Aleksandr Arbuzov

Aleksandr Erminingeldovich Arbuzov (12 October 1877 – 22 January 1968) was a Russian Empire and Soviet chemist who discovered the Michaelis–Arbuzov reaction.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Erminingeldovich and the family name is Arbuzov.

Aleksandr Arbuzov
Aleksandr Arbuzov
Born	(1877-10-12)October 12, 1877
Died	January 22, 1968(1968-01-22) (aged 90)
Alma mater	University of Kazan
Known for	Michaelis–Arbuzov reaction
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Kazan
Doctoral advisor	Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev

A native of Bilyarsk, Arbuzov studied in the Kazan University under Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev.[1] He graduated in 1900 and became professor at the same university in 1911. After World War II he was put in charge of the Soviet Institute of Organic Chemistry.

Arbuzov was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1943.

In addition to his scientific research, Arbuzov also wrote A Brief Sketch of the Development of Organic Chemistry in Russian (1948).

References

1. Lewis, D.E. (1994). "The University of Kazan: Provincial Cradle of Russian Organic Chemistry. Part II: Aleksandr Zaitsev and His Students". The Journal of Chemical Education. 71: 91–95. Bibcode:1994JChEd..71...91O. doi:10.1021/ed071pA91.

Further reading

• "Aleksandr Erminingeldovich Arbuzov". Zeitschrift Russian Chemical Bulletin. 11 (10): 1625. 1962. doi:10.1007/BF00920247.
• A M Sladkov (1967). "Aleksandr Erminingeldovich Arbuzov". Russ. Chem. Rev. 36 (9): 639. Bibcode:1967RuCRv..36..639S. doi:10.1070/RC1967v036n09ABEH001678.