Mark Lautens O.C. FRSC | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Mark Lautens July 9, 1959 (age 65) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Guelph (B.Sc) 1981
University of Wisconsin–Madison (Ph.D.) 1985 Harvard University (Post-Doctoral Research) 1985-1987 |
| Occupation | University Professor of Organic Chemistry |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
| Known for | Chemistry, Catalysis, Science Advocacy |
| Awards | J.J. Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award, Killam Fellowship |
Mark Lautens, OC, FRSC (born July 9, 1959) is a Canadian organic chemist and is a University Professor at the University of Toronto and current Chair of the Chemistry Department.
He is known for his involvement in the developments of asymmetric ring-opening chemistry, synthetic utility and scope of the Catellani Reaction including the use of ligands to facilitate the reaction,[1][2] carbohalogenation,[3] multi-component multi-catalyst reactions, and domino catalysis. He has supervised over 50 doctoral students and has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.
- ^ Ye, Juntao; Shi, Zhihao; Sperger, Theresa; Yasukawa, Yoshifumi; Kingston, Cian; Schoenebeck, Franziska; Lautens, Mark (2017). "Remote C−H alkylation and C−C bond cleavage enabled by an in situ generated palladacycle". Nature Chemistry. 9 (4): 361–368. doi:10.1038/nchem.2631. PMID 28338687. S2CID 195347.
- ^ Ye, Juntao; Lautens, Mark (2015). "Palladium-catalysed norbornene-mediated C–H functionalization of arenes". Nature Chemistry. 7 (11): 863–870. Bibcode:2015NatCh...7..863Y. doi:10.1038/nchem.2372. PMID 26492005.
- ^ Newman, Stephen G.; Lautens, Mark (2011). "Palladium-Catalyzed Carboiodination of Alkenes: Carbon−Carbon Bond Formation with Retention of Reactive Functionality". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133 (6): 1778–1780. doi:10.1021/ja110377q. PMID 21265523.