Why so slow? Why did it take several decades for the concept of selectivity to develop into a fundamental consideration in organic chemistry? The Essay describes the reception by the scientific community in the first half of the 20th century of the principles of kinetic versus thermodynamic control and explains the physical basis of selectivity (see picture: energy diagram for the reaction of pentamethylenefulvene (A) and maleic anhydride (B)).
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