
“for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis”
Herbert C. Brown was an American chemist. He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds into important reagents in organic synthesis. He was affiliated with Purdue University.
- Field
- Chemistry · Organic Chemistry
- Lifespan
- 1912–2004