Elias James Corey, a specialist in the synthesis of organic chemicals, developed many of the theories and methods that now define his field. Since his research career began in the 1950s, one of his goals has been to make the synthesis of chemicals more...

1928- American chemist who was awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on retrosynthetic analysis, a technique for simplifying the synthesis of large complex molecules. Corey successfully synthesized many organic substances previously...

Elias James Corey (born July 12, 1928) is a renowned American organic chemist. In 1990 he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis.[1][2] Regarded by...