chemistry

Lotte Loewe

Lotte Loewe is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lotte Loewe rather than just read about it. In short: Lotte Luise Friederike Loewe (7 November 1900–unknown) was a German chemist known for her published research in organic chemistry. She worked at the University of Wrocław, the University of Basel in Switzerland and then became an industrial chemist, working for J.R.

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Reference excerpt

Lotte Luise Friederike Loewe (7 November 1900–unknown) was a German chemist known for her published research in organic chemistry. She worked at the University of Wrocław, the University of Basel in Switzerland and then became an industrial chemist, working for J.R. Geigy AG firm in Basel. She held an assistant professorship at the University of Freiberg. Loewe was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany).

Life Loewe was born in Breslau (then part of Germany and now called Wroclaw) to Helene (Druey) Loewe. She received her doctorate in chemistry from the University of Breslau (now the University of Wrocław) in 1927 and began her career there shortly thereafter, spending six years as a chemistry assistant from 1927 to 1933. She then moved to the University of Zurich in Switzerland for one year (1934) and then the University of Istanbul in Turkey for 21 years, from 1934 to 1955. Her last academic appointment was at the University of Basel, Switzerland, where she spent six years from 1955 to 1961. Loewe then became an industrial chemist for the J.R. Geigy AG firm in Basel, though she maintained a position as an assistant professor at the University of Freiberg. Throughout, her research concerned ascorbic acid reaction kinetics, uric acid, carotenoids, keto-enol tautomerism, and diazomethane reactions. Loewe was a member of the German Academic Union, Swiss Academic Union, the German Chemical Society, the Swiss Chemical Society, and the Swiss Microanalytic Society. She was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) in 1955.

Selected works Arndt, F., Loewe, L., Ün, R., & Ayça, E. (1951). Coumarin diol and coumarin chromone tautomerism. Chemical Reports, 84 (3), 319-329. Arndt, F., Loewe, L., & Ayça, E. (1951). Thiacoumarin diol and its derivatives. Chemical Reports, 84 (3), 329-332. Arndt, F., Loewe, L., & Ayça, E. (1951). Oxidation rates of enediols. Chemical Reports, 84 (3), 333-342. Arndt, F., Loewe, L., & Ayca, E. (1952). Via the iron (III) chloride reaction of the enediols. Chemical Reports, 85 (12), 1150-1160. Dahn, H., & Loewe, L. (1960). On the Oxidation of Ascorbic Acid by Nitrous Acid Part IV: The Zero Order Reaction. 16. Communication on reductones and tricarbonyl compounds. Helvetica Chimica Acta, 43 (1), 310-317. Dahn, H., Loewe, L., & Rotzler, G. (1960). The acidity function J0 of perchloric acid in dioxane / water. Chemical Reports, 93 (7), 1572-1578. Dahn, H., Loewe, L., & Bunton, CA (1960). On the oxidation of ascorbic acid by nitrous acid, part VI: overview and discussion of the results. 18. Communication on reductones and 1, 2, 3-tricarbonyl compounds. Helvetica Chimica Acta, 43 (1), 320-333. Arndt, Fernando & Loewe, Lotte & Beyer, Bahriye. (2006). On the acidity and diazomethane reaction of the C-methyl acetoacetic ester. Reports of the German Chemical Society (A and B Series). 74. 1460 - 1464. 10.1002/cber.19410740817.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lotte Loewe

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lotte Loewe claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lotte Loewe before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lotte Loewe ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lotte Loewe

In research: Lotte Loewe appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lotte Loewe in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lotte Loewe is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1900 births, 20th-century German chemists, 20th-century German women scientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lotte Loewe outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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