Chemist no. 291 of 350 · Physical

Louis Hammett

1894-1987United States

Hammett equation; acidity function

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The Hammett Equation: How Louis Hammett Put Numbers on Substituent Effects

Learn the Hammett equation, sigma and rho values and the acidity function H0 with examples. Exam-ready notes for JAM, NET and GATE chemistry.

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Louis Plack Hammett (1894-1987): The Man Who Measured Substituent Effects

Life of Louis P. Hammett (1894-1987): Columbia chemist, author of Physical Organic Chemistry, creator of the Hammett equation and acidity function.

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