Chemist no. 97 of 350 · Organic

Richard F. Heck

1931-2015United StatesNobel Chemistry 2010

Heck palladium-catalysed coupling

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The discovery, explained

Richard Heck and the Palladium Reaction That Attaches Rings to Alkenes

Heck reaction explained: Pd-catalysed coupling of aryl halides with alkenes. Catalytic cycle, syn insertion, beta-hydride elimination, trans selectivity and exam points.

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Biography

Richard F. Heck: From Industrial Laboratory to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Biography of Richard F. Heck (1931-2015), American chemist who developed the palladium-catalysed Heck reaction and shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Academic lineage

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Teachers: Saul Winsteindoctoral
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