In 1990, Elias James Corey won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 12 July 1928.
Nationality: American.
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Known as: Retrosynthetic analysis Synthon, Corey–Bakshi–Shibata catalyst, Corey–Chaykovsky reaction, Corey–Fuchs reaction, Corey–Gilman–Ganem oxidation, Corey–House synthesis, Corey–Itsuno reduction, Corey–Kim oxidation, Corey–Link reaction, Corey–Nicolaou macrolactonization, Corey–Peterson olefination, Corey–Seebach reaction, Corey–Suggs reagent, Corey–Winter olefin synthesis.
Awards: ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1960), Ernest Guenther Award (1968), Centenary Medal (1971), Linus Pauling Award (1973), George Ledlie Prize (1973), Arthur C. Cope Award (1976), William H. Nichols Medal (1977), Franklin Medal (1978), Chemical Pioneer Award (1981), Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award (1981), Paul Karrer Gold Medal (1982), Tetrahedron Prize (1983), Willard Gibbs Award (1984), Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1986), National Medal of Science (1988), Japan Prize (1989), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1990), ForMemRS (1998), Priestley Medal (2004).
Fields: Organic chemistry.
