Christopher Kelk Ingold Professions : Chemist Born : October 28, 1893 Died : December 8, 1970 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Christopher Kelk Ingold You ask whether I am going over to the history of science... no, I am not as old as that. Christopher Kelk Ingold history-of-science biographies science Reagents are regarded as acting by virtue of a constitutional affinity either for electrons or for nuclei... the terms electrophilic (electron-seeking) and nucleophilic (nucleus-seeking) are suggested... and the organic molecule, in the activation necessary for reaction, is therefore required to develop at the seat of attack either a high or low electron density as the case may be. Christopher Kelk Ingold nomenclature acting science [Flürscheim] was good at unanswerable arguments. Christopher Kelk Ingold argument biographies science Since it is proposed to regard chemical reactions as electrical transactions in which reagents act by reason of a constitutional affinity either for electrons or for atomic nuclei, it is important to be able to recognize which type of reactivity any given reagent exhibits. Christopher Kelk Ingold nucleus able important Similar Authors Auguste Laurent chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann chemist August Kekule chemist Ascanio Sobrero chemist Antoine Lavoisier chemist Antoine Bechamp chemist All Authors
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