What key details about wilhelm schlenk can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: wilhelm johann schlenk -lrb- 22 march 1879 -- 29 april 1943 -rrb- was a german chemist . he was born in munich and also studied chemistry there . schlenk succeeded hermann emil fischer at the university of berlin in 1919 . schlenk was an organic chemist who discovered organolithium compounds around 1917 . he also investigated free radicals and carbanions and discovered -lrb- together with his son -rrb- that organomagnesium halides are capable of participating in a complex chemical equilibrium , now known as a schlenk equilibrium . today schlenk is remembered mostly for developing techniques to handle air-sensitive compounds and for his invention of the schlenk flask . the latter is a reaction vessel with a glass or teflon tap for the addition and removal of gases , such as nitrogen or argon . he is also known for the schlenk line , a double manifold incorporating a vacuum system and a gas line joined by double oblique taps that allow the user to switch between vacuum and gas for the manipulation of air-sensitive compounds .
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- death place is tubingen , germany- doctoral students is herman mark fritz feigl ernst david bergmann- prizes is lieben prize -lrb- 1917 -rrb-- known for is schlenk flask schlenk line- caption is wilhelm johann schlenk- birth name is wilhelm johann schlenk- death date is 29 april 1943- doctoral advisor is oskar piloty- work institution is university of vienna , university of berlin , university of tubingen of munich , university of jena , university- birth date is 22 march 1879- birth place is munich , german empire- alma mater is university of munich