Chemist no. 221 of 350 · Organic
Morten Meldal
1954-DenmarkNobel Chemistry 2022
Copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne click reaction
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The Copper-Catalysed Click Reaction: How Morten Meldal Found the Perfect Way to Join Two Molecules
How Morten Meldal discovered the copper(I)-catalysed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) on solid-phase peptides, the click reaction behind the 2022 Nobel Prize.
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Morten Meldal: The Danish Peptide Chemist Who Helped Make Click Chemistry Real
Life of Morten Meldal, Danish chemist and 2022 Nobel laureate: education, Carlsberg Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, peptide chemistry and CuAAC click reaction.
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