Richard Heck Reaction Lab Report

Richard Heck is a chemist known for his works on carbon-coupling through the use of the atoms of the metal palladium to catalyze the bonding of carbons. This method was known as the Heck reaction. He was awarded the Nobel Laureate Prize in Chemistry last 2010 for his works that lead to a new way of innovation and inspiration to both young and old chemists. Heck was inspired to study science and in particular, chemistry from his interest in planting orchids when he was a child. As a teenager, he was interested in the chemicals that compose fertilizers and the pigments and nutrients of plants that lead to his eventual pursuance of chemistry through college and eventually earning himself a PhD at UCLA. After that, he went to Switzerland for post-doctorate research. Before embarking on his famous research of the Heck reaction, Richard Heck moved from California to Delaware to work and research first at Hercules Corporation before being hired to the University of Delaware as a professor. His research on Heck reaction began in the late

Originally, the reactants in Heck reaction are carbons that use the organic metal palladium as a catalyst to combine the carbons to form a new stable carbon skeleton. In other variants, the base reactants are different but still uses the concept of Heck reaction with the palladium as catalyst. This resulted in the ability to produce organic compounds quickly, effectively and relatively with ease while using less heat/temperature. This discovery built another strong foundation in organometallic chemistry which used different metals to bond with carbon of an organic compound. Generally speaking, this advancement in organometallic chemistry led to the easier production of more complex carbon molecules and organic materials that have been innovated into different fields of