Letter from Linus Pauling to Patrick Meares. April 26, 1948. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• LP Notes, Correspondence, Figures re: diagrams of aluminum zinc alloy experimental data collected by E.C. Ellwood [Filed under LP Science: Materials re: Electron Theory and the Structure of Metals and Intermetallic Compounds, 1945-1959: Box #5.002 Folder #2.18]
• Letter from Dr. E. J. W. Verwey, Natuurkundig Laboratorium N. V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabieken, to LP RE: States that Casimir told him of LP's request of information regarding the interaction of colloid particles. Thanks LP for helping Mr. Romeyn when he came to Oxford and invites LP to visit Eidhoven. [Letter from LP to E. J. W. Verwey May 3, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 427.8]
• Letter from LP to Alden H. Emery, Executive Secretary. RE: Will be pleased to serve as a member of the Committee on Foreign Compendia for 1948. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Materials re: Committees and Awards, 1938-1950: Box #14.008 Folder #8.3]
• Letter from LP to Dr. David T. Gibson RE: LP is sorry that he has no references on hand that suggest that tin is a non-conductor and mentions that he may be in error for saying that. [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.28]
• Letter from LP to Dr. Patrick Meares, Royal Institute. [Note from Meares to LP April 5, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #255.15, file:(M: Correspondence, 1948)]

  Balliol College

  Oxford

  April 26, 1948

  Dr. Patrick Meares

  The Royal Institution

  21 Albemarle Street

  London, W.l

  Dear Dr. Meares:

  In answer to your letter of April 5, I would say, without, however, having complete confidence in my prediction, that it seems probable to me that diethyl succinate would have essentially a cis configuration. The serological results that my collaborators and I have obtained are to the effect that the monoalkyl succinate had the cis configuration, although the succinate ion itself has a trans configuration, being presumably stabilized in this configuration by the repulsion of the negative charges of the two carboxylate ion groups.

  I would think it not unlikely that the carbonyl oxygen atom or one carboxyl group would be attracted as closely as possible to the carboxyl carbon atom of the second carboxyl group in the dialkyl succinate. One of the carboxyl groups would presumably then be twisted at nearly right angles to the plane of the rest of the molecule.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:par

• Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe, Guggenheim Foundation. RE: Thanks him for sending the traveller's checks. Discusses the money situation. [Filed under LP Science: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1946-1952: Box #14.014 Folder #14.3]
• Letter from LP to Prof. A. Von Hippel, Laboratory for Insulation Research, MIT, RE: Thanks Von Hippel for the tables of electric dipole moments and other reprints. States he is trying to get his results written for publication. [Letter from LP to Prof. A. Von Hippel March 11, 1948, from Prof. A. Von Hippel to LP May 12, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: 427.8]
• Letter from LP to Professor Brynmor Jones, Department of Chemistry, University College, Hull RE: Thanks him for his invitation, explains that it is impossible for him to accept as his schedule is overfull and has become a strain to him. [Letter from Jones to Roth April 21, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Oxford University, [re: Eastman professorship and residency in Oxford] 1946-1948), #299.8]
• Letter from N. A. Parkinson, Assistant to the Editor. RE: Informs him that the editor is out of town, and will reply when he returns. [Filed under LP Science: American Chemical Society: Correspondence, 1943-1948: Box #14.003 Folder #3.4]
• Letter from Priscilla Roth to Prof. J. H. Sturdivant, Caltech, RE: Returns the check for Mr. F. C. Romeyn because he is no longer working with LP. [Letter from LP to Prof. J. H. Sturdivant February 21, 1948, note from F. C. Romeyn to LP June 20, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #340.13]
• Letter from Priscilla Roth, secretary to LP, to Station Master RE: Encloses a check for 6.6.8 francs for the two first-class tickets to Glasgow. [Filed under: LP Speeches, 1948s.28]
• Letter from Unicam Instruments (Cambridge) Ltd. to Prof. George Eastman, Balliol College, RE: Sends descriptions of some of the crystal structure analysis instruments at Mrs. Barbara Rogers-Low's suggestion. [Letter from LP to Prof. J. H. Sturdivant May 4, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #370.3]
• Letter from Walter Murphy to LP RE: Requests LP autograph and return the enclosed cover on Chemical and Engineering News on which LP is featured. [Filed under LP Correspondence Box #70.3, file:(Chemical and Engineering News, 1947-1958, 1968-1969, 1975, 1979-1980, 1988)]
• Note from Fred L. Pearson, Science Instructor, Big Bear High School, to Chemistry Dept., Caltech, RE: States the inadequacies of his high school's laboratories and requests a field trip to Caltech's laboratories and a couple of scientific demonstrations for the students. [Letter from John G. Kirkwood, Acting Chairman, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, to Fred L. Pearson May 6, 1948] [Filed under LP Correspondence: #312.13]