2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Development of the Olefin metathesis method in organic synthesis

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 192-195

  Casey, Charles P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; MOLYBDENUM; OLEFINS; RUTHENIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TANTALUM; TITANIUM;

OLEFIN METATHESIS METHOD; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; TRANSITION METAL CATALYSTS;

CHEMISTRY;

EID: 31644447881     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p192     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. More information on the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, including the Prize Announcement, Supplementary Information, and interviews with the laureates can be found at the Web site of the Nobel Prizes, http:// www.nobelprize.org (accessed Nov 2005).
2. Advanced information on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2005. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: http://nobelprize.org/chemistry/laureates/ 2005/chemadv05.pdf (accessed Nov 2005).
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