1902–1958 German organic chemist, one of the discoverers of the Diels–Alder reaction.
Keywords: diene; synthesis; Diels
Alder, Kurt
Katherine D Watson, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002725
| Further Reading | |
| Diels O and Alder K (1928) Synthesen in der Hydroaromatischen Reihe. I. Mitteilung, Anlagerungen von ‘Dien’-Kohlenwasserstoffen. Liebig's Annalen der Chemie 460: 98–122. | |
| book Alder K (1944) Neuere Methoden der präparativen organischen Chemie. Berlin: Verlag Chemie. | |
| book Dictionary of Scientific Biography (1970–1980) Gillispie CC (ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. | |
| book Farber E (1963) Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry 1901–1961. London: Abelard-Schuman. | |
| book James LK (ed.) (1993) Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 1901–1992. Washington DC: American Chemical Society and Chemical Heritage Foundation. | |
| book McMurray EJ (ed.) (1995) Notable Twentieth Century Scientists. New York and London: Gale Research. | |
| book Wasson T (ed.) (1987) Nobel Prize Winners. New York: HW Wilson Company. | |
