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Kirby, Anthony John was born on August 18, 1935 in Welwyn Garden City, England. Son of Samuel Arthur and Gladys Rosina (Welch) Kirby.
(The anomeric effect is a well-defined and much studied ex...)
The anomeric effect is a well-defined and much studied example of a deep- seated and very general effect in organic chemistry. It involves a fundamental interaction between the lone pair electrons of oxygen and the antibonding orbitals of adjacent bonds, which can control not only conformation but also reactivity in suitable systems. So the heart of this book is a consideration of the properties of non-bonding pairs of electrons, and the influence of orbital- orbital interactions on structure and reactivity. I have been lucky in recent months to be able to discuss various matters arising in this book with people who know more about them than I do. Parti- cularly Professors C. Altona, A. Eschenmoser, F. Hirshfeld, M. Lahav, R.A. McClelland, G.M. Sheldrick and A. Vos, and, nearer horne, I. Fleming, P.G. Jones, AJ. Stone (who helped with the rather theoretical Appendix) and I.H. Williams. I am also most grateful to Professors P. Deslongchamps, ID. Dunitz, D.G. Gorenstein, W.P. Jencks, G.A. Jeffrey, R.D. Lemieux and S. Wolfe, for very helpful correspondence, and information in advance of pUblication. I have covered the literature received in Cambridge up to early December 1981.
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Every serious student of chemistry should try to develop a `feel' for the way molecules behave - for the way they are put together and especially for the rules of engagement which operate when molecules meet and react. This primer describes how stereoelectronic effects control this behavior. It is the only concise text on this topic at the undergraduate level. This is an important subject area and the comprehensive yet concise coverage in this book shows students how to build up a powerful but simple way of thinking about chemistry.
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(The anomeric effect is a well-defined and much studied ex...)
The anomeric effect is a well-defined and much studied example of a deep- seated and very general effect in organic chemistry. It involves a fundamental interaction between the lone pair electrons of oxygen and the antibonding orbitals of adjacent bonds, which can control not only conformation but also reactivity in suitable systems. So the heart of this book is a consideration of the properties of non-bonding pairs of electrons, and the influence of orbital- orbital interactions on structure and reactivity. I have been lucky in recent months to be able to discuss various matters arising in this book with people who know more about them than I do. Parti- cularly Professors C. Altona, A. Eschenmoser, F. Hirshfeld, M. Lahav, R.A. McClelland, G.M. Sheldrick and A. Vos, and, nearer horne, I. Fleming, P.G. Jones, AJ. Stone (who helped with the rather theoretical Appendix) and I.H. Williams. I am also most grateful to Professors P. Deslongchamps, ID. Dunitz, D.G. Gorenstein, W.P. Jencks, G.A. Jeffrey, R.D. Lemieux and S. Wolfe, for very helpful correspondence, and information in advance of pUblication. I have covered the literature received in Cambridge up to early December 1981.
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university teacher and research scientist
Kirby, Anthony John was born on August 18, 1935 in Welwyn Garden City, England. Son of Samuel Arthur and Gladys Rosina (Welch) Kirby.
Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1962.
Teacher and research scientist. Fellow, Brandeis University, Massachusetts 1963-1964. Demonstrator, lecturer, Organic Chemistry, University of Cambridge 1968-1985, Reader since 1985.
Tutor 1967-1975, Director of Studies in Natural Sciences, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge since 1968. Fellow Gonville and Caius College since 1962. Royal Society of Chemistry.
Lecturer of Royal Society of Chemistry 1987.
(Every serious student of chemistry should try to develop ...)
(Phosphorus: The Carbon Copy examines the extraordinary si...)
(The anomeric effect is a well-defined and much studied ex...)
(The anomeric effect is a well-defined and much studied ex...)
Lieutenant Army, 1955-1956. Fellow Royal Society London, Royal Society Chemistry (chairman organic reaction mechanisms group London 1986-1990). Member American Chemical Society.
Married Sara Sophia Nieweg, August 28, 1961. Children: Lise Sara, Paul Anthony, Miriam Johanna.