James Cullen Martin

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James Cullen Martin
Born	January 14, 1928(1928-01-14) Dover, Tennessee, United States
Died	April 20, 1999 (aged 71) Tampa, Florida, United States
Nationality	American
Institutions	University of Illinois 1956–1982 Vanderbilt University 1985–1992
Alma mater	Vanderbilt University, MS 1952 Harvard University PhD 1956
Doctoral advisor	Paul Doughty Bartlett
Known for	Dess-Martin periodinane

James Cullen Martin (January 14, 1928 – April 20 1999 ) was a American chemist.

He discovered together with Daniel Benjamin Dess the Dess-Martin periodinane.

[edit] Reference

• Akiba, K.-y. (2006). "Memoirs of Professor James Cullen Martin". Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements 181 (5): 1201-1215. doi:10.1080/10426500500326321. 
• William E. McEwen (1999). "JAMES CULLEN MARTIN: THE RE-FOUNDER AND THE LEADER OF THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC HYPERVALENT COMPOUNDS (NONMETALS)". Heteroatom Chemistry 10 (5): 349-350. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-1071(1999)10:5<349::AID-HC1>3.0.CO;2-G.