Chemist no. 93 of 350 · Inorganic

Richard R. Schrock

1945-United StatesNobel Chemistry 2005

Metal-alkylidene metathesis catalysts

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Richard Schrock and the Metal Carbenes That Made Metathesis Predictable

Understand Schrock carbenes and molybdenum alkylidene catalysts for olefin metathesis. Fischer vs Schrock carbene, mechanism and exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Richard R. Schrock: The Chemist Who Tamed the High-Valent Metal Carbene

Biography of Richard R. Schrock (born 1945), MIT chemist and 2005 Nobel laureate who made molybdenum and tungsten metathesis catalysts. Key facts for students.

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