Morris Kharasch
Morris Kharasch · Science & Medicine
Organic chemist known for free-radical addition (the Kharasch effect)
1895, Kremenets, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) — 1957, Chicago, United States
Ukraine · United States
Morris Kharasch is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Organic chemist known for free-radical addition (the Kharasch effect)
Kharasch was an organic chemist who explained free-radical addition reactions, defining the 'peroxide effect' (the Kharasch effect) that produces anti-Markovnikov products and laying groundwork for modern polymer and radical chemistry. He spent most of his career at the University of Chicago. He was Jewish, emigrating from the Russian Empire as a teenager.
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Organic chemist known for free-radical addition (the Kharasch effect)
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