John Kenneth Stille
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John Kenneth Stille was an American chemist who discovered the Stille reaction
. He received B.A and M.A. degrees from the University of Arizona
and his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois, where he met his wife-to-be Dolores Engelking. Stille served in the Navy during the Korean War
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He was killed in the United Airlines Flight 232
crash at Sioux City, Iowa
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Stille reaction
The Stille reaction is a chemical reaction coupling an organotin compound with an sp2-hybridized organic halide catalyzed by palladium. The reaction is widely used in organic synthesis....
. He received B.A and M.A. degrees from the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
and his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois, where he met his wife-to-be Dolores Engelking. Stille served in the Navy during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
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He was killed in the United Airlines Flight 232
United Airlines Flight 232
United Airlines Flight 232 was a scheduled flight from Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, with continuing service to Philadelphia International Airport...
crash at Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
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