François Diederich

François Diederich
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François Diederich in 2016
Born(1952-07-09)July 9, 1952
DiedSeptember 23, 2020(2020-09-23) (aged 68)
Alma materHeidelberg University
Scientific career
InstitutionsETH Zurich
University of California, Los Angeles
Doctoral studentsNancy Goroff
Websitewww.diederich.chem.ethz.ch

François Diederich (9 July 1952, in Ettelbruck – 23 September 2020) was a Luxembourgian chemist specializing in organic chemistry.

Education

He obtained both his diploma and PhD (first synthesis of Kekulene) from the University of Heidelberg in 1977 and 1979, respectively.

Career and research

After postdoctoral studies with Orville L. Chapman at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and habilitation at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, he became Full Professor of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry at UCLA in 1989. In 1992 he was appointed Professor of Organic Chemistry at ETH Zurich. He retired on July 31, 2017, and remained a research-active professor at ETH Zurich. On 16 March 2019, the German Chemical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, GDCh) bestowed him with their highest recognition, Honorary Membership.

Professor François Diederich died on September 23, 2020 after a battle with cancer.'


His research interests cover a wide range of topics:

Honors and awards

Memberships in scientific academies

Books

  • Diederich, F.; Stang, P. J.; Tykwinsky R. R. (Eds.) "Modern Supramolecular Chemistry: Strategies for Macrocycle Synthesis", Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2008.
  • Diederich, F.; Stang, P. J.; Tykwinski, R. R. (Eds.) "Acetylene Chemistry”, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2004.
  • Diederich, F.; de Meijere, A. (Eds.) "Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions II”, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2004.
  • Diederich, F.; Stang, P. J. (Eds.) "Templated Organic Synthesis", Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 1999.
  • Diederich, F.; Künzer, H. "Recent Trends in Molecular Recognition", Springer, Berlin 1998.
  • Diederich, F.; Stang, P. J. (Eds.) "Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions", Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 1998.
  • Diederich, F.; Stang, P. J. (Eds.) "Modern Acetylene Chemistry", VCH, Weinheim, 1995.

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