Person Grigg; Ronald Ernest (1935 - 2021) Grigg Ronald Ernest 1935 - 2021 British Male 01/09/1935 19350901 10/01/2021 20210110

Chemist Organic chemistry Education: GRIC (1960); University of Nottingham, PhD Career: Chemistry Technician, Glaxo Laboratories (1952-1960); Lecturer in organic chemistry, University of Nottingham (1965-1974); Chair of Organic Chemistry, Queen's University, Belfast (1974-1989); Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Leeds (1989-2001) Emeritus Professor (2001-2021); Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Director, Molecular Innovation, Diversity and Automated Synthesis (MIDAS) Centre, University of Leeds (1994-2001) Medals/Awards: Tilden Lectureship of the Royal Society of Chemistry; Medal for Heterocyclic Chemistry of the RSC; Small Firms Merit Award for Science and Technology; Pedler Medal of the RSC; Synthesis Medal of the RSC; DTI Smart Award Ronald Grigg made important contributions to the design and development of cascade processes (that is, multireaction ‘one-pot’ sequences), based on palladium-catalysed cyclisation reactions and 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions, and their applications in general organic synthesis. His early work made notable contributions to the synthesis and fundamental chemistry of natural porphyrins and polypyrrole macrocycles; some of this work has recently been developed by others for sensor systems. A major contribution has been to research the cascade processes involving amine–imine–azomethine ylide–cycloadduct, and oxime–nitrone–cycloadduct. Chiral versions of imine-based 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions developed by Ronald are now widely exploited by industry, especially in the area of combinatorial chemistry, and his invention of a new reagent for the detection of latent fingerprints, based on early azomethine ylide studies, won a UK government SMART award in 1989. His original innovative contributions in the areas of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions and palladium-catalysed cascade processes have made him widely regarded as one of the leading organic chemists in the field. Professor Ronald Grigg FRS died on 10 January 2021. Committee and panels: Royal Society Research Grants Scheme - Board B, 2000-2002 (Chair); International Travel Grants Panel 3, 2003-2007 (Chair); Conference Grants Committee, 2003-2005 Fellow 13/05/1999 63 Sources: Royal Society profile page (https://royalsociety.org/people/ronald-grigg-11545/, accessed 15 April 2021) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1 Sep 1935 - 10 Jan 2021 NA2351 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 23/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/1011152636153420052119 73b41ce0-de57-4f48-9d4e-fe4a42de6c3d