Horst Pracejus Prize

The Horst Pracejus Prize of the Society of German Chemists has been awarded since 1999 for research into the chemistry of chirality and enantioselectivity . It is named after Horst Pracejus , who was known for research on chiral catalysis in Rostock. The naming and foundation of the prize is also intended to honor outstanding scientific achievements in chemistry in the former GDR. The prize is endowed with 7,500 euros and is awarded every two years.

Award winners

1999: Henri Brunner , Regensburg
2001: Günter Helmchen , Heidelberg
2003: Andreas Pfaltz , Basel
2005: John M. Brown , Oxford
2007: Henri B. Kagan , Paris
2009: Hans-Ulrich Blaser , Basel
2011: Uwe Meierhenrich , Nice
2013: Benjamin List , Mülheim
2015: F. Dean Toste , Berkeley
2017: Thorsten Bach , Munich
2019: Albrecht Berkessel , Cologne

Web links

Awards from the Society of German Chemists

Individual evidence

↑ Horst Pracejus Prize ( Memento from November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
^ Karin J. Schmitz: Chemiedozententagung in Koblenz. Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, press release from February 12, 2019 from the Science Information Service (idw-online.de), accessed on February 12, 2019.

[1] Horst Pracejus Prize ( Memento from November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

[2] Karin J. Schmitz: Chemiedozententagung in Koblenz. Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, press release from February 12, 2019 from the Science Information Service (idw-online.de), accessed on February 12, 2019.