Saul Winstein
Saul Winstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1912 |
| Died | November 23, 1969 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Winstein reaction Grunwald-Winstein equation Non-classical cation Anchimeric assistance |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical Organic Chemistry |
| Institutions | UCLA |
Saul Winstein (October 8 1912 – November 23 1969) was the American chemist who discovered the Winstein reaction, in which he argued a non-classical cation was needed to explain the stability of the norbornyl cation. This fueled a debate with Herbert C. Brown over the existence of delocalized cations such as this.[1] Co-author of the Grunwald-Winstein equation concerning solvolysis rates.[2]
References
- ^ [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1994/illpres/problem.html Nobel Foundation description of the non-classical ion and its importance, and the debate over their existence.
- ^ W. G. Young, D. J. Cram (1951). "The Correlation of Solvolysis Rates and the Classification of Solvolysis Reactions Into Mechanistic Categories". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 73 (6): 2700–2707. doi:10.1021/ja01150a078.
Sources
- W. G. Young, D. J. Cram (1970). "Professor Saul Winstein October 8, 1912-November 23, 1969". International Journal of Chemical Kinetics. 2 (3): 167–173. doi:10.1002/kin.550020302.
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