Chemist no. 289 of 350 · Organic

Arthur Lapworth

1872-1941United Kingdom

Electronic theory of organic reaction mechanisms

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The discovery, explained

Arthur Lapworth: The Man Who Taught Organic Chemists to Think in Mechanisms

How Arthur Lapworth explained cyanohydrin formation, acid-catalysed halogenation of ketones and polarity in reactions, a base for modern mechanisms. For JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Arthur Lapworth (1872–1941): The Quiet Founder of Mechanistic Organic Chemistry

Biography of Arthur Lapworth (1872-1941): Scottish-born British chemist at Manchester, a pioneer of reaction mechanisms and the electronic theory of organic chemistry.

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