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9780841217706

Derek H. R. Barton Some Recollections of Gap Jumping

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  • ISBN13:

    9780841217706

  • ISBN10:

    084121770X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1991-05-05
  • Publisher: American Chemical Society
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Summary

Nobel Laureate Sir Derek Barton discusses his scientific career, which embraced tenures as Professor at Imperial College, London for 20 years before becoming Director of Research at the CNRS at Gif-sur-Yvette, France for a decade, and now professor at Texas A&M University. Barton highlights his work in natural products synthesis and structure identification, his development of novel synthetic reactions, and his recent research in radical chemistry. His volume is laced with numerous anecdotes about many famous chemists and contains 49 photographs.

Table of Contents

List of Photographs
Preface
Editor's Note
Some Recolections of Gap
Jumping Early Work Method of Molecular Rotation
Differences Discovery of cis Elimination Grappling with Woodward
Conformational Analysis and the Nobel Prize
Conformational Analysis in Structure Elucidation
Sojourn in Glasgow Twenty Years at Imperial College Gap
Jumping Synthesis for Medicine Working in France Retirement Coda
Twenty More Years of Discovery, 1970-1990
Coda to a Coda: My Philosophy Coda to a Coda to a Coda
Reminiscences of Friends and Colleagues
References
Index
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