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What was Woodward's primary research area?

  • Organic chemistry

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Organic chemistry was Woodward's primary research area. He made significant contributions to the field, including the elucidation of the structure of vitamin B12 and the development of new synthetic methods for organic compounds. Woodward's work laid the foundation for much of modern organic chemistry and earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1965.
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