Mieczysław Mąkosza

Mieczysław Józef Mąkosza (born 16 November 1934) is a Polish chemist specializing in organic synthesis and investigation of organic mechanisms. Along with Jerzy Winiarski he is credited for the discovery of the aromatic vicarious nucleophilic substitution, VNS. He also contributed to the discovery of phase transfer catalysis reactions. From 1979 to 2005 he was director of the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences.^[1]

Mieczysław Józef Mąkosza
Born	(1934-11-16) 16 November 1934 (age 89)
Nationality	Polish
Alma mater	Leningrad University Warsaw University of Technology
Known for	Vicarious nucleophilic substitution Phase transfer catalysis
Scientific career
Fields	Organic synthesis
Institutions	Warsaw University of Technology Polish Academy of Sciences

References

1. "Prof. Chmielewski: Nobla mógł dostać Polak". Gazeta Wyborcza. 5 October 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2010.