Karl Andreas Hofmann | |
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Born | |
Died | 15 October 1940 | (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 Technische Universität Berlin |
Doctoral advisor | Adolf von Baeyer |
Doctoral students | Ulrich Hofmann |
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.
Karl Andreas Hofmann | |
---|---|
Born | |
Died | 15 October 1940 | (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 Technische Universität Berlin |
Doctoral advisor | Adolf von Baeyer |
Doctoral students | Ulrich Hofmann |
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.