Victor Snieckus

Victor Snieckus
Snieckus at an American Chemical Society meeting in Boston in 2007
Born(1937-08-01)August 1, 1937
Kaunas, Lithuania
DiedDecember 18, 2020(2020-12-18) (aged 83)
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Known forDirected ortho metalation reactions
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry, synthetic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Waterloo, Queen's University at Kingston

Victor Snieckus (August 1, 1937 - December 18, 2020) was a synthetic organic chemist and professor emeritus at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He was known for his influential research on directed ortho metalation.

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