Robert Thomas Sanderson

R. T. Sanderson
Born 1912
Died 1989 (aged 7677)
Nationality American
Fields Inorganic chemistry
Alma mater University of Chicago
Known for Electronegativity equalization

Robert Thomas Sanderson (1912–1989) was an American inorganic chemist, more commonly known by the initials "R.T." found in his papers.[1] He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago for his research in boron chemistry.[2] After working in Texaco's research lab,[3] he became a professor and spent his career on the faculties of the University of Florida, the University of Iowa, and Arizona State University.[2] He also created a company supplying safety posters and lab-related artwork of his own design, and published several books including Vacuum Manipulation of Volatile Compounds.[2][4]

Electronegativity equalization

In 1951, Sanderson developed the idea of electronegativity equalization, stating two bonding atoms will equalize their Mulliken electronegativity.[1] He would later further revise his own scale of electronegativity to adhere to the 4.00 value of fluorine found in the more common Pauling scale, as well as apply his principle to the calculation of polar covalent bonds, calculating partial charges on a number of polar inorganic compounds.[5] His electronegativity scale was applied to generating reference information like molecular geometry, s-electron energy, and NMR spin-spin constants for organic compounds.[6]

Electronegativity (Sanderson scale)

Electronegativity using the Sanderson scale
Group  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
 Period
1 H
2.59
He
 
2 Li
0.67
Be
1.81
B
2.28
C
2.75
N
3.19
O
3.65
F
4.00
Ne
 
3 Na
0.56
Mg
1.32
Al
1.71
Si
2.14
P
2.52
S
2.96
Cl
3.48
Ar
 
4 K
0.45
Ca
0.95
Sc
 
Ti
 
V
 
Cr
 
Mn
 
Fe
 
Co
 
Ni
 
Cu
2.03
Zn
2.22
Ga
2.42
Ge
2.62
As
2.82
Se
3.01
Br
3.22
Kr
 
5 Rb
0.31
Sr
0.72
Y
 
Zr
 
Nb
 
Mo
 
Tc
 
Ru
 
Rh
 
Pd 
 
Ag
1.83
Cd
1.98
In
2.14
Sn
2.30
Sb
2.46
Te
2.62
I
2.78
Xe
 
6 Cs
0.22
Ba
0.65
1 asterisk Hf
 
Ta
 
W
 
Re
 
Os
 
Ir
 
Pt
 
Au
 
Hg
2.29
Tl
2.25
Pb
2.29
Bi
2.34
Po
 
At
 
Rn
 
7 Fr
 
Ra
 
2 asterisks Rf
 
Db
 
Sg
 
Bh
 
Hs
 
Mt
 
Ds
 
Rg
 
Cn
 
Nh
 
Fl
 
Mc
 
Lv
 
Ts
 
Og
 

1 asterisk La
 
Ce
 
Pr
 
Nd
 
Pm
 
Sm
 
Eu
 
Gd
 
Tb
 
Dy
 
Ho
 
Er
 
Tm
 
Yb
 
Lu
 
2 asterisks Ac
 
Th
 
Pa
 
U
 
Np
 
Pu
 
Am
 
Cm
 
Bk
 
Cf
 
Es
 
Fm
 
Md
 
No
 
Lr
 
See also: Electronegativities of the elements (data page)

References

  1. 1 2 Lalena, John; Cleary, David (2010). Principles of Inorganic Materials Design (2 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 105. ISBN 9780471434184.
  2. 1 2 3 Ostroff, A.G. (March 1991). "Recollections of Prof. R.T. Sanderson". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 44 (12): 7. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. Sanderson, R. T. (February 1949). "Viscosity-Temperature Characteristics of Hydrocarbons". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 41 (2): 368–374. doi:10.1021/ie50470a027. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. Sanderson, R.T. (1948). Vacuum Manipulation of Volatile Compounds. John Wiley and Sons.
  5. Sanderson, R. T. (April 1983). "Electronegativity and Bond Energy". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 105: 2259–2261. doi:10.1021/ja00346a026.
  6. Trofimov, M. I.; Smolenskii, E. A. (2005). "Application of the electronegativity indices of organic molecules to tasks of chemical informatics". Russian Chemical Bulletin. 54 (9): 2235–2246. doi:10.1007/s11172-006-0105-6.


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