Charles J. Pedersen

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Charles J. Pedersen was an American chemist renowned for his discovery of crown ethers, work that earned him a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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instanceOf chemist
human
awardReceived ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth Korea
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1904-10-03
dateOfDeath 1989-10-26
degree bachelor's degree in chemical engineering
discovered 18-crown-6
crown ether–metal cation complexes
educatedAt Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Dayton
employer DuPont
ethnicGroup Norwegian American
linked to: Norwegian Americans
familyName Pedersen
fieldOfWork chemistry
coordination chemistry
organic chemistry
givenName Charles
hasCitizenship American
hasResearchArea host–guest complexation
macrocyclic chemistry
influenced development of supramolecular chemistry
knownFor discovery of crown ethers
host–guest chemistry
macrocyclic ligands
memberOf American Chemical Society
motherLanguage Japanese
nobelLaureate Chemistry Nobel laureate
nobelPrizeCategory Chemistry
nobelPrizeYear 1987
notableConcept crown ether complexation
notableStudent none widely known (industrial researcher)
notableWork Synthesis of crown ethers
occupation research chemist
placeOfBirth Busan
placeOfDeath Salem, New Jersey
residence Salem, New Jersey
sexOrGender male
sharedNobelPrizeWith Donald J. Cram
Jean-Marie Lehn
workedAt DuPont Experimental Station
workLocation Wilmington, Delaware

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Jean-Marie Lehn sharedNobelPrizeWith Charles J. Pedersen
Donald J. Cram sharesNobelPrizeWith Charles J. Pedersen