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His synthesis of tropinone (a precursor for atropine & benztropine) 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.
May 18, 2018 · In high school Robinson excelled in mathematics and physics and hoped to become a mathematician. However, his father encouraged him to study chemistry instead, so Robinson accepted the inevitable and entered the chemistry program at the University of Manchester.
Apr 5, 1990 · Sir Robert Robinson was among the last of the great organic chemists in the classical tradition, achieving brilliant results with extremely simple apparatus.
He was educated at the Chesterfield Grammar School, Fulneck School, near Leeds, and at Manchester University where he graduated B.Sc. in 1906 and D.Sc. in 1910. In 1912, he was appointed the first Professor of Pure and Applied Organic Chemistry in the University of Sydney.
Sir Robert Robinson was a British chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1947 for his research on a wide range of organic compounds, notably alkaloids. After obtaining his doctorate from Victoria University of Manchester in 1910, Robinson taught at various British universities.
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Feb 10, 1975 · Liverpool, Manchester and St. Andrews universities before becoming Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at Oxford, where he remained for 25 years. His Nobel Prize was for research into plant biology,...
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1947 was awarded to Sir Robert Robinson "for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids"
