Richard F. Heck
Also known as Richard Fred Heck, Richard Heck, Richard F Heck, Richard Frederick Heck
American chemist (1931–2015)
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Richard F. Heck was an American chemist who lived from 1931 to 2015 and made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry. His work is considered important enough to have earned recognition in the scientific community, though specific details about his discoveries would require additional sources.
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- Organotransition metal chemistry
- Palladium reagents in organic syntheses
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Richard Frederick Heck (August 15, 1931 – October 9, 2015) was an American chemist noted for the discovery and development of the Heck reaction, which uses palladium to catalyze organic chemical reactions that couple aryl halides with alkenes. The analgesic naproxen is an example of a compound that is prepared industrially using the Heck reaction.
For his work in palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions and organic synthesis, Heck was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shared with the Japanese chemists Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki.
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