Music composer Alexander Borodin was a physician and professor of chemistry at the medical faculty

Abstract

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Borodin received a medical education and was devoted to medical chemistry. His contribution to the european chemical sciences was essential, particularly to the properties of aldehydes and their reactions.

He was active as professor of medical chemistry in Petersburgh and in his free time he was devoted to music.

Keywords

• A. P. Borodin
• triphenyl-imidazolidine
• benzidine
• Borodin-Hunsdiecker´s reaction
• aldol addition
• aldol condensation