David W. C. MacMillan

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David W. C. MacMillan is a Scottish-born chemist renowned for pioneering organocatalysis, work that earned him the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Chemistry
chemist
organic chemist
person
academicDegree Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Philosophy
almaMater University of California, Irvine
University of Glasgow
awardReceived ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award
Corday–Morgan Medal and Prize
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
surface form: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
surface form: Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Harrison Howe Award
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists)
surface form: Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists)
surface form: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021

RSC Centenary Prize
birthCountry Scotland
United Kingdom
birthDate 1968-03-16
birthPlace Bellshill
citizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
doctoralAdvisor Larry E. Overman
employer California Institute of Technology
Princeton University
University of California, Berkeley
familyName McMillan
surface form: MacMillan
fieldOfWork chemistry
organic chemistry
organocatalysis
givenName David
knownFor asymmetric organocatalysis
organocatalysis
language English
nationality Scottish
nobelPrizeCategory Chemistry
nobelPrizeMotivation for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis
nobelPrizeYear 2021
notableConcept enamine catalysis
iminium catalysis
positionHeld Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Princeton University
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry
researchInterest asymmetric catalysis
photoredox catalysis
synthetic methodology
sharesNobelPrizeWith Benjamin List

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ACS Award in Organic Chemistry hasRecipient David W. C. MacMillan