Elias James Corey Quotes
It is fortunate that molecular synthesis also serves the utilitarian function of producing quantities of rare or novel substances which satisfy human needs, especially with regard to health, and the scientific function of stimulating research and education throughout the whole discipline of chemistry.
Corey, Elias James. "The Logic of Chemical Synthesis: Multistep Synthesis of Complex Organic Molecules (Nobel Lecture)." Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English, vol. 30, no. 5, 1991, pp. 455-465.
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Elias James "E.J." Corey is an American organic chemist. In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis. Regarded by many as one of the greatest living chemists, he has developed numerous synthetic reagents, methodologies and total syntheses and has advanced the science of organic synthesis considerably.