IUPAC Solubility Data Project:a brief history

摘要

Back in 1972,the idea of collecting and evaluating solubility data emerged from a commission of the IUPAC Analytical Chemistry Division.The planning,coordination,implementation and realisation of the project took many turns over the years,but the project always survived and as of today it has bloomed into 79 volumes spanning more than 25 000 pages.As an early player in this endeavour,and author of three of the first four volumes in the series,Larry Clever has now prepared a historical review of the project.