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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001

  The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001  
       
   

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Ryoji Noyori
Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan

Ryoji Noyori realised the need for more selective catalysts with broader applications. Among the catalysts he has developed is Ru-BINAP, which is used for the synthesis of (R)-1,2-propandiol in the production of an antibiotic, levofloxacin. Noyori's catalysts are widely used for the synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceutical products as well as new advanced materials.
 
   
 
 
 Contents:
| Introduction | Nature is chiral | What is catalytic asymmetric synthesis? | How does a chiral molecule function? | Chemistry becomes three-dimensional | Pioneering work | General hydrogenations | Chirally catalysed oxidations | Further reading | Credits |
Based on materials from the 2001 Nobel Poster for Chemistry
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