Oscar Hinsberg Explained

Oscar Heinrich Daniel Hinsberg (21 October 1857 – 13 February 1939) was a German chemist.

Hinsberg was born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia. In 1882 he obtained his doctorate in sciences at the University of Tübingen,^[1] later serving as a professor at the Universities of Freiburg and Geneva.^[2]

He is known for research involving synthesis of oxindole, sulfone and thiophene.^[3] In 1890 he introduced the "Hinsberg reaction", a test used for differentiation of primary, secondary and tertiary amines.^[4]

Publications

• Ueber Oxalsäurederivate des Metanitroparatoluidins und des Metaparadiamidotoluols, 1882.^[5]
• Ueber die Wirkung des Acetphenetidins, (with internist Alfred Kast 1856-1903). in Centralblatt für die medicinischen Wissenschaften, Berlin, 1887, 25: 145-148. - introduction of phenacetine.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=cWAwAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Hinsberg%2C+Oscar%22+1857&pg=PA122 Google Books
2. Statement based on a translation of an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=Fl4sdCYrq3cC&dq=%22Oscar+Heinrich+Daniel+Hinsberg%22&pg=PA185 Google Books
4. Book: 2010 . Hinsberg Reaction . Comprehensive Organic Name Reactions and Reagents . 316 . 1418–1421 . 10.1002/9780470638859.conrr316 . 9780470638859 .
5. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/492 WorldCat Titles
6. http://www.whonamedit.com/person_bibliography/630/ Bibliography of Alfred Kast