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In the first half of this century, the postivism of many French organic chemists, who were reluctant to speculate about phenomena not directly observable, generated a certain scepticism for theories, with many unfortunate consequences. Thus, reaction mechanisms were not taught until the late 1950s and organic synthesis of complex molecules was consequently hampered. MO theory was practically ignored until 1965, when Woodward and Hoffmann published their epoch-making papers. The situation was restored in an astonishlingly short time, but the marriage between theory and French organic chemistry was, and still is, a difficult one. |
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