Abstract
My sojourn from classical physical-organic chemistry and solvolysis to self-assembly and supramolecular chemistry, over the last forty years, is described. My contributions to unsaturated reactive intermediates, namely vinyl cations and unsaturated carbenes, along with my decade-long involvement with polyvalent iodine chemistry, especially alkynyliodonium salts, as well as my more recent research with metal-ligand, coordination driven, and directed self-assembly of finite supramolecular ensembles are discussed.
Publication types
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Autobiography
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Biography
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Historical Article
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Alkynes / chemical synthesis
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Alkynes / chemistry
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Chemistry, Organic / history*
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History, 20th Century
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History, 21st Century
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Iodine / chemistry
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Macromolecular Substances / chemical synthesis
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Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
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Methane / analogs & derivatives*
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Methane / chemistry
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United States
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Vinyl Compounds / chemistry*
Substances
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Alkynes
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Macromolecular Substances
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Vinyl Compounds
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carbene
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Iodine
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Methane