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The term ‘synthesis’ is used in many contexts far removed from chemistry, e.g. philosophy and literature. In its broadest sense, synthesis means the tying together of individual pieces to construct or create a whole article. These activities of constructing or creating are inherent to mankind. In the context of chemistry, the definition of ‘synthesis’ is given in Kingzeit’s Chemical Encyclopaedia as ‘the building up of elements into compounds, or of compounds into more complex compounds’. ‘Synthesis’ in the chemical as well as in the more general sense is therefore a fascination and a challenge to the creative imagination.
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Pfander, H., Liaaen-Jensen, S., Britton, G. (1996). Synthesis in Perspective. In: Britton, G., Liaaen-Jensen, S., Pfander, H. (eds) Carotenoids. Carotenoids, vol 2. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9323-7_1
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