Below is a list of the prizewinners during the period 1981 - 1990 with a description of the works which won them their prizes:(1981) K FUKUI & R HOFFMANN - for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions; (1982) A KLUG - for his development of crystallographic electron microscopy and his structural elucidation of biologically important nuclei acid-protein complexes; (1983) H TAUBE - for his work on the mechanisms of electron transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes; (1984) R B MERRIFIELD - for his development of the methodology for chemical synthesis on a solid matrix; (1985) H A HAUPTMAN & J KARLE - for their outstanding achievements in the development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures; (1986) D R HERSCHBACH, Y T LEE & J C POLANYI - for their contributions concerning the dynamics of chemical elementary processes; (1987) D J CRAM, J-M LEHN & C J PEDERSEN - for their development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity; (1988) J DEISENHOFER, R HUBER & H MICHEL - for the determination of the three-dimensional structure of a photosynthetic reaction centre; (1989) S ALTMAN & T R CECH - for their discovery of catalytic properties of RNA; (1990) E J COREY - for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis.

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ISBN 9789810207885
Author Bo G. Malmstrom
Format Hardback
Page Count 720
Imprint World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Publisher World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd