Richard F. Heck
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Richard F. Heck was an American chemist best known for developing the Heck reaction, a pioneering palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling method that transformed organic synthesis.
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| Richard F. Heck canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ organic chemist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Arthur C. Cope Award
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H. C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods ⓘ
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Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods
Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of illness in old age ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-08-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-10-09 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Saul Winstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer |
Hercules Powder Company
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University of Delaware ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| familyName | Heck ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
organic chemistry
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organometallic chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasCitizenshipStatus | natural-born American citizen ⓘ |
| hasDoctoralThesisTopic | rearrangement reactions in organic chemistry ⓘ |
| influenced |
materials science
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modern cross-coupling chemistry ⓘ pharmaceutical synthesis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Heck reaction
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palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Chemical Society ⓘ |
| middleName | Fred ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| notableConcept | aryl–alkene palladium-catalyzed coupling ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the Heck reaction ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Springfield, Massachusetts
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Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Manila
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Manila, Philippines
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| positionHeld | professor of chemistry ⓘ |
| residence |
Newark, Delaware
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surface form:
Newark, Delaware, United States of America
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPrizeWith |
Akira Suzuki
NERFINISHED
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Ei-ichi Negishi ⓘ |
| spouse | Socorro Nardo-Heck ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Newark, Delaware
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Wilmington, Delaware ⓘ |
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