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(With H.B. HARTLEY) Notes on the Debye-Hückel theory. Trans.Faraday Soc. 23, 396-400.
Reaction velocity at a liquid-liquid interface. J.Phys.Chem. 32, 882-893.
The influence of adsorbed films on rates of evaporation. J.Phys.Chem. 33, 99-117.
Uber die Löslichkeit des Wassers in Benzollösungen von Säuren. Z.physikal.Chem. A, 150, 20-30.
The electrical energy of dipole molecules in solution, and the solubilities of ammonia, hydrogen
chloride and hydrogen sulphide in various solvents. J.Chem.Soc. 1371-1382.
(With J.N. BRØNSTED) A kinetic study of some reactions of diazoacetic ester in benzene solution.
J.Amer.Chem.Soc. 53, 2478-2498.
The electrostatic energy of dipole molecules in different media. Trans.Faraday Soc. 27, 797-802.
A convenient method of preparing anhydrous aluminium bromide. J.Chem.Soc. 338-389.
A titration method for the determination of water. J.Chem.Soc. 2903-2905.
The heat of solution of water vapour in various solvents. J.Chem.Soc. 2905-2911.
The application of quantum mechanics to chemical kinetics. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 139, 466-474.
Acid catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. I. The rearrangement of N-bromoacetanilide.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 143, 377-399.
(With J.H. WOLFENDEN) Electrolytic concentration of diplogen. Nature 133, 25-27.
The theory of the electrolytic separation of isotopes. J.Chem.Phys. 2, 164-166.
(With E.C. BAUGHAN and M.W. VAUGHAN-JACKSON) Cryoscopy and association in pchlorotoluene. J.Chem.Soc. 1969-1972.
Quantum mechanical effects in reactions involving hydrogen. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 148, 241-250.
(With O. GATTY) The relation between molecular interaction and the thermodynamic properties of
solutions. Phil.Mag. 19, 66-82.
(With A.J. EDWARDS and J.H. WOLFENDEN) Deuterium content of naturally occurring water.
Nature 135, 793.
The alleged isotopic interchange between water and acetylene. J.Amer.Chem.Soc. 57, 778-779.
(With R.H.V. LEVINGE) Acid catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. II. The rearrangement of Nbromoacetanilide in chlorobenzene catalysed by trichloracetic acid. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 151, 211219.
(With J.H. WOLFENDEN) The association of water and deuterium oxide in dioxan solution.
J.Chem.Soc. 822-824.
The dipole moments of isotopic molecules. Trans.Faraday Soc. 31, 1345-1347.
(With O.M. LIDWELL) The reaction between potassium permanganate and oxalic acid. J.Chem.Soc.
1303-1305.
(With M.H.M. ARNOLD) A cryoscopic study of trichloroacetic acid and its hydrate in benzene and
dioxan solutions. J.Chem.Soc. 1432-1435.
The calculation of dipole interaction. Trans.Faraday Soc. 31, 1557-1560.
The theory of reactions involving proton transfers. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 154, 414-429.
(With E.A. GUGGENHEIM) Mean values for the dipole moments of the harmonic and anharmonic
oscillator in quantum mechanics. Trans.Faraday Soc. 32, 1013-1017.
The mechanism of the N-halogenoacylanilide rearrangements. J.Chem.Soc. 1154-1156.
(With J.F. BROWN) Acid catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. III. The rearrangement of Niodoformanilide in anisole solution. J.Chem.Soc. 1520-1524.
(With O.M. LIDWELL and M.W. VAUGHAN-JACKSON) Acid catalysis in non-aqueous solvents.
IV. The depolymerisation of paraldehyde. J.Chem.Soc. 1792-1799.
(With E.C. BAUGHAN) Temperature coefficients in the anion catalysed decomposition of nitramide.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 158, 464-478.
(With R. Le G. BURNETT) Acid-base catalysis in gas reactions. I. The depolymerisation of
paraldehyde. Trans.Faraday Soc. 33, 355-363.
Relations between energy and entropy of solution and their significance. Trans.Faraday Soc. 33, 496501.
(With R.A. ROBINSON) Partial molal volume of water and deuterium oxide in dioxan solution.
Trans.Faraday Soc. 33, 650-652.
Exact and approximate expressions for the permeability of potential barriers to light particles.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 158, 128-136.
Some properties of Bessel function zeros derived from the wave functions of a particle in an
enclosure. Phil.Mag. 24, 299-304
The kinetics of the aldol condensation. J.Chem.Soc. 1637-1640.
(With E.C. BAUGHAN) Acid-base catalysis in the depolymerisation of dihydroxyacetone.
J.Chem.Soc. 1947-1953.
The kinetics of proton transfer reactions. Trans.Faraday Soc. 34, 229-236.
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Wave functions and permeabilities for a new type of potential barrier. Phil.Mag. 25, 488-491.
(With E.F. CALDIN) Acid catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. V. The inversion of menthone in
chlorobenzene solution. J.Chem.Soc. 382-389.
(With R. Le G. BURNETT) The decomposition of gaseous trioxy-methylene and paraldehyde.
Trans.Faraday Soc. 34, 420-426.
(With I.E. COOP) The dipole moments of hydrogen and deuterium chlorides. Trans.Faraday Soc. 34,
1209-1214.
(With O.M. LIDWELL and J. WRIGHT) Acid catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. VI. The
racemisation of phenylmethylacetophenone and phenylisobutylacetophenone in various solvents.
J.Chem.Soc. 1861-1865.
Collision factors in solution. Trans.Faraday Soc. 35, 324-327.
(With R. Le G. BURNETT) Acid-base catalysis in gas reactions. I. The decomposition of various
organic compounds. Trans.Faraday Soc. 35, 474-481.
(With O.M. LIDWELL) Acid catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. VII. The rearrangement of Nbromobenzanilide in chlorobenzene. J.Chem.Soc. 1096-1099.
(With J.K. THOMAS) Reaction velocities at low temperatures. I . A convenient low-temperature
thermostat. J.Chem.Soc. 1573-1575. II. The bromination of acetone between -40° and +10°.
J.Chem.Soc. 1575-1578.
(With P.V. DANCKWERTS) Acid catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. VIII. The rearrangement of Nchloroacetanilide in chlorobenzene solution at 100°. J.Chem.Soc. 1774-1776.
(With J.P.H. HIRST) Acid-base catalysis in the depolymerisation of dimeric glycollaldehyde.
J.Chem.Soc. 1777-1780.
(With J.G.R. STURROCK and R.L. St. D. WHITEHEAD) Kinetics of the reaction between ethylene
glycol and lead tetra-acetate. J.Chem.Soc. 82-84.
The repulsive forces between isotopic molecules. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 174, 504-509.
The role of the solvent in reaction kinetics. Ann. Rep.Chem.Soc. 36, 82-93.
Resonance in the chloroacetic acids. Nature 146, 166-167.
(With O.M. LIDWELL) The base catalysed prototropy of substituted acetones. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A,
176, 88-113.
(With O.M. LIDWELL) Potential energy curves in proton transfer reactions. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A,
176, 114-121.
(With J.A. SHERRED) Acid catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. IX. The mutarotation of nitrocamphor in chlorobenzene solution. J.Chem.Soc. 1202-1205.
Salt effects. In Handbuch der Katalyse. II. Katalyse in Lösungen, G.M. Schwab, ed., pp. 191-203.
(Verlag von Julius Springer, Wien).
General and base catalysis. In Handbuch der Katalyse. II. Katalyse in Lösungen, G.M. Schwab, ed.,
pp. 204-248. (Verlag von Julius Springer, Wien).
Solvent effects. In Handbuch der Katalyse. II. Katalyse in Lösungen, G.M. Schwab, ed., pp. 319-338.
(Verlag von Julius Springer, Wien).
(With A.D. NORRIS) Reaction velocities at low temperatures. III. The synthesis of diethylacetal at
temperatures between -44° and +25°. J.Chem.Soc. 118-120. IV. The ionisation of nitroethane at
temperatures between -32° and +20°. J.Chem.Soc. 854-856.
Bond energies and repulsion energies in proton-transfer reactions. Trans.Faraday Soc. 37, 493-496.
Polarisibility and internuclear distance. Trans.Faraday Soc. 38, 422-429.
(With H.C. LONGUET-HIGGINS) The structure of the boron hydrides. J.Chem.Soc. 250-255.
Rates and equilibria in the ionisation of C-H bonds. Trans.Faraday Soc. 39, 253-259.
Recent advances in the theory of reaction kinetics in solution [The Tilden Lecture]. J.Chem.Soc. 629635.
Eigen-values and eigen-functions for the operator d2/dx2-x. Phil.Mag. 35, 582-588.
A problem of heat conduction with spherical symmetry. Proc.Phys.Soc. 57, 45-48.
The occurrence and properties of molecular vibrations with V(x) = ax4. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 183, 328337.
(With C.A. COULSON) Kinetic energy, potential energy and force in molecule formation.
Trans.Faraday Soc. 51, 141-149.
(With H.C. LONGUET-HIGGINS) Structure of the boron hydrides. Nature 155, 328-331.
(With H.C. LONGUET-HIGGINS) The normal vibrations of bridged X2Y6 molecules.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 183, 357-374.
Bond torsion in the vibrations of the benzene molecule. Trans.Faraday Soc. 51, 293-295.
(With D.H. EVERETT and H.C. LONGUET-HIGGINS) Kinetics of the base-catalysed bromination
of diethyl malonate. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 186, 443-453.
(With H.C. LONGUET-HIGGINS) Kinetics of the halogenation of acetone in alkaline solutions.
J.Chem.Soc. 636-638.
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(With S.M. RYBICKA) Acid-based catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. X. The isomerisation of
methyl mesityl oxide oxalate in chlorobenzene solution at 99 . J.Chem.Soc. 24-31.
The use of the terms “acid” and “base”. Quart.Rev.Chem.Soc. 1, 113-125.
(With R.D. SMITH and L.A. WOODWARD) Kinetics of the base-catalysed bromination of ethyl
cyclopentanone 2-carboxylate. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 192, 479-489.
(With H.W. THOMPSON and E.E. VAGO) Intensities of vibration bands. I. Bending vibration of
benzene derivatives and the dipole of the C-H link. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 192, 498-507.
(With A.D.S. TANTRAM) Acid-base catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. XI. The halogenation of
acetone by various N-halogen compounds in chlorobenzene solution at 50°. J.Chem.Soc. 370-374.
(With H.J. EMELEUS) The boron hydrides and related compounds. Quart.Rev.Chem.Soc. 2, 132151.
(With J.E. PRUE) Reaction-kinetic investigations of the incomplete dissociation of salts. I. The
decomposition of diacetone alcohol in solutions of metallic hydroxides. J.Chem.Soc. 362-369.
(With J.A. FENDLEY) Electrometric measurement of the free energy of formation of naphthalene
picrate. Trans.Faraday Soc. 45, 121-122.
(With A.F. TROTMAN-DICKENSON) Acid-base catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. XII. The aminecatalysed decomposition of nitramide in anisole solution. J.Chem.Soc. 1288-1293.
(With W.C.E. HIGGINSON) The catalysed dehydration of acetaldehyde hydrate, and the effect of
structure on the velocity of protolytic reactions. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 197, 141-159.
The modern theory of electrolytes. School Sci.Rev. No. 113, 13-31.
(With E.GELLES and E. MÖLLER) Kinetics of the base-catalysed halogenation of some ketones and
esters. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 198, 308-322.
Zero-point energies in the decomposition of paraffin molecules. Trans.Faraday Soc. 45, 946-948.
The Brønsted Memorial Lecture. J.Chem.Soc. 409-419.
(With B. de B. DARWENT) The kinetics of the hydration of acetaldehyde. Trans.Faraday Soc. 46,
34-41.
(With J.E. PRUE) Kinetic studies in heterogeneous buffer systems. I. The system zinc hydroxide and
zinc sulphate. Trans.Faraday Soc. 46, 5-13.
(With J.E. PRUE) Kinetic studies in heterogeneous buffer systems. II. The system quinine, quinine
sulphate and potassium sulphate. Trans.Faraday Soc. 46, 14-21.
(With G.L. WILSON) Kinetics of the amine-catalysed decomposition of nitramide. Trans.Faraday
Soc. 46, 407-411.
(With G.M. WAIND) Reaction-kinetic investigations of the incomplete dissociation of salts. II. The
hydrolysis of carbethoxymethyltriethylammonium iodide and of ethyl acetate by solutions of metal
hydroxides. J.Chem.Soc. 1979-1983.
(With D.A. LONG) Polarizability and internuclear distance in the hydrogen molecule and moleculeion. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 203, 364-374.
(With J.C. CLUNIE) Binary and tertiary catalytic mechanisms in the hydration of acetaldehyde.
Nature 167, 362-364.
(With E.F. CALDIN) The kinetics of the base-catalysed decomposition of nitramide and deuterated
nitramide in anisole. Trans.Faraday Soc. 47, 50-56.
(With G.M. WAIND) Reaction-kinetic investigations of the incomplete dissociation of salts. III. The
decomposition of nitramide in solutions of some metal salts of carboxylic acids. J.Chem.Soc. 23572362.
Molecular structure and deviations from the Brønsted relation. J.Phys.Chem. 55, 885-891.
(With E. GELLES) The halogen cations in aqueous solution. J.Chem.Soc., 2734-2740.
The modern theory of solutions. Sci.Prog. 39, 593-607.
(With E. GELLES) Equilibria in the halogenation of some organic substances in aqueous solutions.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 210, 310-322.
(With H.L. GOLDSMITH) Kinetics of the base-catalysed halogenation of 2carbethoxycyclohexanone. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 210, 322-326.
(With J.C. CLUNIE) A thermal method of following fast reactions in solution. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A,
212, 16-32.
(With J.C. CLUNIE) Binary and ternary mechanisms in the hydration of acetaldehyde.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 212, 33-37.
(With J.W. BAYLES) Indicator measurements with amines in anisole and chlorobenzene solution.
J.Chem.Soc. 1518-1524.
(With J.C. CLUNIE) The hydration of acetaldehyde in aqueous solution. Trans.Faraday Soc. 48, 439442.
(With B.G. SKINNER) Acid-base catalysis in non-aqueous solvents. XIII. The depolymerisation of
paraldehyde in ethereal solutions of proton acids and Lewis acids. J.Chem.Soc. 2955-2959.
Acid-base catalysis and molecular structure. Adv.Catal. 4, 151-210.
(With P. JONES) Binary and ternary mechanisms in the iodination of acetone. J.Chem.Soc. 88-92.
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(With M. SPIRO) The mechanism of the bromination of ethyl malonate. J.Chem.Soc. 429-435.
(With J.H.B. GEORGE) The incomplete dissociation of some thallous and calcium salts at different
temperatures. Trans.Faraday Soc. 49, 619-627.
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(With R.G. PEARSON) Rates of ionisation of O-H and :N-H bonds. J.Chem.Soc. 3443-3445.
(With A.H. BROWN) Kinetics of the depolymerisation of paraldehyde in aqueous solution.
J.Chem.Soc. 774-778.
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ethoxycarbonylmethyltriethylammonium chloride. J.Chem.Soc. 4601-4604. Solution reactions:
introductory paper. Discuss.Faraday Soc. 17, 114-115.
(With V. GOLD, J. HILTON and M.H. RAND) Developments in the thermal maximum method for
reaction velocities in solution. Discuss.Faraday Soc. 17, 151-156.
(With M.H. RAND) Étude des équilibres et de la cinétique de l’hydration des aldéhydes.
Bull.Soc.Chim.Fr. 115-117.
(With A.L. DOWDING and J.A. NOBLE) The kinetics of ester hydrolysis in concentrated aqueous
acids. J.Chem.Soc. 3106-3110.
(With J.C. McCOUBREY) Studies of catalysis in fluoride solutions. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 234, 192207.
(With K.N. BASCOMBE and J.C. McCOUBREY) Kinetics of the depolymerisation of trioxan in
aqueous acids, and the acidic properties of aqueous hydrogen fluoride. J.Chem.Soc. 1286-1291.
(With J.A. FENDLEY and J.R. HULETT) The hydrogen isotope effect in the bromination of 2carbethoxycyclopentanone. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 235, 453-468.
(With M.H. PANCKHURST) Reaction-kinetic investigations of the incomplete dissociation of salts.
IV. The neutralisation of nitroethane by solutions of metallic hydroxides. J.Chem.Soc. 2836-2840.
(With M.H. PANCKHURST) The incomplete dissociation of thallous hydroxide.
Rec.Trav.Chim.Pays-Bas 75, 725-729.
(With M.H. RAND and K.M.A. WYNNE-JONES) Kinetics of the hydration of acetaldehyde.
Trans.Faraday Soc. 52, 1093-1102.
(With P. ENGEL) Kinetics of the reaction between ethyl iodomalonate and iodide ions. J.Chem.Soc.
247-253.
(With B. LUKIANENKO) Kinetics of the acid-catalysed hydrolysis and decomposition of ethylidine
diacetate. J.Chem.Soc. 1686-1689.
General introduction to discussion on electrolyte solutions. Discuss.Faraday Soc. 24, 17-19.
(With K.N. BASCOMBE) Properties of concentrated acid solutions. Discuss.Faraday Soc. 24, 15861.
The hydration of ions in solution. Endeavour 17, 31-35.
(With E.N. RAMSDEN) Kinetics of the bromination of some aromatic amines. J.Chem.Soc. 161-167.
(With D.C. VOGELSONG) Kinetics of the reaction between 2-ethoxycarbonyl-2-iodocyclohexanone
and iodide ions. J.Chem.Soc. 243-245.
(With M.J. SMITH) Deuterium exchange in the aldol condensation of acetaldehyde. J.Chem.Soc.
1691-1696.
(With V.G. RIVLIN and W.A. WATERS) Acid catalysis of glycol fission by lead tetra-acetate.
J.Chem.Soc. 1696-1697.
(With A.O. McDOUGALL) The kinetics of the base-catalysed decomposition of benzyl t-butyl
peroxide. J.Chem.Soc. 1697-1698.
(With D.J. RAWLINSON) Kinetics of the acid and alkaline hydrolysis of potassium
ethoxycarbonylmethanesulphonate. J.Chem.Soc. 4387-4390.
The tunnel effect correction for parabolic potential barriers. Trans.Faraday Soc. 55, 1-4.
(With K.N. BASCOMBE) Acidity functions of some aqueous acids. J.Chem.Soc. 1096-1104.
(With T. SPENCER) Kinetics of the bromination of m-nitrophenol in aqueous solutions. J.Chem.Soc.
1156-1159.
(With T. SPENCER) Kinetics of the base-catalysed bromination of ethyl nitroacetate.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 251, 41-45.
(With G. ARCHER) Kinetics of the bromination of acetone in concentrated aqueous hydrochloric
acid. J.Chem.Soc. 2238-2240.
The rates of simple acid-base reactions. Quart.Rev.Chem.Soc. 13, 169-182.
(With J. HANSSON) Kinetics of the base-catalysed bromination of s-dichloroacetone.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 255, 214-217.
(With P.T. McTIGUE) Kinetics of the aldol condensation of acetaldehyde. J.Chem.Soc. 2983-2994.
(With A.O. McDOUGALL) Hydration equilibria of some aldehydes and ketones. Trans.Faraday Soc.
56, 1281-1285.
(With M.B. JENSEN) The dissociation constant of formic-d acid, DCO2H, in aqueous solution.
Proc.Chem.Soc. 307-308.
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(With D.J. RAWLINSON) Kinetics of the bromination of some anisoles and phenols. J.Chem.Soc.
63-68.
(With D.J. RAWLINSON) Kinetics of the bromination of ethyl malonate and methyl
methanetricarboxylate. J.Chem.Soc. 726-729.
(With M.H. FORD-SMITH) Kinetics of the alkaline hydrolysis and bromination of bromoform.
J.Chem.Soc. 1413-1414
(With M.B. JENSEN) Kinetics of the catalysed hydration of symm.-dichloroacetone.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 261, 38-42.
Transition states and isotope effects in proton-transfer reactions. Trans.Faraday Soc. 57, 961-964.
(With R.R. ROBINSON) The ionization constants of some acids in dioxan and water mixtures.
Trans.Faraday Soc. 57, 965-970.
(With G.A. WRIGHT) Dissociation constants of some sulpho-carboxylic acids and the rate of
hydrolysis of potassium 1-ethoxycarbonylethane 2-sulphonate. Trans.Faraday Soc. 57, 1377-1385.
(With G.A. WRIGHT) Kinetics of the halogenation of potassium propan-2-one 1-sulphonate.
Trans.Faraday Soc. 57, 1386-91.
(With W.J. ALBERY) Kinetics of the decomposition of ethyl diazoacetate in aqueous acids at 0°.
Trans.Faraday.Soc. 57, 1942-1948.
Hydrogen isotope effects in acid-base catalysis. Actes du Deuxième Congrès International de
Catalyse [1960], p.117-127 (Editions Technip, Paris).
(With J. PRESTON and R.B. WHITNEY) Kinetics of the hydration of mesityl oxide and
crotonaldehyde. J.Chem.Soc. 1166-1170.
(With K. YATES) Kinetics of the chlorination of acetone in aqueous solution. J.Chem.Soc. 19271933.
(With K. YATES) Kinetics of the chlorination of diethyl malonate in aqueous solutions. J.Chem.Soc.
2285-2290.
(With D.P. ONWOOD) Acid strengths of the hydrates of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and chloral.
Trans.Faraday Soc. 58, 1557-1561.
(With J.E. CROOKS) Secondary hydrogen isotope effect in the dissociation constant of formic acid.
Trans.Faraday Soc. 58, 1409-1411.
(With J.E. CROOKS) Hydrogen isotope effects in the equilibria between 2,4-dinitrophenol and
amines. J.Chem.Soc. 3513-3516.
(With R.R. ROBINSON) Dielectric loss in solutions of weak electrolytes. Trans.Faraday Soc. 58,
2358-2359.
(With R.R. ROBINSON) Kinetics of the base-catalysed bromination of nitroacetone.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 270, 411-416.
(With W.B.T. MILLER) Dissociation constants of formic acid and formic acid-d. Trans.Faraday Soc.
59, 1147-1148.
(With M.A.D. FLUENDY) Intramolecular catalysis in the halogenation of keto-acids. Trans.Faraday
Soc. 59, 1623-1630.
(With J.R. ATKINSON) Kinetics of the reaction of bromine with olefins in aqueous solution.
J.Chem.Soc. 3260-3269.
(With A.T. KUHN) Dissociation constants of some acids in deuterium oxide. Trans.Faraday Soc. 59,
1789-1793.
(With W.J. ALBERY) The kinetics of the dissociation of weak acids measured by a rotating platinum
disc electrode. Proc.Chem.Soc. 169-170.
(With G.G. DAVIS) Kinetics of the bromination of acetone in aqueous solution. J.Chem.Soc. 902904.
(With M. ROBSON) Kinetic salt effects in the hydrolysis of acetylcholine. Trans.Faraday Soc. 60,
893-898.
(With B.A.W. COLLER) Kinetics of the alkaline hydrolysis of esters containing charged substituents.
Trans.Faraday Soc. 60, 1087-1098.
(With D.R. MARSHALL) Kinetics of the halogenation of 2,3-dihydro-5,7-dimethyl-1,4-diazepine.
J.Chem.Soc. 2195-2201.
(With G.G. DAVIS) Kinetics of the bromination of some enols and their anions. J.Chem.Soc. 353361.
(With M. ROBSON) Conductance of calcium salts of some disulphonic acids in aqueous solution.
Trans.Faraday Soc. 61, 928-931.
(With W.J. ALBERY and A.L. POWELL) Kinetics of iodination of pyruvic acid. Trans.Faraday Soc.
61, 1194-1198.
(With B.A.W. COLLER) Kinetics of the alkaline hydrolysis of ethyl acetate with sulphur-containing
substituents. Trans.Faraday Soc. 61, 1445-1452
(With J.E. CROOKS) Kinetic hydrogen isotope effects in the ionisation of some ketonic substances.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 286, 285-299.
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Isotope effects and the nature of proton-transfer transition states. Discuss.Faraday Soc. 1965, No. 39,
16-23.
(With P.W. SMITH) The enol content and acidity of cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone and acetone in
aqueous solution. J.Chem.Soc. B, 241-243.
(With P.G. EVANS) Kinetics of the dehydration of methylene glycol in aqueous solution.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 291, 297-323.
The reversible hydration of carbonyl compounds. Adv.Phys.Org.Chem. 4, 1-29.
(With B. NINKOV) Kinetics of the bromination of N,N,2-trimethylaniline in aqueous perchloric acid.
J.Chem.Soc. B, 720-722.
(With D.M. GOODALL) Kinetic hydrogen isotope effects in the ionisation of some nitroparaffins.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 294, 273-297.
(With M. PRING) Stability constants and absorption spectra of the ions Br 2Cl¯ and BrCl2¯.
J.Chem.Soc. A, 1607-1609.
(With M. PRING) Kinetics of the reactions of olefins with halogens in aqueous solution. II. Reactions
of bromine with various olefins and of hydrogen bromide with some epoxides. J.Chem.Soc. B, 11191126.
(With D.P. ONWOOD) Kinetics of the oxidation of the formate and deuterioformate ions by
permanganate. J.Chem.Soc. B, 150-152.
(With J.O. EDWARDS and R.B. JONES) The structure and acidity of boric acid, and their relation to
reaction mechanisms. Chapter 4 of The chemistry of boron and its compounds, ed. EL Muetterties
(Wiley, New York), pp.209-221.
(With H.F.F. RIDGEWELL) Kinetics of the iodination of ethyl pyruvate. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 298,
178-183.
(With G.R. HILLIER, J.W. MANSFIELD and D.G. STREET) Rates of ionisation and enolisation of
some aliphatic ketones. J.Chem.Soc. B, 827-832.
(With J.P. MILLINGTON and J.M. PINK) Kinetics of the reversible hydration of 1,3-dichloroacetone
in dioxan and acetonitrile solution. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 303, 1-16.
(With D. DOLMAN) Kinetics of the reactions of olefins with halogens in aqueous solution. III.
Reaction of bromine with acrylic acid, crotonic acid and ethyl acrylate. J.Chem.Soc. B, 500-503.
(With P. De MARIA) Kinetics of the bromination of some aromatic amines in aqueous perchloric
acid. J.Chem.Soc. B, 1057-1060.
(With B.G. COX) Hydrogen isotope effects in the inversion of (-)-menthone in mixtures of water and
dimethyl sulphoxide. J.Chem.Soc. B,194-196.
(With P. De MARIA) Kinetics of the iodination of ethyl levulinate and ethyl 5-ketohexanoate.
Trans.Faraday Soc. 66, 930-935.
Hydrogen and its isotopes in modern chemistry (Presidential address to Section B of the British
Association). Adv.Sci. 27, 1-8.
(With D.J. BARNES) Kinetic hydrogen isotope effects in the ionisation of some carbon acids.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 318, 421-440.
Derivation of the fundamental expression of transition state theory. Trans.Faraday Soc. 66, 27702771.
(With B.G. COX) Properties of some disulphones: acidities, rates of ionisation and bromination, and
isotope effects. J.Chem.Soc. B, 652-656.
(With W.H. SACHS and R.L. TRANTER) Model calculations of isotope effects in proton transfer
reactions. Trans.Faraday Soc. 67, 1995-2003.
(With B.G. COX) Primary hydrogen isotope effects on the rate of ionisation of nitroethane in
mixtures of water and dimethyl sulphoxide. J.Chem.Soc. B, 783-785.
(With J.E. CRITCHLOW) Reaction orders and isotope effects in the reversible addition of water to
1,3-dichloroacetone in aqueous dioxan solution. Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 325, 35-55.
(With B.G. COX and B.A. TIMIMI) Equilibria and kinetics in the isomerisation of o-formylbenzoic
acid. J.Chem.Soc. B, 2247-2250.
(With B.G. COX and J.B. HENSHALL) Intra- and inter-molecular catalysis and isotope effects in the
iodination of o- and p-carboxyacetophenone. J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 1232-1237.
(With D.G. HORNE) Reaction orders in the addition of methanol to chloral in 1,4-dioxan.
J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 1371-1373.
(With P.E. SÖRENSEN) Thermodynamic and activation parameters in the reversible hydration of
1,3-dichloroacetone in dioxan. J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 1740-1743.
(With H.A. TIMIMI) Intra- and inter-molecular catalysis in the iodination of 4-diethylaminobutan-2one and 5-diethylaminopentan-2-one. J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 1518-1521.
(With M.I. PAGE) Intramolecular general acid catalysis in the halogenation of ketones.
J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 1681-1686.
(With J.E. CRITCHLOW and M.I. PAGE) Ground state and transition state effects in the acylation of
-chmotrypsin in organic solvent-water mixtures. J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 811-817.
Acid-base reactions and equilibria. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, pp.45-54.
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Introduction to Part I, physical chemistry. Chem.Soc.Ann.Rep. 71A, 3-4.
Recent advances in the study of kinetic hydrogen isotope effects [The Liversidge Lecture].
Chem.Soc.Rev. 3, 513-554.
(With R.L. TRANTER) Rates and hydrogen isotope effects in the ionisation of 1,1-dinitroethane.
Proc.R.Soc.Lond. A, 337,515-527.
(With D.W. EARLS and B.A. TIMIMI) Inter- and intra-molecular catalysis in the iodination of ohydroxyacetophenone. J.Chem.Soc,Perkin Trans II, 811-817
(With A.D. COVINGTON) Intra- and inter-molecular catalysis in the halogenation of some
oxocarboxylic acids. J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 1343-.
(With B.G. COX) A relaxation study of the isomerisation of 2,2,3-trimethyl-levulinic acid.
J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 1349-1350.
The development of ideas about proton transfer reactions [The Spiers Memorial Lecture]. Faraday
Symp.Chem.Soc. No.10, 7-19.
Introduction to Part I, physical chemistry. Chem.Soc.Ann.Rep. 72A, 3-4.
(With D.W. EARLS and J.B. HENSHALL) Inter- and intra-molecular catalysis in the enolization of
derivatives of 2΄-carboxyacetophenone. J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 39-44.
(With D.W. EARLS) Intramolecular catalysis in the detritiation of 2΄,6΄-dihydroxyacetophenone and
2΄-hydroxyacetophenone. J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 45-46.
Introduction to Part I, physical chemistry. Chem.Soc.Ann.Rep. 73A, 3-4.
(With S. GRAINGER) Kinetics and isotope effects in proton transfers from 3-bromo- and 3-nitro-(+)camphor. J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 1606-1610.
(With S. GRAINGER) Brønsted exponents in the proton abstraction from derivatives of ethyl benzylacetoacetate, 3-benzylpentane-2,4-dione, and benzylmalononitrile. J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans.
II, 1367-1370.
(With P.E. SØRENSEN) Kinetics of the addition of hydroxide ions to substituted benzaldehydes.
J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans. II, 1594-1598.
Potential energy curves and Brönsted exponents in proton-transfer reactions. J.Chem.Soc.Faraday
Trans. II, 72, 2088-2094.
Barrier permeabilities for an inverted Morse potential. J.Chem.Soc.Faraday Trans. II, 74, 688-90.
The effect of orthogonal modes on tunnel corrections to kinetic isotope effects. Finn.Chem.Lett. 7-8.
The Brønsted equation – its first half-century. In Correlation analysis in chemistry: recent advances,
N.B. Chapman and J. Shorter, eds., pp.55-84 (Plenum Press, New York and London).
Role of intermolecular forces in proton-transfer reactions. J.Chem.Soc.Faraday Trans. II, 76, 954-60.
Central-force models for proton-transfer reactions. J.Chem.Soc.Faraday Trans. I, 78, 2593-98.
Further models for proton-transfer reactions. J.Chem.Soc.Faraday Trans. I, 79, 2229-31.
The development of ideas about proton transfer. In J.N. Brønsted and Niels Bjerrum: a centenary
report, T.A. Bak, ed., pp.10-18 (Copenhagen: ISBN 87-87848-16-3).
Books written by R.P. Bell
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Acid-base catalysis (Clarendon Press, Oxford).
(233) 1952
Acids and bases (Methuen, London; Spanish translation, Madrid, 1955). (2nd edition 1969 (Methuen,
London, and as a Science Paperback 1971; German translation, Weinheim, 1974; Spanish translation,
Barcelona, 1974; Chinese translation, Taiwan).)
(234) 1959
The proton in chemistry (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York; Methuen, London). (2nd edition
1973 (Chapman & Hall, London; Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York; Russian translation,
Moscow, 1977).)
(235) 1980
The tunnel effect in chemistry (London: Chapman & Hall).
Books translated by R.P. Bell
(236) 1936
N. Bjerrum, Inorganic chemistry (London: William Heinemann Ltd) (Translated by R.P. Bell from
the 3rd (1932) Danish edition). (2nd English edition 1948; 3rd English edition 1960.)
(237) 1934
H. Falkenhagen, Electrolytes (Oxford: Clarendon Press). (Translated by R.P. Bell from the German
(1932) edition.)
(238) 1937
J.N. Brønsted, Physical chemistry (London: William Heinemann Ltd). (Translated by R.P. Bell from
the Danish (1936) edition.)
(239) 1955
J.N. Brønsted, Principles and problems in energetics (LondonL Interscience Publishers). Translated
by R.P. Bell from the Danish (1946) edition.
Obituaries and memoirs
(240) 1947
Richard Cayley Giffard Moggridge. J.Chem.Soc. 1708-1709.
(241) 1948
Professor J.N. Brønsted. Nature 161, 269-271.
(242) 1949
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted – an English view-point. Acta Chem.Scand. 3, 1201-1204.
(243) 1970
Jens Anton Christiansen 1888-1969. Chem. Brit. 6, 491.
(244) 1973
Tom Leadbetter Cottrell. Chem.Brit. 9, 570-571.
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Tom Leadbetter Cottrell. Year Book R.Soc.Edin. 12-14.
Edmund John Bowen. Biog.Mem.Fell.R.Soc. 27, 83-101.
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