Stephen L. Buchwald

Stephen L. Buchwald (born 1955) is a U.S. chemist and 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 2000 and 2008, respectively.

Stephen L. Buchwald
Born1955
Bloomington, Indiana
Alma materBrown University, Harvard University
AwardsWolf Prize in Chemistry (2019)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, Catalysis
Doctoral advisorJeremy R. Knowles
Notable studentsJohn P. Wolfe, Seble Wagaw, Brett Fors, Thomas Maimone

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 1977 he received his Sc.B. from Brown University where he worked with Kathlyn A. Parker and David E. Cane as well as Gilbert Stork from Columbia University. In 1982 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 1984, he joined MIT faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry. He was promoted to associate professor in 1989 and to Professor in 1993. He was named the Camille Dreyfus Professor in 1997. He has coauthored over 435 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 2000 and 2008, respectively.[2] As of 2015, he served as an associate editor for the academic journal, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis.[3]

Notable awards

Awards received by Buchwald include:[2]

References
  1. Stephen Buchwald. Frontiers of Knowledge LAUREATE BBVA Foundation, n.d., retrieved 2 July 2018
  2. "About Steve". MIT. n.d. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. "Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, Editorial Board". Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. doi:10.1002/(ISSN)1615-4169. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. "Buchwald Receives 2014 Linus Pauling Medal". Chemistry Views. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. Wolf Prize 2019 - Jerusalem Post
  6. "The 2019 Adams Award goes to Professor Buchwald". ACS Division of Organic Chemistry. September 16, 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. "Video: Presentation of the Adams Award to Professor Buchwald at the 2019 National Organic Chemistry Symposium". ACS Division of Organic Chemistry. July 15, 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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