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Download or read book R.B. Woodward Remembered written by D.H.R. Barton and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R.B. Woodward, Professor of Science at Harvard University, who died in July 1979, was generally considered to be the greatest organic chemist of modern times. He was one of the founders of Tetrahedron and Tetrahedron Letters and this volume, containing papers from over 50 of the world's leading organic chemists, is dedicated to his memory. The contents cover all areas of modern organic chemistry and therefore present a synopsis of current research in this area of science.