A. L. J. BECKWITH

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
171 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

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A. L. J. BECKWITH is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. L. J. BECKWITH has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Organic Chemistry, 37 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in A. L. J. BECKWITH's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (81 papers), Free Radicals and Antioxidants (38 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (36 papers). A. L. J. BECKWITH is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (81 papers), Free Radicals and Antioxidants (38 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (36 papers). A. L. J. BECKWITH collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. A. L. J. BECKWITH's co-authors include Carl H. Schiesser, Vincent W. Bowry, Benjamin P. Hay, Dennis M. O’Shea, Graeme Moad, K. U. Ingold, Steven Westwood, Algirdas K. Serelis, Anil N. Abeywickrema and Christopher J. Easton and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

A. L. J. BECKWITH

164 papers receiving 6.5k citations

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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.

Regio- and stereo-selectivity of alkenyl radical ring closure: A theoretical study

1985 607 citations A. L. J. BECKWITH, Carl H. Schiesser profile →
Regio-selectivity and stereo-selectivity in radical reactions

1981 583 citations A. L. J. BECKWITH profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. L. J. BECKWITH Australia	46	6.2k	897	644	457	394	171	7.1k
William G. Dauben United States	40	4.0k 0.6×	1.5k 1.7×	762 1.2×	463 1.0×	554 1.4×	291	6.5k
J. F. Bunnett United States	39	5.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.6×	502 1.1×	402 1.0×	198	6.2k
Thomas T. Tidwell Canada	38	5.0k 0.8×	713 0.8×	926 1.4×	829 1.8×	553 1.4×	232	6.3k
John E. McMurry United States	37	4.1k 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	238 0.4×	692 1.5×	611 1.6×	87	5.2k
Harold Shechter United States	33	3.4k 0.5×	524 0.6×	580 0.9×	468 1.0×	331 0.8×	173	4.1k
R. A. Abramovitch United States	30	3.1k 0.5×	731 0.8×	664 1.0×	275 0.6×	235 0.6×	272	3.8k
Glen A. Russell United States	38	4.4k 0.7×	659 0.7×	892 1.4×	708 1.5×	785 2.0×	257	6.2k
L. Brandsma Netherlands	35	5.6k 0.9×	660 0.7×	293 0.5×	1.1k 2.4×	454 1.2×	359	6.5k
C. A. Grob Switzerland	31	3.7k 0.6×	937 1.0×	1.2k 1.9×	415 0.9×	212 0.5×	229	4.5k
Shigeru Ōae Japan	39	5.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	508 0.8×	696 1.5×	569 1.4×	510	7.0k

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BECKWITH, A. L. J. & Carl H. Schiesser. (2010). Treasures from the Free Radical Renaissance Period – Miscellaneous hexenyl radical kinetic data. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(6). 1736–1743. 20 indexed citations

BECKWITH, A. L. J.. (2007). Inorganic Radicals, Metal Complexes and Nonconjugated Carbon Centered Radicals.

BECKWITH, A. L. J., et al.. (2003). The Mechanism of Bu₃SnH‐Mediated Homolytic Aromatic Substitution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(1). 95–98. 114 indexed citations

BECKWITH, A. L. J., Sajan P. Joseph, Roshan T. A. Mayadunne, & Anthony C. Willis. (1995). 1,3,4,10b-Tetrahydro-4-phenylpyrido[2,1-a]isoindole-2,6-dione. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 51(7). 1438–1440. 1 indexed citations

BECKWITH, A. L. J., et al.. (1992). Stereochemistry of the reversible cyclization of .omega.-formylalkyl radicals. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 57(18). 4954–4962. 38 indexed citations

Moad, Graeme, Ezio Rizzardo, David H. Solomon, & A. L. J. BECKWITH. (1992). Absolute rate constants for radical-monomer reactions. Polymer Bulletin. 29(6). 647–652. 56 indexed citations

BECKWITH, A. L. J., et al.. (1989). The mechanisms of the rearrangements of allylic hydroperoxides: 5α-hydroperoxy-3β-hydroxycholest-6-ene and 7α-hydroperoxy-3β-hydroxycholest-5-ene. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 815–824. 84 indexed citations

BECKWITH, A. L. J. & Benjamin P. Hay. (1989). Kinetics of the reversible .beta.-scission of the cyclopentyloxy radical. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 111(1). 230–234. 116 indexed citations

BECKWITH, A. L. J. & Vincent W. Bowry. (1989). Kinetics and regioselectivity of ring opening of substituted cyclopropylmethyl radicals. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 54(11). 2681–2688. 65 indexed citations

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BECKWITH, A. L. J. & Peter J. Duggan. (1988). Dichotomy of mechanism in the rearrangment of β-(acyloxy)alkyl radicals. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 0(15). 1000–1002. 4 indexed citations

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BECKWITH, A. L. J., et al.. (1988). Formation of fused tricyclic azetidinones and pyrrolidinones by intramolecular SH2 processes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 53(18). 4339–4348. 39 indexed citations

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BECKWITH, A. L. J., et al.. (1987). Cyano or acyl group migration by consecutive homolytic addition and β-fission. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 666–667. 111 indexed citations

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BECKWITH, A. L. J.. (1987). Radicals in organic synthesis: Formation of carbon—carbon bonds. Von B. Giese, Pergamon Press, Oxford 1986. XIII, 294 S., Paperback $ 25.00. — ISBN 0‐08‐032494‐0. Angewandte Chemie. 99(8). 824–825. 1 indexed citations

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Meijs, Gordon F. & A. L. J. BECKWITH. (1986). Formation of functionalized dihydrobenzofurans by radical cyclization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 108(19). 5890–5893. 48 indexed citations

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Abeywickrema, Anil N. & A. L. J. BECKWITH. (1986). Mechanistic and kinetic studies of the thiodediazoniation reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 108(26). 8227–8229. 33 indexed citations

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Abeywickrema, Anil N. & A. L. J. BECKWITH. (1986). Homolytic reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides by sodium borohydride. Tetrahedron Letters. 27(1). 109–112. 29 indexed citations

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BECKWITH, A. L. J., et al.. (1983). .beta.-Fission of 9-decalinoxyl radicals: reversible formation of 6-ketocyclodecyl radical. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 48(24). 4718–4722. 41 indexed citations

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BECKWITH, A. L. J., Dennis M. O’Shea, & David H. Roberts. (1983). Formation of tetrahydroindanes and related systems by methods involving radical ring closure. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1445–1445. 16 indexed citations

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Brunton, G., et al.. (1977). Carbon-13 and proton hyperfine splittings and their variation with temperature for some alkoxyalkyl radicals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 99(9). 3177–3179. 15 indexed citations

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BECKWITH, A. L. J. & Gary W. Evans. (1962). 25. Reactions of alkoxy-radicals. Part III. Formation of esters from alkyl nitrites. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 130–130. 11 indexed citations

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