István T. Horváth

István Horváth
Born
István T. Horváth

(1953-08-06)August 6, 1953
Budapest, Hungary
DiedMarch 7, 2022(2022-03-07) (aged 68)
NationalityHungarian-American
Known forFluorous biphase catalysis, in situ spectroscopy
Awards
  • Fluorous Technology Award (2005)
  • Senior Humboldt Research Award (2006)
  • Green Chemistry Lecture Award (2008)
Scientific career
FieldsChemist
InstitutionsCity University of Hong Kong
Websitewww.hit-team.net

István T. Horváth (6 August 1953 – 7 March 2022) was a Hungarian American chemist, working on greener and more sustainable chemistry since its inception. In particular, he focuses on homogeneous transition metal catalysis and in situ spectroscopy. He was highly involved and very influential in the now enormous field of fluorous solvents and technologies.

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