Prof. Dr. Herbert C. Brown

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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