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Abstract
Among the many acid-base concepts, the theory of Usanovich is one of the least known despite the most general scope including almost all chemical reaction types and even redox chemistry. Published 1939 in a Soviet journal in Russian language, it gained little immediate attention, and was later criticized mainly as being too broad in scope. Although several articles recently remembered Usanovich and his acid–base theory, one major inconsistency again was overseen: the electron is put in a row along with anions. Chemical history probably correctly puts this concept aside, also because it added little explanation capabilities beyond the elaborated considerations of the simultaneously published acid–base theory of Gilbert N. Lewis which was later refined by Pearson (hard and soft acids and bases, “HSAB”). A modified version of the core of Usanovich' concept is finally discussed. It combines the classic protic and aprotic acid–base concepts on the foundations of Lewis’ and Pearsons ideas.
在众多酸碱概念中，乌萨诺维奇的理论是最不为人所知的理论之一，尽管其范围最广，几乎包括所有化学反应类型，甚至氧化还原化学。乌萨诺维奇的理论于 1939 年发表在苏联的俄文杂志上，但没有立即引起人们的注意，后来主要被批评为范围太广。尽管最近有几篇文章回忆了乌萨诺维奇和他的酸碱理论，但其中一个主要的不一致之处又被忽略了：电子与阴离子被放在了一起。化学史可能正确地将这一概念搁置一边，这也是因为除了吉尔伯特-N-刘易斯（Gilbert N. Lewis）同时发表的酸碱理论的详细考虑之外，它几乎没有增加任何解释能力，而这一理论后来被皮尔逊（Hard and Soft acids and bases，"HSAB"）完善。最后讨论的是乌萨诺维奇概念核心的修正版。它在刘易斯和皮尔逊思想的基础上结合了经典的原生酸和钝化酸-碱概念。
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Foundations of Chemistry is an international journal which seeks to provide an interdisciplinary forum where chemists, biochemists, philosophers, historians, educators and sociologists with an interest in foundational issues can discuss conceptual and fundamental issues which relate to the `central science'' of chemistry. Such issues include the autonomous role of chemistry between physics and biology and the question of the reduction of chemistry to quantum mechanics. The journal will publish peer-reviewed academic articles on a wide range of subdisciplines, among others: chemical models, chemical language, metaphors, and theoretical terms; chemical evolution and artificial self-replication; industrial application, environmental concern, and the social and ethical aspects of chemistry''s professionalism; the nature of modeling and the role of instrumentation in chemistry; institutional studies and the nature of explanation in the chemical sciences; theoretical chemistry, molecular structure and chaos; the issue of realism; molecular biology, bio-inorganic chemistry; historical studies on ancient chemistry, medieval chemistry and alchemy; philosophical and historical articles; and material of a didactic nature relating to all topics in the chemical sciences. Foundations of Chemistry plans to feature special issues devoted to particular themes, and will contain book reviews and discussion notes. Audience: chemists, biochemists, philosophers, historians, chemical educators, sociologists, and other scientists with an interest in the foundational issues of science.
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