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Thomas J. Katz
Born
Thomas Joseph Katz
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (BA)
Harvard University (PhD)
Known forMetal-Sandwich Compounds
Mechanism of Metal-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions
Valence Isomers of Benzene
Olefin Metathesis Reaction
Enyne Metathesis Reaction
ChildrenJoshua Katz
AwardsPresidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching
Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (1995)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsColumbia University

Thomas Joseph Katz is an American organic chemist known for his experimental work with prismane, olefin metathesis, and enyne metathesis. He is an emeritus professor at Columbia University.

Training

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Katz earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1956 and received his doctoral thesis in chemistry at Harvard in 1959.[1]

Academic career

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Katz was an instructor at Columbia University from 1959 until 1961, following by an assistant professorship from 1961to 1964. He became an associate professor in 1964, and then a full professor in 1968.[2] In 1965, he was a visiting associate professor at University of California Berkeley. In 2009, he retired, becoming professor emeritus.

References

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  1. ^ Katz Group Department of Chemistry
  2. ^ "Chemistry Group". 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2022-07-02.