Richard F. Heck(1931–2015)
ChemistryRichard 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.
United StatesDanish Technological Institute
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Major Awards
199
Publications
15,355
Citations
55
h-index
109
i10-index
77.2
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Delaware
Doctoral Advisor
Saul Winstein
Career Timeline
University of Delaware?–present
De La Salle University?–present
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
KB
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
FS
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
GW
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
JM
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
RR
Richard Robson
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
SK
Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
DH
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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