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| doctoral_advisor = Alexander Schönberg |
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| known_for = [[Liquid crystals]] |
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| prizes = [[Georg Ernst Stahl|Georg-Ernst-Stahl]]-Medal |
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'''Klaus Praefcke''' (3 January 1933 – 20 November 2013)<ref>[http://www.tu-berlin.de/?id=78695 TU Berlin]</ref> was a German chemist. He was born in [[Wustrow, Nordvorpommern|Wustrow]] and studied in Berlin under the supervision of Alexander Schönberg. After completing his Ph.D. in 1963 and his habilitation in 1970, he became Professor of Organic Chemistry at [[ |
'''Klaus Praefcke''' (3 January 1933 – 20 November 2013)<ref>[http://www.tu-berlin.de/?id=78695 TU Berlin]</ref> was a German chemist. He was born in [[Wustrow, Nordvorpommern|Wustrow]] and studied in Berlin under the supervision of Alexander Schönberg. After completing his Ph.D. in 1963 and his habilitation in 1970, he became Professor of Organic Chemistry at the [[Technical University of Berlin]] in 1971. He stayed dedicated to the research until 1998 at the same institution. |
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Praefcke has published more than 300 scientific papers dedicated to organic synthesis. He is known for his contributions to preparative organic [[photochemistry]]<ref name="Praefcke">(a) J. Martens and K. Praefcke: ''Organische Schwefelverbindungen VII : Photochemische α-Spaltung von Thiobenzoesäure-S-p-tolylestern in Lösung'', [[Chemische Berichte]] ''107'' (1974) 2319; (b) G. Buchholz, J. Martens and K. Praefcke: ''2- und 4-Azathioxanthone durch Photoumlagerung von Thionicotinsäure-S-arylestern'', [[Angewandte Chemie]] ''86'' (1974) 562; [[Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English]] ''13'' (1974) 550; (c) G. Buchholz, J. Martens and K. Praefcke: ''Photochemische Thioxanthon-Synthese aus Halogenthiobenzoesäure-S-arylestern'', Synthesis ''1974'', 666; (d) J. Martens, K. Praefcke and H. Schwarz: ''Organische Schwefelverbindungen VI : Thioxanthonsynthese durch Photoumlagerung von Diaryl-α-ketosulfiden (Thiolestern), eine neue lichtinduzierte aromatische Substitutionsreaktion'', [[Tetrahedron]] ''30'' (1974) 2565; (e) G. Buchholz, J. Martens and K. Praefcke: ''Organische Photochemie VII : Photosubstitution von 1-Halogenthioxanthonen'', [[Tetrahedron Letters]] ''1975'', 3213; (f) J. Martens, K. Praefcke and U. Schulze: ''Intramolekulare Photo-Friedel-Crafts-Reaktionen; ein neues Syntheseprinzip für Heterocyclen'', [[Synthesis (journal)|Synthesis]] ''1976'', 532; (g) J. Martens, K. Praefcke and H. Simon: ''Photochemistry of Selenol Esters'', Zeitschrift für Naturforschung ''31b'' (1976) 1717; (h) R. Lüdersdorf, J. Martens, B. Pakzad and K. Praefcke, Organische Photochemie XIV: ''Photoreaktionen sulfinylsubstituierter Carbonsäure-, Thiocarbonsäure- und Selenocarbonsäurederivate in Lösung; lichtinduzierte Säurespaltungen, Heterocyclenbildungen und Photosubstitutionen'', [[Liebigs Annalen der Chemie]] ''1977'', 1992-2017; (i) W. Lohner, J. Martens, K. Praefcke and H. Simon: ''Organische Tellurverbindungen III. Photoreaktionen von Tellurolestern in Lösung'', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry ''154'' (1978) 263; (j) J. Martens and K. Praefcke : ''Photochemistry of Organic Selenium and Tellurium Compounds'', [[Journal of Organometallic Chemistry]] ''198'' (1980) 321.</ref> as well as physics and chemistry of [[liquid crystals]].<ref name="Praefcke Flüssigkristalle">(a) G. Heppke, J. Martens, K. Praefcke and H. Simon:'' Selenolester – eine neue Klasse flüssigkristalliner Verbindungen'', Angewandte Chemie ''89'' (1977) 328; Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English ''16'' (1977) 318; (b) K. Praefcke, J. Martens ''et al.'': ''Tellurolester im Vergleich mit isoelektronischen, flüssig-kristallinen O-, S- und Se-Estern'', Chemiker-Zeitung ''101'' (1977) 450; (c) K. Praefcke: ''Can thermotropic biaxial nematics be made real?'' Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 364 (2001) 15.</ref> Several novel types of liquid crystals have been synthesized by Praefcke for the first time.<ref name="Gray">George W. Gray, CBE, FRS:'' People in the News: Professor K. Praefcke Symposium'', Liquid Crystals Today ''8'' (1998) 6-7.</ref> |
Praefcke has published more than 300 scientific papers dedicated to organic synthesis. He is known for his contributions to preparative organic [[photochemistry]]<ref name="Praefcke">(a) J. Martens and K. Praefcke: ''Organische Schwefelverbindungen VII : Photochemische α-Spaltung von Thiobenzoesäure-S-p-tolylestern in Lösung'', [[Chemische Berichte]] ''107'' (1974) 2319; (b) G. Buchholz, J. Martens and K. Praefcke: ''2- und 4-Azathioxanthone durch Photoumlagerung von Thionicotinsäure-S-arylestern'', [[Angewandte Chemie]] ''86'' (1974) 562; [[Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English]] ''13'' (1974) 550; (c) G. Buchholz, J. Martens and K. Praefcke: ''Photochemische Thioxanthon-Synthese aus Halogenthiobenzoesäure-S-arylestern'', Synthesis ''1974'', 666; (d) J. Martens, K. Praefcke and H. Schwarz: ''Organische Schwefelverbindungen VI : Thioxanthonsynthese durch Photoumlagerung von Diaryl-α-ketosulfiden (Thiolestern), eine neue lichtinduzierte aromatische Substitutionsreaktion'', [[Tetrahedron]] ''30'' (1974) 2565; (e) G. Buchholz, J. Martens and K. Praefcke: ''Organische Photochemie VII : Photosubstitution von 1-Halogenthioxanthonen'', [[Tetrahedron Letters]] ''1975'', 3213; (f) J. Martens, K. Praefcke and U. Schulze: ''Intramolekulare Photo-Friedel-Crafts-Reaktionen; ein neues Syntheseprinzip für Heterocyclen'', [[Synthesis (journal)|Synthesis]] ''1976'', 532; (g) J. Martens, K. Praefcke and H. Simon: ''Photochemistry of Selenol Esters'', Zeitschrift für Naturforschung ''31b'' (1976) 1717; (h) R. Lüdersdorf, J. Martens, B. Pakzad and K. Praefcke, Organische Photochemie XIV: ''Photoreaktionen sulfinylsubstituierter Carbonsäure-, Thiocarbonsäure- und Selenocarbonsäurederivate in Lösung; lichtinduzierte Säurespaltungen, Heterocyclenbildungen und Photosubstitutionen'', [[Liebigs Annalen der Chemie]] ''1977'', 1992-2017; (i) W. Lohner, J. Martens, K. Praefcke and H. Simon: ''Organische Tellurverbindungen III. Photoreaktionen von Tellurolestern in Lösung'', Journal of Organometallic Chemistry ''154'' (1978) 263; (j) J. Martens and K. Praefcke : ''Photochemistry of Organic Selenium and Tellurium Compounds'', [[Journal of Organometallic Chemistry]] ''198'' (1980) 321.</ref> as well as physics and chemistry of [[liquid crystals]].<ref name="Praefcke Flüssigkristalle">(a) G. Heppke, J. Martens, K. Praefcke and H. Simon:'' Selenolester – eine neue Klasse flüssigkristalliner Verbindungen'', Angewandte Chemie ''89'' (1977) 328; Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English ''16'' (1977) 318; (b) K. Praefcke, J. Martens ''et al.'': ''Tellurolester im Vergleich mit isoelektronischen, flüssig-kristallinen O-, S- und Se-Estern'', Chemiker-Zeitung ''101'' (1977) 450; (c) K. Praefcke: ''Can thermotropic biaxial nematics be made real?'' Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 364 (2001) 15.</ref> Several novel types of liquid crystals have been synthesized by Praefcke for the first time.<ref name="Gray">George W. Gray, CBE, FRS:'' People in the News: Professor K. Praefcke Symposium'', Liquid Crystals Today ''8'' (1998) 6-7.</ref> |