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

Michaelis–Arbuzov reaction The Michaelis–Arbuzov reaction (also called the Arbuzov reaction) is the chemical reaction of a trivalent phosphorus ester with an alkyl halide to form a pentavalent phosphorus species and another alkyl halide. The picture below shows the most c ...

. A native of Bilyarsk, Arbuzov studied in the

Kazan University Kazan Federal University (; ) is a public research university located in Kazan, Russia. The university was founded in 1804 as Imperial Kazan University, which makes it the second oldest continuously existing tertiary education institution in Rus ...

under Alexander Zaytsev. He graduated in 1900 and became professor at the same university in 1911. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

he was put in charge of the Soviet Institute of Organic Chemistry. In addition to his scientific research, Arbuzov also wrote ''A Brief Sketch of the Development of Organic Chemistry in Russian'' (1948).

Awards

Hero of Socialist Labour The Hero of Socialist Labour () was an Title of honor, honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991. It represented the highest degree of distinction in the USSR and was awarded for exceptional achievem ...

(1957) *

Orders of Lenin The Order of Lenin (, ) was an award named after Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the October Revolution. It was established by the Central Executive Committee on 6 April 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet ...

(July 31, 1944; June 10, 1945; June 24, 1950; September 19, 1953; September 11, 1957; September 9, 1967) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

(1947) * Stalin Prize, II degree (1943) * Stalin Prize, I degree (1947)

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