Edgar Heilbronner (13 May 1921 – 28 August 2006) was a Swiss German chemist.[1] In 1964 he published the concept of Möbius cyclic annulenes,[2] but the first Möbius aromatic was not synthesized until 2003.[3][4]
Edgar Heilbronner | |
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Born | 13 May 1921 |
Died | 28 August 2006 | (aged 85)
Awards | Marcel Benoist Prize (1977) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | ETH Zurich, University of Basel |
Edgar Heilbronner was a professor at the ETH Zürich, Switzerland for many years but then was offered a professorship in Basel, Switzerland where he spent the remainder of his career.