Robert Burns Woodward
Robert Burns Woodward 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.
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- Born in
- Boston
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyQuincy High School
- Awards
- 🏆 honorary doctorate of Technion🏆 Centenary Prize🏆 Robert Robinson Award🏆 William H. Nichols Medal🏆 doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Daniel S. Kemp📖 Stuart Schreiber📖 Ronald Breslow📖 Christopher S. Foote📖 Robert Shapiro
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1917
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Birth1979
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