Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1969

Derek H. R. Barton

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Prize share: 1/2

Odd Hassel

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Prize share: 1/2

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1969 was awarded jointly to Derek H. R. Barton and Odd Hassel "for their contributions to the development of the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry"

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