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'''Louis Plack Hammett''' (April 7, 1894 – February 9, 1987) was an [[United States|American]] [[physical chemist]]. He is known for the [[Hammett equation]], which relates [[reaction rate]]s to [[equilibrium constant]]s for certain classes of organic reactions involving [[substitution (chemistry)|substituted]] [[aromatic]] compounds. He is also known for his research into [[superacids]] and his development of a scheme for comparing their acidities based on what is now known as the [[Hammett acidity function]]. The [[Curtin–Hammett principle]] bears his name. |
'''Louis Plack Hammett''' (April 7, 1894 – February 9, 1987) was an [[United States|American]] [[physical chemist]]. He is known for the [[Hammett equation]], which relates [[reaction rate]]s to [[equilibrium constant]]s for certain classes of organic reactions involving [[substitution (chemistry)|substituted]] [[aromatic]] compounds. He is also known for his research into [[superacids]] and his development of a scheme for comparing their acidities based on what is now known as the [[Hammett acidity function]]. The [[Curtin–Hammett principle]] bears his name. |
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The awards he obtained included the [[Priestley Medal]] in 1961,the [[Willard Gibbs Award]] in 1961<ref>[http://chicagoacs.org/content.php?page=Willard_Gibbs_Award American Chemical Society - Chicago Section]</ref> |
The awards he obtained included the [[Priestley Medal]] in 1961,the [[Willard Gibbs Award]] in 1961,<ref>[http://chicagoacs.org/content.php?page=Willard_Gibbs_Award American Chemical Society - Chicago Section]</ref> the [[National Medal of Science]] in 1967, and in 1975 the [[Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science]]. |
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Hammett grew up in [[Portland, Maine]], and studied in Harvard and Switzerland. He earned his Ph.D. at [[Columbia University]]. He authored an influential textbook on [[physical organic chemistry]],<ref>Hammett, Louis P. (1940) ''Physical Organic Chemistry'' New York: McGraw Hill.</ref> and is credited with coining the term. |
Hammett grew up in [[Portland, Maine]], and studied in Harvard and Switzerland. He earned his Ph.D. at [[Columbia University]]. He authored an influential textbook on [[physical organic chemistry]],<ref>Hammett, Louis P. (1940) ''Physical Organic Chemistry'' New York: McGraw Hill.</ref> and is credited with coining the term. |
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Louis Plack Hammett | |
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| Born | 7 April 1894 |
| Died | 9 February 1987 |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (Ph.D) |
| Known for | Hammett equation |
| Awards | Priestley Medal (1961) Willard Gibbs Award (1961) National Medal of Science (1967) Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science (1975) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical Chemistry |
Louis Plack Hammett (April 7, 1894 – February 9, 1987) was an American physical chemist. He is known for the Hammett equation, which relates reaction rates to equilibrium constants for certain classes of organic reactions involving substituted aromatic compounds. He is also known for his research into superacids and his development of a scheme for comparing their acidities based on what is now known as the Hammett acidity function. The Curtin–Hammett principle bears his name.
The awards he obtained included the Priestley Medal in 1961,the Willard Gibbs Award in 1961,[1] the National Medal of Science in 1967, and in 1975 the Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science.
Hammett grew up in Portland, Maine, and studied in Harvard and Switzerland. He earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University. He authored an influential textbook on physical organic chemistry,[2] and is credited with coining the term.
References
- ^ American Chemical Society - Chicago Section
- ^ Hammett, Louis P. (1940) Physical Organic Chemistry New York: McGraw Hill.
Further reading
- Hammond, George S. (1997) Physical organic chemistry after 50 years: It has changed, but is it still there? IUPAC V9. 69, No. 9, pp. 1919–1922.
- Westheimer, F. H. (1997) Biographical Memoirs V72, pp. 136–149.
- Young, Robin V., Sessine, Suzanne (1999) World of Chemistry Thomson Gale.
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