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AN interesting mathematical derivation of the rotatory power of a simple organic compound has just been published by S. F. Boys1, from which conclusions are drawn regarding, inter alia, the influence of solvents upon the magnitude of the rotation. The author's comments on the effects of association and his classification of active solutes into three main groupst namely, non-polar, polar and those capable of entering into co-ordination or complex union with the solvent, are in agreement with the views arrived at by one of us from experimental data2.
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CHAMBERS, A., RULE, H. Optical Rotatory Power. Nature 133, 910 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133910a0
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