Otto Dimroth (28 March 1872 – 16 May 1940) was a
German
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chemist
A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe t ...
. He is known for the
Dimroth rearrangement, as well as a type of condenser with an internal double spiral, the
Dimroth condenser.
His son
Karl Dimroth was also a renowned chemist, who described the first synthesis of
3-benzoxepin.
References
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Academic staff of the University of Greifswald
1872 births
1940 deaths
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