Box MS0161.01

Scope and Contents 1974 June 20 from John W. Larsen (University of Tennessee) to Herbert C. Brown (Purdue University) re: 3page letter discussing the stability of 2-norbornyl cation 1974 July 1 from John W. Larsen to Brown re: 2-norbornyl cation and iso-propyl 1974 July 4 from Prof. H. Hogeveen (University of Groningen) to John Larsen re: Brown’s successful international contacts and enclosed reprint “Reactivity Of Carbonium Ions Towards Carbon Monoxide” 1974 July 5 from John Larsen to Dr. E. M. Arnett...

Scope and Contents 1975 April 11 from Brown to Professor Joseph F. Bunnett (University of California at Santa Cruz)re: 4-page letter stating that Brown has attempted to get the nonclassical ion problem discussed openly 1975 April 11 from Brown to Professor Kenichi Takeuchi (Kyoto University) re: 4-page letter carbonium ion 1975 April 14 from Brown to Norbornyl Correspondents re: letter to Professor Takeuchi 1975 April 29 from Brown to Dr. F.P. Lossing (National Research Council Canada) answer to attached...

Scope and Contents 1976 January 23 from Brown to Professor R.J. Gillespie (Université Genève) re: x-ray study confirms Peterson’s structure 1976 May 3 from Joseph B. Lambert (Northwestern Univ) to Schleyer (Princeton) Re: 5-page letter about Brown’s letters to Schleyer and a note from Bill Jorgensen 1976 May 12 from Schleyer (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) to Lambert (Northwestern University) re: letter of May 3 concerning defining nonclassical ions 1976 May 13 from Schleyer to Brown re: thanks for...

Scope and Contents 1978 February 1 from Brown to Norbornyl Correspondents re: failure to observe substituent effects at Cl and C2 of the 2-norbornyl system 1978 March 6 from Brown to Schleyer re: 8-page letter concerning Referee 1 in Brown’s Manuscript “Structural Effects in Solvolytic Reactions” 1978 March 17 from Brown to Professor M.C. Whiting (University of Bristol) re: reviews for “Non-classical carbonium ions” 1978 March 28 from Brown to Professor Cheves Walling (University of Utah) re: 8-page ...

Scope and Contents 1979 July 27 Brown to Schleyer re: 4-page letter about the manuscript “Initial State Energy Contribution to Heats of Ionization of Norbornyl Chlorides. The ‘Extra Stability’ of the 2-Norbornyl Cation…” 1979 July 31 Brown to Arnett re: 3-page letter calorimetric heats of isomerization of RCl 1979 August 17 Brown to Greene re: 3-page letter surprise in reluctance to agree with Brown assessment of the implications of Arnett’s latest data, summarizes arguments 1982 November 16 from Brown...

Scope and Contents 1983 January 4 from Brown to Arnett re: letter December 7 challenge to the nonclassical fraternity to provide an answer to the thermochemical problem and no one answered the challenge 1983 January 18 from Jack L. Beauchamp (California Institute of Technology) to Brown Re: summary of carbocation heats of formation still in preparation 1983 January 19 from Brown to Cheves Walling re: 5-page letter concerning a lecture in Seattle on “Accounts of Chemical Research” 1983 January 21 from...

Scope and Contents 1984 January 12 from Prof. Dr. W. Kirmse (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) to Brown re: thermochemical approach to 2-norbornyl reactivities 1984 January 16 from Michael Dewar to Brown re: article in “Account” 1984 January 24 from William J. le Noble to Brown re: nonclassical ions 1984 January 31 from Brown to Norbornyl Correspondents re: Final Mailing Plus One 1984 February 24 from Brown to Norbornyl Correspondents re: Last Norbornyl Report Plus Two 1984 September 24 from Brown to F.P. Lossing re:...

Scope and Contents “Stereochemistry of the Reaction of 2-Phenylcyclopentanone with B-Methyl-9- borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl Hydride”“The Question of σ Bridging in the Solvolysis of 2-Norbornyl Derivatives”“Additions to Bicyclic Olefins. VII. Electrophilic Addition of Hydrogen Chloride and Deuterium Chloride to Norbornene…” by. H. C. Brown and Kwang-Ting Liu“Additions to Bicyclic Olefins. VIII. Electrophilic Addition of Trifluoroacetic Acid…” By Herbert C. Brown and Kwang-Ting...

Scope and Contents “Stabilities of Carbonium Ions in Solution VI. Heats of Formation of Simple Alkyl Carbonium Ions…” by Edward M. Arnett and Craig Petro“Stabilities of Carbonium Ions in Solution VII. A Low Temperature Calorimetric Approach to Enthalpies of Formation of Carbocations in Solution” by Edward M. Arnett and Craig Petro“The Correlation as a Mechanistic Criterion; on the Mechanisms of Solvolysis of Norbornyl Derivatives and Base-Catalyzed Isotope Exchange of...