David A. Evans

David A. Evans ( born January 11, 1941 in Washington, DC ) is an American organic chemist. He is Abbott and James Lawrence Professor in Chemistry at Harvard University in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. He is best known for the development of the aldol reaction ( Evans ' acyl oxazolidinone method) and named after him, Evans auxiliaries.

Evans attended Oberlin College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1963. In 1967 he received his Ph.D. at the California Institute of Technology.

Scientific performance

Evans has made a number of significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry. However, he is best known for his work in the field of aldol reactions. He also has to develop methods for the anionic oxy -Cope rearrangement, metal -catalyzed hydroboration - oxidation and catalytic, enantioselective reactions based bis- oxazoline ligands.

In recognition of his contributions Evans was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2003. In 2012 he was awarded the Welch Award in Chemistry, 1982 American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry and 2013, the Roger Adams Award.

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