Richard Willstätter and the 1915 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
One hundred years after his Nobel Prize, Richard Willstätter's achievements and the fascinating role he played in 20th century chemistry are discussed in this Essay. Several of his discoveries, such as the anthocyanidins, cyclooctatetraene, the ortho-quinones, and the structure of cocaine, will forever be associated with his name.
Department of Chemistry and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, 81377 München (Germany).
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Nobel Prize; Richard Willstätter; cocaine; pigments; total synthesis