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Fred McLafferty

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American chemist and Purple Heart medal recipient

United StatesScientistsLived 1923 to 2021 · aged 98
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Fred Warren McLafferty was an American chemist known for his work in mass spectrometry. He is best known for the McLafferty rearrangement reaction that was observed with mass spectrometry. With Roland Gohlke, he pioneered the technique of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

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Awards 13

2015Nakanishi Prize
2004Lavoisier Medal
1999Heyrovský medal
1997Bijvoet Medal
1996Chemical Pioneer Award
1985Oesper Award
1984William H. Nichols Medal
1981ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
honorary doctor of Purdue University
Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
Guggenheim Fellowship

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Elena ContiAlso won Bijvoet MedalLouis Plack HammettAlso won William H. Nichols MedalJack BaldwinAlso won Nakanishi PrizeRudolf ZahradníkAlso won Heyrovský medalMarc JuliaAlso won Lavoisier MedalWalter McCroneAlso won ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry

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Fred Warren McLafferty was an American chemist known for his work in mass spectrometry. He is best known for the McLafferty rearrangement reaction that was observed with mass spectrometry. With Roland Gohlke, he pioneered the technique of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. He is also known for electron-capture dissociation, a method of fragmenting gas-phase ions.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1923 to 2021 · aged 98
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