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Richard F. Heck, a Common card
Richard Frederick Heck was an American chemist noted for the discovery and development of the Heck reaction, which uses palladium to catalyze organic chemical reactions that couple aryl halides with alkenes.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,700
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Richard F. Heck quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Richard F. Heck card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ naproxen is an example of a compound that is prepared industrially using the Heck reaction.
Answer
analgesic. The analgesic naproxen is an example of a compound that is prepared industrially using the Heck reaction. From the Richard F. Heck article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
For his work in palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions and organic synthesis, Heck was awarded the ____ Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shared with the Japanese chemists Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki.
Answer
2010s. For his work in palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions and organic synthesis, Heck was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shared with the Japanese chemists Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki. From the Richard F. Heck article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ukrainian dance. Ukrainian dance 71 · John Lindley 67 · Richard F. Heck 63 · Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039 59 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The analgesic naproxen is an example of a compound that is prepared industrially using the Heck reaction.
- For his work in palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions and organic synthesis, Heck was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shared with the Japanese chemists Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki.
Why it is Common
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Text : Wikipedia, Richard F. Heck (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Holger Motzkau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
