Karl Andreas Hofmann

Karl Andreas Hofmann
Born(1870-04-02)2 April 1870
Died15 October 1940(1940-10-15) (aged 70)
NationalityGerman
EducationUniversity of Munich
Known forHofmann clathrates
Hofmann–Sand reaction
ChildrenUlrich Hofmann
Scientific career
Fieldssolid state chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Munich
University of Tübingen
Technische Universität Berlin
Doctoral advisorAdolf von Baeyer
Doctoral studentsUlrich Hofmann

Karl Andreas Hofmann (2 April 1870 – 15 October 1940) was a German inorganic chemist.[1] He is best known for his discovery of a family of clathrates which consist of a 2-D metal cyanide sheet, with every second metal also bound axially to two other ligands. These materials have been named 'Hofmann clathrates' in his honour.

  1. ^ Weidenhagen, R. (1940). "Sitzung am 11. November 1940". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft (A and B Series). 73 (12): A157–A161. doi:10.1002/cber.19400731203.