Natural and Unnatural Product Chemistry

Bryan Hanley, BSc 1979

Chemistry can be considered to be the ultimate empirical scientific discipline. At its root (and as a crucial component of the original aims of alchemy and even to pre-empirical science), it is an endeavor that is grounded in the need to carry out experiments and to then explain what is observed.

Recording in detail what you did, what the result was and the logic behind any changes you might make to the experimental protocol is essential. The trail of successes and failures is both a record of what works and, simultaneously, a window into how the world was thought of at the time.

ISBN: 978-3-031-81697-0