1917–1979 American organic chemist noted for his studies of the structure and synthesis of numerous complex natural substances.
Keywords: molecular structure; synthesis; quinine; tetracyclines; cephalosporin; antibiotics
Woodward, Robert Burns
Noel G Coley, The Open University, UK
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002961
| Further Reading | |
| book Woodward RB (1972) "The chemistry of natural products". Nobel Lectures, Chemistry 1963–1972, pp. 100–123. Amsterdam: Elsevier. | |
| book Bowden ME and Benfrey T (1992) Robert Burns Woodward and the Art of Organic Synthesis. Philadelphia, PA: Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry. | |
| book Landry DW (1993) "Robert Woodward". In: James LK (ed.) Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 1901–1992, pp. 462–470. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society and the Chemical Heritage Foundation. | |
| Todd L and Cornforth J (1981) Robert Burns Woodward. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 27: 629–695. | |
