Synthetic Organic Chemistry and the Nobel Prize Volume 1

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The Nobel Prize is science’s highest award, as is the case with non-science fields too, and it is therefore arguably the most internationally recognized award in the world. This unique set of volumes focuses on summarizing the Nobel Prize within organic chemistry, as well as the specializations within this specialty. Any reader researching the history of the field of organic chemistry will be interested in this work. Furthermore, it serves as an outstanding resource for providing a better understanding of the circumstances that led to these amazing discoveries and what has happened as a result, in the years since. An outstanding resource which enables readers to better understand the conditions that led to these Nobel Prize amazing discoveries To an extent the roots of organic chemistry have been forgotten or lost and this set of volumes bridges the gap Unique set of volumes, no other book publication in the field competes and only press releases announcing the prizes from recent years exist "More than any other branch of chemistry, organic chemists look to history, so the readers will certainly enjoy this compilation " Appeals to a diverse audience including upcoming as well as modern practicing chemists, and provides the historical context of these discoveries

Author(s): John G. D’Angelo
Series: Series: Synthetic Organic Chemistry and the Nobel Prize
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2022

Language: English
Pages: 108
City: Boca Raton

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Author
Introduction
History
Other Facts
How Is the Nobel Prize Selected?
Why Laureates?
The Medal, Diploma, and Cash Prize
Nobels Proven Wrong?
Nazis and the Disappearing Nobel Prizes
Controversies and Snubs
Controversies
Nobel Snubs
Women and the Nobel
Race and the Nobel Prize
What to do?
The Chemistry Prize
Future of the Nobel Prize
Future of the Chemistry Nobel Prize
Predictions
The Prize and Society
About This Series of Books
Honorable mentions
General sources
Cited references
Chapter 1 Fischer
What Was the Discovery and Who Made the Discovery?
Summary
General sources
Cited references
Chapter 2 Wallach
Summary
General sources
Chapter 3 Sabatier and Grignard
Grignard
Summary
General sources
Cited references
Chapter 4 Diels and Alder
Summary
General sources
Cited references
Chapter 5 Woodward
Controversies
Quinine Synthesis
Hoffmann and Corey
Select Syntheses
Summary
General sources
Cited references
Index