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Were Lipscomb's contributions to chemistry limited to boron chemistry?

  • No

  • Yes

  • Biochemistry only

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance only

Answer

Robert Burns Lipscomb was an American chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1976 for his contributions to the understanding of the structure of boranes. However, his contributions to chemistry were not limited to boron chemistry. He also made significant contributions to the understanding of the structures of other molecules, such as fullerenes and transition metal complexes.
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