Lewis Hastings Sarett
| Lewis Hastings Sarett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 22, 1917 Champaign, Illinois |
| Died |
November 29, 1999 (aged 81) Viola, Idaho |
| Occupation | Organic chemist |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Adams Barrie (m. March 1, 1944 - div.June 28, 1969) Pamela Thorp |
| Children |
Mary Nicole and Katharine Wendy (1st wife) Will H. and Renee M. (2nd wife) |
Lewis Hastings Sarett (December 22, 1917 – November 29, 1999) was an American organic chemist.
Biography
He was born in Champaign, Illinois and was an uncle of Donald Rumsfeld.[1] He lived in Laona, Wisconsin for a time and then attended high school in Highland Park, Illinois . He received a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University in 1939 (Phi Beta Kappa) and his doctorate from Princeton University.
He worked for Merck & Co. for 38 years retiring in 1982. He invented a Process of Treating Pregnene Compounds Cortisone, Patent Number 2,462,133.
Named after him is the Sarett Oxidation which is the oxidation of an alcohol to a ketone or an aldehyde using chromic oxide and pyridine. Primary alcohols will be oxidised to aldehydes and not carboxylic acids.
Honors and awards
- 1964 Scheele Award
- 1972 Chemical Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists [2]
- 1975 National Medal of Science
- 1976 Perkin Medal
- 1980 Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
- 1980 Awarded the IRI Medal from the Industrial Research Institute for his contributions to technology leadership
- 1981 American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal
References
- ↑ http://www.miltrosenberg.com/show/donald-rumsfeld-on-rumsfelds-rules/
- ↑ "Chemical Pioneer Award". American Institute of Chemists. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
External links
- Lewis Hastings Sarett December 22, 1917–November 29, 1999 By Arthur A. Patchett
- Inventors hall of fame
- http://www.todayinsci.com/12/12_22.htm
- New York Times Obituary, December 27, 1999.