James L. Leighton

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James L. Leighton

Chemistry

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World Rank

#4646

Historical Rank

#853

USA Rank

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James L. Leighton's Degrees

• Bachelors Chemistry University of California, Berkeley
• PhD Chemistry Stanford University

Why Is James L. Leighton Influential?

According to Wikipedia, James Lincoln Leighton is a Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University. He is known for his non-aldol approaches to polyketides. As an undergraduate at Yale University , Leighton worked for synthetic chemist Samuel J. Danishefsky. After 2 years with Merck Research Laboratories, Leighton began his graduate studies with Abbott and James Lawrence Professor David A. Evans at Harvard University , culminating in the total syntheses of both Calyculin A and Zaragozic acid. Leighton continued his chemical studies as an NSF postdoctoral fellow with Sheldon Emery Professor Eric N. Jacobsen, also of Harvard University, developing initial methods for what became known as the Jacobsen hydrolytic kinetic resolution.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With James L. Leighton?

James L. Leighton is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• Yale University
• California Institute of Technology
• Stanford University
• Columbia University
• Harvard University