Elias James Corey

E.J. Corey
E.J. Corey
	Corey in 2007
Born	Elias James Corey; July 12, 1928; Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, PhD)
Known for	Retrosynthetic analysis; Synthon; Corey–Bakshi–Shibata catalyst; Corey–Chaykovsky reaction; Corey–Fuchs reaction; Corey–Gilman–Ganem oxidation; Corey–House synthesis; Corey–Itsuno reduction; Corey–Kim oxidation; Corey–Link reaction; Corey–Nicolaou macrolactonization; Corey–Peterson olefination; Corey–Seebach reaction; Corey–Suggs reagent; Corey–Winter olefin synthesis; LHASA;
Awards	ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1960); Ernest Guenther Award (1968); Centenary Medal (1971); Linus Pauling Award (1973); George Ledlie Prize (1973); Arthur C. Cope Award (1976); William H. Nichols Medal (1977); Franklin Medal (1978); Chemical Pioneer Award (1981); Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award (1981); Paul Karrer Gold Medal (1982); Tetrahedron Prize (1983); Willard Gibbs Award (1984); Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1986); National Medal of Science (1988); Japan Prize (1989); Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1990); ForMemRS (1998); Priestley Medal (2004);
	Scientific career
Fields	Organic chemistry
Institutions	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign; Harvard University
Thesis	The synthesis of N,N-diacylamino acids and analogs of penicillin (1951)
Doctoral advisor	John C. Sheehan
Notable students	Phil Baran; Rajender Leleti; Eric Block; Dale L. Boger; Weston T. Borden; David E. Cane; Rick L. Danheiser; William L. Jorgensen; John Katzenellenbogen; Alan P. Kozikowski; Bruce H. Lipshutz; David Liu; Gojko Lalic; Albert Meyers; K. C. Nicolaou; Ryōji Noyori; Gary H. Posner; Bengt I. Samuelsson; Dieter Seebach; Vinod K. Singh; Brian Stoltz; Hisashi Yamamoto; Ramakanth Sarabu; Jin-Quan Yu;
Website	chemistry.harvard.edu/people/e-j-corey

Elias James Corey (born July 12, 1928) is an American organic chemist. In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis.

Regarded by many as one of the greatest living chemists, he has developed numerous synthetic reagents, methodologies and total syntheses and has advanced the science of organic synthesis considerably.

E.J. Corey
Corey in 2007
Born	Elias James Corey (1928-07-12) July 12, 1928 Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, PhD)
Known for	Retrosynthetic analysis Synthon Corey–Bakshi–Shibata catalyst Corey–Chaykovsky reaction Corey–Fuchs reaction Corey–Gilman–Ganem oxidation Corey–House synthesis Corey–Itsuno reduction Corey–Kim oxidation Corey–Link reaction Corey–Nicolaou macrolactonization Corey–Peterson olefination Corey–Seebach reaction Corey–Suggs reagent Corey–Winter olefin synthesis LHASA
Awards	ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1960) Ernest Guenther Award (1968) Centenary Medal (1971) Linus Pauling Award (1973) George Ledlie Prize (1973) Arthur C. Cope Award (1976) William H. Nichols Medal (1977) Franklin Medal (1978) Chemical Pioneer Award (1981) Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award (1981) Paul Karrer Gold Medal (1982) Tetrahedron Prize (1983) Willard Gibbs Award (1984) Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1986) National Medal of Science (1988) Japan Prize (1989) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1990) ForMemRS (1998) Priestley Medal (2004)
Scientific career
Fields	Organic chemistry
Institutions	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Harvard University
Thesis	The synthesis of N,N-diacylamino acids and analogs of penicillin (1951)
Doctoral advisor	John C. Sheehan
Notable students	Phil Baran Rajender Leleti Eric Block Dale L. Boger Weston T. Borden David E. Cane Rick L. Danheiser William L. Jorgensen John Katzenellenbogen Alan P. Kozikowski Bruce H. Lipshutz David Liu Gojko Lalic Albert Meyers K. C. Nicolaou Ryōji Noyori Gary H. Posner Bengt I. Samuelsson Dieter Seebach Vinod K. Singh Brian Stoltz Hisashi Yamamoto Ramakanth Sarabu Jin-Quan Yu

Website	chemistry.harvard.edu/people/e-j-corey