Q. 2022 Nobel Prize for chemistry has been awarded for the development of ‘Click Chemistry’, which of the following statements is correct about it?
Answer:
It refers to a form of chemistry, where unwanted by-products are avoided.
Notes:
- Carolyn R Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K Barry Sharplesshave been awarded the Nobel Prize 2022 in Chemistry “for the development of Click Chemistry and Biorthogonal Chemistry”.
- The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Benjamin List and David MacMillan for the development of asymmetric organo catalysis.
- K Barry Sharpless shared the 2001 Nobel Prizewith William S. Knowles and Noyori Ryōji for “Developing the First Chiral Catalysts”.
- Click Chemistry is a minimalistic form of chemistry in which molecular building blocks can quickly and efficiently snap together. It is a form of simple and reliable chemistry, where reactions occur quickly, and unwanted by-products are avoided.