Stanisław Kostanecki (born 16 April 1860 in
Myszaków, now in
Poland
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then
Kingdom of Prussia
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– 15 November 1910 in
Würzburg
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) was a
Polish
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organic
chemist
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,
professor
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who pioneered in vegetable dye
chemistry
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e.g.
curcumin
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. Known for
Kostanecki acylation
The Kostanecki acylation is a method used in organic synthesis to form chromones or coumarins by acylation of ''O''-hydroxyaryl ketones with aliphatic acid anhydrides, followed by cyclization. If benzoic anhydride (or benzoyl chloride) is used, a ...
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.
In 1896, he developed the theory of dyes and studied the
natural vegetable dyes. Among his many students were famous scientists
Kazimierz Funk
Kazimierz Funk (; February 23, 1884 – November 19, 1967), commonly anglicized as Casimir Funk, was a Polish-American biochemist generally credited with being among the first to formulate (in 1912) the concept of vitamins, which he called "vita ...
and
Wiktor Lampe.
1860 births
1910 deaths
Polish organic chemists
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