Saul Winstein
Saul Winstein | |
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| Born | October 8, 1912 |
| Died | November 23, 1969 (aged 57) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Known for | Winstein reaction Grunwald–Winstein equation Non-classical cation Anchimeric assistance |
| Awards | ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1948) National Medal of Science (1970) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical Organic Chemistry |
| Institutions | UCLA |
Saul Winstein (October 8, 1912 – November 23, 1969) was a Jewish Canadian chemist who discovered the Winstein reaction. He argued a non-classical cation was needed to explain the stability of the norbornyl cation. This fueled a debate with Herbert C. Brown over the existence of σ-delocalized carbocations. Winstein also first proposed the concept of an intimate ion pair. He was co-author of the Grunwald–Winstein equation, concerning solvolysis rates.
Richard F. Heck, who earlier in his career had undertaken postgraduate studies with Winstein, won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.