93 years old (Born on August 15, 1931)
Happy Birthday, Richard Heck! Wishing the mastermind behind the legendary Heck reaction another spectacular "catalytic" cycle around life’s periodic table. You've helped chemists bond better than carbon does to hydrogen and made alkene molecules dance gracefully through hydroformylation. Talk about making quite an 'addition' to chemistry!Your brilliant discoveries have fueled industries far and wide—creating billions of pounds of useful aldehydes and alcohols annually. On your special day, we raise our glasses (filled responsibly with substances you've indirectly synthesized) in tribute. May you stay forever stable yet energetically spontaneous—and may the reactions you inspire remain superbly selective! Cheers!
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