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Richard F. Heck Ph.D.

Richard F. Heck Ph.D.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010

Nobel co-recipients: Ei-ichi Negishi, Akira Suzuki

Physical organic chemist. Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction. Sole author – 7 consecutive papers. Heck reaction: important concept, tool for organic and medicinal chemists; fuorescence labeling of DNA bases – sequencing DNA/Genome. Thinner computer screens in future. “Great art in test tube.”

Growing orchids in early teens lead to passion for chemistry.

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US-American Nobel laureates 2010. Richard Heck seated. From Left Peter A. Diamond, Economics Nobelist; Ambassador Matthew W. Barzun. Extreme Right Dale T. Mortensen, Economics Nobelist; Third person probably embassy official, sorry not identifiable. Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Richard Heck. Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Richard Heck. Source: Wikipedia Commons.