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# Christopher Kelk Ingold

(1893–1970)   Chemist

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Christopher Kelk Ingold was a chemist.

## Quick Facts About Christopher Kelk Ingold

Born October 28, 1893

Died December 8, 1970

Profession Chemist

## About Christopher Kelk Ingold

British chemist (1893-1970)... \| Sir Christopher Kelk Ingold was a British chemist based in Leeds and London. His groundbreaking work in the 1920s and 1930s on reaction mechanisms and the electronic structure of organic compounds was responsible for the introduction into mainstream chemistry of concepts such as nucleophile, electro

##  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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-kelk-ingold/you-ask-whether-i-am-going-over-to-the-history-of-science-no-i-am-not/)

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> [Reagents are regarded as acting by virtue of a constitutional affinity either for electrons or for nuclei... the terms electrophilic (electron-seeking) and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-kelk-ingold/reagents-are-regarded-as-acting-by-virtue-of-a-constitutional/)

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> [Since it is proposed to regard chemical reactions as electrical transactions in which reagents act by reason of a constitutional affinity either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-kelk-ingold/since-it-is-proposed-to-regard-chemical-reactions-as-electrical/)

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> [ \[Flürscheim\] was good at unanswerable arguments. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-kelk-ingold/fl-rscheim-was-good-at-unanswerable-arguments/)

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