the rector. From 1868 to 1885 he was a professor of Chemistry at theImperial St. Petersburg University.[1] Butlerov was the chairman of the Chemistry Department of the Russian Physico-Chemical Society from 1878 to 1882.[1]
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