Ludwig Knorr

Ludwig Knorr
Grave yard at "Alter Südfriedhof" in Munich/Germany
Born(1859-12-02)2 December 1859
Died4 June 1921(1921-06-04) (aged 61)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Erlangen
Known forsynthesis of Phenazone
Paal-Knorr synthesis
Knorr quinoline synthesis
Knorr pyrrole synthesis
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Jena
Doctoral advisorHermann Emil Fischer
Doctoral studentsJulius Schmidt

Ludwig Knorr (2 December 1859 – 4 June 1921) was a German chemist. Together with Carl Paal, he discovered the Paal–Knorr synthesis, and the Knorr quinoline synthesis and Knorr pyrrole synthesis are also named after him. The synthesis in 1883 of the analgesic drug antipyrine, now called phenazone, was a commercial success. Antipyrine was the first synthetic drug and the most widely used drug until it was replaced by Aspirin in the early 20th century.[1]

  1. ^ Walter Sneader. (2005). "Plant Product Analogues and Compounds derived from Them". Drug discovery: a history. Chichester: Wiley. pp. 125–126. ISBN 978-0-471-89979-2.

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