It does not seem, however, that organic chemists were much worried about barriers to rotation in organic molecules … - Derek Barton

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Derek Barton

It does not seem, however, that organic chemists were much worried about barriers to rotation in organic molecules in general at that time because there was no technique available to demonstrate the phenomenon experimentally.

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The observations and experiments of science are so wonderful that the truth that they establish can surely be accepted as another manifestation of God. God shows himself by allowing man to establish truth.

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God is Truth. There is no incompatibility between science and religion. Both are seeking the same truth. Science shows that God exists.

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Many transition states have a well-defined preferred geometrical requirement.

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