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Chemistry Nobel awarded to mirror-image molecules
By Jordi Bou
October 6, 2021 - German-born Benjamin List and Briton David MacMillan have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of organocatalysis – building molecules that are mirror images of one another.
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“Organic catalysts can be used to drive multitudes of chemical reactions,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in a statement.
“Using these reactions, researchers can now more efficiently construct anything from new pharmaceuticals to molecules that can capture light in solar cells.”
The more than century-old prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.14 million).