"The theory of quantum mechanical resonance of molecules among several valence-bond
structures constituted a major addition to the classical structure of organic chemistry.
This theory was developed in the period from 1931 on by a number of investigators
including Slater, E. Huckel, G. W. Wheland and me." Linus Pauling. "Fifty years of progress in structural chemistry and molecular biology," Daedalus, 99 (Fall 1970): 988-1014. 1970.
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