Organic Chemistry (8th Edition) – Brown – eBook

Author(s)

Brent L. Iverson

Professor Brent L. Iverson is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the head of The University of Texas at Austin's School of Undergraduate Studies.

His work straddles the line between organic chemistry and molecular biology. His company has patented various innovations, including a late-stage anthrax treatment that has been authorised by the FDA.

Christopher S. Foote

Dr. Christopher S. Foote (5 June, 1935 – 13 June, 2005) was a professor of chemistry at UCLA and an expert in reactive oxygen species. He published more than 250 articles, editorials, and notes. Dr. Foote was cited over 14,000 times with an average of 450 citations per year since 1989. He was also famously known for his textbook Organic Chemistry .

The American Chemical Society gave Dr. Foote their Baekeland award in 1975, named him a Cope Scholar in 1994, and gave him the Tolman Medal in 1996. In 2000 an international symposium in honor of his 65^th birthday was held in Hawaii. The Christopher S. Foote Chair of chemistry at UCLA is also named after him.

Eric Anslyn

Dr. Eric Anslyn got his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology. He is the Welch Regents Chair of Chemistry and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, as well as an HHMI Professor. His research focuses on the bioorganic chemistry of synthetic and natural receptors and catalysts.

William H. Brown

Dr. William H. Brown is emeritus professor of chemistry at Beloit College, where he was twice named Teacher of the Year. His teaching responsibilities include advanced organic chemistry, organic chemistry, and, more recently, special topics in pharmacology and drug synthesis. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University under the direction of Gilbert Stork and did postdoctoral work at the University of Arizona, and California Institute of Technology, USA