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“Black Swan Events” in Organic Synthesis
Author(s) -
Nugent William A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201202348
Subject(s) - homogeneous , conjunction (astronomy) , black swan theory , event (particle physics) , history , chemistry , epistemology , philosophy , physics , statistical physics , quantum mechanics , astronomy
When a research area “goes viral” , the event typically occurs in conjunction with a major change in “conventional wisdom”. In retrospect, the literature often contains earlier hints that the original judgment was not correct. These antecedents are referred to as “Black Swan” events. The picture shows research on homogeneous gold catalysis “going viral”.