David A. Evans | |
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| Born | David Albert Evans January 11, 1941 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 2022 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College (BS) University of Michigan California Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles California Institute of Technology Harvard University |
| Thesis | A Stereoselective Approach Toward the Synthesis of Some Pentacyclic Triterpenes (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert E. Ireland |
| Other academic advisors | Norman Craig |
| Doctoral students | Erick M. Carreira, Gregory Fu, Margaret Faul, James L. Leighton, Yimon Aye |
| Other notable students | Tehshik Yoon, Amir H. Hoveyda, Mark Lautens, David MacMillan, Marisa Kozlowski |
| Website | evans |
David A. Evans (January 11, 1941 – April 29, 2022)[1][2][3] was an American chemist who was the Abbott and James Lawrence professor of chemistry at Harvard University.[4][5] He was a prominent figure in the field of organic chemistry and his research focused on synthetic chemistry and total synthesis, particularly of large biologically active molecules. Among his best-known works is the development of aldol reaction methodology (for example, Evans' acyl oxazolidinone method).[6]
- ^ David A. Evans (1941-2022)
- ^ Lautens, Mark (June 23, 2022). "David A. Evans (1941–2022)". Nature. 606 (7916): 859. Bibcode:2022Natur.606..859L. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01737-5. PMID 35739264. S2CID 249989990.
- ^ HALFORD, BETHANY (May 5, 2022). "Organic chemist David A. Evans dies at 81". Chemical & Engineering News. 100 (16).
- ^ "David A. Evans - Curriculum Vitae". Harvard University. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "David Evans". Harvard University. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Diastereoselective Aldol Condensation Using a Chiral Oxazolidinone Auxiliary: (2S,3S)-3-Hydroxy-3-Phenyl-2-Methylpropanoic Acid". Organic Syntheses. 68: 83. 1990. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.068.0083.