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| | JCE 1997 (74) 625 [Jun] Sir Christopher Ingold- A Major Prophet of Organic Chemistry by Kenneth T. Leffek |
 | | For example, recent biographies of Linus Pauling are somewhat derivative, in the "gotcha" style of modern journalism; in contrast, the books in the ACS autobiographical Profiles series are, for the most part, rather specialized reviews of the individual's chemical contributions, usually made more generally interesting by numerous photographs of the individual, his family, and colleagues. |
 | | What Ingold brought to the table, most particularly, was the use of reaction kinetics to study the mechanisms of nitration, displacement, and elimination reactions, and of sophisticated spectroscopy to define the ground and first excited states of benzene. |
 | | If you are interested in organic chemistry, this is a wonderful book to read because it places Ingold and his work in a rich historical context of the English and continental chemistry of his time. |
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