Avery Adrian Morton
Avery Adrian Morton (born November 27, 1892 in St. Lawrence , South Dakota , † 1987 ) was an American chemist and professor of organic chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .
Morton studied chemistry at Cotner College in Lincoln , Nebraska , the University of Chicago and Harvard University . After his military service, Morton received his doctorate in 1924 with the work A study of the rate of reaction between diphenyl-chloro-methane and ethyl alcohol with James F. Norris at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . At MIT, Morton was offered a position immediately after completing his doctorate. He turned to organometallic chemistry and developed methods to synthesize organic sodium compounds, which Karl Ziegler worked onfor example initially failed. Morton developed important equipment, including high-speed stirrers and the Morton Flask , a bottle with three necks and a large inner surface, with which organic sodium compounds could only be produced. His work Laboratory Techniques in Organic Chemistry has been widely cited.
In 1936 Morton was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1958 as a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science .
His students included Robert B. Woodward , Henry Rapoport, and Robert L. Letsinger .
Web links
- Biographies, publications and academic family tree of Avery Adrian Morton at academictree.org
- Andrea Sella: Classic Kit: Morton flask. In: chemistryworld.com. June 25, 2010, accessed March 13, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ WWI VETERANS HONOR ROLL BIOGRAPHIES # 31-32-33 - LANCASTER CO., NEGENWEB PROJECT. Retrieved March 13, 2019 .
- ^ Our History - MIT Department of Chemistry. Retrieved March 13, 2019 (American English).
- ^ MIT Libraries' Catalog. Massachusetts Institute of Technology , accessed March 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter M. (PDF; 1.1 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved March 13, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morton, Avery Adrian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morton, Avery A .; Morton, Avery |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Lawrence , South Dakota |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1987 |