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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1982 - Tolman Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1978 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1962 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Donald T. Sawyer was affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their academic career involved various contributions within their research domain.

Throughout their career, the scientist received a number of recognitions. These included the Tolman Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 1982, designation as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1978, and Fellowship at the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1962.

The available data does not list specific research papers, coauthors, publication venues, or book publications. Additionally, main fields of study, subfields, and main research topics associated with this scientist are not provided.

Donald T. Sawyer is deceased. The information documented reflects details known primarily through institutional affiliation and honors received during their professional life.

Best Publications

  • How super is superoxide

    Donald T. Sawyer;Joan S. Valentine

  • Experimental Electrochemistry for Chemists

    Donald T. Sawyer;Julian L. Roberts

  • Electrochemistry for Chemists

    Donald T. Sawyer;Andrzej Sobkowiak;Julian L. Roberts

  • Effects of media and electrode materials on the electrochemical reduction of dioxygen

    Donald T. Sawyer;Glaico. Chiericato;Charles T. Angelis;Edward J. Nanni

  • Metal [MLx; M = Fe, Cu, Co, Mn]/Hydroperoxide-Induced Activation of Dioxygen for the Oxygenation of Hydrocarbons: Oxygenated Fenton Chemistry

    Donald T. Sawyer;and Andrzej Sobkowiak;Takayuki Matsushita

  • Oxygen complexes and oxygen activation by transition metals

    Oxygen Activation by Metal Complexes;Arthur Earl Martell;Donald T. Sawyer

  • The Activation of Dioxygen and Homogeneous Catalytic Oxidation

    Barton, Derek, Sir;Arthur Earl Martell;Donald T. Sawyer

  • Chemistry Experiments for Instrumental Methods

    Donald T. Sawyer;William R. Heineman;Janice M. Beebe;Charles N. Reilley

  • Voltammetric evaluation of the effective acidities (pKa') for Brønsted acids in aprotic solvents

    William C. Barrette;H. W. Johnson;Donald T. Sawyer

  • Properties and Infrared Spectra of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Complexes. III. Chelates of Higher Valent Ions

    Donald T. Sawyer;Jean M. McKinnie

  • Does superoxide ion oxidize catechol, .alpha.-tocopherol, and ascorbic acid by direct electron transfer?

    Edward J. Nanni;Martin D. Stallings;Donald T. Sawyer

  • The chemistry of superoxide ion

    Unknown

  • Hydroxide ion: an effective one-electron reducing agent?

    Donald T. Sawyer;Julian L. Roberts

  • Electrochemical reduction of sulfur in aprotic solvents

    Robert P. Martin;William H. Doub;Julian L. Roberts;Donald T. Sawyer

  • Electrochemistry of oxygen and superoxide ion in dimethylsulfoxide at platinum, gold and mercury electrodes

    Unknown

  • Proton-induced disproportionation of superoxide ion in aprotic media

    Der Hang Chin;Glaico Chiericato;Edward J. Nanni;Donald T. Sawyer

  • Redox chemistry of dioxygen species

    John Wilshire;Donald T. Sawyer

  • Fenton Reagents (1:1 FeIILx/HOOH) React Via [LxFeIIOOH(BH+), 1] as Hydroxylases (RH → ROH); NOT as Generators of Free Hydroxyl Radicals (HO·)

    Donald T. Sawyer;Chan Kang;Antoni Llobet;Chad Redman

  • Iron-induced activation of hydrogen peroxide for the direct ketonization of methylenic carbon (cyclohexane .fwdarw. cyclohexanone) and the dioxygenation of acetylenes and aryl olefins

    Ceshing Sheu;Silvia A. Richert;Pablo Cofre;Blango Ross

  • Metal-Gluconate Complexes

    Unknown

  • Nature of the reactive intermediates from the iron-induced activation of hydrogen peroxide: agents for the ketonization of methylenic carbons, the monooxygenation of hydrocarbons, and the dioxygenation of aryl olefins

    Hui Chan Tung;Chan Kang;Donald T. Sawyer

  • IRON(II)‐INDUCED ACTIVATION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE TO FERRYL ION (FEO2+) AND SINGLET OXYGEN (1O2) IN ACETONITRILE: MONOXYGENATIONS, DEHYDROGENATIONS, AND DIOXYGENATIONS OF ORGANIC SUBSTRATES

    H. Sugimoto;D. T. Sawyer

  • Redox chemistry of metal-catechol complexes in aprotic media. 1. Electrochemistry of substituted catechols and their oxidation products

    Martin D. Stallings;Mark M. Morrison;Donald T. Sawyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. Wilkins
Charles L. Wilkins University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Arthur E. Martell
Arthur E. Martell Texas A&M University
Antoni Llobet
Antoni Llobet Autonomous University of Barcelona
Joan Selverstone Valentine
Joan Selverstone Valentine University of California, Los Angeles
Teddy G. Traylor
Teddy G. Traylor University of California, San Diego
Charles N. Reilley
Charles N. Reilley University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Derek H. R. Barton
Derek H. R. Barton Texas A&M University
John H. Enemark
John H. Enemark University of Arizona
Richard L. McCreery
Richard L. McCreery University of Alberta
Miquel Costas
Miquel Costas University of Girona

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