Alexander Zaytsev (chemist)
Aleksander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev | |
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Александр Михайлович Зайцев | |
Alexander Zaytsev in 1850 | |
| Born | July 2, 1841 |
| Died | September 1, 1910 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Known for | Zaytsev's rule |
Aleksander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev, also Zaitsev, Saytzeff, or Saytzev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович За́йцев; 2 July 1841 – 1 September 1910) was a Russian chemist. He worked on organic compounds and proposed Zaytsev's rule, which predicts the product composition of an elimination reaction.