A. C. Legon

20.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
422 papers, 17.4k citations indexed

About

A. C. Legon is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, A. C. Legon has authored 422 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 401 papers in Spectroscopy, 362 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 210 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in A. C. Legon's work include Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (395 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (358 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (209 papers). A. C. Legon is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (395 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (358 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (209 papers). A. C. Legon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. A. C. Legon's co-authors include D. J. Millen, Gautam R. Desiraju, W. H. Flygare, Ibón Alkorta, Kari Rissanen, Giuseppe Resnati, Pierangelo Metrangolo, C.A. Rego, L.C. Willoughby and Steve Scheiner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

A. C. Legon

418 papers receiving 16.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Definition of the halogen bond (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)

2013 1.7k citations A. C. Legon et al. profile →
Definition of the hydrogen bond (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)

2011 1.5k citations Ibón Alkorta, A. C. Legon et al. profile →
Defining the hydrogen bond: An account (IUPAC Technical Report)

2011 860 citations Ibón Alkorta, A. C. Legon et al. profile →
Prereactive Complexes of Dihalogens XY with Lewis Bases B in the Gas Phase: A Systematic Case for the Halogen Analogue B⋅⋅⋅XY of the Hydrogen Bond B⋅⋅⋅HX

1999 582 citations A. C. Legon Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
The halogen bond: an interim perspective

2010 543 citations A. C. Legon Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics profile →
Definition of the chalcogen bond (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)

2019 428 citations A. C. Legon et al. profile →
Definition of the pnictogen bond (IUPAC Recommendations 2023)

2024 63 citations A. C. Legon et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Simple carbenes as hydrogen bond acceptors: ab initio determination of nucleophilicities and reduced nucleophilicities 2024 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Ibón Alkorta, A. C. Legon	1
2	Non-Covalent Interactions of the Lewis Acids Cu–X, Ag–X, and Au–X (X = F and Cl) with Nine Simple Lewis Bases B: A Systematic Investigation of Coinage–Metal Bonds by Ab Initio Calculations 2021 ·Inorganics ·Ibón Alkorta, Nicholas R. Walker, A. C. Legon	11
3	What's in a name? ‘Coinage-metal’ non-covalent bonds and their definition 2018 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·A. C. Legon, Nicholas R. Walker	91
4	Cooperative hydrogen bonds form a pseudocycle stabilizing an isolated complex of isocyanic acid with urea 2017 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·(unknown), Chris Medcraft, David P. Tew, (unknown), Bernard T. Golding, Nicholas R. Walker, A. C. Legon	5
5	Molecular geometries and other properties of H2O⋯AgI and H3N⋯AgI as characterised by rotational spectroscopy and ab initio calculations 2017 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Chris Medcraft, (unknown), Dror M. Bittner, (unknown), Susana Blanco, David P. Tew, Nicholas R. Walker, A. C. Legon	10
6	A two force-constant model for complexes B⋯M–X (B is a Lewis base and MX is any diatomic molecule): Intermolecular stretching force constants from centrifugal distortion constants DJ or ΔJ 2016 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Dror M. Bittner, Nicholas R. Walker, A. C. Legon	8
7	Highly Unsaturated Platinum and Palladium Carbenes PtC₃ and PdC₃ Isolated and Characterized in the Gas Phase 2016 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Dror M. Bittner, Daniel P. Zaleski, David P. Tew, Nicholas R. Walker, A. C. Legon	10
8	Geometries of H2S⋯MI (M = Cu, Ag, Au) complexes studied by rotational spectroscopy: The effect of the metal atom 2016 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Chris Medcraft, Dror M. Bittner, David P. Tew, Nicholas R. Walker, A. C. Legon	9
9	Highly Unsaturated Platinum and Palladium Carbenes PtC₃ and PdC₃ Isolated and Characterized in the Gas Phase 2016 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Dror M. Bittner, Daniel P. Zaleski, David P. Tew, Nicholas R. Walker, A. C. Legon	2
10	Geometry of an Isolated Dimer of Imidazole Characterised by Rotational Spectroscopy and Ab Initio Calculations 2016 ·ChemPhysChem ·(unknown), Daniel P. Zaleski, David P. Tew, Nicholas R. Walker, A. C. Legon	15
11	A monomeric complex of ammonia and cuprous chloride: H3N⋯CuCl isolated and characterised by rotational spectroscopy and ab initio calculations 2015 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Dror M. Bittner, Daniel P. Zaleski, Susanna L. Stephens, David P. Tew, Nicholas R. Walker, A. C. Legon	15
12	Interaction of a pseudo-π C—C bond with cuprous and argentous chlorides: Cyclopropane⋯CuCl and cyclopropane⋯AgCl investigated by rotational spectroscopy and ab initio calculations 2015 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Daniel P. Zaleski, (unknown), Dror M. Bittner, David P. Tew, Nicholas R. Walker, A. C. Legon	8
13	Spectroscopic investigations of hydrogen bonding interactions in the gas phase. VIII. Microwave rotational spectrum of the heterodimer H—C≡C—C≡N ∙ ∙ ∙ HF 1984 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·(unknown), A. C. Legon, D. J. Millen, (unknown), L.C. Willoughby	14
14	Spectroscopic investigations of hydrogen bonding interactions in the gas phase. Vll. The equilibrium conformation and out-of-plane bending potential energy function of the hydrogen-bonded heterodimer H2O • • • HF determined from its microwave rotational spectrum 1982 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Zbigniew Kisiel, A. C. Legon, D. J. Millen	103
15	Spectroscopic investigations of hydrogen bonding interactions in the gas phase. V.t The identification and determination of the geometry and electric dipole moment of the hydrogen bonded heterodimer formed between oxirane and hydrogen fluoride, (CH2)2O • • • HF, by infrared and microwave spectroscopy 1981 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Andrew Georgiou, A. C. Legon, D. J. Millen	24
16	Spectroscopic investigations of hydrogen bonding interactions in the gas phase. I. The determination of the geometry, dissociation energy, potential constants and electric dipole moment of the hydrogen-bonded heterodimer HCN • • • HF from its microwave rotational spectrum 1980 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·A. C. Legon, D. J. Millen, Stephen C. Rogers	160
17	Spectroscopic investigations of hydrogen bonding interactions in the gas phase. IV. The heterodimer H20 • • • HF: the observation and analysis of its microwave rotational spectrum and the determination of its molecular geometry and electric dipole moment 1980 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·J. W. Bevan, Zbigniew Kisiel, A. C. Legon, D. J. Millen, Stephen C. Rogers	76
18	Spectroscopic investigations of hydrogen bonding interactions in the gas phase. II. The determination of the geometry and potential constants of the hydrogen-bonded heterodimer CH3CN • • • HF from its microwave rotational spectrum 1980 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·J. W. Bevan, A. C. Legon, D. J. Millen, Stephen C. Rogers	37
19	Spectroscopic investigations of hydrogen bonding interactions in the gas phase. III. The identification of the hydrogen-bonded heterodimer (CH3)3CCN • • • HF and the determination of its geometry by microwave and infrared spectroscopy 1980 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·Andrew Georgiou, A. C. Legon, D. J. Millen	17
20	The microwave spectrum and molecular structure of trimethylene sulphoxide; bends, tilts and twists in the methylene groups 1977 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·J. W. Bevan, A. C. Legon, D. J. Millen	3

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