1918–1998 British organic chemist who developed the principles of conformational analysis and discovered a method for synthesizing the hormone aldosterone.
Keywords: cyclohexane; stereochemistry; feiser; hassel; aldosterone; conformational analysis
Barton, Derek Harold Richard
Noel G Coley, The Open University, Milton, Keynes, UK
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002732
| Further Reading | |
| book Barton DHR (1970) The principles of conformational analysis. Les Prix Nobel en 1969, pp. 119–131. Stockholm: Imprimerie Royale, PA Norstedt & Söner. | |
| book Barton DHR (1991) Some Recollections of Gap Jumping. Washington DC: American Chemical Society. | |
| book Campbell WA and Greenwood NN (1971) Contemporary British Chemists. New York: Barnes and Noble. | |
| book Feldman MR (1993) In: James LK (ed.) Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 1901–1992 (History of Modern Chemistry Series), pp. 507–513. Washington DC: American Chemical Society and the Chemical Heritage Foundation. | |
| book Ramsay OB (1987) "The early history and development of conformational analysis". In: Traynham JG (ed.) Essays on the History of Organic Chemistry, pp 54–77. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University. | |
| book Russell CA (1975) "The origins of conformational analysis". In: Ramsay OB (ed.) Van't Hoff-Le Bel Centennial, ACS Symposium Series 12, pp. 159–178. Washington DC: American Chemical Society. | |
