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Sir Robert Robinson OM FRS FRSE (13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975) was a British organic chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1947 for his research on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanins) and alkaloids.
Sir Robert Robinson (born Sept. 13, 1886, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Eng.—died Feb. 8, 1975, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, near London) 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.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1947 was awarded to Sir Robert Robinson "for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids"
Robert Robinson showed that amino acids play an important role in plants’ formation of alkaloids. In 1917 he succeeded in synthesizing the troponin alkaloid from three simpler molecules. Previous methods of producing the substance involved complicated reactions in many steps.
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May 18, 2018 · An acknowledged giant of twentieth-century organic chemistry, Robert Robinson authored 700 research papers that continue to influence the way organic chemists think about synthesis, natural products, and reaction mechanisms.
Robert Robinson played an integral part in building the foundations needed to understand reaction mechanisms, and pioneered the use of curly arrows to show electron movement.
Sir Robert Robinson Robinson received the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the synthesis of natural products, especially the alkaloids.
The award of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for 1947 to Sir Robert Robinson, president of the Royal Society, can have occasioned little surprise in view of his outstanding contributions to...
British organic chemist, who was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on the structure of a number of biologically active plant extracts. He was knighted in 1937, appointed to the OM in 1949, and served as president of the Royal Society from 1945 to 1950.
Sir Robert Robinson OM FRS FRSE (13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975) was a British organic chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1947 for his research on plant dyestuffs ( anthocyanins) and alkaloids. In 1947, he also received the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm.
