Herbert C. Brown

Herbert C. Brown, Nobel Laureate

Born: 1912-05-22 in London, United Kingdom

Gender: male

Field: American chemist (1912–2004)

Biography

Herbert Charles Brown was an American chemist and recipient of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with organoboranes.

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Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1979

Awarded on: 1979-10-15

"for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis"

Affiliations:

  • Purdue University – West Lafayette, IN, USA
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