William D. Emmons

William D. Emmons

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name = William D. Emmons


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birth_date = birth date|1924|11|18
birth_place = Minnesota
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nationality = American
death_date = death date and age|2001|12|8|1924|11|18
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work_institution = Rohm and Haas
alma_mater = University of Minnesota
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known_for = Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction
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William D. Emmons (November 18, 1924 - December 8, 2001) was an American chemist and published together William S. Wadsworth a modifications to the Wittig-Horner reaction using phosphonate-stabilized carbanions now called the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction or HWE reaction or Horner-Wittig reaction

Life

Emmons studied at the University of Minnesota and served in the Pacific in World War II and avoided being drafted for the Korean War by working for the Redstone Arsenal Research of Rohm and Haas. Where he worked until his retirement in 1989.

Reference

* cite web
url = http://www.orgsyn.org/obits/emmons.pdf
title = William D. Emmons November 18, 1924 - December 8, 2001
author = Jeremiah P. Freeman
publisher = Organic Syntheses Vol. 80, pp xxvii-xxix|format=PDF


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