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Roger Sheldon
Roger Sheldon in 2015, portrait via the Royal Society
Born
Roger Arthur Sheldon

(1942-06-24) 24 June 1942 (age 82)[2]
Nottingham
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Leicester (PhD)
Known for
SpouseJanna Kornelia Dijkstra[2]
Childrentwo
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisSome reactions of tetraphenyldiphosphine (1967)
Doctoral advisor
  • Stuart Trippett
  • Stephen Davidson[2][5]
Websitewww.sheldon.nl

Roger Arthur Sheldon (born 1942) FRS[1] FRSC is Professor Emeritus of Biocatalysis and Organic Chemistry at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.[11][12][13][14][15][16]

Education

Sheldon was educated at the University of Leicester where he was awarded a PhD in 1967 for research on the chemical reactions of the organophosphorus compound tetraphenyldiphosphine.[5][17]

Awards and honours

Sheldon was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2015. His certificate of election reads:

Roger Sheldon is distinguished for his pioneering and wide-ranging contributions to catalytic oxidation, biocatalysis and green chemistry and for bridging the traditional gap between organic synthesis and catalysis. He introduced the concept of the E-factor which is now used by companies globally for assessing the efficiency and environmental impact of chemical processes. He has consistently emphasized the need for a new paradigm in the evaluation of efficiency in chemical processes from the traditional concept of chemical yield to one that assigns value to waste minimisation and is an avid proponent of elegance and precision in organic synthesis.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Professor Roger A. Sheldon FRS". London: The Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2015-05-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Roger Sheldon CV". sheldon.nl. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
  3. ^ "Green Chemistry Award 2010 Winner: Roger Sheldon, Delft University of Technology". Royal Society of Chemistry. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20.
  4. ^ Moiseev, I. I.; Murahashi, S. I.; Poliakoff, M.; Seddon, K. R.; Švedas, V. K. (2008). "Professor Dr Roger A. Sheldon—65 years on". Green Chemistry. 10 (3): 270. doi:10.1039/B719347P.
  5. ^ a b Davidson, R. S.; Sheldon, R. A.; Trippett, S. (1966). "The reactions of tetraphenyldiphosphine with alcohols". Journal of the Chemical Society C: Organic: 722. doi:10.1039/J39660000722.
  6. ^ Sheldon, Roger; Kochi, Jay (1981). Metal-catalyzed oxidations of organic compounds : mechanistic principles and synthetic methodology including biochemical processes. New York: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-639380-4.
  7. ^ Sheldon, R. A.; Kochi, J. Y. K. (1981). "Introduction to Metal-Catalyzed Oxidations". Metal-catalyzed Oxidations of Organic Compounds. p. 1. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-639380-4.50007-5. ISBN 9780126393804.
  8. ^ Sheldon, R. A. (2000). "Atom efficiency and catalysis in organic synthesis". Pure and Applied Chemistry. 72 (7). doi:10.1351/pac200072071233.
  9. ^ Sheldon, R. A. (2007). "The E Factor: Fifteen years on". Green Chemistry. 9 (12): 1273. doi:10.1039/B713736M.
  10. ^ Tuck, C. O.; Pérez, E; Horváth, I. T.; Sheldon, R. A.; Poliakoff, M (2012). "Valorization of biomass: Deriving more value from waste". Science. 337 (6095). New York: 695–9. doi:10.1126/science.1218930. PMID 22879509.
  11. ^ Roger A. Sheldon's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  12. ^ Sheldon, R. (2001). "Catalytic reactions in ionic liquids". Chemical Communications (23): 2399. doi:10.1039/B107270F.
  13. ^ Van Rantwijk, F.; Sheldon, R. A. (2007). "Biocatalysis in Ionic Liquids". Chemical Reviews. 107 (6): 2757. doi:10.1021/cr050946x. PMID 17564484.
  14. ^ Brink, G. T.; Arends,, I. W. C. E.; Sheldon, R. A. (2000). "Green, Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols in Water". Science. 287 (5458). New York: 1636. doi:10.1126/science.287.5458.1636.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  15. ^ Sheldon, R. A. (2007). "Enzyme Immobilization: The Quest for Optimum Performance". Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 349 (8–9): 1289. doi:10.1002/adsc.200700082.
  16. ^ Sheldon, R (2001). "Catalytic reactions in ionic liquids". Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (23): 2399–407. PMID 12239988.
  17. ^ Sheldon, Roger Arthur (1967). Some reactions of tetraphenyldiphosphine (PhD thesis). University of Leicester. OCLC 504738263.
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