Otto Dimroth (28 March 1872 – 16 May 1940) was a German chemist. He is known for the Dimroth rearrangement,[1][2] as well as a type of condenser with an internal double spiral, the Dimroth condenser.
Otto Dimroth | |
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Born | 28 March 1872 |
Died | 16 May 1940 | (aged 68)
Nationality | German |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Greifswald, University of Munich, University of Würzburg |
Doctoral advisor | Johannes Thiele |
His son Karl Dimroth was also a renowned chemist, who described the first synthesis of 3-benzoxepin.[3][4]