Diels, Otto Paul Hermann (1876–1954) German organic chemist who discovered carbon suboxide (C3O2) in 1902 and who, with Kurt Alder, discovered the Diels-Alder reaction (1928). For this latter work he and Alder shared the 1950 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Related category • CHEMISTS Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) |