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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff; Hundred Years of Impact on Stereochemistry in the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Meijer E. W.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20011015)40:20<3783::aid-anie3783>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - stereochemistry , philosophy , chemistry
The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the Dutch physical chemist Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff in 1901, exactly hundred years ago. His impact on the chemical sciences is unparalleled with concepts ranging from tetrahedra to thermodynamics. He reshaped the discipline of chemistry at a very young age. Through the years, Van 't Hoff has inspired many Dutch scientists to perform research on novel stereochemical concepts. The picture shows stereochemical models, which Van 't Hoff produced himself.