| Jakob Meisenheimer | |
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Jakob Meisenheimer
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| Born |
June 14, 1876 Griesheim (Frankfurt am Main), German Empire |
| Died | December 2, 1934 (aged 58) Tübingen, Germany |
| Residence | Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Institutions |
University of Munich, University of Greifswald, University of Tübingen |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Doctoral advisor | Friedrich Karl Johannes Thiele |
| Known for |
Meisenheimer complex, Mechanism of the Beckmann rearrangement |
Jakob Meisenheimer (14 June 1876 – 2 December 1934) was a German chemist. He made numerous contributions to organic chemistry, the most famous being his proposed structure for a group of compounds now named Meisenheimer complex. He also proposed the mechanism of the Beckmann rearrangement. Later in his career, he reported the synthesis of the pyridine-N-oxide.