In 1969, Derek H. R. Barton won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 8 September 1918.
Died: 16 March 1998.
Nationality: British.
Education: Imperial College London.
Known as: Barton reaction, Barton’s base, Barton decarboxylation, Barton–Kellogg reaction, Barton–McCombie deoxygenation, Barton–Zard synthesis, Barton vinyl iodine procedure.
Awards: Corday-Morgan Prize (1949), FRS (1954), Ernest Guenther Award (1957), Davy Medal (1961), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1969), Royal Medal (1972), Knight Bachelor (1972), Copley Medal (1980), Priestley Medal (1995).
Fields: Chemistry.
