Edward M. Burgess | |
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 September 2001; Namaqualand, South Africa | |
| Born | June 8, 1934 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | June 24, 2018 (aged 84) St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Auburn University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Burgess Reagent |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Yale University Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Photochemical isomerization of eucarvone and cyclooctatrienone: studies toward the synthesis of samandarin (1962) |
| Doctoral advisor | George Büchi |
| Doctoral students | Anthony Joseph Arduengo III |
Edward Meredith Burgess (June 8, 1934 – June 24, 2018) was an American chemist.[1] He specialized in organic chemistry with an emphasis on methodology, structure, and photochemistry. He is best known for the Burgess reagent (methyl N-(triethylammoniumsulfonyl)carbamate) that is used for selective dehydration of alcohols.[2][3]
Professor Burgess served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society from 1974 to 1977.[4]
- ^ "Obituary: Edward M. Burgess". C & en. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Atkins, G. M.; Burgess, E. M. (1968). "The reactions of an N-sulfonylamine inner salt". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 90 (17): 4744–4745. doi:10.1021/ja01019a052.
- ^ Edward M. Burgess; Harold R. Penton Jr.; E. A. Taylor (1973). "Thermal reactions of alkyl N-carbomethoxysulfamate esters". J. Org. Chem. 38 (1): 26–31. doi:10.1021/jo00941a006.
- ^ ACS Organic Division Archive. - Retrieved 2010-12-28.