The author acknowledges financial support from Ministerio de Investigación, Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN, project CTQ2008-06670-C02-01-BQU) and Generalitat de Catalunya (grant 2009SGR-1459).
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Essay
Chemistry: A Panoply of Arrows†
Article first published online: 7 DEC 2011
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201101767
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How to Cite
Alvarez, S. (2012), Chemistry: A Panoply of Arrows. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 51: 590–600. doi: 10.1002/anie.201101767
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 12 JAN 2012
- Article first published online: 7 DEC 2011
- Manuscript Received: 11 MAR 2011
Funded by
- Ministerio de Investigación, Ciencia e Innovación. Grant Number: CTQ2008-06670-C02-01-BQU
- Generalitat de Catalunya. Grant Number: 2009SGR-1459
Keywords:
- abstract art;
- chemical equations;
- history of chemistry;
- Klee, Paul;
- symbolism in chemistry
Graphical Abstract
Alchemists incorporated arrows in their symbolism (see picture) hundreds of years before modern chemists adopted arrows in chemical equations. The next time you insert an arrow in a chemical text consider why precisely that arrow is needed. What does it really mean? How did we learn to use arrows in chemistry? What do our arrows have in common with those of abstract artists?