Chemist no. 207 of 350 · Organic

Fraser Stoddart

1942-2024United KingdomNobel Chemistry 2016

Rotaxanes and molecular machines

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The discovery, explained

Fraser Stoddart and the Rotaxane: Building Molecules That Shuttle and Switch

How Fraser Stoddart used donor-acceptor interactions to build rotaxanes and catenanes, leading to molecular machines and the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Biography

Sir Fraser Stoddart: The Scottish Chemist Who Built Machines from Molecules

Biography of Sir Fraser Stoddart (1942-2024), Scottish chemist and 2016 Nobel laureate for molecular machines. Early life, career, honours and lessons.

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Academic lineage

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Teachers: Edmund Hirstdoctoral
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