Eddie Abel

British chemist (1931–2021)

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  • Inorganic chemistry
  • Organometallic chemistry
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ThesisThe preparation and properties of diphenylboronous acid and its derivatives. (1957)Doctoral advisorMichael F. Lappert
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Edward William Abel, CBE (3 December 1931 – 19 April 2021)[1] was a British chemist, editor of textbooks on organometallic chemistry and president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (1996-1998).[2]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to chemistry.[3]

References

  1. ^ Abel
  2. ^ The International Who's Who. Europa publications. 2004. ISBN 9781857432176.
  3. ^ "The London Gazette". Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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