Robert H. Grubbs

Robert H. Grubbs
Grubbs in 2018
Born
Robert Howard Grubbs

(1942-02-27)February 27, 1942
DiedDecember 19, 2021(2021-12-19) (aged 79)
EducationUniversity of Florida (BS, MS)
Columbia University (PhD)
Known forCatalysts for olefin metathesis in organic synthesis
SpouseHelen O'Kane
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsStanford University
Michigan State University
California Institute of Technology
ThesisI. Cyclobutadiene Derivatives II. Studies of Cyclooctatetraene Iron Tricarbonyl Complexes (1968)
Doctoral advisorRonald Breslow[2]
Doctoral students
Other notable studentsPost-docs:
Websitegrubbsgroup.caltech.edu

Robert Howard Grubbs ForMemRS (February 27, 1942 – December 19, 2021) was an American chemist and the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California.[7] He was a co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on olefin metathesis.[8]

Grubbs was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for developments in catalysts that have enabled commercial products.

He was a co-founder of Materia, a university spin-off startup to produce catalysts.[9]

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  3. ^ Nguyen, SonBinh TheBao (1995). The designs, syntheses, and applications of well-defined, single component group VIII olefin metathesis catalysts (phd). California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1BVB-S189. Retrieved December 20, 2021. Research Advisor(s): Grubbs, Robert H.
  4. ^ Sanford, Melanie Sarah (2001). Synthetic and mechanistic investigations of ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts (phd). California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Q96P-VK05. Retrieved December 20, 2021. Research Advisor(s): Grubbs, Robert H.
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  6. ^ Swager, Timothy Manning (1988). Precursor Routes to Conducting Polymers from the Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Cyclic Olefins (phd). California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KF6P-FC76. Retrieved December 20, 2021. Research Advisor(s): Grubbs, Robert H.
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  8. ^ "Press Release, 5 October 2005". The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2005. NobelPrize.org. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  9. ^ "Lanxess rubber employs Materia catalysts". Chemical & Engineering News. 84 (34): 23. August 21, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2018.