Question

His research involved the generation and reactivity of carbocations (ions with a positively charged carbon atom) via superacids, he worked first in Hungary then Canada and the USA, and in 1994 was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Who was he?

Answer 1

George A. Oláh
Late in his career, Oláh's research shifted to the possibilities of a methanol economy in which he suggested that methanol for fuel could be produced from hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide, using energy from renewable sources to power the production process.