- Wolfgang Steglich
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name = Wolfgang Steglich
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caption = Wolfgang Steglich
birth_date = birth date and age|1933|8|12
birth_place =Kamenz ,Germany
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nationality = German
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work_institution =Technical University of Munich (1965),Technical University of Berlin (1969-1975),University of Bonn (1975-1991),University of Munich (1991-2001)
alma_mater =Technical University of Munich
doctoral_advisor =Friedrich Weygand
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footnotes =Wolfgang Steglich (born
12 August 1933 ) is a German chemist .Life
Wolfgang Steglich was born in
Kamenz and studied chemistry at theTechnical University of Berlin and later at theTechnical University of Munich where he received his PhD in 1959 for work withFriedrich Weygand . After hishabilitation at theTechnical University of Munich he became professor at theTechnical University of Munich in 1969 where he stayed until he became professor at theUniversity of Bonn in 1975. He succeededRolf Huisgen as head of the organic chemistry department of theUniversity of Munich in 1991. He retired in 2001. [cite journal
title = Pilzfarbstoffe
pages = 117–123
author = Wolfgang Steglich
doi = 10.1002/ciuz.19750090404
journal = Chemie in unserer Zeit
volume = 9
issue = 4
year = 1975 ]Work
The use of
4-Dimethylaminopyridine foresterification s withanhydride s, [cite journal
title =4-Dialkylaminopyridines as Highly Active Acylation Catalysts
author =Höfle, G., Steglich, W., Vorbrüggen, H.
journal=Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl.
year =1978
volume=17
pages= 569–583
doi =10.1002/anie.197805691] which is sometimes called the Steglich method, and the contribution to the metabolism of fungus are his main contributions in the field of chemistry.References
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