Dietmar Seyferth

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Dietmar Seyferth (January 11, 1929 – June 6, 2020) was an emeritus professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He published widely on topics in organometallic chemistry and was the founding editor of the journal Organometallics.[1]

Biography

Seyferth was born in 1929 in

organosilicon, and organomercury chemistry. He also contributed to organocobalt chemistry and organoiron chemistry, e.g. the popularization of Fe2S2(CO)6.[3] He died on Saturday, June 6, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts.[4]

Seyferth has been widely recognized, notably with the American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry and election to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

See also

References

  1. doi:10.1021/om100948g
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  2. doi:10.1021/ja01144a532
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  3. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)90307-3
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  4. ^ Randall, Danielle (17 June 2020). "Dietmar Seyferth, professor emeritus of chemistry, dies at 91". MIT Chemistry. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 17 June 2020.


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