Ronald Ernest Grigg. 1 September 1935—10 January 2021

Visuvanathar Sridharan; Paul J. Stevenson; H.Q. Nimal Gunaratne; A. Prasanna de Silva

doi:10.1098/rsbm.2022.0052

Ronald Ernest Grigg. 1 September 1935—10 January 2021

Visuvanathar Sridharan^*, Paul J. Stevenson^*, H.Q. Nimal Gunaratne^*, A. Prasanna de Silva^*

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

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Ron Grigg left an indelible mark on heterocyclic chemistry, especially through his pioneering1,3-dipolar cycloadditions and palladium-catalysed cyclizations. Although he worked with abroad range of organic and organometallic compounds, he was most closely associated with innovations in the synthesis and properties of pyrrole and pyrrolidine derivatives throughout his career. His products and methodologies not only inspired numerous academic laboratories, they also enabled many developments in the pharmaceutical, forensic, environmental and sensing sectors. He established the Queen’s University Environmental Science and Technology (QUESTOR) Centre and the Molecular Innovation, Diversity and Automated Synthesis (MIDAS) Centre at the University of Leeds. His spin-out company, Lumichem Ltd, commercialized his chemistry for visualizing latent fingerprints.

Original language	English
Journal	Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
Early online date	22 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2022.0052
Publication status	Early online date - 22 Mar 2023

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