- Amir H. Hoveyda
"For the former Iranian prime minister, see
Amir-Abbas Hoveida ."Amir H. Hoveyda is professor of chemistry at
Boston College at the US, and currently holds the position of department chair.cite web
title = BCC Faculty - Amir H. Hoveyda
publisher =Boston College
url = http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/chemistry/faculty/hoveyda.html
accessdate = 2007-08-25 ] He studiesasymmetric catalysis , and is particularly noted for his work on developing catalysts for asymmetricolefin metathesis .cite journal
last = Hoveyda
first = Amir H.
coauthors =Richard R. Schrock
title = Catalytic Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis
journal =Chemistry - A European Journal
volume = 7
issue = 5
pages = 945–950
date = 2001-02-23] In recent years he has worked extensively withN-heterocyclic carbenes as ligands.cite journal
author = Gillingham, D.G.
coauthors = Hoveyda, A.H.
year = 2007
title = Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Natural Product Synthesis: Application of Ru-Catalyzed Asymmetric Ring-Opening/Cross-Metathesis and Cu-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation to Total Synthesis of Baconipyrone C*
journal =Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl.
doi = 10.1002/anie.200700501
volume = 46
pages = 3860 ]Prof. Hoveyda received his Ph.D. from
Yale University in 1986, and worked as a postdoctoral fellow atHarvard University .cite web
title = BCC Faculty - Amir H. Hoveyda
publisher =Boston College
url = http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/chemistry/faculty/hoveyda.html
accessdate = 2007-08-24 ] He received theCope Scholar award from theAmerican Chemical Society in 1998.References
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