Edward M. Burgess
Edward Meredith Burgess (June 8, 1934 – June 24, 2018) was an American chemist. He specialized in organic chemistry with an emphasis on methodology, structure, and photochemistry. He is best known for the Burgess reagent (methyl N-(triethylammoniumsulfonyl)carbamate) that is used for selective dehydration of alcohols.
Edward M. Burgess | |
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September 2001; Namaqualand, South Africa | |
Born | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | June 8, 1934
Died | June 24, 2018 84) St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. | (aged
Alma mater | Auburn University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Known for | Burgess Reagent |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Organic chemistry |
Institutions | Yale University Georgia Institute of Technology |
Thesis | Photochemical isomerization of eucarvone and cyclooctatrienone: studies toward the synthesis of samandarin (1962) |
Doctoral advisor | George Büchi |
Doctoral students | Anthony Joseph Arduengo III |
Professor Burgess served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society from 1974 to 1977.
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