The prize was awarded to Benjamin List (Germany) and David MacMillan (USA) for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021

Triphosphatetrahedrane Synthesized
Tetrahedral compound with three phosphorus atoms and one C–H unit

Conversion of Captured CO2 to Methane
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Coronavirus Drug Molnupiravir
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2021
The prize was awarded with one half jointly to Syukuro Manabe (USA) and Klaus Hasselmann (Germany) and the other half to Giorgio Parisi (Italy)

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Every Nobel Prize winner receives a medal at the award ceremony. What is it made of?

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Latest results of your predictions for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Branched Polyphosphates in Living Cells
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