Professional History
Professional History
1947-48 Instructor, Washington University
1948-51 Assistant Professor, Washington University
1951-59 Associate Professor of Chemistry, Washington University
1959-89 Professor of Chemistry, Washington University
1970-1976 Chairman of Department of Chemistry, Washington University
1989- Professor Emeritus, Washington University
1989-2002 Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry, Texas Christian University
2002-2008 Visiting Scholar, University of Arizona
Honors and Awards
Phi Beta Kappa, 1943
Du Pont Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, 1946<
ACS Award, St Louis Section American Chemical Society, 1971
Alumni Foundation Teaching Award, Washington University, 1976
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1981
Elected Fellow AAAS, 1985
Midwest Award of the American Chemical Society, 1988
Doherty Award, Dallas/Fort Worth Section of American Chemical Society, 1998
Izatt-Christensen Award in Macrocyclic Chemistry, 2002
Professional Services
Petroleum Research Fund Advisory Board, 1971-1974
St Louis Section of ACS.: Councilor, 1955-1975; Section Chairman, 1969
ACS Publications Committee, 1974-1977
ACS Committee on Committees, 1977-1980
Executive Officer, National Organic Chemistry Symposium, 1975
Medicinal Chemistry Study Section of NIH, 1977-81 (chairman 1978-1981)
CS Committee on Professional Training, 1981-89; consultant 1989-1998
Editorial Board of Organic Preparations & Procedures, 1966 - present
Editorial Board of Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1980-1984.
Editorial Board of Journal of Inclusion Phenomena, 1993- 2001
Qualifications Committee, Phi Beta Kappa, 1992-1998
Community Services
St Louis Symphony Young Audiences, 1960-1965
St Louis Conservatory of Music and Arts (CASA) Board, 1970 - 1976
Fort Worth Chamber Music Board, 1994-2001
Olympic Peninsula Festival Concerts Board, 2008 - 2009
Consulting Engagements
Petrolite Corporation, Webster Groves, MO, 1949-1989
Monsanto Chemical Co, St Louis, MO, 1955-1975
Texaco Corporation, 1991-1992
Research Interests:
Diazoalkane-Carbonyl Reactions, Carbene Chemistry, Photochemistry, Boroxazolidines, Polylfunctional Catalysis, Enzyme Mimics, Micellar Catalysis, Calixarene Chemistry.
Avocational Interests
Music (listening and playing oboe, cello, piano), Woodworking, Photography, Sailing, Reading, Architecture