Physical Organic Chemistry (POC) Makes Chemistry a Science: A Personal Reflection on POC

Shmaryahu Hoz

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Abstract

The role of physical organic chemistry (POC) within organic chemistry is portrayed from the personal point of view of the author. The paper compares the past (golden era) of POC with the present situation and considers some options for the future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25-29
Number of pages5
JournalIsrael Journal of Chemistry
Volume56
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2016

Bibliographical note

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© 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Keywords

  • electron transfer
  • history of science
  • nucleophilic substitution
  • physical organic chemistry
  • reaction mechanisms

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