Rowland Pettit
Rowland Pettit | |
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| Born | February 6, 1927 Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | December 10, 1981 (aged 54) |
| Occupation | Chemist |
Rowland Pettit (February 6, 1927 – December 10, 1981) was an Australian-born American chemist.[1] He was awarded an overseas scholarship from the Royal Commission 1851 from 1952 - 1954. He came to London to Queen Mary College to conduct research into "the molecular orbital theory of organic chemistry and its application". [2][3] Pettit was noted for preparation of Cyclobutadieneiron tricarbonyl and the related trimethylenemethane complex.[1][3][2] Pettit was head of the Department of Chemistry[1][2] and W. T. Doherty Professor in Chemistry at the University of Texas, Austin,[1][2] a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[1][2][3] a member of the American Chemical Society,[3] a member of the Chemical Society of London,[3] a recipient of the American Chemical Society's the Southwest Regional Award,[3][2][1] a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2][3]
The University of Texas said that Pettit was an "internationally recognized organic chemist".[3]
Early Career
Chronology
- 1927 born in Port Lincoln, Australia[3]
- 1949 B.Sc, University of Adelaide[3]
- 1950 M.Sc, University of Adelaide[3]
- 1953 PhD in chemistry, University of Adelaide[3]
- 1954 2nd PhD, Queen Mary College in London[3]
- 1957 assistant professor, the University of Texas, Austin[3]
- 1960 associate professor, the University of Texas, Austin[3]
- 1963 professor of chemistry, the University of Texas, Austin[3]
- 1968 Southwest Regional Award, the American Chemical Society[3]
- 1970-1974 Chairman of Department of Chemistry, the University of Texas, Austin[3]
- 1973 elected to the National Academy of Sciences[3]
- 1980 advanced to W. T. Doherty Professor in Chemistry, the University of Texas, Austin[3]
- 1981 dies in Austin, Texas
Scholarship
Some of his work has been summarized with a focus on his synthesis of Cyclobutadieneiron tricarbonyl.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Encyclopedia of Australian Science:Pettit, Rowland
- ^ a b c d e f g National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs:Rowland Pettit; By John C. Gilbert
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t University of Texas:In Memoriam:Rowland Petti
- ^ G. F. Emerson; L. Watts; R. Pettit (1965). "Cyclobutadiene- and Benzocyclobutadiene-Iron Tricarbonyl Complexes". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 87 (1): 131–133. Bibcode:1965JAChS..87..131E. doi:10.1021/ja01079a032.
- ^ Seyferth, Dietmar (2003). "(Cyclobutadiene)iron TricarbonylA Case of Theory before Experiment". Organometallics. 22 (1): 2–20. doi:10.1021/om020946c.
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