The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honors work on asymmetric organic catalysis

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two scientists, Benjamin List (Germany) and David WC MacMillan (USA) for their work "developing an asymmetric organic catalysis method".

On October 6, the Nobel Committee for Chemistry of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the name of the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, according to Sputnik news agency  .

Two scientists won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (Photo: THE NOBEL PRIZE)

Specifically, this year's prize was awarded to two scientists, Benjamin List from the Max-Planck Institute in Germany and David WC MacMillan from Princeton University (USA) for the work "development of asymmetric organic catalysis methods". ".

"Building molecules is a difficult art. Scientists Benjamin List and David MacMillan were awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a new and precise tool for building molecules: organic catalysts. Benjamin List and David MacMillan remain leaders in the field, and they have shown that organic catalysts can be used to drive a multitude of chemical reactions." - Royal Academy of Sciences Sweden honored the two scientists in the award statement.

"Through the use of these reactions, researchers are now able to create anything from new drugs to light-capable molecules in solar cells. In this way, catalysts Organic farming is bringing the greatest benefit to mankind," the Institute added.

According to the will of the late scientist Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry will go to the person " who has made the most important discovery or improvement" in the field. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for selecting and announcing the winning works.