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Nature 413, 661 (18 October 2001) | doi:10.1038/35099709
Chemistry prize reflects tailor-made reactions
David Adam
The ability to steer chemical reactions towards one of two possible symmetrical products is important for the industrial synthesis of many drugs. For three researchers behind the technique of 'catalytic asymmetric synthesis', it also means a Nobel prize for chemistry.
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