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R. Bruce King

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R. Bruce King is emeritus professor at the University of Georgia.[1] He has contributed to many areas of organometallic chemistry, including synthesis, spectroscopy, and theory. He is the author and editor of several monographs and book series.[2]

Structure of Fe2(SCH3)2(CO)6, isomers of which King separated and characterized.[3]

Training and research interests

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He received his Ph.D. in 1961 under the direction of F. Gordon A. Stone at Harvard for research on organocobalt and organoiron compounds.[4] He subsequently conducted studies on synthetic organometallic chemistry at DuPont and then at the Mellon Institute. His endeavors led to the first examples of diazonium complexes.[5] His contributions also include organophosphorus ligands.

Recognition

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Among his accolades, King was recognized by the American Chemical Society Awards in Pure Chemistry (1971) and in Inorganic Chemistry (1991).

References

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  1. ^ "R Bruce King". Dept. of Chemistry. University of Georgia. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  2. ^ King, R. B. Organometallic Syntheses. Volume 1 Transition-Metal Compounds; Academic Press: New York, 1965. ISBN 0444426078.
  3. ^ King, R. B. (1962). "Organosulfur Derivatives of Metal Carbonyls. I. The Isolation of Two Isomeric Products in the Reaction of Triiron Dodecacarbonyl with Dimethyl Disulfide". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 84 (12): 2460. doi:10.1021/ja00871a045.
  4. ^ Kaesz, H. D.; King, R. B.; Manuel, T. A.; Nichols, L. D.; Stone, F. G. A. (1960). "Chemistry of the metal carbonyls. V. The desulfurization of thiophene". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 82 (17): 4749–4750. doi:10.1021/ja01502a080.
  5. ^ King, R. B. (1995). "Thirty Years of Organometallic Aryldiazenido Aryldiazo Derivatives". J. Organomet. Chem. 500 (1–2): 187. doi:10.1016/0022-328X(95)00504-J.