Alexander Zaytsev (chemist)

Aleksander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
Александр Михайлович Зайцев
Alexander Zaytsev in 1850
Born	(1841-07-02)July 2, 1841 Kazan, Russian Empire
Died	September 1, 1910(1910-09-01) (aged 69) Kazan, Russian Empire
Occupation	Chemist
Known for	Zaytsev's rule

Aleksander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev, also Zaitsev, Saytzeff, or Saytzev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович За́йцев; 2 July 1841 – 1 September 1910) was a Russian chemist. He worked on organic compounds and proposed Zaytsev's rule, which predicts the product composition of an elimination reaction.