Paul Anthony Wender | |
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| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
| Alma mater | Wilkes College (B.S. 1969), Yale University (Ph.D. 1973) |
| Known for | cycloaddition |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic Chemistry |
| Institutions | Stanford |
| Thesis | Part I. The Transformation of Ketones Into Nitriles. Part II. The Total Synthesis of Eremophilone. (1973) |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederick E. Ziegler |
| Other academic advisors | Gilbert Stork |
| Doctoral students | Jennifer Love |
| Website | web |
Paul Anthony[1] Wender is an American chemist whose work is focused on organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, synthesis, catalysis, chemical biology, imaging, drug delivery, and molecular therapeutics. He is currently the Francis W. Bergstrom Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University and is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2][3]