TABLE OF CONTENTS Bykov's historical sketch of the electron theories of organic chemistry (1965) gives comprehensive coverage, with an emphasis on the application of quantum mechanics. [426] R. E. Kohler has written on the origin of G. N. Lewis' theory of the shared pair bond, [427] on Lewis' views on bond theory, [428] and on the Lewis Langmuir theory of valence and the chemical community, 1920 1928. [429] There is also a book by Stranges. [430] Criticism of the theory of resonance during the period 1944 1956 has been examined by Kaufman. [431]
Ogata has asked (in Japanese) the question: What kind of learning is physical organic chemistry? Its history, main themes, and research trends are said to be described. [432] Bhatt has written on physical organic chemistry retrospect and prospect. [433] As Tetrahedron Perspective Number 1, a fascinating article by J A. Berson [434] describes some of the historical background of the diene synthesis and the orbital symmetry conservation rules.
The papers of Reichardt on solvents, solvent effects, and solvatochromic dyes often have useful historical introductions. [435] , [436] Hargittai has interviewed the various discoverers of buckminster fullerene. [437] Marsden and Rae have traced the history of nuclear magnetic resonance in Australia, 1952 1986. [438]
A symposium in print, Physical Organic Chemistry for the 21st Century, has appeared under the auspices of IUPAC Commission III.2. [439] Some twenty distinguished authors or groups of authors have tried to foresee the way in which...
