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  • Charles Gerhardt, engraving
    Charles Gerhardt
    / Theory of residues

    ” Turning his attention to organic substitutions, Gerhardt characterized them as “double decompositions” to describe the general path of substitution involving two reagents—a simple inorganic by-product such as water or hydrogen chloride would be eliminated, followed by the combination of the two residues.…

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    ” Turning his attention to organic substitutions, Gerhardt characterized them as “double decompositions” to describe the general path of substitution involving two reagents—a simple inorganic by-product such as water or hydrogen chloride would be eliminated, followed by the combination of the two residues.…

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