The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2005

 

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2005
  Contents:
| Introduction: Metathesis – a molecular dance | Yves Chauvin – Chauvin’s mechanism | Robert H. Grubbs – Nature’s perfume | Richard R. Schrock – Bringing music to our ears | Organic synthesis | Metathesis – a change-your-partners dance | Further reading | Credits |
  Nobel Poster from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, web adapted by Nobel Web AB.

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