GEORG WITTIG

1979 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

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

1897-1987
Residence: Germany
Affiliation: University of Heidelberg

• Prize Co-recipient: Herbert C. Brown

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• Georg Wittig – Curriculum Vitae (submitted by Chinnappan Baskar)
• June in Chemistry (submitted by Chinnappan Baskar)
• The Wittig Reaction (submitted by Thomas)
• Georg Wittig - Nobel Lecture (submitted by Davis)
• Georg Wittig (Biochemistry, Biographies) (submitted by Jackson)
• Georg Wittig - information (submitted by Larry)
• their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis. (submitted by Alex CS)
• Georg Wittig Biography from Encyclopedia Britannica (submitted by www.britannica.com)

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