Philippe de Clermont | |
Birth Date: | 1831 |
Death Date: | 1921 |
Nationality: | French |
Field: | chemistry |
Known For: | In 1854 Philip de Clermount described the synthesis of tetraethyl pyrophosphate at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences. |
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.