Nikolai Zinin
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Nikolai Zinin was a 19th-century Russian organic chemist known for his pioneering work on the reduction of nitro compounds to amines, a key development in synthetic organic chemistry.
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| instanceOf |
Russian scientist
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chemist → organic chemist → person → |
| areaOfExpertise |
aromatic compounds
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reduction reactions → |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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| contributedTo |
industrial chemistry
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synthetic dyes → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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| era |
19th century chemistry
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| familyName |
Zinin
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| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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organic chemistry → |
| givenName |
Nikolai
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| hasNotableConcept |
Zinin reduction
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reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline → |
| inAcademicDiscipline |
organic chemistry
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synthetic chemistry → |
| influenced |
development of synthetic organic chemistry in the 19th century
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development of the aniline dye industry → |
| knownAs |
Nikolai Nikolaevich Zinin
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
Russian
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| memberOf |
Russian scientific community
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| name |
Nikolai Zinin
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| nationality |
Russian
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| notableAchievement |
development of Zinin reduction
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discovery of a method to reduce nitrobenzene to aniline → |
| notableFor |
pioneering work in synthetic organic chemistry
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reduction of nitro compounds to amines → |
| occupation |
chemist
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university professor → |
| studied |
amines
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nitro compounds → |
| workLocation |
Kazan
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Russian Empire → Saint Petersburg → |
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Nikolai Zinin
("Nikolai Nikolaevich Zinin")
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Nikolai Zinin
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Alfred Nobel
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