Gopalpur Nagendrappa teaches organic chemistry at Bangalore University. His work includes organic synthesis and reaction mechanisms mainly in the area of organosilicon chemistry.

An important epoch in the growth of chemistry in general and organic chemistry in particular is the period between 1825 when benzene was isolated and 1865 when its correct structure was proposed. Significant initial strides were made during these years in finding new organic reactions and searching for methods to draw molecular structures.

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Gopalpur Nagendrappa 
Department of Chemistry 
Bangalore University 
Bangalore 560 001, India.