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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1995 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1986 - Ernest Guenther Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1967 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Clayton H. Heathcock is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their academic career is distinguished by a series of recognitions by multiple scientific organizations and societies.

Heathcock has been acknowledged as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2009 and was awarded the Centenary Prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 1995. They became a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in the same year and were elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991.

Earlier in their career, Heathcock received the Ernest Guenther Award from the American Chemical Society in 1986. Additionally, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1985 and received a fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1967. These honors reflect recognition across multiple decades from varied prestigious institutions.

The data available does not include details on specific research topics, publications, frequent coauthors, or main fields of study for Heathcock. Their expertise and contributions would be further represented by the extensive affiliations and accolades listed.

Best Publications

  • Acyclic stereoselection. 7. Stereoselective synthesis of 2-alkyl-3-hydroxy carbonyl compounds by aldol condensation

    Clayton H. Heathcock;Charles T. Buse;William A. Kleschick;Michael C. Pirrung

  • Acyclic stereoselection. 54. Extending the scope of the Evans asymmetric aldol reaction: preparation of anti and "non-Evans" syn aldols

    Michael A. Walker;Clayton H. Heathcock

  • 2 – The Aldol Addition Reaction

    Clayton H. Heathcock

  • Stereoselective total synthesis of the guaiazulenic sesquiterpenoids .alpha.-bulnesene and bulnesol

    Clayton H. Heathcock;Ronald Ratcliffe

  • Nature knows best: An amazing reaction cascade is uncovered by design and discovery

    Clayton H. Heathcock

  • Acyclic stereoselection. 40. Steric effects, as well as .sigma.*-orbital energies, are important in diastereoface differentiation in additions to chiral aldehydes

    Eric P. Lodge;Clayton H. Heathcock

  • Synthesis of .eta.1 oxygen-bound rhodium enolates. Applications to catalytic aldol chemistry

    Greg A. Slough;Robert G. Bergman;Clayton H. Heathcock

  • Acyclic stereoselection—13 : Aryl esters: reagents for threo-aldolization

    Clayton H. Heathcock;Michael C. Pirrung;Stephen H. Montgomery;John Lampe

  • Acyclic stereoselection. 16. High diastereofacial selectivity in Lewis acid mediated additions of enol silanes to chiral aldehydes

    Clayton H. Heathcock;Lee A. Flippin

  • ACYCLIC STEREOCONTROL THROUGH THE ALDOL CONDENSATION

    C. H. Heathcock

  • Protocols for the preparation of each of the four possible stereoisomeric α-alkyl-β-hydroxy carboxylic acids from a single chiral aldol reagent

    Nanine A. Van Draanen;Simeon Arseniyadis;Michael T. Crimmins;Clayton H. Heathcock

  • The Enchanting Alkaloids of Yuzuriha

    Clayton H. Heathcock

  • Total synthesis of (.+-.)-fawcettimine

    Clayton H. Heathcock;Todd A. Blumenkopf;Karl M. Smith

  • Reversal of stereochemistry in the aldol reactions of a chiral boron enolate

    Hidenori Danda;Marvin M. Hansen;Clayton H. Heathcock

  • Stereoselection in the aldol condensation

    William A. Kleschick;Charles T. Buse;Clayton H. Heathcock

  • Total synthesis of (.+-.)-methyl homosecodaphniphyllate. A remarkable new tetracyclization reaction

    Roger B. Ruggeri;Marvin M. Hansen;Clayton H. Heathcock

  • Daphniphyllum Alkaloids. 16. Total Synthesis of (+)-Codaphniphylline

    Clayton H. Heathcock;John C. Kath;Roger B. Ruggeri

  • Improved procedure for preparation of optically active 3-hydroxyglutarate monoesters and 3-hydroxy-5-oxoalkanoic acids

    Peter D. Theisen;Clayton H. Heathcock

  • Acyclic stereoselection. 46. Stereochemistry of the Michael addition of N,N-disubstituted amide and thioamide enolates to .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ketones

    David A. Oare;Mark A. Henderson;Mark A. Sanner;Clayton H. Heathcock

  • Acyclic stereoselection. 11. Double stereodifferentiation as a method for achieving superior Cram's rule selectivity in aldol condensations with chiral aldehydes

    Clayton H. Heathcock;Charles T. White;James Jeffery Morrison;Don VanDerveer

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Bergman
Robert G. Bergman University of California, Berkeley
Michael C. Pirrung
Michael C. Pirrung University of California, Riverside
Alfred Hassner
Alfred Hassner Bar-Ilan University
Mark H. Norman
Mark H. Norman Amgen (Canada)
Paul A. Bartlett
Paul A. Bartlett University of California, Berkeley
Sander G. Mills
Sander G. Mills MSD (United States)
Kazuaki Ishihara
Kazuaki Ishihara Nagoya University
Samuel Graham
Samuel Graham Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael T. Crimmins
Michael T. Crimmins University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Arasu Ganesan
Arasu Ganesan University of East Anglia

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