Zoltan Hajos
Zoltan Hajos | |
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| Born | Zoltán György Hajós 3 March 1926 |
| Died | 9 October 2022 (aged 96) Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian American (naturalized) |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Budapest |
| Known for | Organocatalysis, total synthesis of steroids |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | Hoffmann-La Roche, Johnson & Johnson |
| Doctoral advisor | Zoltán Csűrös |
Zoltan George Hajos (born Zoltán György Hajós; 3 March 1926 – 9 October 2022) was a Hungarian-American organic chemist. Originally an academic in his native Budapest, then an industrial chemist in the pharmaceutical industry, he is known for the Hajos–Parrish–Eder–Sauer–Wiechert reaction (originally named Hajos-Parrish reaction by Claude Agami in 1985).