Nobel Lectures In Chemistry, Vol 6 (1981-1990)

Below is a list of the prizewinners during the period 1981-1990 with a description of the work which won them their prizes. (1981) K.Fukui and R.Hoffmann - for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions; (1982) A.Klug - for his development of crystallographic electron microscopy and his structural elucidation of biologically important nuclei acid-protein complexes. (1983) H.Taube - for his work on the mechanisms of electron transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes; (1984) R.B.Merrifield - for his development of the methodology for chemical synthesis on a solid matrix. (1985) H.A.Hauptman and J.Karle - for their outstanding achievements in the development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures; (1986) D.R.Herschbach, Y.T.Lee and J.C.Polanyi - for their contributions concerning the dynamics of chemical elementary processes; (1987) D.J.Cram,J.M.Lehn and C.J. Pedersen - for their development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high-selectivity; (1986) J.Deisenhofer, R.Huber and H.Michel - for the determination of the three-dimensional structure of a photosynthetic reaction centre; (1989) S. Altman and T.R.Cech - for their discovery of catalytic properties of RNA; (1990) E.J.Corey - for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis.