Saul Winstein
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Saul Winstein | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
October 8, 1912
Died | November 23, 1969 Los Angeles, California, United States |
(aged 57)
Nationality | Canadian |
Fields | Physical Organic Chemistry |
Institutions | UCLA |
Known for | Winstein reaction Grunwald-Winstein equation Non-classical cation Anchimeric assistance |
Notable awards | ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1948) National Medal of Science (1970) |
Saul Winstein (October 8, 1912 – November 23, 1969) was the Canadian chemist who discovered the Winstein reaction, in which he argued a non-classical cation was needed to explain the stability of the norbornyl cation.[1] This fueled a debate with Herbert C. Brown over the existence of delocalized cations such as this. He also first proposed the concept of an intimate ion pair.[2]
Richard F. Heck, who earlier in his career had undertaken postgraduate studies with Winstein, won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[3]
Co-author of the Grunwald-Winstein equation concerning solvolysis rates.[4]
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