John_A._Osborn

John A. Osborn

John A. Osborn

English inorganic chemist

John A. Osborn (1939–2000) was an inorganic chemist who made many contributions to organometallic chemistry. Obsorn received his PhD under the mentorship of Geoffrey Wilkinson.[1] During that degree Osborn contributed to the development of Wilkinson's catalyst.[2] His thesis studies ranged widely.[3]

John Osborn

In 1967, he took a faculty position at Harvard University. At Harvard, he supervised the PhD theses of Richard Schrock, John Shapley, and Jay Labinger. During this time, the chemistry of [M(diene)(PR3)2]+ was advanced (M = Rh, Ir), laying the foundation for many subsequent developments.[4] In 1975, Osborn took a faculty position at the Université Louis-Pasteur in Strasbourg, France, where he further broadened his research.

References

  1. [1]
    Schrock, R. (2001). "In Memory of John Anthony Osborn". Adv. Synth. Catal. 343: 3–4. doi:10.1002/1615-4169(20010129)343:1<3::AID-ADSC3>3.0.CO;2-Q.
  2. [2]
    Osborn, J. A.; Jardine, F. H.; Young, J. F.; Wilkinson, G. (1966). "The Preparation and Properties of Tris(triphenylphosphine)halogenorhodium(I) and Some Reactions Thereof Including Catalytic Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Olefins and Acetylenes and Their Derivatives". J. Chem. Soc. A. 1966: 1711–1732. doi:10.1039/J19660001711.
  3. [3]
    Thomas, K.; Osborn, J. A.; Powell, A. R.; Wilkinson, G. (1968). "Preparation of Hydridopentammine- and Hydridoaquotetramminerhodium(III) Sulfates and Other Salts; the Formation of Alkyl and Fluoroalkyl derivatives". J. Chem. Soc. A: 1801–1806. doi:10.1039/j19680001801.
  4. [4]
    Osborn, J. A.; Schrock, R. R. (1971). "Coordinatively unsaturated cationic complexes of rhodium(I), iridium(I), palladium(II), and platinum(II). Generation, synthetic utility, and some catalytic studies". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 93 (12): 3089–3091. doi:10.1021/ja00741a069.
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