Derek Barton

Sir
Derek Barton
FRS FRSE
Sir Derek Barton FRS FRSE
	Barton in 1954
Born	Derek Harold Richard Barton; 8 September 1918; Gravesend, Kent, England
Died	16 March 1998 (aged 79); College Station, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	La Grange Cemetery, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Imperial College London
Known for	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); Tilden Prize (1952); 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);
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Imperial College London; Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles; Texas A&M University; Birkbeck College London;
Doctoral advisor	Ian Heilbron
Doctoral students	Jack Baldwin; Anthony Barrett; David Crich;

Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton FRS FRSE (8 September 1918 – 16 March 1998) was an English organic chemist and Nobel Prize laureate for 1969.

Sir Derek Barton FRS FRSE
Barton in 1954
Born	Derek Harold Richard Barton (1918-09-08)8 September 1918 Gravesend, Kent, England
Died	16 March 1998(1998-03-16) (aged 79) College Station, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	La Grange Cemetery, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Imperial College London
Known for	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) Tilden Prize (1952) 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)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Imperial College London Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles Texas A&M University Birkbeck College London
Doctoral advisor	Ian Heilbron
Doctoral students	Jack Baldwin Anthony Barrett David Crich