Robert Robinson (scientist)
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| Robert Robinson | |
| Born | September 13, 1886 Chesterfield, England |
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| Died | February 8, 1975 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Sydney University of Liverpool British Dyestuffs Corporation University of Manchester University of London University of Oxford |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Doctoral advisor | William Henry Perkin, Jr. |
| Doctoral students | Arthur John Birch William Sage Rapson |
| Known for | Tropinone synthesis |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1947) |
Sir Robert Robinson, (13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975), won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [1] for his research on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanins) and alkaloids. He was the Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University from 1930 and a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. Robinson Close in the Science Area at Oxford is named after him [2], as is the Robert Robinson Laboratory at the University of Liverpool.
[edit] Work
His synthesis of tropinone, a precursor of cocaine, in 1917 was not only a big step in alkaloid chemistry but also showed that tandem reactions in a one-pot synthesis are capable of forming bicyclic molecules.[1] [2]
[edit] References
- ^ R. Robinson (1917). "A synthesis of tropinone". Journal of the Chemical Society, Transaction 111: 762-768. doi:.
- ^ Arthur John Birch (1993). "Investigating a Scientific Legend: The Tropinone Synthesis of Sir Robert Robinson, F.R.S.". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London 47 (2): 277-296. doi:.
- Abraham E. P. (1987). "Sir Robert Robinson and the early history of penicillin.". Nat Prod Rep. 4 (1): 41-46. doi:.
- Lord Todd; J. W. Cornforth (1976). "Robert Robinson 13 September 1886 - 8 February 1975". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 22: 414-527. doi:..
- M. D. Saltzman (1987). "The development of Sir Robert Robinson's contributions to theoretical organic chemistry". Nat. Prod. Rep. 4: 53-60. doi:.
[edit] External links
- Nobel Lecture Some Polycyclic Natural Products from Nobelprize.org website
- Biography Biography from Nobelprize.org website
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