Franklin A. Davis

Franklin Arnold Davis (born April 1, 1939) is the Laura H. Carnell Professor of Chemistry at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] He is most notable for his development of sulfur-nitrogen reagents including N-sulfonyloxaziridine for oxidations and asymmetric hydroxylations[2][3] and N-sulfinyl imines for the asymmetric synthesis of chiral amine derivatives.[2] The reagents are commonly called Davis oxaziridines and Davis sulfinamides, respectively. Davis oxidation and Davis' reagent are both named after him.

Honors and awards include the American Chemical Society Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (2006)[4] and the John Scott Medal (2006).[5]

References

1. "Professor Franklin A. Davis' Homepage at the Temple University". Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
2. Davis, Franklin (2006). "Adventures in Sulfur-Nitrogen Chemistry". Journal of Organic Chemistry. 71 (24): 8993. doi:10.1021/jo061027p.
3. Davis, Franklin A; Chen, Bang Chi (1992). "Asymmetric Hydroxylation of Enolates using N-Sulfonyloxaziridines". Chemical Reviews. 92 (5): 919. doi:10.1021/cr00013a008.
4. Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards Archived 2015-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
5. "The John Scott Award Recipient 2001-2010". Retrieved 10 October 2013.