Corey, Elias J.

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Corey, Elias J. (1928– ) molecular chemist; born in Methuen, Mass. He was affiliated with the University of Illinois (1951–59) and Harvard (1959). He was known for the technique called retrosynthetic analysis, whereby a chemist plans the molecule to be synthesized and studies its theoretical structure. The technique is used in synthesizing complex pharmaceuticals. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry (1990).

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