In 1979, who shared the Nobel Prize with Georg Wittig for their 'development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis'?

The correct answer is Herbert C Brown.

Key Points

• The 1979 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded jointly to Georg Wittig of the University of Heidelberg and Herbert C. Brown of Purdue University for their separate work in organic synthesis
• Wittig's major achievement was the development of a highly specific method for the synthesis of olefins
• Brown found major new routes to add substituents to olefins selectively
• Both employed elements that had found little previous use in organic synthesis, and both prospered by following up on unexpected observations.

Additional Information

• The Noble Prize award was conferred in 1901.
• It is given in the name of Alfred Noble who was a Swedish Inventor.
• The Nobel Prize is awarded yearly to the individual or organization who do an extraordinary job in the field of Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physiology, and Economics.
• All the Noble Prizes are given in Stockholm, Sweden except for the Noble Peace prize which is awarded in Oslo, Norway.