Kenneth B. Wiberg
Kenneth Berle Wiberg (September 22, 1927 â May 10, 2026) was an American chemist and academic who was Professor Emeritus of organic chemistry at Yale University. He contributed to many aspects of organic chemistry including physical and synthetic aspects.[1][2]
Scholarship
[edit]In the area of synthetic organic chemistry, Wiberg and his students reported the preparation of highly strained organic compounds bicyclobutane[3] and [1.1.1]propellane:[4]
Scheme 1. Synthesis of [1.1.1]propellane
Death
[edit]Wiberg died in Needham, Massachusetts, on May 10, 2026, at the age of 98.[5]
Recognition
[edit]- Wiberg was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an American Association of Arts and Sciences fellow.[6]
- In 1988, he won the Arthur C. Cope Award.[7]
- Asteroid 27267 Wiberg, discovered by American astronomer John V. McClusky at Fair Oaks Ranch Observatory (725) in 1999, was named in his honor.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 7 January 2004 (M.P.C. 50464).[8]
References
[edit]- â Kenneth B. Wiberg (1960). Laboratory Technique in Organic Chemistry. McGraw-Hill. ISBNÂ 0070700958.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - 1 2 "27267 Wiberg (1999 YH7)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- â Wiberg, K. B.; Lampman, G. M.; Ciula, R. P.; Connor, D. S.; Schertler, P.; Lavanish, J. (1965). "Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane". Tetrahedron. 21 (10): 2749â2769. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)98361-9.
- â Wiberg, K. B.; Walker, F. H. (1982). "[1.1.1]Propellane". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 104 (19): 5239â5240. Bibcode:1982JAChS.104.5239W. doi:10.1021/ja00383a046.
- â "Kenneth B. Wiberg". Tribute Archive. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
- â "Kenneth B. Wiberg, Faculty". Yale University Department of Chemistry. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- â "Arthur C. Cope Award". American Chemical Society.
- â "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Homepage at Yale
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