Ei-ichi Negishi Scientist

Ei-ichi Negishi (根岸 英一, Negishi Eiichi, born July 14, 1935) is a Japanese chemist who has spent most of his career at Purdue University in the United States. He is best known for his discovery of the Negishi coupling. He was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for palladium catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis" jointly with Richard F. Heck and Akira Suzuki.

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Ei-ichi Negishi
Birth dateJuly 14, 1935
Birth place
China , Manchukuo , Manchuria , Changchun
Nationality
Japan
Residence
United States
Education
University of Pennsylvania
University of Tokyo
Known for
Negishi coupling

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Order of Culture
Person of Cultural Merit
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