Roger Alder
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Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...
at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
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His research involves the study of novel compounds with unusual properties, such as proton sponges
1,8-Bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene
1,8-Bisnaphthalene is a chemical compound that was first prepared in 1968 by Roger Alder FRS at the University of Bristol. It is often referred by the trade name Proton Sponge, a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich. This compound is a diamine in which the two dimethylamino groups are attached on the same...
and stable carbenes.