Charles-Adolphe Wurtz (1817-1884) – the Eminent French Chemist of the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century (To the 205th Anniversary of His Birth)

Abstract

Charles-Adolphe Wurtz (1817-1884) was an outstanding French chemist of the second half of the the XIX century. He was one of the founders of of modern organic chemistry. He discovered many organic compounds. The purpose of this paper is to familiarize readers with important events in the life of Wurtz and his writing activities, in particular with the literature on his books in the field of chemistry and biochemistry. In addition, the literature on selected works is presented and the chemical reactions named after him are described.