Robert Sidney Cahn Explained

Robert Sidney Cahn (9 June 1899 – 15 June 1981) was a British chemist, best known for his contributions to chemical nomenclature and stereochemistry, particularly by the Cahn–Ingold–Prelog priority rules, which he proposed in 1956 with Christopher Kelk Ingold and Vladimir Prelog.^[1] Cahn was the first to report the structure of Cannabinol (CBN) found in Cannabis in the early 1930s.^{[2] [3]}

Cahn was born in Hampstead, London. He became a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry^[4] and was editor of the Journal of the Chemical Society from 1949 until 1963, and he remained with the Society as Director of Publications Research until his retirement in 1965.^[5]

Bibliography

• Book: Robert S. Cahn . An Introduction to Chemical Nomenclature . 1959 . Butterworths. and subsequent editions published in 1964, 1968, and 1974.

Notes and References

1. In Memoriam Vladimir Prelog (1906–1998): Some Personal Reminiscences . The Chemical Educator . 3 . 2 . 1998 . 10.1007/s00897980200a . 1–9 . George B. Kauffman. 96367574 .
2. 174. Cannabis indica resin. Part III. The constitution of cannabinol . 10.1039/JR9320001342 . 1932 . Cahn . Robert Sidney . Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) . 1342–1353 .
3. 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706406 . Cannabinoid pharmacology: The first 66 years . 2006 . Pertwee . Roger G. . British Journal of Pharmacology . 147 . Suppl 1 . S163-71 . 16402100 . 1760722 .
4. Journal of the American Chemical Society . 82 . 5960 . Leonard T. Capell . An Introduction to Chemical Nomenclature . 1960. 22 . 10.1021/ja01507a051.
5. Book: The Royal Society of Chemistry: The First 150 Years . David Hardy Whiffen, Donald Holroyde Hey . Donald Holroyde Hey . Royal Society of Chemistry . 0-85186-294-2 . 1991.