奥托·迪尔斯1876—1954

生平

1876年1月23日，迪尔斯生于德国汉堡，在他2岁时，他们全家搬到柏林。1895年，迪尔斯就读于柏林大学，师从赫尔曼·埃米尔·费歇尔直到1899年毕业。

迪尔斯和宝拉·格耶结婚于1909年，育有5名子女：3个儿子和2个女儿，其中2个儿子死于第二次世界大战。在他的空闲时间他喜欢阅读、听音乐、旅行，他逝世于1954年3月7日。

职业生涯

迪尔斯于柏林大学毕业后，马上就开始在该校的化学研究所进行研究，他非常快速的升职至系主任并任教直到1913年，但他依然留在柏林大学直到1915年。1916年他开始任教于基尔大学直到1945年。在基尔大学时，他和库尔特·阿尔德共同研究狄尔斯–阿尔德反应，并于1950年获得诺贝尔化学奖。狄尔斯–阿尔德反应是关于不饱和环状化合物的合成，这个反应对于合成橡胶和塑胶化合物尤其重要。

Otto Paul Hermann Diels (German: [ˈɔto ˈdiːls]; 23 January 1876 – 7 March 1954) was a German chemist. His most notable work was done with Kurt Alder on the Diels–Alder reaction, a method for cyclohexene synthesis. The pair was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1950 for their work. Their method of synthesizing cyclic organic compounds proved valuable for the manufacture of synthetic rubber and plastic. He completed his education at the University of Berlin, where he later worked. Diels was employed at the University of Kiel when he completed his Nobel Prize-winning work, and remained there until he retired in 1945. Diels was married, with five children.

Early life

Diels was born on 23 January 1876 in Hamburg, Germany, and moved with his family to Berlin when he was two years old. He studied in Berlin at Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium before attending the University of Berlin starting in 1895. While at university, Diels studied chemistry under Emil Fischer, eventually graduating in 1899.

Professional career

Immediately after graduating from the University of Berlin, he was offered a position with the Institute of Chemistry at the school. He advanced quickly through the ranks at the school, eventually ending up as Department Head in 1913. He remained at the University of Berlin until 1915, when he accepted a position at the University of Kiel, where he remained until his retirement in 1945. It was during his time at Kiel, where he worked with Kurt Alder developing the Diels–Alder reaction, for which they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1950. His work with Alder developed a synthetic method which allows the synthesis of unsaturated cyclic compounds. This work was important in the production of synthetic rubber and plastic compounds.

Personal life

Diels married Paula Geyer in 1909. The couple had five children together, three sons and two daughters. Two of his sons were killed in action during World War II. In his free time, Diels enjoyed reading, music and traveling. He died on 7 March 1954.