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Charles J. Pedersen was an American organic chemist who made important contributions to the field of chemistry. His work matters because it advanced our understanding of how molecules interact and bond with each other, which has applications in medicine, industry, and scientific research.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1904-10-03 ) October 3, 1904, Busan , Korean Empire
- Died
- October 26, 1989 (1989-10-26) (aged 85), Salem, New Jersey , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Dayton , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Known for
- Discovery of crown ethers , Development of metal deactivators
- Awards
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1987)
- Fields
- Organic chemistry
- Institutions
- DuPont
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1987
“for their development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity”
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Family name
- Pedersen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Busan
- Place of death
- Salem
- Occupation
- researcher
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Field of work
- organic chemistry
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- date of birth
- 1904-10-03
- date of death
- 1989-10-26
- cause of death
- multiple myeloma
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- interested in
- chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
Crown ether coordinating a potassium ion Charles John Pedersen (Japanese: 安井 良男, Yasui Yoshio, October 3, 1904 – October 26, 1989) was an American organic chemist best known for discovering crown ethers and describing methods of synthesizing them during his entire 42-year career as a chemist for DuPont at DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware, and at DuPont's Jackson Laboratory in Deepwater, New Jersey. Often associated with Reed McNeil Izatt, Pedersen also shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 with Donald J. Cram and Jean-Marie Lehn. He is one of three Nobel Prize laureates born in Korea, along with Peace Prize laureate Kim Dae-jung and Literature laureate Han Kang.
Pedersen made many other discoveries in chemistry, such as discovering and developing metal deactivators. His early investigations also led to the development of a dramatically improved process for manufacturing tetraethyl lead, an important gasoline additive. He also contributed to the development of neoprene.
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