Herbert Brovarnik
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Herbert Brovarnik, better known as Herbert C. Brown, was a Nobel Prize–winning American chemist renowned for his pioneering work on boron-containing compounds and their applications in organic synthesis.
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| Herbert Brovarnik canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alias |
Herbert C. Brown
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Herbert Charles Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Medal of Science
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ Priestley Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Herbert Brovarnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-05-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-12-19 ⓘ |
| degreeEarned | PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Morris S. Kharasch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | Purdue University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Brovarnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
organic chemistry
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organoboron chemistry ⓘ organometallic chemistry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern organoboron reagents
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methods for stereoselective organic synthesis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of organoboranes for organic synthesis
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hydroboration reaction ⓘ pioneering work on boron-containing compounds ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Chemical Society
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeFor | development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds as important reagents in organic synthesis ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Ei-ichi Negishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boranes in Organic Chemistry
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Hydroboration NERFINISHED ⓘ Organic Syntheses via Boranes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentsOrigin | Ukrainian Jewish immigrants ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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London
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| placeOfDeath | Lafayette, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of chemistry ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
reactivity of boranes
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synthetic methods in organic chemistry ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith | Georg Wittig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Baylen Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workplace | Purdue University Department of Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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