Paul Grieco is an
organic chemist
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.Clayden, J. ...
at
Montana State University. His research focuses on the
total synthesis
Total synthesis is the complete chemical synthesis of a complex molecule, often a natural product, from simple, commercially-available precursors. It usually refers to a process not involving the aid of biological processes, which distinguishes i ...
of
natural products and the study of
solvent effects
In chemistry, solvent effects are the influence of a solvent on chemical reactivity or molecular associations. Solvents can have an effect on solubility, stability and reaction rates and choosing the appropriate solvent allows for thermodynamic a ...
in various organic reactions. He has received several awards for his work, including the
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...
(ACS) Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award in 1990 and the ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry in 1991.
Among his contributions are two
name reaction A name reaction is a chemical reaction named after its discoverers or developers. Among the tens of thousands of organic reactions that are known, hundreds of such reactions are well-known enough to be named after people. Well-known examples include ...
s: the
Grieco elimination and the
Grieco three-component condensation.
References
External links
WebsiteMontana State University
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American chemists
Organic chemists
Montana State University faculty
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