C. Gardner Swain

Field and resonance components of substituent effects

C. Gardner Swain, Elmer C. Lupton · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1968 · 910 citations

Pharmacy, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry +11

Quantitative Correlation of Relative Rates. Comparison of Hydroxide Ion with Other Nucleophilic Reagents toward Alkyl Halides, Esters, Epoxides and Acyl Halides¹

C. Gardner Swain, C. Scott · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1953 · 627 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry +6

Use of Hydrogen Isotope Effects to Identify the Attacking Nucleophile in the Enolization of Ketones Catalyzed by Acetic Acid^1-3

C. Gardner Swain, Edward C. Stivers, Joseph F. Reuwer et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1958 · 345 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +12

Solvent effects on chemical reactivity. Evaluation of anion- and cation-solvation components

C. Gardner Swain, Marguerite S. Swain, Arnet L. Powell et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1983 · 306 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry +14

Mechanism of the Cannizzaro reaction

C. Gardner Swain, Arnet L. Powell, William A. Sheppard et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1979 · 185 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry +7