Roger Adams
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Roger Adams was a prominent American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to synthetic and structural organic chemistry and for his leadership in the American Chemical Society.
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| Roger Adams canonical | 5 |
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| instanceOf |
academic administrator
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ organic chemist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| affiliation | American Chemical Society ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
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surface form:
American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry
Franklin Medal ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Nichols Medal ⓘ Priestley Medal ⓘ Willard Gibbs Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Willard Gibbs Award
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| contributedTo |
advancement of synthetic methods in organic chemistry
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structural determination of alkaloids and other natural products ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
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| employer | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| familyName | Adams ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
natural products chemistry
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organic chemistry ⓘ stereochemistry ⓘ structural organic chemistry ⓘ synthetic organic chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Roger ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
chemistry
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organic chemistry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern organic synthesis in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Adams catalyst
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leadership in the American Chemical Society ⓘ research on natural products ⓘ structural elucidation of complex organic molecules ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Chemical Society
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| name | Roger Adams self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Carl Djerassi
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Vincent du Vigneaud ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of platinum oxide hydrogenation catalyst (Adams catalyst) ⓘ |
| occupation |
chemist
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researcher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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president of the American Chemical Society ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Urbana, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Urbana, Illinois
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