Lewis Hastings Sarett | |
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| Born | December 22, 1917 |
| Died | November 29, 1999(1999-11-29) (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Organicchemist |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Adams Barrie (m. March 1, 1944 - div. June 28, 1969) Pamela Thorp |
| Children | Mary Nicole and Katharine Wendy (1st wife) Will H. and Renee M. (2nd wife) |
Lewis Hastings Sarett (December 22, 1917 – November 29, 1999) was an American organic chemist. While serving as a research scientist atMerck & Co., Inc., synthesizedcortisone.
He was born inChampaign, Illinois. His father was Lew Sarett, a renowned Jewish poet and professor[1] and an uncle of former Secretary of DefenseDonald Rumsfeld.[2] He lived inLaona, Wisconsin, for a time and then attended high school inHighland Park, Illinois. He received aBachelor of Science fromNorthwestern University in 1939, graduating in the honors societyPhi Beta Kappa and got adoctorate fromPrinceton University.
He worked forMerck & Co. for 38 years retiring in 1982. He invented a Process of Treating Pregnene CompoundsCortisone, Patent Number 2,462,133.
Named after him is theSarett Oxidation which is the oxidation of an alcohol to a ketone or an aldehyde using chromic oxide and pyridine. Primary alcohols will be oxidised to aldehydes and not carboxylic acids.
His father, also Lew Sarett, is famous for writing the poem The Four Little Foxes to raise awareness about animal rights.[3]
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