Erich Clar
Erich Clar (23 August 1902 in Hřensko – 27 March 1987 in Estepona) was an Austrian organic chemist who studied polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon chemistry. He is considered as the father of that field.[1] In 1941, he authored "Aromatische Kohlenwasserstoffe" (Springer-Verlag) and in 1964 the greatly expanded the two-volume Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, which described the syntheses, properties, and UV-visible absorption spectra of hundreds of PAHs. He created the Sextet Theory, now eponymously called Clar's rule, to describe the behavior of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon isomers. This was described in his book The Aromatic Sextet. He was awarded the by the in 1965,[2] the highest award given by that society to foreign scientists,[3] and the first Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Research Award of the International Symposium on Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in 1987.[4]
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- ^ "Dr. Erich (Eric) Clar". Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ "High award for Glasgow scientist". The Glasgow Herald. October 29, 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ "New titular professors at Glasgow". The Glasgow Herald. June 29, 1966. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ "ISPAC Awards". Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
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