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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
chemist
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Harvard_University
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry |
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:born |
April 10, 1917
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Robert_Burns_Woodward_Jr.
gptkb:John_Woodward gptkb:David_Woodward 3 Elizabeth_Woodward |
| gptkbp:contribution |
gptkb:Woodward-Hoffmann_rules
synthesis of natural products synthesis of cholesterol synthesis of cortisone synthesis of reserpine synthesis of strychnine synthesis of alkaloids synthesis of antibiotics synthesis of penicillin synthesis of steroids synthesis of terpenes synthesis of vitamin B12 synthesis of pheromones synthesis of quinine synthesis of morphine synthesis of prostaglandins synthesis of taxol |
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:died |
July 8, 1979
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology |
| gptkbp:employees |
gptkb:Harvard_University
|
| gptkbp:field |
organic chemistry
|
| gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
synthesis of natural products
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Robert Burns Woodward
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| gptkbp:influenced |
biochemistry
academic research chemical engineering organic synthesis pharmaceutical chemistry research funding interdisciplinary research chemical research sustainability in chemistry chemical industry scientific community chemical education medicinal chemistry environmental chemistry total synthesis research methodologies scientific collaboration chemical safety scientific education modern organic chemistry synthesis strategies research in natural products chemical methodologies |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Linus_Pauling
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Woodward's_synthesis
gptkb:Woodward_synthesis synthesis of complex organic molecules complex molecule synthesis synthesis of complex natural products development of synthetic methods advancements in chemical theory pioneering work in organic chemistry |
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Woodward-Hoffmann_rules
total synthesis of complex molecules influence on modern organic chemistry |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Elias_James_Corey
gptkb:R._B._Woodward |
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
organic synthesis
catalysis interdisciplinary research chemical education reaction mechanisms chemical synthesis asymmetric synthesis total synthesis stereochemistry organometallic chemistry retrosynthetic analysis synthetic methodology reaction development |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Elizabeth_Woodward
Eleanor_Woodward |