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Eric Niels Jacobsen
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| Born | February 22, 1960 New York City, New York
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| Alma mater | New York University University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Jacobsen epoxidation Hydrogen-bond catalysis |
| Awards | Bristol-DTC-Syngenta Award, Remsen Award, Fannie–Cox Teaching Award, Harvard University |
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| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Thesis | Synthesis and Reactions of Dinuclear Transition Metal Complexes Containing Bridging Ligands Relevant to Heterogeneous Catalysis (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert G. Bergman |
| Other academic advisors | Karl Barry Sharpless Yorke E. Rhodes |
| Doctoral students | Emily Balskus Abigail Doyle Matthew B. Francis |
| Other notable students | Sarah E Reisman Tehshik Yoon Timothy F. Jamison James L. Leighton Matthew Sigman M. Christina White |
Eric N. Jacobsen (born February 22, 1960 in New York City, New York) is the Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry and former Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. He is a prominent figure in the field of organic chemistry and is best known for the development of the Jacobsen epoxidation and other work in selective catalysis.
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