Robert Robinson

Sir Robert Robinson, (13 September 1886 – 8 February 1975 ), won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [1] for his research on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanins) and alkaloids.

Robert Robinson
Born	September 13, 1886 Chesterfield, England
Died	February 8, 1975 (aged 88)
Residence	England
Nationality	English
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Sydney, University of Liverpool, British Dyestuffs Corporation, University of Manchester, University of London, University of Oxford
Alma mater	University of Manchester
Doctoral advisor	William Henry Perkin, Jr.
Doctoral students	Arthur John Birch William Sage Rapson
Known for	Tropinone synthesis
Notable awards	Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1947)

He was the Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University from 1930 and a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. Robinson Close in the Science Area at Oxford is named after him [2], as is the Robert Robinson Laboratory at the University of Liverpool.

Work

His synthesis of tropinone, a precursor of cocaine, in 1917 was not only a big step in alkaloid chemistry but also showed that tandem reactions in a one-pot synthesis are capable of forming bicyclic molecules.[1] [2]

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