Organic Chem Basics: Diels-Alder and similar reactions by Dr. Michael Shaw
Channel: Science Circle
Date: 27/01/2022

Organic Chem Basics: Diels-Alder and similar reactions by Dr. Michael Shaw

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Dr. Benjamin List (Max PLack Institute)  and Dr. David MacMillam (Princeton University) for “the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.” One of the first reactions that they found could be catalyzed by purely organic compounds was the Diels-Alder reaction. Read more: https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/organic-chem-basics-2/