Donald J. Cram
American chemist (1919–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald James Cram (April 22, 1919 – June 17, 2001) was an American chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jean-Marie Lehn and Charles J. Pedersen "for their development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity." They were the founders of the field of host–guest chemistry.
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Donald James Cram | |
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Born | April 22, 1919 |
Died | June 17, 2001 (aged 82) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Rollins College (BS) University of Nebraska (MS) Harvard University (PhD) |
Known for | Cram's rule Host–guest chemistry phenonium ions paracyclophanes |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1987) Glenn T. Seaborg Medal (1989) National Medal of Science (1993) Guggenheim fellowship (1955) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | UCLA, Merck & Co, MIT |
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Doctoral advisor | Louis Fieser |
Doctoral students | M. Frederick Hawthorne Norman L. Allinger |
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