Georg Wittig

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1979

“for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis”

Georg Wittig was a German chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds into important reagents in organic synthesis. He was affiliated with the University of Heidelberg when awarded.

Field

Chemistry · Organic Chemistry

Lifespan

1897–1987