F. Dean Toste
F. Dean Toste (born 1971 in Terceira, Azores, Portugal) is the Gerald E. K. Branch Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and faculty scientist at the chemical sciences division of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. He is a prominent figure in the field of organic chemistry and is best known for his contributions to gold chemistry and asymmetric ion-pairing catalysis. Toste was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2020, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.
Dean Toste | |
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| Born | Fransisco Dean Toste 1971 (age 52–53) Terceira, Azores, Portugal |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto B.Sc. (1993) M.Sc. (1995) Stanford University Ph.D. (2000) |
| Known for | Organogold chemistry asymmetric ion-pairing catalysis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Part A. Phenols in palladium catalyzed reactions. Enantioselective total syntheses of (-)-galanthamine, (-)-aflatoxin B(1) and (-)-calanolide A and B. Part B. Ruthenium catalyzed carbon-carbon bond forming reactions (2001) |
| Doctoral advisor | Barry Trost |
| Other academic advisors | Robert H. Grubbs Ian Still |
| Website | www |
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