Leo Paquette
Encyclopedia
Leo Armand Paquette is an American
organic chemist
. He received his Ph.D.
in 1959 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and has been a Professor
(later Distinguished Professor) of Chemistry at the Ohio State University
since 1969. He is the author of over 1000 papers and has also edited works such as the Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis
and Organic Reactions
. He is perhaps best known for completing the first synthesis of dodecahedrane
.
United States
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organic chemist
Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...
. He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in 1959 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
and has been a Professor
Professor
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(later Distinguished Professor) of Chemistry at the Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
since 1969. He is the author of over 1000 papers and has also edited works such as the Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis
Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis
The Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis is published in print and online by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The online version is also known as e-EROS. The encyclopedia contains a description of the use of all reagents in organic chemistry...
and Organic Reactions
Organic Reactions
Organic Reactions is a secondary reference which synthesizes the organic chemistry literature around particular chemical transformations. Each chapter of Organic Reactions is devoted to a particular organic chemical reaction, and chapters provide exhaustive coverage of literature work in the form...
. He is perhaps best known for completing the first synthesis of dodecahedrane
Dodecahedrane
Dodecahedrane is a chemical compound first synthesised by Leo Paquette of Ohio State University in 1982, primarily for the "aesthetically pleasing symmetry of the dodecahedral framework"....
.
Books
- Encyclopedia of reagents for organic synthesis, 2009
- Handbook of reagents for organic synthesis, 1999-2007
- Organic Reactions, Editor-In-Chief, Vols. 38-55
- Encyclopedia of reagents for organic synthesis, 1995
- Comprehensive Organic Synthesis: Combining C-C pi-bonds, 1992
- Polyquinane chemistry : syntheses and reactions, 1987
- Recent synthetic developments in polyquinane chemistry, 1984
- Organic chemistry, 1979
- Principles of modern heterocyclic chemistry, 1968