Derek Harold Richard Barton was born on 8 September 1918, son of William Thomas and Maude Henrietta Barton. In 1938 he entered Imperial College, University of London, where he obtained his B.Sc.Hons. (1st Class) in 1940 and Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) in 1942. From 1942 to 1944 he was a research chemist on a government project, from1944-1945 he was with Messrs. Albright and Wilson, Birmingham. In 1945 he became assistant lecturer in the Department of Chemistry of Imperial College, from 1946-1949 he was I.C.I. Research Fellow. In 1949 he obtained his D.Sc. from the same University. During 1949-1950 he was Visiting Lecturer in the Chemistry of Natural Products, at the Department of Chemistry, Harvard University (U.S.A.). In 1950 he was appointed Reader in Organic Chemistry and in 1953 Professor at Birkbeck College. In 1955 he became Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, in 1957 he was appointed Professor of Organic Chemistry at Imperial College.
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Derek Barton was first married to Jeanne Kate Wilkins but this marriage was later dissolved. He married second Christiane Cognet, a Professor of the Lycée français de Londres.
(From Nobel Lectures, Chemistry 1963-1970, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1972)
Sir Derek Barton, distinguished professor of chemistry at Texas A&M [Agricultural and Mechanical] University and holder of the Dow Chair of Chemical Invention died on March 16 of heart failure. He was 79.
In a research career spanning over five decades, Barton’s contributions to organic chemistry included major discoveries which have profoundly altered our way of thinking about chemical structure and reactivity.
Born in Gravesend, Kent, Derek Henry Richard Barton graduated from Imperial College with a BSc and PhD in 1942 but returned after military intelligence work during World War II and a brief period in industry. During a sabbatical leave at Harvard in 1950 he wrote a paper on conformational analysis for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969, shared with the Norwegian chemist, Odd Hassel.
In the UK he held chairs of chemistry at Birkbeck College and Glasgow University before returning again to Imperial in 1957, where he developed a remarkable synthesis of the steroid hormone, aldosterone by a photochemical reaction known as the Barton Reaction. In 1978 he retired from the College and became director of the Natural Products Institute at Gif-sur-Yvette in France.
In 1986 he joined Texas A&M University as distinguished professor of chemistry.
Author of more than 1,000 papers in chemical journals, Professor Barton held many successful patents and received numerous honours and awards. In 1972 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth and received the Légion d’ Honneur (Chevalier 1972; Officier 1985) from France.
He is survived by his wife, Judy (Cobb), his son, William, from his first marriage and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on 1 September at Imperial College.
(IC Reporter, Issue 61, 28 Apr 1998)
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Derek Barton was first married to Jeanne Kate Wilkins but this marriage was later dissolved. He married second Christiane Cognet, a Professor of the Lycée français de Londres.
(From Nobel Lectures, Chemistry 1963-1970, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1972)
Sir Derek Barton, distinguished professor of chemistry at Texas A&M [Agricultural and Mechanical] University and holder of the Dow Chair of Chemical Invention died on March 16 of heart failure. He was 79.
In a research career spanning over five decades, Barton’s contributions to organic chemistry included major discoveries which have profoundly altered our way of thinking about chemical structure and reactivity.
Born in Gravesend, Kent, Derek Henry Richard Barton graduated from Imperial College with a BSc and PhD in 1942 but returned after military intelligence work during World War II and a brief period in industry. During a sabbatical leave at Harvard in 1950 he wrote a paper on conformational analysis for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969, shared with the Norwegian chemist, Odd Hassel.
In the UK he held chairs of chemistry at Birkbeck College and Glasgow University before returning again to Imperial in 1957, where he developed a remarkable synthesis of the steroid hormone, aldosterone by a photochemical reaction known as the Barton Reaction. In 1978 he retired from the College and became director of the Natural Products Institute at Gif-sur-Yvette in France.
In 1986 he joined Texas A&M University as distinguished professor of chemistry.
Author of more than 1,000 papers in chemical journals, Professor Barton held many successful patents and received numerous honours and awards. In 1972 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth and received the Légion d’ Honneur (Chevalier 1972; Officier 1985) from France.
He is survived by his wife, Judy (Cobb), his son, William, from his first marriage and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on 1 September at Imperial College.
(IC Reporter, Issue 61, 28 Apr 1998)
Derek Harold Richard Barton was born on 8 September 1918, son of William Thomas and Maude Henrietta Barton. In 1938 he entered Imperial College, University of London, where he obtained his B.Sc.Hons. (1st Class) in 1940 and Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) in 1942. From 1942 to 1944 he was a research chemist on a government project, from1944-1945 he was with Messrs. Albright and Wilson, Birmingham. In 1945 he became assistant lecturer in the Department of Chemistry of Imperial College, from 1946-1949 he was I.C.I. Research Fellow. In 1949 he obtained his D.Sc. from the same University. During 1949-1950 he was Visiting Lecturer in the Chemistry of Natural Products, at the Department of Chemistry, Harvard University (U.S.A.). In 1950 he was appointed Reader in Organic Chemistry and in 1953 Professor at Birkbeck College. In 1955 he became Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, in 1957 he was appointed Professor of Organic Chemistry at Imperial College.
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Derek Barton was first married to Jeanne Kate Wilkins but this marriage was later dissolved. He married second Christiane Cognet, a Professor of the Lycée français de Londres.
(From Nobel Lectures, Chemistry 1963-1970, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1972)
Sir Derek Barton, distinguished professor of chemistry at Texas A&M [Agricultural and Mechanical] University and holder of the Dow Chair of Chemical Invention died on March 16 of heart failure. He was 79.
In a research career spanning over five decades, Barton’s contributions to organic chemistry included major discoveries which have profoundly altered our way of thinking about chemical structure and reactivity.
Born in Gravesend, Kent, Derek Henry Richard Barton graduated from Imperial College with a BSc and PhD in 1942 but returned after military intelligence work during World War II and a brief period in industry. During a sabbatical leave at Harvard in 1950 he wrote a paper on conformational analysis for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969, shared with the Norwegian chemist, Odd Hassel.
In the UK he held chairs of chemistry at Birkbeck College and Glasgow University before returning again to Imperial in 1957, where he developed a remarkable synthesis of the steroid hormone, aldosterone by a photochemical reaction known as the Barton Reaction. In 1978 he retired from the College and became director of the Natural Products Institute at Gif-sur-Yvette in France.
In 1986 he joined Texas A&M University as distinguished professor of chemistry.
Author of more than 1,000 papers in chemical journals, Professor Barton held many successful patents and received numerous honours and awards. In 1972 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth and received the Légion d’ Honneur (Chevalier 1972; Officier 1985) from France.
He is survived by his wife, Judy (Cobb), his son, William, from his first marriage and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on 1 September at Imperial College.
(IC Reporter, Issue 61, 28 Apr 1998)
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Derek Barton was first married to Jeanne Kate Wilkins but this marriage was later dissolved. He married second Christiane Cognet, a Professor of the Lycée français de Londres.
(From Nobel Lectures, Chemistry 1963-1970, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1972)
Sir Derek Barton, distinguished professor of chemistry at Texas A&M [Agricultural and Mechanical] University and holder of the Dow Chair of Chemical Invention died on March 16 of heart failure. He was 79.
In a research career spanning over five decades, Barton’s contributions to organic chemistry included major discoveries which have profoundly altered our way of thinking about chemical structure and reactivity.
Born in Gravesend, Kent, Derek Henry Richard Barton graduated from Imperial College with a BSc and PhD in 1942 but returned after military intelligence work during World War II and a brief period in industry. During a sabbatical leave at Harvard in 1950 he wrote a paper on conformational analysis for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969, shared with the Norwegian chemist, Odd Hassel.
In the UK he held chairs of chemistry at Birkbeck College and Glasgow University before returning again to Imperial in 1957, where he developed a remarkable synthesis of the steroid hormone, aldosterone by a photochemical reaction known as the Barton Reaction. In 1978 he retired from the College and became director of the Natural Products Institute at Gif-sur-Yvette in France.
In 1986 he joined Texas A&M University as distinguished professor of chemistry.
Author of more than 1,000 papers in chemical journals, Professor Barton held many successful patents and received numerous honours and awards. In 1972 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth and received the Légion d’ Honneur (Chevalier 1972; Officier 1985) from France.
He is survived by his wife, Judy (Cobb), his son, William, from his first marriage and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on 1 September at Imperial College.
(IC Reporter, Issue 61, 28 Apr 1998)
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