What are Woodward's rules?
Q: What are Woodward's rules?
A: Woodward's rules are a set of rules about how organic chemical compounds absorb ultraviolet light.
Q: What do Woodward's rules provide information on?
A: Woodward's rules provide information about the wavelength of the absorption maximum (symbol λmax) in an ultraviolet-visible (UV) spectrum of a compound.
Q: Who are the rules named after?
A: The rules are named after Robert Burns Woodward.
Q: What was Robert Burns Woodward's profession?
A: Robert Burns Woodward was a Harvard University professor.
Q: What did Robert Burns Woodward win the Nobel Prize in?
A: Robert Burns Woodward won the 1965 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Q: Who else is honored with the Woodward-Fieser rules?
A: The Woodward-Fieser rules also honor Louis Fieser.
Q: What do Woodward's rules build predictions on?
A: Woodward's rules build predictions on the type of chromophores present, the substituents on the chromophores, and changes due to the solvent.
