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Of Sandwiches and Nobel Prizes: Robert Burns Woodward

verfasst von : Thomas M. Zydowsky

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Ernst O. Fischer and Geoffrey Wilkinson received the 1973 Nobel Prize in chemistry for their pioneering work, performed independently, on the chemistry of the organometallic sandwich compounds [1], The decision to award the Nobel Prize to Fischer and Wilkinson was hardly questioned, since it was a fitting tribute to their extensive, groundbreaking efforts over the preceding two decades. However, the decision not to award a share of the Nobel Prize to Robert Burns Woodward was questioned, and even after 25 years, it continues to be a sensitive and emotional issue in some circles [2].

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Zurück zum Zitat Lindqvist, I. In Nobel Lectures in Chemistry 1977–1980; Frangsmyr, T., and Forsen. S., Eds.; World Scientific: Singapore, 1993; pp 99–100. Lindqvist, I. In Nobel Lectures in Chemistry 1977–1980; Frangsmyr, T., and Forsen. S., Eds.; World Scientific: Singapore, 1993; pp 99–100.
2.
Zurück zum Zitat This is my personal observation based on interviews with some of Woodward’s former co-workers. This is my personal observation based on interviews with some of Woodward’s former co-workers.
3.
Zurück zum Zitat One unsubstantiated exception involves Woodward and a prominent English chemist. One unsubstantiated exception involves Woodward and a prominent English chemist.
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Zurück zum Zitat HUG(FP) 68.10, Box 25. Nobel Prize II (folder 2). “By permission of the Harvard University Archives.” HUG(FP) 68.10, Box 25. Nobel Prize II (folder 2). “By permission of the Harvard University Archives.”
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Zurück zum Zitat Wilkinson, G.; Rosenblum, M.; Whiting, M. C.; Woodward, R. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1952, 74, 2123–2124. Wilkinson, G.; Rosenblum, M.; Whiting, M. C.; Woodward, R. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1952, 74, 2123–2124.
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Zurück zum Zitat Geoffrey Wilkinson used the term “sandwich” in a 1952 paper (Wilkinson, G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1952, 74. 6148–49). Jack Dunitz and Leslie Orgel used the term “molecular sandwich” in their 1953 Nature paper (see Ref. 18, below) that they submitted three weeks after Wilkinson’s. Geoffrey Wilkinson used the term “sandwich” in a 1952 paper (Wilkinson, G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1952, 74. 6148–49). Jack Dunitz and Leslie Orgel used the term “molecular sandwich” in their 1953 Nature paper (see Ref. 18, below) that they submitted three weeks after Wilkinson’s.
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Zurück zum Zitat Professor Derek Barton, tape-recorded interview with Tom Zydowsky, College Station, TX, November 22, 1997. Professor Derek Barton, tape-recorded interview with Tom Zydowsky, College Station, TX, November 22, 1997.
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Zurück zum Zitat Professor Roald Hoffmann, tape-recorded interview with Tom Zydowsky, Ithaca, NY, May 14, 1998. Professor Roald Hoffmann, tape-recorded interview with Tom Zydowsky, Ithaca, NY, May 14, 1998.
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Zurück zum Zitat HUG(FP) 68.10, Box 25, Nobel Prize II (folder 2), “By permission of the Harvard University Archives.” HUG(FP) 68.10, Box 25, Nobel Prize II (folder 2), “By permission of the Harvard University Archives.”
Metadaten
Titel
Of Sandwiches and Nobel Prizes: Robert Burns Woodward
verfasst von
Thomas M. Zydowsky
Copyright-Jahr
2015
Verlag
Springer US
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7565-2_51