Brian Halton | |
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| Born | 9 March 1941 Accrington, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 23 February 2019 (aged 77) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Citizenship | New Zealander |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton |
| Spouse |
Margaret Leach (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Florida Victoria University of Wellington |
| Thesis | Part I: Addition reactions of a methyleneaziridine. Part II: Conformational aspects of cyclotriveratrylene derivatives (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Cookson |
| Doctoral students | Martin Banwell David Officer |
Brian Halton (9 March 1941 – 23 February 2019) was a New Zealand organic chemist. He is noted for his investigation of highly strained and fused aromatic compounds, and was also active as an historian of chemistry.