Benjamin List
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Benjamin List
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021
Born: 11 January 1968, Frankfurt-on-the-Main, Germany
Affiliation at the time of the award: Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Prize motivation: “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis”
Prize share: 1/2
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Their work and discoveries range from the Earth’s climate and our sense of touch to efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.
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Their work and discoveries range from the Earth’s climate and our sense of touch to efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.
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