John E. McMurry
John Edward McMurry (born July 27, 1942 in New York City ) is an American chemist ( organic chemistry ). He was a professor at Cornell University .
McMurry graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in 1963 and was at the 1967 Columbia University with Gilbert Stork with the work The isoxazole annelation reaction doctorate . He then became Assistant Professor in 1967 and Professor in 1975 at the University of California, Santa Cruz and in 1980 at Cornell University.
He deals with organic synthesis. The McMurry reaction (coupling of two ketones or aldehydes to form an alkene ) is named after him. He is also known for a number of chemistry textbooks.
In 1991 he received the Max Planck Research Award and in 1987 the Humboldt Research Award . He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1985). In 1969 he received a research grant ( Sloan Research Fellowship ) from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation .
He has been married since 1964 and has three sons.
Fonts
- Organic Chemistry, 8th edition, Cengage Learning 2012
- Organic Chemistry with Biological Applications, 2nd edition, Cengage Learning 2011
- Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 7th edition, Cengage Learning 2011
- with Robert C. Fay: Chemistry, 6th edition, Pearson 2012
- with RC Fay: General Chemistry, Atoms First, Pearson 2010
- with DS Ballantine, CA Hoeger, VE Peterson, ME Castellion :. General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 6th Edition, Pearson 2010
- with T. Begley: The Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways, Roberts and Company 2005
Web links
- Homepage
- Literature by and about John E. McMurry in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
- ↑ biographical data, publications and Academic pedigree of John E. McMurry at academictree.org, accessed on 2 January of 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McMurry, John E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McMurry, John Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Chemist (Organic Chemistry) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |