First, boldly predict:
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to Omar Yaghi, who pioneered the MOF field
(with high demand in recent years, winning the prize sooner or later), and Makoto Fujita, who self-assembled
supramolecules. They also won the Wolf Prize in Chemistry in 2018 (which often identifies future Nobel laureates);
Or Dai Hongjie of carbon nanotubes and Alex Zettl of boron nitride nanotubes.
There should be no chance for organic chemistry in 2023, after all, organic small molecule catalysis was given in 2021
, and click chemistry was given in 2022. The next time it's the turn of organic chemistry, it should be Stephen
Buchwald and John Hartwig, representatives of the field of metal organic catalysis.
We all know that in recent years, the Chemistry Award has been jokingly referred to as the Science and Technology
Award, with a particular preference for fields that intersect with biomedicine, so this field has always been a hot topic.
Firstly, Professor Weng Qihui from Sripps in the United States is the recipient of the 2021 Robert Welch Chemistry
Award ($500000 prize). He was recognized for his "development of new methods for synthesizing complex
carbohydrates and glycoproteins, as well as elucidating carbohydrate mediated biological recognition related to
disease progression." He not only made revolutionary progress in chemistry and biology, but his methods will
promote the development of new drugs and vaccines in the coming years, His voice is far ahead: 66 votes, followed
by winner Carolyn R. Bertozzi (2022 Wolf Chemistry Award, Biochemistry) with 18 votes; As for K Barry Sharpless
received 7 votes and Morten P. Meldal received 1 vote for organic chemistry.
Next are the winners of the Wolf Chemistry Prize in 2023: Chuan He, Jeffrey Kelly, and Hiroaki Suga;
They pioneered the discovery and elucidation of the functional and pathological dysfunctions of RNA and proteins,
and developed strategies to utilize the capabilities of these biopolymers in new ways to improve human diseases.