Brown, Herbert C

Name:
Brown, Herbert C
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(1912–2004). An English-born chemist who was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for chemistry with Wittig in 1979. Via his work in organic synthesis, Brown discovered new routes to add substituents to olefins selectively. His early education was irregular and disjointed as a result of family circumstances and the economic depression of the 1930s. He eventually received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. The reduction of carbonyl compounds with diborane was the topic of his thesis. The bulk of his career has been spent at Purdue University.