Chemist no. 79 of 350 · Inorganic

Geoffrey Wilkinson

1921-1996United KingdomNobel Chemistry 1973

Organometallic sandwich compounds; Wilkinson's catalyst

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The discovery, explained

Wilkinson's Catalyst and the Sandwich Structure of Ferrocene: Geoffrey Wilkinson's Discovery

How Geoffrey Wilkinson explained the sandwich structure of ferrocene and gave us Wilkinson's catalyst, RhCl(PPh3)3. Mechanism and exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Geoffrey Wilkinson (1921-1996): The Chemist Who Taught Metals to Bond with Carbon Rings

Life story of Geoffrey Wilkinson (1921-1996), Nobel laureate who explained ferrocene and created Wilkinson's catalyst. Early life, career timeline and lessons.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Harry Julius EmeléusdoctoralGlenn T. Seaborgpostdoc
Students: Richard R. Schrockpostdoc