Science of Synthesis Nobel Prize Winners

Professor Ei-ichi Negishi

In 2010 Science of Synthesis author, Professor Ei-ichi Negishi, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal-based reactions called palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling.

Professor Ryoji Noyori

Professor Ryoji Noyori won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001. He shared half of the prize with William S. Knowles for the study of chirally catalyzed hydrogenations.

Professor Bruce Merrifield

Professor Bruce Merrifield won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984 for the invention of solid-phase peptide synthesis.

Professor Ben List and Professor David MacMillan

Joint winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2021. Read more about their association with Thieme Chemistry, including contributions to SOS.