Scientists Behind 'Ingenious' Molecule-Building Tool Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

10-08-2021 • arclein

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan Wednesday morning for their development of a groundbreaking tool for molecular construction. Since their discovery of a new chemical catalyst over two decades ago, their work revolutionized pharmaceutical research and reduced the impact of chemistry on the environment. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan Wednesday morning for their development of a groundbreaking tool for molecular construction. Since their discovery of a new chemical catalyst over two decades ago, their work revolutionized pharmaceutical research and reduced the impact of chemistry on the environment.