Mark Lautens
Mark Lautens O.C. FRSC | |
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| Born | Mark Lautens July 9, 1959 (age 65) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Guelph (B.Sc) 1981
University of Wisconsin–Madison (Ph.D.) 1985 Harvard University (Post-Doctoral Research) 1985-1987 |
| Occupation | University Professor of Organic Chemistry |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
| Known for | Chemistry, Catalysis, Science Advocacy |
| Awards | J.J. Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award, Killam Fellowship |
Mark Lautens, OC, FRSC (born July 9, 1959) is a Canadian organic chemist and is a University Professor at the University of Toronto and current Chair of the Chemistry Department.
He is known for his involvement in the developments of asymmetric ring-opening chemistry, synthetic utility and scope of the Catellani Reaction including the use of ligands to facilitate the reaction, carbohalogenation, multi-component multi-catalyst reactions, and domino catalysis. He has supervised over 50 doctoral students and has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.