Atomic Orbitals, Electronic ConfigurationsCovalent BondingHybridization of Atomic OrbitalsCovalent Carbon-Carbon BondingAlkanesSkeletal Structure, Structural IsomerismBasic Rules of NomenclatureDrawing Molecular StructuresConformationReactive IntermediatesBasic Types of Organic ReactionsEnergy Turnover of Chemical ReactionsRadical SubstitutionAlkenes, Skeletal and Configurational IsomersSynthesis of AlkenesAdditions to AlkenesDienesAdditions and Cycloadditions with 1,3-DienesAlkynesCycloalkanesBasic Syntheses of Cycloalkanes and CycloalkenesReactions of Cycloalkanes and CycloalkenesBenzene, Aromaticity, Aromatic CompoundsBenzenoid Aromatic CompoundsElectrophilic Substitution of BenzeneElectrophilic Second Substitution of BenzenesOther Reactions of Benzenoid AromaticsPolycyclic Benzenoid Aromatic CompoundsNon-benzenoid Aromatic CompoundsAlkyl HalidesMechanisms of Nucleophilic SubstitutionOrganometal CompoundsAlcoholsDiols, TriolsReactions of AlcoholsDehydration of AlcoholsEthersAminesReactions of AminesDiazo and Azo CompoundsCarboxylic AcidsCarboxylic Acid DerivativesSubstituted Carboxylic AcidsAbsolute ConfigurationEnantiomers without Carbon as Stereogenic CenterDiastereomersAldehydesKetonesCarbonyl ReactionsCH Acidity of Carbonyl Compounds1,3-Dicarbonyl CompoundsPhenolsQuinonesOrganosulfur CompoundsCarbonic Acid DerivativesHeterocumulenesRearrangementsPolymers, PolymerizationSyntheses with Organosilicon CompoundsHeteroalicyclesFive-Membered Aromatic HeterocyclesSix-Membered Aromatic HeterocyclesBenzo-Fused Five-Membered HeteroaromaticsBenzo-Fused Six-Membered HeteroaromaticsFused Aromatic HeterocyclesAbsorption of Light, Color, DyesPorphyrinoidsAmino AcidsPeptides, ProteinsAlkaloidsCarbohydrates: Aldoses and KetosesCarbohydrates: Oligo- and PolysaccharidesNucleic Acids: DNA and RNALipidsPolyketidesTerpenesSteroidsSelectivity and Specificity of Organic ReactionsProchirality, EnantioselectivityPlanning Organic SynthesesAspects of Molecular StructureMass SpectrometryInfrared SpectroscopyNuclear Magnetic Resonance: Proton NMRNuclear Magnetic Resonance: Carbon-13 NMRNuclear Magnetic Resonance: Two-Dimensional NMRNEW: Working on QuestionsSubject indexSelected Reference SourcesPeriodic Table of the Elements
Eberhard Breitmaier received his PhD in 1966 at the University of Tübingen, Germany, as a member of the research group of Ernst Bayer. After a postdoctoral stay followed by a position as assistant professor at the University of Houston, Texas, he returned to Tübingen to gain his lecturing qualification in 1971. He was Professor for Organic Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis at the University of Bonn from 1975 until 2004. His research focuses on 3-alkoxyacroleins as reagents for chemical syntheses, porphyrinoid annulenes and natural products. Professor Breitmaier has authored many scientific publications and several textbooks on NMR-spectroscopy, organic chemistry and natural products.