Three share Nobel chemistry prize (AP) Updated: 2005-10-05 18:02
France's Yves Chauvin and Americans Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock
won the 2005 Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday, for their work to reduce
hazardous waste in forming new chemicals.
The trio won the award for their development for the metathesis method in
organic synthesis.
The Nobel Prize committee honored the laureates for their findings in
metathesis, which focuses on how chemical bonds are broken and made between
carbon atoms.
The process is used "daily in the chemical industry, mainly in the
development of pharmaceuticals and advanced plastic materials."
"This represents a great step forward for 'green chemistry,' reducing
potentially hazardous waste through smarter production. Metathesis is an example
of how important basic science has been applied for the benefit of man, society
and the environment," the committee said.
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