K. Barry Sharpless

Nobel Prize lecture

The Search for New Chemical Reactivity

K. Barry Sharpless held his Nobel Lecture December 8, 2001, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was presented by Professor Bengt Nordén, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

The Search for New Chemical Reactivity

K. Barry Sharpless held his Nobel Lecture December 8, 2001, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was presented by Professor Bengt Nordén, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

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From Les Prix Nobel. The Nobel Prizes 2001, Editor Tore Frängsmyr, [Nobel Foundation], Stockholm, 2002

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