Gustav Ehrhart

Gustav Ehrhart
Born(1894-12-21)21 December 1894
Died11 December 1971(1971-12-11) (aged 76)
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman
Alma materUniversity of Heidelberg
Known forSynthesis of methadone
(with Max Bockmühl)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry,
Organic chemistry
InstitutionsHoechst AG

Gustav Ehrhart (21 December 1894 – 11 December 1971) was a German chemist. He synthesized the first fully synthetic opioid analgesic, methadone, together with Max Bockmühl.


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