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2 Americans, Frenchman Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Americans Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock and France's Yves
Chauvin cited for their work in organic synthesis





Nobel prize physics chemistry medal

Americans Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock and France's Yves
Chauvin have won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The award was announced Wednesday, morning at the Royal Swedish
Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The trio was cited for their work
that led the way in the manufacturing of better drugs and
environmentally-friendly plastics.

Mr. Chauvin began work in 1971 in the field of metathesis, which
studies how molecules are broken down and then rearranged. Mr. Schrock
and Mr. Grubbs later developed more efficient and stable catalysts to
reproduce the reaction.

All three men will share the $1.3 million cash award, which they will
receive during a formal ceremony on December 10.

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.


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