Victor Grignard
Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 1912
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Victor Grignard, born on May 6, 1871, in Cherbourg, France, was a renowned French chemist. He is best known for his discovery of the Grignard reagent, a major advancement in the field of organic chemistry. This discovery earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1912. Grignard significantly contributed to the evolution of chemical synthesis methods. He passed away on December 13, 1935.
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- Who is Victor Grignard?
- Victor Grignard, born on May 6, 1871, in Cherbourg, France, was a renowned French chemist. He is best known for his discovery of the Grignard reagent, a major advancement in the field of organic chemistry. This discovery earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1912. Grignard significantly contributed to the evolution of chemical synthesis methods. He passed away on December 13, 1935.
- In what year did Victor Grignard win the Nobel Prize?
- 1912 — Chemistry