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Robert Sidney Cahn
British chemist (1899-1981) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 82
Robert Sidney Cahn was a British chemist, best known for his contributions to chemical nomenclature and stereochemistry, particularly by the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules, which he proposed in 1956 with Christopher Kelk Ingold and Vladimir Prelog.
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Cahn was the first to report the structure of Cannabinol (CBN) found in Cannabis in the early 1930s.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1981 · aged 82
