Herbert Brovarnik

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Herbert Brovarnik, better known as Herbert C. Brown, was a Nobel Prize–winning American chemist renowned for his pioneering work on boron-containing compounds and their applications in organic synthesis.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Chemistry ⓘ
chemist ⓘ
human ⓘ
alias Herbert C. Brown ⓘ
Herbert Charles Brown ⓘ
linked to: Herbert C. Brown
awardReceived National Medal of Science ⓘ
Nobel Prize in Chemistry ⓘ
Priestley Medal ⓘ
birthName Herbert Brovarnik ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1912-05-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2004-12-19 ⓘ
degreeEarned PhD in chemistry ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor Morris S. Kharasch ⓘ
educatedAt University of Chicago ⓘ
employer Purdue University ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Jewish ⓘ
familyName Brovarnik ⓘ
fieldOfWork organic chemistry ⓘ
organoboron chemistry ⓘ
organometallic chemistry ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Herbert ⓘ
influenced development of modern organoboron reagents ⓘ
methods for stereoselective organic synthesis ⓘ
knownFor development of organoboranes for organic synthesis ⓘ
hydroboration reaction ⓘ
pioneering work on boron-containing compounds ⓘ
memberOf American Chemical Society ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
NobelPrizeCategory Chemistry ⓘ
NobelPrizeFor development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds as important reagents in organic synthesis ⓘ
NobelPrizeYear 1979 ⓘ
notableStudent Ei-ichi Negishi ⓘ
notableWork Boranes in Organic Chemistry ⓘ
Hydroboration ⓘ
linked to: Brown hydroboration

Organic Syntheses via Boranes ⓘ
parentsOrigin Ukrainian Jewish immigrants ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Lafayette, Indiana ⓘ
positionHeld professor of chemistry ⓘ
researchInterest reactivity of boranes ⓘ
synthetic methods in organic chemistry ⓘ
sharedNobelPrizeWith Georg Wittig ⓘ
spouse Sarah Baylen Brown ⓘ
workplace Purdue University Department of Chemistry ⓘ

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