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Benjamin List

Chemistry

Benjamin List (born 11 January 1968) is a German chemist, one of the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research and professor of organic chemistry at the University of Cologne. He co-developed organocatalysis, a method of accelerating chemical reactions and making them more efficient, and shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with David MacMillan for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1968 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1968-01-11 2
Nationality
Germany 1
Notable Work
asymmetric organocatalysis 1
Birthplace
Frankfurt, Germany 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
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Additional Source Benjamin List (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates

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Chemistry, Disciplines
Additional Source Benjamin List (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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1. Benjamin List (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Germany
    Q183
  • P19 (place of birth): Frankfurt, Germany
    Q1794
  • P800 (notable work): asymmetric organocatalysis
    Q108815384
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2. Benjamin List (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    He shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with David MacMillan for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 11 January 1968 (age 58), Frankfurt, West Germany
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 11 January 1968 (age 58), Frankfurt, West Germany
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead section, 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
    He shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with David MacMillan "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis".
  • Associated With: David MacMillan, Lead section, 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
    He shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with David MacMillan "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis".
  • Member Of: Max Planck Society, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: University of Cologne; Max Planck Institute for Coal Research; Hokkaido University
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