Chemist no. 218 of 350 · Organic

Benjamin List

1968-GermanyNobel Chemistry 2021

Asymmetric organocatalysis

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The discovery, explained

Proline Organocatalysis: How Benjamin List Taught a Simple Amino Acid to Build Chiral Molecules

How Benjamin List used the amino acid proline to catalyse the asymmetric aldol reaction and launched organocatalysis. Mechanism and exam points.

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Biography

Benjamin List: The Chemist Who Showed That Small Organic Molecules Can Be Great Catalysts

Life of Benjamin List, German chemist and 2021 Chemistry Nobel laureate: early life, education, career at Scripps and Max-Planck, and lessons for students.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Richard Lernerpostdoc
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