Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund
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| Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund | |
| Born | December 15, 1884 Berlin, Germany |
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| Died | February 8, 1965 (aged 80) Kiel, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin |
| Doctoral advisor | Otto Paul Hermann Diels |
| Known for | Rosenmund reduction |
Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund (15 December 1884 - February 8, 1965) was a German chemist. He was born in Berlin and died in Kiel.
Rosenmund studied chemistry and received his Ph.D. 1906 from University of Berlin for his work with Otto Paul Hermann Diels. He discovered the Rosenmund reduction which convertes caroxylic acid chlorides into the aldehydes.
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