Roger Alder Explained

Roger William Alder, FRS is an Emeritus Professor of organic chemistry at the University of Bristol.[1]

His research involves the study of novel compounds with unusual properties, such as proton sponges[2] [3] and stable carbenes.[2] [4]

Alder received the Royal Society of Chemistry Bader Award for organic chemistry in 1993.[5] He has been a fellow of the Royal Society since 2007.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professor Roger Alder. University of Bristol. 23 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Roger Alder. The Royal Society. 23 July 2017.
  3. R. W. Alder . P. S. Bowman . W. R. S. Steele . D. R. Winterman . amp . . 1968 . 723 . 10.1039/C19680000723 . The remarkable basicity of 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene . 13.
  4. Bis(diisopropylamino)carbene . Roger W. Alder . Dr. Paul R. Allen . Martin Murray . A. Guy Orpen . amp . . 35 . 10 . 1121–1123 . 1996 . 10.1002/anie.199611211.
  5. Web site: Bader Award Previous Winners . The Royal Society of Chemistry . 11 September 2018.

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