Howard Zimmerman
Howard E. Zimmerman (born July 5, 1926 in New York City , † February 12, 2012 in Madison , Wisconsin ) was an American chemist . He was considered a pioneer in organic photochemistry.
Zimmerman studied chemistry as a tank gunner after military service in World War II at Yale University with a bachelor's degree in 1950 with top grades (he received the Chittenden Award from Yale) and his doctorate in 1953. As a post-doctoral student , he was with Robert B. Woodward at Harvard University . In 1954 he was Assistant Professor at Northwestern University , 1960 Associate Professor and later Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison . In 1956 he became a Sloan Research Fellow . From 1990 he was Hilldale and AC Cope Professor of Chemistry.
He dealt theoretically with the application of quantum mechanics to photoreactions. Known for his teaching skills, he taught courses in molecular orbital theory and quantum chemistry for the American Chemical Society . He organized the symposium for photochemistry of the IUPAC 1972 in Baden-Baden and five Pacifichem symposia.
His research had applications in organic synthesis, for example his elucidation of the mechanism of the di-pi-methane rearrangement in 1967.
In 1976 he received the James Flack Norris Award and in 1991 the Arthur Cope Award from the American Chemical Society, in 1980 the Halpern Award from the New York Academy of Sciences and in 1985 the Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists . In 1988 he received the Humboldt Research Award . He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1980).
Fonts
- Quantum Mechanics for Organic Chemists. Academic Press 1975
- Five decades of mechanistic and exploratory organic photochemistry. In: Pure and Applied Chemistry . Volume 78, 2006, pp. 2193-2203
- Moebius-Hueckel concept in organic chemistry. Application of organic molecules and reactions. In: Accounts of Chemical Research . Volume 4, 1971, pp. 272-280
- Some Theoretical Aspects of Organic Photochemistry. In: Accounts of Chemical Research. Volume 10, 1982, pp. 312-317.
- with Diego Armesto: Synthetic Aspects of the Di-π-methane Rearrangement. In: Chemical Reviews. Volume 96, 1996, pp. 3065-3112.
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| SURNAME | Zimmerman, Howard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zimmerman, Howard E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 2012 |
| Place of death | Madison , Wisconsin |