Richard F. Heck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRichard F. Heck
American chemist
Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1931
Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 10-Oct-2015
Profession: chemist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Richard F. Heck
- Richard Frederick Heck (August 15, 1931 – October 10, 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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