| RefNo | EC/1990/05 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Chisholm, Malcolm Harold: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 1986 |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | Distinguished for his many contributions to transition metal chemistry and especially for his studies on the reactivity of compounds with metal-metal multiple bonds. His work with molybdenum and tungsten complexes has led to the discovery of new modes of reactivity involving stepwise changes in metal-metal bond order associated with carbon-carbon, carbon-oxygen, and carbon-nitrogen bond cleavage and forming processes. He was the first to discover molecular species containing the catalytically important ligands, hydride, imide, ethylidyne and carbide in oxide-like environments, thus demonstrating a link with the heterogeneous chemistry of metal oxides. A recent stepwise reduction of carbon monoxide to carbide and oxide ligands using a ditungsten alkoxide compound provides a prime example of modelling of a heterogeneous reaction. Professor Chisholm's work has been recognised by the award of the Corday-Morgan Medal and Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Guggenheim Fellowships.
A list of over 200 scientific articles is appended. |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5069 | Chisholm; Malcolm Harold (1945 - 2015) | 1945 - 2015 |