Victor Snieckus

Victor Snieckus
Snieckus at an American Chemical Society meeting in Boston in 2007
Born(1937-08-01)August 1, 1937
Kaunas, Lithuania
DiedDecember 18, 2020(2020-12-18) (aged 83)
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada[1]
Known forDirected ortho metalation reactions
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry, synthetic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Waterloo, Queen's University at Kingston

Victor Snieckus (August 1, 1937 - December 18, 2020[2]) was a synthetic organic chemist and professor emeritus at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He was known for his influential research on directed ortho metalation.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ a b "Victor Snieckus (1937 – 2020)". ChemistryViews. Wiley-VCH GmbH. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Queen's remembers Professor Emeritus Victor Snieckus". Queen's Gazette. Queen's University. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ Green, James R (1 November 2001). "Biography of Professor Victor Snieckus". Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 79 (11): v–vii. doi:10.1139/cjc7911dedicat.