Richard F. Heck

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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Who was born first?

• Richard F. Heck and Hamilton Smith were born the same year
• Richard F. Heck and Klaus Hasselmann were born the same year
• Richard F. Heck and Elias M. Stein were born the same year
• Richard F. Heck and Michael Fisher were born the same year
• Richard F. Heck and E. C. George Sudarshan were born the same year

Timeline

1. E. C. George SudarshanSeptember 16, 1931 – May 14, 2018
2. Elias M. SteinJanuary 13, 1931 – December 23, 2018
3. Hamilton SmithAugust 23, 1931 – October 25, 2025
4. Klaus HasselmannOctober 25, 1931 – present
5. Michael FisherSeptember 3, 1931 – November 26, 2021
6. Richard F. Heck (this page)August 15, 1931 – October 9, 2015

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