Biography:Philippe de Clermont

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Philippe de Clermont
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Philippe de Clermont
Born1831
Died1921
NationalityFrench
Known forIn 1854 Philip de Clermount described the synthesis of tetraethyl pyrophosphate at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences.
Scientific career
Fieldschemistry

Philippe de Clermont (1831–1921) was a French organic chemist. He was known for the synthesis of the first organophosphate cholinesterase inhibitor (tetraethyl pyrophosphate, TEPP). He worked in Adolphe Wurtz's laboratory in Paris.

Published works

  • Recherches sur les composés octyliques (1870).
  • Application du sulfure de manganèse comme conleur plastique (1890).[1]

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