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Stephen L. Buchwald
American chemist
Stephen L. Buchwald (born ) is an American chemist and the Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry at MIT. He is known for his involvement in the development of the Buchwald-Hartwig amination and the discovery of the dialkylbiaryl phosphine ligand family for promoting this reaction and related transformations.
He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in and , respectively.
Early life and education
Stephen Buchwald was born in Bloomington, Indiana. He credits his "young and dynamic" high school chemistry teacher, William Lumbley, for infecting him with his enthusiasm.[1]
In he received his Sc.B.
Stephen l buchwald biography of barack obama president Stephen L. Buchwald (born ) is an American chemist and the Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry at MIT. He is known for his involvement in the development of the Buchwald-Hartwig amination and the discovery of the dialkylbiaryl phosphine ligand family for promoting this reaction.from Brown University where he worked with Kathlyn A. Parker and David E. Cane as well as Gilbert Stork from Columbia University. In he received his Ph.D from Harvard University working under Jeremy R. Knowles.[2]
Career
Buchwald was a postdoctoral fellow at Caltech with Robert H. Grubbs. In , he joined MIT faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry.
He was promoted to associate professor in and to Professor in He was named the Camille Dreyfus Professor in He has coauthored over accepted academic publications and 47 accepted patents.[2]
He is known for his involvement in the development of the Buchwald-Hartwig amination and the discovery of the dialkylbiaryl phosphine ligand family for promoting this reaction and related transformations.
He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in and , respectively.[2] As of [update], he served as an associate editor for the academic journal, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis.[3][4]
Notable awards
Awards received by Buchwald include:[2]