Alan Sargeson
Alan Sargeson Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| Died | 29 December 2008 (aged 78) |
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| Fields | chemistry |
| Thesis | The metal oxygen band in inorganic complexes (1957) |
| Doctoral advisor | Francis Patrick Dwyer |
Alan McLeod Sargeson FAA FRS[1] (30 October 1930 – 29 December 2008) was an Australian inorganic chemist.
Education and early life
Sargeson was born at
Career and research
His first academic appointment was at the University of Adelaide and then in 1958 he rejoined Dwyer at the Australian National University.[2]
Sargeson was best known as a coordination chemist with an interest in bioinorganic chemistry. In early work with Dwyer and throughout his career, he studied stereochemistry. His research group investigated the reactions of amine ligands, culminating in the synthesis of the clathrochelates called "sepulchrates".[3]
Awards and honours
He was elected a
References
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- ISBN 9780470132517.
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