Amir H. Hoveyda
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Amir Hoveyda at the 2007 ACS conference in Boston
For the former Iranian prime minister, see Amir-Abbas Hoveida.
Amir H. Hoveyda is professor of chemistry at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA, and currently holds the position of department chair.[1] He studies asymmetric catalysis, and is particularly noted for his work on developing catalysts for asymmetric olefin metathesis.[2] In recent years he has worked extensively with N-heterocyclic carbenes as ligands.[3] His research also focuses on copper-catalyzed allylic alkylations and conjugate additions using these ligands.
Prof. Hoveyda received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1986, and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University.[1] He received the Cope Scholar award from the American Chemical Society in 1998.
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External links
- http://www.ximo-inc.com Co-founder, Board member, Science Co-lead
