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  • 1953 - Nobel Prize for his discoveries in the field of macromolecular chemistry

Overview

Hermann Staudinger was affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Their research career focused on the field of macromolecular chemistry, a branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical synthesis, structure, and properties of polymers and large molecules.

Staudinger's work significantly contributed to the understanding of macromolecules and their chemical behavior. This was recognized through the award of the Nobel Prize in 1953, given specifically for discoveries in the field of macromolecular chemistry.

During their career, Staudinger did not have a recorded list of recent papers, known frequent co-authors, or specific publication venues available in the provided data. Likewise, there is no detailed information on specific book publications or a comprehensive enumeration of topics and subfields within their research portfolio.

Their contribution to science is primarily noted in the broader discipline of macromolecular chemistry, which underpins many areas of materials science, polymer engineering, and synthetic chemistry. This work established foundational principles that have influenced subsequent research in molecular structures and chemical synthesis methods.

Best Publications

  • Über neue organische Phosphorverbindungen III. Phosphinmethylenderivate und Phosphinimine

    Hermann Staudinger;Jules Meyer

  • Zur Kenntniss der Ketene. Diphenylketen

    Hermann Staudinger

  • Die Hochmolekularen Organischen Verbindungen

    Hermann Staudinger

  • Über neue organische Phosphorverbindungen IV Phosphinimine

    Unknown

  • Ketene, eine neue Körperklasse

    Hermann Staudinger

  • Die hochmolekularen organischen Verbindungen : Kautschuk und Cellulose

    Hermann Staudinger

  • Über Isopren und Kautschuk. 5. Mitteilung. Über die Hydrierung des Kautschuks und über seine Konstitution

    H. Staudinger;J. Fritschi

  • Die Chemie der hochmolekularen organischen Stoffe im Sinne der Kekuléschen Strukturlehre

    H. Staudinger

  • Ueber neue organische Phosphorverbindungen II. Phosphazine

    H. Staudinger;Jules Meyer

  • Über hochpolymere Verbindungen, 33. Mitteilung: Beziehungen zwischen Viscosität und Molekulargewicht bei Poly-styrolen

    H. Staudinger;W. Heuer

  • Über hochpolymere Verbindungen. 150. Mitteilung. Über die Konstitution der Stärke

    H. Staudinger;E. Husemann

  • Hochmolekulare Verbindungen, 9. Mitteilung: Über Poly‐vinylacetat und Poly‐vinylalkohol

    H. Staudinger;K. Frey;W. Starck

  • Über hochpolymere Verbindungen. Über die Konstitution der Polyoxymethylene

    H. Staudinger;R. Singer;H. Johner;M. Lüthy

  • Zur Kenntnis der Ketene. Über die Reaktionsfähigkeit des Carbonyls

    H. Staudinger;N. Kon

  • Über Reaktionen des Methylens. III. Diazomethan

    H. Staudinger;O. Kupfer

  • Über hochpolymere Verbindungen, 48. Mitteil.: Über die Molekülgröße der Cellulose

    H. Staudinger;O. Schweitzer

  • Hochpolymere Verbindungen. 3. Mitteilung. Über die Konstitution der Poly‐oxymethylene

    Unknown

  • Über die Einwirkung von Hydrazin auf carbonylhaltige Verbindungen

    H. Staudinger;O. Kupfer

  • Über hochpolymere Verbindungen, 126. Mitteil.: Vergleich der osmotischen und viscosimetrischen Molekulargewichts‐Bestimmungen an polymerhomologen Reihen

    H. Staudinger;G. V. Schulz

  • Einwirkungen von aliphatischen Diazoverbindungen auf Thioketone

    Unknown

  • Der polymere Formaldehyd, ein Modell der Zellulose

    H. Staudinger;H. Johner;R. Signer;G. Mie

  • Über hochpolymere Verbindungen. Über die Konstitution des Glycogens

    H. Staudinger;E. Husemann.

  • Über Autoxydation organischer Verbindungen, III.: Über Autoxydation des asymm. Diphenyl-äthylens

    H. Staudinger

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