Robert Burns Woodward
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Robert Burns Woodward was a pioneering American organic chemist renowned for his masterful syntheses of complex natural products and for receiving the 1965 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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| Robert Burns Woodward canonical | 12 |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Chemistry
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ organic chemist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
chemistry
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organic chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Davy Medal ⓘ Lavoisier Medal ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists) ⓘ
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Priestley Medal ⓘ Roger Adams Award ⓘ Willard Gibbs Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Willard Gibbs Award
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| coAuthor | Roald Hoffmann ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-04-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-07-08 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | James Flack Norris ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Woodward ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
natural product synthesis
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organic chemistry ⓘ theoretical organic chemistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Woodward–Hoffmann rules
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Woodward–Hoffmann rules for pericyclic reactions
development of modern organic synthesis strategies ⓘ pioneering total synthesis of complex natural products ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| middleName | Burns ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Elias J. Corey
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Elias James Corey
Roald Hoffmann ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Woodward–Hoffmann rules
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total synthesis of chlorophyll ⓘ total synthesis of cholesterol ⓘ total synthesis of cortisone ⓘ total synthesis of quinine ⓘ total synthesis of reserpine ⓘ total synthesis of strychnine ⓘ total synthesis of vitamin B12 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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| positionHeld | Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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