August Bischler (29 April 1865 – 26 May 1957) was a Russian Empire-born ethnic Crimea German

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe ...

who later emigrated to Switzerland. He discovered the

Bischler–Möhlau indole synthesis The Bischler–Möhlau indole synthesis, also often referred to as "The Bischler Indole Synthesis," is a chemical reaction that forms a 2-aryl- indole from an α-bromo- acetophenone and excess aniline; it is named after August Bischler and . D ...

reaction in 1892 and, together with Bernard Napieralski, discovered the

Bischler–Napieralski reaction The Bischler–Napieralski reaction is an intramolecular electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction that allows for the cyclization of β-arylethylamides or β-arylethylcarbamates. It was first discovered in 1893 by August Bischler and , in affi ...

in 1893.

Life

He received his Ph.D. at the

University of Zurich The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 ...

1889 worked at the

and from 1899 at the

University of Basel The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis'', German: ''Universität Basel'') is a university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universitie ...

. After becoming a Swiss citizen in 1925 he worked in the chemical industry in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situ ...

Bernard Napieralski

Bernard Napieralski was a Ph.D. student of Bischler at the

in 1893. Napieralski was born in Ostrowy,

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, 1861.

References

* 1865 births 1957 deaths Chemists from the Russian Empire University of Zurich alumni Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Switzerland 20th-century Swiss chemists {{chemist-stub