Some recollections of gap jumping

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Some recollections of gap jumping

Sir Derek H.R. Barton

(Profiles, pathways, and dreams : autobiographies of eminent chemists)

American Chemical Society, 1991

  • : pbk. : alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-133) and index

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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 and 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.

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