Paolo Chini
Paolo Chini (born March 14, 1928 in Florence , † February 2, 1980 in Milan ) was an Italian chemist and pioneer in the synthesis of metal carbonyl clusters. This is why it is also known as the “King of the Clusters”.
life and work
He developed and improved quantitative methods for the synthesis of large carbonyl clusters, such as thermal degradation and redox condensation. These methods are still the most important approaches for the synthesis of heterometallic clusters with high nuclearity today. The synthesis and characterization of the platinum carbonyl dianions [Pt3n (CO) 6n] 2- (n = 1-10), also known as chini clusters or better chini-longoni clusters, is recognized by the scientific community as the most important result of Chini's work .
Paolo Chini was assistant to Nobel Prize winner Giulio Natta , with whom he was actively involved in the development of the synthesis process for polypropylene polymers.
Every year, the “Paolo Chini Memorial Lecture” honors a scientist who has distinguished himself in organometallic chemistry and catalysis. The award is sponsored and organized by the “Chini Foundation” administered by the Società Chimica Italiana (Italian Chemical Society).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paolieri Matteo, Ciabatti Iacopo, Fontani Marco: Paolo Chini: The Chemical Architect of Metal Carbonyl Clusters In: Journal of Cluster Science , 2019, doi: 10.1007 / s10876-019-01607-7 .
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| SURNAME | Chini, Paolo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1980 |
| Place of death | Milan |