James M. Bobbitt

James McCue Bobbitt (January 18, 1930 – November 22, 2021) was an American chemist and academic who taught chemistry at the University of Connecticut from 1956 to 1991 and developed the Bobbitt reaction.

James M. Bobbitt
Bobbitt in 2019
Born(1930-01-30)January 30, 1930
DiedNovember 22, 2021(2021-11-22) (aged 91)
Windham, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materWest Virginia University (BS)
Ohio State University (PhD)
AwardsTour Speaker of the Year Award of the American Chemical Society 1969
American Chemical Society Tour Speaker 1962, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1975–1982
Alumni Teaching Award (University of Connecticut)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsOhio State University
Wayne State University
University of Connecticut
Doctoral advisorMelville L. Wolfrom
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