Robert Burns Woodward
Also known as Robert B. Woodward
American chemist
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Robert Burns Woodward was an American chemist who made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry. His work matters because he advanced our understanding of how organic molecules are structured and how they can be synthesized, which has had important applications in creating pharmaceuticals and other chemical compounds.
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Robert Burns Woodward ForMemRS HonFRSE (April 10, 1917 – July 8, 1979) was an American organic chemist. He is considered by many to be the preeminent synthetic organic chemist of the twentieth century, having made many key contributions to the subject, especially in the synthesis of complex natural products and the determination of their molecular structure. He worked closely with Roald Hoffmann on theoretical studies of chemical reactions. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1965.
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