Paul Walden
Russian chemist
Died when: 93 years 180 days (1121 months)Star Sign: Leo
Paul Walden (Latvian: Pauls Valdens;Russian: ????? ???????? ???????;German: Paul von Walden; 26 July 1863 – 22 January 1957) was a Russian, Latvian and German chemist known for his work in stereochemistry and history of chemistry.
In particular he invented the stereochemical reaction known as Walden inversion and synthesized the first room-temperature ionic liquid, ethylammonium nitrate.
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