Herbert Brown shares the chemistry prize for developing boron-containing reagents in organic synthesis. His hydroboration methods enabled selective transformations of carbon compounds and became standard tools in laboratory chemistry.
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Herbert Charles Brown
Nobel Prize history for Herbert Charles Brown based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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