Herbert C. Brown was awarded Nobel Prize 1979 in Chemistry "for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis."
Nationality United States
Institution Purdue University, West Lafayette
Award 1979
Discipline Chemistry
Co-recipients Georg Wittig
MotivationAwarded with Nobel Prize 1979 in Chemistry "for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis."
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