PhysicaI organic chemistry is a relatively modern field with deep roots
in chemistry. The subject is concerned with investigations of organic
chemistry by quantitative and mathematical methods. The wedding of
physical and organic chemistry has provided a remarkable source of inspiration
for both of these classical areas of chemical endeavor. Further, the
potential for new developments resulting from this union appears to be
still greater. A closening of ties with all aspects of molecular structure
and spectroscopy is clearly anticipated. The field provides the proving
ground for the development of basic tools for investigations in the areas
of molecular biology and biophysics. The subject has an inherent association
with phenomena in the condensed phase and thereby with the theories
of this state of matter.