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Nobel Prize

October 5, 2005

Nobel Prize In Chemistry 2005

Read C&EN's prior coverage of olefin metathesis

Materia Buy
Acquisition of Cymetech unit reunites Grubbs catalyst technology.
By Alexander Tullo
Chemical & Engineering News, October, 2004

A Clearer Path To N2 Reduction
Single-site Mo complex provides improved model for nitrogen fixation.
By Steve Ritter
Chemical & Engineering News, July 7, 2003

Olefin Metathesis: Big-Deal Reaction
A boon to organic synthetic chemists, olefin metathesis also proves useful for many industrial. processes through metal-carbene catalysts.
By A. Maureen Rouhi
Chemical & Engineering News, December 23, 2002

Olefin Metathesis: The Early Days
Recognizing the role of metal carbenes was key in realizing the promise of olefin metathesis.
By A. Maureen Rouhi
Chemical & Engineering News, December 23, 2002

Rings Made Easy
Catalyst releases product of polymerization as a closed ring.
By A. Maureen Rouhi
Chemical & Engineering News, September 23, 2002

Metathesis Magic
Polymer-bound chiral catalyst makes optically pure compounds.
By Elizabeth Wilson
Chemical & Engineering News, February 18, 2002

Synthetic Organic Chemistry Advances
Multicomponent reactions lead to combinatorial libraries, enantioselective reactions progress.
By Steve Stinson
Chemical & Engineering News, September 10, 2001

New Initiator Is Fast And Efficient
By Steve Stinson
Chemical & Engineering News, August 28, 2000

Catalyst Advance
Polymerization catalyst tolerates contaminants, needs no cocatalyst.
By Elizabeth Wilson
Chemical & Engineering News, January 24, 2000

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