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Herbert Charles Brown (May 22, 1912 – December 19, 2004) was an American chemist and recipient of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with organoboranes.
May 18, 2024 · Herbert Charles Brown, one of the leading American chemists of the 20th century. His work on customized reducing agents and organoborane compounds in synthetic organic chemistry had a major impact on both academic and industrial chemistry.
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1979 was awarded jointly to Herbert C. Brown and Georg Wittig "for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis"
Dec 19, 2004 · Herbert C. Brown. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1979. Born: 22 May 1912, London, United Kingdom. Died: 19 December 2004, Lafayette, IN, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Herbert C. Brown (1912-2004) was a leading American chemist who revolutionized synthetic organic chemistry with boron compounds. He discovered hydroboration reactions and supervised many Nobel laureates at Purdue.
FROM LITTLE ACORNS TO TALL OAKS-FROM BORANES THROUGH ORGANOBORANES. Nobel Lecture, 8 December, 1979. by. HERBERT C. BROWN. Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West. Lafayette, Indiana, USA. I. INTRODUCTION. This Nobel Lecture provides me with an exceptional opportunity to trace my research program in boranes from its inception in 1936 ...
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Herbert C. Brown, R. B. Wetherill Research Professor Emeritus at Purdue University, passed away on December 19, 2004 at the age of 92. Born in London, Professor Brown came to the USA at the age of two.
