Herbert C. Brown
Herbert Charles Brown (May 22, 1912 – December 19, 2004) was an American chemist. He won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with organoboranes.
Herbert C. Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | Herbert Brovarnik May 22, 1912 |
| Died | December 19, 2004 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Organoboranes |
| Awards | Centenary Prize (1955) National Medal of Science (1969) Elliott Cresson Medal (1978) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1979) Priestley Medal (1981) Perkin Medal (1982)[1] AIC Gold Medal (1985) NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (1987) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Chicago, Purdue University |
| Influenced | Akira Suzuki Ei-ichi Negishi |
Herbert C. Brown Media
Borane, BH3, is a gaseous compound that is only present at high temperatures. It dimerises to form diborane, B2H6. Diborane has a pair of three-center two-electron bonds.
A general reaction between diborane and a ketone
In hydroboration-oxidation, the OH group adds to the less-substituted carbon in the double bond.
References
- ↑ "SCI Perkin Medal". Science History Institute. 2016-05-31. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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