A fascinating episode in the history of organic chemistry comes alive through examination of Adolf von Baeyer's work. Not only the ring-strain theory, which is now one hundred years old, but also numerous discoveries concerning indigo, benzene, and many other classes of substances are linked with Baeyer's name. The picture on the right shows the scientist at 72 years of age.
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Rolf Huisgen (1986) studied this question.