David A. Evans
David A. Evans | |
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| Born | David Albert Evans January 11, 1941 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 2022 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College (BS) University of Michigan California Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles California Institute of Technology Harvard University |
| Thesis | A Stereoselective Approach Toward the Synthesis of Some Pentacyclic Triterpenes (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert E. Ireland |
| Other academic advisors | Norman Craig |
| Doctoral students | Erick M. Carreira, Gregory Fu, Margaret Faul, James L. Leighton, Yimon Aye |
| Other notable students | Tehshik Yoon, Amir H. Hoveyda, Mark Lautens, David MacMillan, Marisa Kozlowski, Kevin Campos |
| Website | evans |
David A. Evans (January 11, 1941 – April 29, 2022) was an American chemist who was the Abbott and James Lawrence professor of chemistry at Harvard University. He was a prominent figure in the field of organic chemistry and his research focused on synthetic chemistry and total synthesis, particularly of large biologically active molecules. Among his best-known works is the development of aldol reaction methodology (for example, Evans' acyl oxazolidinone method).