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Saul Winstein

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Gender Male
Death54 years ago
Date of birth October 8,1912
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Montreal
Canada
Date of died November 23,1969
DiedLos Angeles
California
United States
Known for2-Norbornyl cation
Grunwald–Winstein equation
Nonclassical ion
Neighbouring group participation
Notable students John D. Roberts
Maurice Brookhart
Richard F. Heck
Awards ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
National Medal of Science
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Saul Winstein Life story


Saul Winstein was a 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.

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