Leopold Horner

Leopold Horner
Leopold Horner
Born	(1911-08-24)24 August 1911 Kehl, German Empire
Died	5 October 2005(2005-10-05) (aged 94) Mainz, Germany
Alma mater	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Known for	Asymmetric hydrogenation Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction
Awards	Liebig Medal (1973) Cothenius Medal (2001)
Scientific career
Institutions	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Mainz
Doctoral advisor	Heinrich Wieland

Leopold Horner (24 August 1911 – 5 October 2005) was a German chemist who published a modified Wittig reaction using phosphonate-stabilized carbanions now called the Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction (HWE reaction) or Horner-Wittig reaction.

Life

Horner started studying chemistry at Heidelberg University and later with Heinrich Wieland at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. After he received his Ph.D. and his habilitation he worked at the Polymer Research Institute in Frankfurt. In 1953, he became professor at the University of Mainz.

References

• Joachim Podlech. "Nachruf: Leopold Horner (1911-2005) Ehrendoktor der Universität Karlsruhe (TH) im Alter von 94 Jahren verstorben" (PDF) (in German). University of Karlsruhe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
• H. Kunz (2005). "Leopold Horner (1911–2005): Nestor der präparativen organischen Chemie". Angewandte Chemie. 117 (47): 7838–7839. Bibcode:2005AngCh.117.7838K. doi:10.1002/ange.200503637.
• (in German) Ansprachen auf der Chemiedozententagung 2005 in München