Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Benjamin and MacMillan
Kathmandu, October 6. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on Monday, has decided to award Scientists Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan, for their outstanding contributions in the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.
The official statement released by the Nobel Prize organization reads,
“Building molecules is a difficult art. Benjamin List and David MacMillan are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 for their development of a precise new tool for molecular construction: organocatalysis. This has had a great impact on pharmaceutical research, and has made chemistry greener.”
In 2000, List and Macmillan independent of each other developed a third type of catalysis called “asymmetric organocatalysis”.
Organic catalysts have a stable framework of carbon atoms, to which more active chemical groups can attach. These often contain common elements such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur or phosphorus. This means that these catalysts are both environmentally friendly and cheap to produce.
The prize amount of 10 million Swedish kronor will be shared equally between the two Laureates.
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