Chemistry Noble Prize 2022

Chemistry Noble Prize 2022

News: The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to chemists Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless from the U.S., and Morten Meldal from Denmark, for their work in the field of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.

What is Click Chemistry?
•    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. 

What is Bioorthogonal Chemistry?
•    Bioorthogonal chemistry represents a class of high-yielding chemical reactions that proceed rapidly and selectively in biological environments without side reactions towards endogenous functional groups. 
•    Rooted in the principles of physical organic chemistry, bioorthogonal reactions are intrinsically selective transformations not commonly found in biology.