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Course: Chemistry 11  Block:  B Group members:  Irina Chan, May Wong, Natasha Jang   **  
 * <span style="color: rgb(98, 24, 145)">Chemist: Sir Derek Barton



**Sir Derek Barton (1918-1998)**
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<span style="color: rgb(82, 190, 235)"><span style="color: rgb(229, 102, 152)"><span style="color: rgb(82, 190, 235)">Derek Harold Richard Barton, a British Organic Chemist, was born on September 8th, 1918 in England. He was the son and grandson of wealthy carpenters.

As a child, he went to a private school and eventually attended Gillingham Technical college where he studied chemistry at The Imperial College Of Science and Technology in London. He earned his baccalaureate, PHD (In organic chemistry) and doctoral degrees in 1940 and 1942. He first worked for a military for World War 2 and then later worked for a chemical industry in Burmingham.

He studied organic chemistry in his free time but became an assistant lecturer at the Imperial College where he worked and taught physical and inorganic chemistry. He received a Nobel Prize in 1969 for the analysis he did on chemistry.

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<span style="color: rgb(50, 150, 205)"><span style="color: rgb(82, 190, 235)">This analysis was a study about 3D geometric structure of complex molecules. Later on, he continued to teach organic chemistry at the University of London while continuing his own research. Three years later, he returned to the Imperial College to research further on Aldosterone. Aldersterone is a steroid hormone in the the body. He continued his research for 20 years and was knighted in 1972. He was then appointed director at the Institute of Organic Chemistry's National Centre for Scientific Research. By 1986, he accepted a distinguished professorship at Texas A&M University. Unfortunately he died of a heart attack at the age of 79 on March 16th, 1998. = =



Sir Derek Barton in a Discussion at a Conference
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<span style="color: rgb(29, 159, 88)">Sir Derek Barton contributed greatly to studies in organic chemistry. In 1950 he published a four page analysis called "The Conformation of the Steroid Nucleus". <span style="color: rgb(29, 159, 88)">The analysis showed how both steroid molecules and organic molecules were assigned to a preferred "conformation" based on the results that were accumulated by chemical physicists. <span style="color: rgb(29, 159, 88)"> This analysis showed the many diverse findings and the behaviour of chemical and biological steriods. This concluded the basics to understanding the enzymatic processes. He also studied three dimensional structures of complex molecules. In 1958 he discovered "a photochemical process that provided an easier means of synthesizing aldosterone, the steroid hormone," this reaction was later called "The Barton Reaction". He expanded his research on radicals and photochemistry where he made important contributions to the art and science of organic chemistry. He was also known for McCombie-deoxygenation. He was also famous for five other important reactions:

1. Barton nitrite photolysis 2.- - - - - Barton dearmination 3. - - - - - - - - - Barton decarboxylation 4. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Barton-kellogg olefination 5.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Barton-McCombie deoxygenation

Barton's research interests led to the invention of new chemical reactions, the function of unactivated molecules, and the combination of natural products**.**

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<span style="color: rgb(229, 126, 72)">Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton, or commonly known as Derek Barton was a great British Organic Chemist.

In England, he was known as Sir Derek only. He was married three times during his lifetime and was both a father and a grandfather. Barton had first married Jeanne Kate Wilkins, but later remarried to Professor Christiane Cognet who later died in 1994. His third wife was Judy Cobb Barton. He also has two sons and three grandchildren.

Although Barton is remembered for his Nobel Prize winning work on the Conformational analysis, he made significant contributions to the art and science of organic chemistry. Barton was an incredibly outgoing scientist who traveled frequently, accepted many lectureships and visiting professorships. Surprisingly, he often worked as an industrial consultant. He believed in sharing knowledge and exposing one's ideas to critical review. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">     <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">     <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="color: rgb(229, 126, 72)">

Barton had retired twice officially in his lifetime. <span style="color: rgb(229, 126, 72)"> He died at the age of 79 at College Station Texas.

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Barton's Quote: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="color: rgb(172, 137, 215)">"I do not believe that the present flowering of science is due in the least to a real appreciation of the beauty and intellectual discipline of the subject. It is due simply to the fact that power, wealth, and prestige can only be obtained by the correct application of science." - Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton

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