Word: fieser
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Louis F. Fieser, Sheldon Emery Professor of organic Chemistry, set the record time while working on the experiment Friday and Saturday. The time includes only actual work done...
...former record holder, Louis S. Harris '54, did the experiment in two hours, 26 minutes, almost 30 minutes under Fieser's 1952 record time...
...experiment, designed to show both laboratory technique and skill, involves the synthesis of seven products. Fieser, who had steadily lowered his speeds until last year, had previously said that "an exceptionaly competent student who plans his work in advance, and makes intelligent use of all his time, can complete the program in about six hours...
...author of 275 research papers, Fieser made discoveries in the chemistry of certain types of cancer. He synthesized vitamin K-1 and contributed a link in one of the methods of synthesizing cortisone...
This is the second honorary degree that Fieser has won. The first was given by Williams, his undergraduate school...