John R. Johnson

John Raven Johnson (August 9, 1900 – May 25, 1983) was an American chemist.

Career

Discovery

Johnson was notable, among other things, for the discovery of the nearly quantitative oxidation of organoboranes to alcohols by alkaline hydrogen peroxide.

Educational achievements

• Johnson was Todd Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Cornell University, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, chair of the Cornell Department of Chemistry.

• 1928 Laboratory Experiments in Organic Chemistry – "a widely used textbook"

• Johnson received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois in 1922.

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