Jerome A. Berson (1924-2017).

Authors：Bergman Robert G

Source：Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 2017, 56(16): 4385.

DOI：10.1002/anie.201701770

Jerome A. Berson, Sterling Professor Emeritus at Yale University, passed away on January 13, 2017. Berson was a major figure in physical organic chemistry and the study of organic reaction mechanisms, and he published two outstanding books on the history of chemistry.