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This volume is dedicated to the memory of the late Charles J.Pedersen in recognition of his outstanding contribution to scientificresearch, culminating in his discovery of crown ethers and theirremarkable cation complexing properties and his receipt of the 1987Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
The field of macrocyclic chemistry, to a large degree, had itsbeginnings with Professor Pedersen's discovery. A first-person accountof this discovery is given as the first paper in this volume. Thegrowth of the field since the first publication on the subject in 1967has been enormous. Charles Pedersen lived to see much of this growth.He saw many of his own predictions of possible uses of crown ethersand related macrocycles realized. His work illustrates how oneindividual can make an enormous difference in science.
The effect of his life and work on those who contributed papers forthis volume and on many others is appreciated and is acknowledged byseveral of the authors in their individual papers.
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