The award of the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Jean Marie Lehn acknowledged inventing three dimensional molecules that selectively bind ions. His cryptands helped establish supramolecular chemistry and molecular recognition.
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Jean Marie Lehn
Nobel Prize history for Jean Marie Lehn based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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