chemistry

Xing Qiyi

Xing Qiyi is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Xing Qiyi rather than just read about it. In short: Xing Qiyi (Chinese: 邢其毅; pinyin: Xíng Qíyì; Wade–Giles: Hsing Ch'i-i) was a Chinese organic chemist who contributed to the total synthesis of bovine insulin, Xing is still well-known nowadays in China as the main editor of a highly-influential organic chemistry textbook. He was a member of China Democratic League since 1952.

Key takeaways

Xing Qiyi belongs to chemistry; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Xing Qiyi to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Xing Qiyi from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Xing Qiyi (Chinese: 邢其毅; pinyin: Xíng Qíyì; Wade–Giles: Hsing Ch'i-i) was a Chinese organic chemist who contributed to the total synthesis of bovine insulin, Xing is still well-known nowadays in China as the main editor of a highly-influential organic chemistry textbook. He was a member of China Democratic League since 1952.

Early life and education Xing received Chinese traditional private education in his childhood. In 1933, he graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University with a diploma in Chemistry. Xing did his postgraduate work at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign under Roger Adams's guidance and obtained a doctorate degree in 1936. Later he went to the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), conducting research on bufotoxins at Wieland's laboratory.

Career In 1937, Xing returned to China. He moved to Kunming since eastern China was occupied by Japanese invaders. There, he spent some efforts on the refining of Quinine. Then Xing joined the New Fourth Army as a teacher in its military medical school. Moreover, he assisted the army to product medicine. In 1946, Xing went back to Beijing and accepted an appointment as a professor at Peking University. In the 1950s, Xing designed a new method to synthesize the chloramphenicol. During 1964–65, Xing participated in the total synthesis of bovine insulin project, co-operating with Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences. In 1980, Xing was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. During 1981–87, Xing focused on the activation methods for the carboxyl group in the peptide synthesis, and developed related chemical reagents.

Personal life Xing enjoyed collecting crafts relevant the tortoise. Xing's father Duan (Chinese: 邢端) was a member of Hanlin Academy in the Late Qing dynasty, he once studied in Japan and used to be an officer at the Beiyang government. Xing's mother, Zhang Xian (Chinese: 張嫻), was a housewife. Xing and his wife Qian Cunrou (simplified Chinese: 钱存柔; traditional Chinese: 錢存柔), a microbiologist, had two sons.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Xing Qiyi

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Xing Qiyi claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Xing Qiyi before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Xing Qiyi ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Xing Qiyi

In research: Xing Qiyi appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Xing Qiyi in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Xing Qiyi is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1911 births, 2002 deaths, Academic staff of Peking University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Xing Qiyi outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Xing Qiyi in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Xing Qiyi means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Xing Qiyi in simple terms?

Why does Xing Qiyi matter?

Because it connects several chemistry ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Xing Qiyi?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Xing Qiyi.