Michael Abraham (chemist)
Michael Abraham | |
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| Born | 11 December 1931 London, England |
| Died | 19 January 2021 (aged 89) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Northern Polytechnic London University College London |
| Doctoral advisor | Alwyn Davies |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Physical organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University College London |
| Notable ideas | Abraham General Solvation Model |
Michael H Abraham (11 December 1931, London - 19 January 2021)
Biography
Abraham was born 11 December 1931 in London to Judah and Elizabeth Abraham. He was one of four boys. He attended
Between 1957 and 1969, Abraham largely focused on the chemistry of
Personal life
Michael Abraham and his wife Elisabeth Mayer (died 1999) had two sons, Benjamin and Jonathan. Elisabeth had also been a PhD student at UCL.[2] Abraham was a hobby landscape painter and held several exhibitions throughout London. Additionally, he enjoyed classical, particularly chamber, music.[2][1][3]
Abraham died on 19 January 2021, aged 89.[2]
Selected publications
- Abraham, M.H. (1971). "Substitution at saturated carbon. Part VIII. Solvent effects on the free energy of trimethylamine, the nitrobenzyl chlorides, and the trimethylamine–nitrobenzyl chloride transition states". Journal of the Chemical Society B: Physical Organic: 299–308. .
- Abraham, M.H.; Chadha, H.S.; Martins, F.; Mitchell, R.; Gratton, J.A.; Bradbry, M.W. (1997). "A general equation for the correlation of transport properties of drugs and other compounds". Farmacevtski Vestnik. 8: 236–237.
- Abraham, M.H.; Whiting, G.S.; Shuely, W.J.; Doherty, R.M. (1998). "The solubility of gases and vapours in ethanol - the connection between gaseous solubility and water-solvent partition". Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 76 (6): 703–709. doi:10.1139/v98-029.
- Abraham, M.H.; Le, J. (1999). "The correlation and prediction of the solubility of compounds in water using an amended solvation energy relationship". Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 88 (9): 868–880. PMID 10479348.
- Abraham, M.H.; Platts, J.A. (2001). "Hydrogen Bond Structural Group Constants". Journal of Organic Chemistry. 66 (10): 3484–3491. PMID 11348133.
- Abraham, M.H.; Zissimos, A.M.; Acree, W.E. (2003). "Partition of solutes into wet and dry ethers; an LFER analysis". New Journal of Chemistry. 27: 1041–1044. doi:10.1039/b303016d.
- Cometto-Muniz, J.E.; Cain, W.S.; Abraham, M.H. (2005). "Molecular restrictions for human eye irritation by chemical vapors". Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 207 (3): 232–243. .
- Abraham, Michael H.; Acree, William E. (2011). "Hydrogen bond descriptors and other properties of ion pairs". New Journal of Chemistry. 35 (8): 1740–1750. .
- Abraham, Michael H.; Acree, William; Ràfols, Clara; Rosés, Martí (April 2021). "Equations for the Correlation and Prediction of Partition Coefficients of Neutral Molecules and Ionic Species in the Water–Isopropanol Solvent System". Journal of Solution Chemistry. 50 (4): 458–472. hdl:2445/184953.
References
- ^ a b c d "Prof. Michael Abraham" (PDF). UCL Chemistry Newsletter. University College London. 2021. p. 36. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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- ^ a b c Vial, Laurent (23 August 2011). "Meet Our Authors - August 2011". NJC Blog, Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Michael Abraham". University College London. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.
- ISBN 978-1118770320.
External links
- List of Publications on the UCL website (archive)
- Profile Page on the UCL website (archive)
- Michael H. Abraham on ResearchGate
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