The theme of this symposium is "to trace the capricious evolution of the public image of chemistry and related scientific disciplines."  This may be due, at least in part, to the Rashomon effect, "the circumstance when the same event[s] is given contradictory interpretations by the individuals involved."  The Rashomon effect not only pertains to the general public but also to individual chemists pursuing their professional pathways.  Several recent and controversial examples of this phenomenon will be given and explored including E. J. Corey's claim of plagiarism against R. B. Woodward in the development of the Woodward-Hoffmann rules.

Rashomon effect:  Chemistry through the eyes of other chemists

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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