Richard F. Heck

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American chemist (1931-2015)

United States ScientistsLived 1931 to 2015 · aged 84

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Richard Frederick Heck 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.

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Peter Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen, Christopher A. Pissarides, Konstantin Novoselov, Andre Geim, Akira Suzuki, Ei-ichi Negishi, and Richard Heck, Nobel Prize Laureates 2010, at a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

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2011Glenn T. Seaborg Medal

2010Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Connected to Richard 6

Stefan HellAlso won Glenn T. Seaborg Medal

John FennAlso won Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Manfred EigenAlso won Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Fraser StoddartAlso won Glenn T. Seaborg Medal

Richard HendersonAlso won Glenn T. Seaborg Medal

Hartmut MichelAlso won Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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