In Memoriam: The Life and Scientific Accomplishments of Frank A. L. Anet (1926

In Memoriam: The Life and Scientific Accomplishments of Frank A. L. Anet (1926–2024)

Published:2024-08-26 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0894-3230
Container-title:Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry
language:en
Short-container-title:J of Physical Organic Chem

Author:

Freedberg Darón I.¹^ORCID,Hud Nicholas V.²^ORCID,Kopelevich Max³,O'Leary Daniel J.⁴^ORCID,Strouse Jane³

Affiliation:

1. Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Silver Spring Maryland USA

2. School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia USA

3. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles California USA

4. Department of Chemistry Pomona College Claremont California USA

Abstract

ABSTRACTA memorial tribute detailing the life and scientific accomplishments of Frank A. L. Anet, a pioneer of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy who discovered bedrock principles in organic chemistry and magnetic resonance. He was the first to show that nuclear Overhauser effects could provide structural information, significantly impacting future NMR applications. In the 1960s and 1970s, he built entire multinuclear NMR spectrometers operating as high as 396 MHz for protons, detecting nuclei inaccessible to commercial instruments, and operating at very low temperatures for studying molecular structure and dynamics. A titan of physical organic chemistry, Frank made important contributions in the areas of conformational analysis, stereochemistry, isotope effects, NMR relaxation theory, and chemical origins of life.

Publisher

Wiley

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/poc.4656

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