历年诺贝尔化学奖获奖者介绍【1979】 GeorgWittig
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历年诺贝尔化学奖获奖者介绍【1979】GeorgWittig
Facts
name: GeorgWittig
Berlin, Germany
Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany
Prize motivation: "for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis."
Prize share: 1/2
Life
Work
During chemical reactions, molecules composed of
atoms meet and form new compounds. Through chemical reactions, it is possible to synthesize chemical compounds in laboratories with molecules that do not exist in nature. In 1953 Georg
Wittig discovered a reaction between a phosphorous carbon compound and another carbon compound that resulted in formation of a carbon compound with a least one double bond between carbon atoms. Among other things, biologically active compounds can be formed. For example, vitamin A can be produced by artificial means with the help of this reaction.
During chemical reactions, molecules composed of
atoms meet and form new compounds. Through chemical reactions, it is possible to synthesize chemical compounds in laboratories with molecules that do not exist in nature. In 1953 Georg
Wittig discovered a reaction between a phosphorous carbon compound and another carbon compound that resulted in formation of a carbon compound with a least one double bond between carbon atoms. Among other things, biologically active compounds can be formed. For example, vitamin A can be produced by artificial means with the help of this reaction.