Robert Burns Woodward
Also known as Robert B. Woodward
Amerikaans scheikundige (1917-1979)
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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 (Boston (Massachusetts), 10 april 1917 – Cambridge (Massachusetts), 8 juli 1979) was een Amerikaanse organisch chemicus. Hij droeg veel bij aan de moderne organische chemie en in het bijzonder op het gebied van de synthese en structuurbepaling van complexe natuurlijke producten. Hij werkte nauw samen met Roald Hoffmann aan theoretische studies van chemische reacties. In 1965 ontving Woodward de Nobelprijs voor de Scheikunde.
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