Talk:Lithium triethylborohydride
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So, I have a questions for the authors of this article. Why use the abbreviation/acronym LiTEBH? The in-line formula LiEt3H is no longer (by direct measurement with a ruler), and is understandale by any chemist. My view is that acronyms are a necessary evil in organic chemistry, but should only be used when a more readable chemical formula is not available, or takes significantly more space, or is itself hard to decipher. Especially an Encyclopedia, with its lofty goals of informing everyone, not just the hyper-specialists, should resist the acronym-mania of the synthetic organic chemists. ChemistHans 22:41, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
