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Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1931)

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Richard F. Heck

American chemist (1931–2015)

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…
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry

One of the five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Alfred Nobel

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry,…
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October 9

Day of the year

October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 83 days remain until the end of the year.
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