Barry Trost, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Barry Trost

American chemist

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1941

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Barry M.
Trost (born June 13, 1941 in Philadelphia) is an American chemist, Tamaki Professor of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania and obtained his B.A.
in 1962.
His Ph.D.
thesis research on The Structure and Reactivity of Enolate Anions was conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He was professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1965 until his appointment to Stanford University in 1987. The Tsuji Trost reaction and the Trost ligand are named after him.
He is prominent for advancing the concept of atom economy.