David Evans (chemist)

David A. Evans (born January 11, 1941 in Washington, DC ) is an American organic chemist . He is Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University . He is best known for developing the aldol reaction (the Evans' acyl oxazolidinone method ) and the Evans auxiliaries named after him .

Evans attended Oberlin College , where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963 . In 1967 he was with Robert Ellsworth Ireland at the California Institute of Technology with the theme A stereospecific approach towards the synthesis of some pentacyclic triterpenes doctorate .

Scientific achievement

Evans has made a number of significant contributions in the field of organic chemistry. However, he is best known for his work in the field of aldol reactions. He also has methods for anionic oxy- Cope rearrangement , metal catalyzed hydroboration oxidations and catalytic, enantioselective reactions based on bis-oxazoline - ligands developed.

In recognition of his contributions, Evans was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1984 , to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1988, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2003 . In 2012 he received the Welch Award in Chemistry , the American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry in 1982 , the Tetrahedron Award in 1998 and the Roger Adams Award in 2013 . In 2000 he received the Robert Robinson Award .

Web link

• Evans group at Harvard

Individual evidence

1. ↑ biographical data, publications and Academic pedigree of David A. Evans at academictree.org, accessed on 4 February 2018th
2. ^ A view from the far side. Memorable characters and interesting places David A. Evans Tetrahedron Volume 55, Issue 29, July 16, 1999, pp. 8589-8608. doi: 10.1016 / S0040-4020 (99) 00436-6 .