Karl Andreas Hofmann
German inorganic chemist (1870–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karl Andreas Hofmann (2 April 1870 – 15 October 1940) was a German inorganic chemist.[1] He is best known for his discovery of a family of clathrates which consist of a 2-D metal cyanide sheet, with every second metal also bound axially to two other ligands. These materials have been named 'Hofmann clathrates' in his honour.
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Karl Andreas Hofmann | |
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Born | (1870-04-02)2 April 1870 |
Died | 15 October 1940(1940-10-15) (aged 70) |
Nationality | German |
Education | University of Munich |
Known for | Hofmann clathrates Hofmann–Sand reaction |
Children | Ulrich Hofmann |
Scientific career | |
Fields | solid state chemistry |
Institutions | University of Munich University of Tübingen Technical University of Berlin |
Doctoral advisor | Adolf von Baeyer |
Doctoral students | Ulrich Hofmann |
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