Robert H. Grubbs

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Robert H. Grubbs was an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work on olefin metathesis, which revolutionized synthetic chemistry and earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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instanceOf American chemist
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
chemist
human
academicDegree Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Science
awardReceived ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry
Arthur C. Cope Award
Franklin Medal
surface form: Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry

H. C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods
surface form: Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods

Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1942-02-27
dateOfDeath 2021-12-19
doctoralAdvisor Ronald Breslow
educatedAt Columbia University
University of Florida
University of Florida
surface form: University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
employer California Institute of Technology
Michigan State College
surface form: Michigan State University
familyName Grubbs
fieldOfWork catalysis
chemistry
organic chemistry
organometallic chemistry
givenName Robert
hasAcademicDiscipline synthetic chemistry
influenced development of industrial metathesis processes
knownFor Grubbs catalyst
olefin metathesis
ruthenium-based metathesis catalysts
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Chemical Society
National Academy of Sciences
middleName Howard
NobelPrizeCategory Chemistry
NobelPrizeYear 2005
notableWork application of olefin metathesis in organic synthesis
development of well-defined ruthenium carbene complexes
occupation university teacher
placeOfBirth Possum Trot, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Pasadena
surface form: Pasadena, California, United States
positionHeld Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry
sexOrGender male
sharesNobelPrizeWith Richard R. Schrock
Yves Chauvin

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists) notableLaureate Robert H. Grubbs
subject surface form: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Yves Chauvin sharesNobelPrizeWith Robert H. Grubbs
Stephen L. Buchwald postdoctoralAdvisor Robert H. Grubbs
Richard R. Schrock sharesNobelPrizeWith Robert H. Grubbs
Keary M. Engle doctoralAdvisor Robert H. Grubbs