Article ID: CBB000012396

The Robinson-Ingold controversy: Precedence in the electronic theory of organic reactions (1980)

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Description An exploration of the claim by Sir Robert Robinson that he was first in formulating the electronic theory of organic reactions and that Sir Christopher Ingold received much of the credit. Saltzman reviews the literature of the period, traces the development of the theory, and offers his concusion on the value of each man's work. (G. B. KAUFFMAN)


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Authors & Contributors
Tokumoto, Kotoyo
Birch, Arthur J.
Butler, Stella V. F.
Collins, Peter
Leffek, Kenneth T.
Morris, Peter John Turnbull
Journals
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry
Bulletin for the History of Chemistry
科学史研究 Kagakusi Kenkyu (History of Science)
British Journal for the History of Science
Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science
Publishers
American Chemical Society
Elsevier
Nova Lion Press
Concepts
Organic chemistry
Chemistry
Societies; institutions; academies
Biochemistry
Physical chemistry
Prizes; awards
People
Robinson, Robert
Ingold, Christopher
Woodward, Robert Burns
Baker, John William
Brown, Herbert Charles
Florey, Howard
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
Places
Great Britain
British Isles
Institutions
Royal Society of London
American Chemical Society
University of London
Leeds University (UK)
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