Barton, Derek H. R

Name:
Barton, Derek H. R
Detailed information:
(1918–1998). An English organic chemist who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1969 with Hassel. The field of conformational analysis in organic chemistry was initiated through his research in the terpene and steroid fields. He did extensive research in the area of carbanion autoxidations. He was instrumental in research concerning the relationship of molecular rotation to structure in complex organic molecules. His education took place in London, France, and Ireland.