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The structure of naphthalene: 1890-1925, and a modern twist.

https://doi.org/10.59350/nrcem-zww57

Published July 18, 2015 in Henry Rzepa's Blog

Author Henry Rzepa

This is a little historical essay into the electronic structure of naphthalene, presented as key dates (and also collects comments made which were appended to other posts). 1890[cite]10.1039/pl8900600095[/cite]: Henry Armstrong presents the following structure of naphthalene. Three words need translation into modern usage.

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General Chemistry

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