| Robert Robinson |
| Born |
September 13, 1886
Chesterfield, England |
| Died |
February 8, 1975 (aged 88)
|
| Residence |
England |
| Nationality |
English |
| Fields |
Chemistry |
| Institutions |
University of Sydney,
University of Liverpool,
British Dyestuffs Corporation,
University of Manchester,
University of London,
University of Oxford |
| Alma mater |
University of Manchester |
| Doctoral advisor |
William Henry Perkin, Jr. |
| Doctoral students |
Arthur John Birch William Sage Rapson |
| Known for |
Tropinone synthesis |
| Notable awards |
Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1947) |
Sir Robert Robinson, (13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975 ), won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [1] for his research on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanins) and alkaloids. He was the Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University from 1930 and a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. Robinson Close in the Science Area at Oxford is named after him [2], as is the Robert Robinson Laboratory at the University of Liverpool.
Work
His synthesis of tropinone, a precursor of cocaine, in 1917 was not only a big step in alkaloid chemistry but also showed that tandem reactions in a one-pot synthesis are capable of forming bicyclic molecules.[1] [2]
