Al Postigo

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Al Postigo is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Al Postigo has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Organic Chemistry, 54 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 21 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Al Postigo's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (55 papers), Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (53 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (21 papers). Al Postigo is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (55 papers), Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (53 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (21 papers). Al Postigo collaborates with scholars based in Argentina, Italy and Greece. Al Postigo's co-authors include Sebastián Barata‐Vallejo, Damian E. Yerien, Sergio M. Bonesi, Beatríz Lantaño, María Victoria Cooke, Roberto A. Rossi, Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu, Carla Ferreri, Santiago E. Vaillard and Norma Sbarbati Nudelman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Coordination Chemistry Reviews and ACS Catalysis.

In The Last Decade

Al Postigo

91 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Difluoromethylation Reactions of Organic Compounds 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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.

  1. Difluoromethylation Reactions of Organic Compounds
    2017 394 citations Damian E. Yerien, Sebastián Barata‐Vallejo et al. Chemistry - A European Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Al Postigo Argentina 28 2.6k 2.4k 925 241 153 92 3.3k
Sebastián Barata‐Vallejo Argentina 24 1.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 745 0.8× 181 0.8× 94 0.6× 57 2.5k
Chaozhong Li China 41 5.3k 2.0× 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 438 1.8× 99 0.6× 130 6.1k
Michael R. Collins United States 23 3.2k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 761 0.8× 353 1.5× 122 0.8× 36 4.0k
Ming‐Yu Ngai United States 34 3.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 1.4× 434 1.8× 82 0.5× 57 3.9k
Cheng‐Pan Zhang China 34 3.1k 1.2× 3.0k 1.2× 1.6k 1.7× 192 0.8× 109 0.7× 103 4.2k
Alexander D. Dilman Russia 34 3.4k 1.3× 2.5k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 332 1.4× 84 0.5× 201 4.1k
René M. Koenigs Germany 44 6.6k 2.5× 1.1k 0.5× 869 0.9× 381 1.6× 278 1.8× 141 7.0k
Patrick S. Fier United States 20 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 796 0.9× 164 0.7× 66 0.4× 35 2.4k
Osvaldo Gutiérrez United States 38 3.9k 1.5× 527 0.2× 764 0.8× 407 1.7× 227 1.5× 114 4.5k
Shouyun Yu China 51 7.2k 2.7× 1.4k 0.6× 830 0.9× 706 2.9× 153 1.0× 136 7.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Al Postigo

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All Works

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Barata‐Vallejo, Sebastián, et al.. (2025). Syntheses of Carbazoles by Photosensitized Electrocyclization of Triarylamines. Effect of Inductive Electron‐Withdrawing Groups on the Photocyclization. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(22). e202500133–e202500133. 1 indexed citations
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Yerien, Damian E., et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic Perfluoroalkylation of Disulfides and Diselenides. Syntheses of Perfluoroalkyl Thio- and Seleno-ethers. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(15). 10867–10877. 3 indexed citations
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Barata‐Vallejo, Sebastián, Sergio M. Bonesi, & Al Postigo. (2024). Advances in Direct Fluoroalkylation of Organic Substrates with Partially Fluorinated Alkyl Motivs. ACS Catalysis. 14(21). 15879–15907. 5 indexed citations
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Barata‐Vallejo, Sebastián, et al.. (2024). Perfluoroalkylation of Triarylamines by EDA Complexes and Ulterior Sensitized [6π]‐Electrocyclization to Perfluoroalkylated Endo‐Carbazoles. Mechanistic and Photophysical Studies. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(30). e202400905–e202400905. 4 indexed citations
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Postigo, Al, et al.. (2023). Preparation of Carbazoles Involving 6π‐Electrocyclization, Photoredox‐, Electrochemical‐, and Thermal Cyclization Reactions: Mechanistic Insights. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(8). e202303229–e202303229. 8 indexed citations
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Yerien, Damian E., Jessica Groppi, Al Postigo, et al.. (2023). Late‐Stage Photocatalytic Fluoroalkylation of Aromatic Crown Ethers in Aqueous Media. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 26(27). 2 indexed citations
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Barata‐Vallejo, Sebastián, Damian E. Yerien, & Al Postigo. (2023). Synthetic strategies for fluorosulfonylated compounds: application to click chemistry reactions. Catalysis Science & Technology. 13(9). 2597–2617. 20 indexed citations
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Lantaño, Beatríz, et al.. (2022). Photoinduced [6π]-Electrocyclic Reaction of Mono-, Di-, and Trisubstituted Triphenylamines in Acetonitrile. A Steady-State Investigation. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 87(20). 13439–13454. 9 indexed citations
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Barata‐Vallejo, Sebastián, Sergio M. Bonesi, & Al Postigo. (2022). Trifluoromethoxylation Reactions of (Hetero) arenes, Olefinic Systems and Aliphatic Saturated Substrates. Chemistry - A European Journal. 28(58). e202201776–e202201776. 30 indexed citations
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Yerien, Damian E., et al.. (2022). Rose Bengal-photocatalyzed perfluorohexylation reactions of organic substrates in water. Applications to late-stage syntheses. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 21(5). 803–812. 7 indexed citations
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Barata‐Vallejo, Sebastián, Beatríz Lantaño, & Al Postigo. (2014). Recent Advances in Trifluoromethylation Reactions with Electrophilic Trifluoromethylating Reagents. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(51). 16806–16829. 344 indexed citations
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Barata‐Vallejo, Sebastián & Al Postigo. (2013). Metal-mediated radical perfluoroalkylation of organic compounds. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 257(21-22). 3051–3069. 119 indexed citations
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Lykakis, Ioannis N., et al.. (2011). Streamlining Free Radical Green Chemistry. 8 indexed citations
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Barata‐Vallejo, Sebastián, Norma Sbarbati Nudelman, & Al Postigo. (2011). Organic Synthesis in Water Mediated By Silyl Radicals. Current Organic Chemistry. 15(11). 1826–1842. 9 indexed citations
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Postigo, Al, et al.. (2007). Radical Reactions in Aqueous Medium Using (Me3Si)3SiH. Organic Letters. 9(25). 5159–5162. 61 indexed citations
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McClelland, Robert A. & Al Postigo. (2005). Solvent effects on the reactivity of fluorenyl nitrenium ion with DNA-like probes. Biophysical Chemistry. 119(3). 213–218. 1 indexed citations
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