Alan Ford

2.6k citations

37 papers · 2.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 17

Impact in

Organic Chemistry top 1%
- Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
- Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
- Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
- Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
- Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
Pharmaceutical Science top 5%

Papers in ⓘ

Organic Chemistry 25
- Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms 15
- Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions 11
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods 10
- Chemical Synthesis and Reactions 5
- Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions 4
Virology 4
- HIV Research and Treatment 4

Co-authors: Anita R. Maguire (36 shared papers)Catherine N. Slattery (7 shared papers)Aoife Ring (4 shared papers)Hugues Miel (1 shared paper)M. Anthony McKervey (1 shared paper)Nora M. O’Brien (2 shared papers)Mikhail Konoplyannikov (1 shared paper)Simon E. Lawrence (9 shared papers)
Journals: The Journal of Organic Chemistry (9 papers)Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (6 papers)Tetrahedron (5 papers)Synlett (3 papers)European Journal of Organic Chemistry (2 papers)
Partner nations: Ireland Belgium United States

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Alan Ford

37 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Modern Organic Synthesis with α-Diazocarbonyl Compounds 2015 · 1.4k citations

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1	Modern Organic Synthesis with α-Diazocarbonyl Compounds Chemical Reviews ·Alan Ford, Hugues Miel, Aoife Ring, Catherine N. Slattery, Anita R. Maguire, M. Anthony McKervey Hit paper breakdown →	2015	1353
2	Catalytic asymmetric C–H insertion reactions of α-diazocarbonyl compounds Tetrahedron ·Catherine N. Slattery, Alan Ford, Anita R. Maguire	2010	98
3	Bifunctional Pincer-type Organometallics as Substrates for Organic Transformations and as Novel Building Blocks for Polymetallic Materials Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Á. Rodríguez, Martin Albrecht, J. Schoenmaker, Alan Ford, Martin Lutz, Anthony L. Spek, Gerard van Koten	2002	90
4	Comparison of the cytotoxic effects of β-sitosterol oxides and a cholesterol oxide, 7β-hydroxycholesterol, in cultured mammalian cells British Journal Of Nutrition ·Lindsay Maguire, Mikhail Konoplyannikov, Alan Ford, Anita R. Maguire, Nora M. O’Brien	2003	86
5	Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Oxidation of Sulfides The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Graham E. O’Mahony, Alan Ford, Anita R. Maguire	2012	57
6	Asymmetric oxidation of sulfides Journal of Sulfur Chemistry ·Graham E. O’Mahony, Alan Ford, Anita R. Maguire	2012	55
7	Synthesis, isolation and characterisation of β-sitosterol and β-sitosterol oxide derivatives Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Florence O. McCarthy, Jay Chopra, Alan Ford, Sean A. Hogan, Joe P. Kerry, Nora M. O’Brien, Eileen Ryan, Anita R. Maguire	2005	50
8	Enantioselective Synthesis of Sulindac Synlett ·Anita R. Maguire, Sébastien Papot, Alan Ford, Samantha Touhey, Robert O’Connor, Martin Clynes	2001	50
9	Synthetic and mechanistic aspects of sulfonyl migrations Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Aaran J. Flynn, Alan Ford, Anita R. Maguire	2020	41
10	Alpha-carboxy nucleoside phosphonates as universal nucleoside triphosphate mimics Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jan Balzarini, Kalyan Das, Jean Bernatchez, Sergio E. Martinez, Marianne Ngure, Sarah Keane, Alan Ford, Nuala M. Maguire, Nicholas D. Mullins, Jubi John, Young‐Ju Kim, Wim Dehaen, Johan Vande Voorde, Sandra Liekens, Lieve Naesens, Matthias Götte, Anita R. Maguire, Eddy Arnold	2015	25
11	Enantioselective copper catalysed C–H insertion reaction of 2-sulfonyl-2-diazoacetamides to form γ-lactams Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Leslie Ann Clarke, Aoife Ring, Alan Ford, Abhijeet S. Sinha, Simon E. Lawrence, Anita R. Maguire	2014	24
12	Investigation of steric and electronic effects in the copper-catalysed asymmetric oxidation of sulfides Tetrahedron ·Graham E. O’Mahony, K.S. Eccles, Robin E. Morrison, Alan Ford, Simon E. Lawrence, Anita R. Maguire	2013	24
13	Investigation of the synthetic and mechanistic aspects of the highly stereoselective transformation of α-thioamides to α-thio-β-chloroacrylamides Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Maureen E. Murphy, Denis Lynch, Marcel Schaeffer, Marie Kissane, Jay Chopra, Elisabeth O'Brien, Alan Ford, George Ferguson, Anita R. Maguire	2007	22
14	Asymmetric Synthesis of cis-7-Methoxycalamenene via the Intramolecular Buchner Reaction of an α-Diazoketone The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Paul A. McDowell, David A. Foley, Patrick O’Leary, Alan Ford, Anita R. Maguire	2012	20
15	New methods for the synthesis of N-benzoylated uridine and thymidine derivatives; a convenient method for N-debenzoylation Carbohydrate Research ·Anita R. Maguire, Isabelle Hladezuk, Alan Ford	2002	17
16	Catalyst, additive and counterion effects on the efficiency and enantioselectivity of copper-catalysed C–H insertion reactions of α-diazosulfones Tetrahedron ·Catherine N. Slattery, Leslie‐Ann Clarke, Alan Ford, Anita R. Maguire	2012	17
17	Design and Synthesis of α-Carboxy Nucleoside Phosphonate Analogues and Evaluation as HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase-Targeting Agents The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Sarah Keane, Alan Ford, Nicholas D. Mullins, Nuala M. Maguire, Thibaut Legigan, Jan Balzarini, Anita R. Maguire	2014	17
18	Substrate and catalyst effects in C–H insertion reactions of α-diazoacetamides Tetrahedron Letters ·Aoife Ring, Alan Ford, Anita R. Maguire	2016	15
19	Investigation of the reaction of α-thioamides, α-esters and α-nitriles with N-halosuccinimides Tetrahedron ·Marie Kissane, Maureen E. Murphy, Denis Lynch, Alan Ford, Anita R. Maguire	2008	15
20	Exploring the role of the α-carboxyphosphonate moiety in the HIV-RT activity of α-carboxy nucleoside phosphonates Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Nicholas D. Mullins, Nuala M. Maguire, Alan Ford, Kalyan Das, Eddy Arnold, Jan Balzarini, Anita R. Maguire	2016	13

About Alan Ford

Alan Ford is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Virology, Toxicology, Infectious Diseases and Catalysis, having authored 37 papers that have together received 2.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (15 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (11 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (10 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (7 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (5 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (5 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (4 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (1.9k citations), Pharmaceutical Science (105 citations), Inorganic Chemistry (216 citations), Virology (40 citations) and Biochemistry (25 citations). Alan Ford has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, Belgium and United States. Frequent co-authors include Anita R. Maguire, Catherine N. Slattery, Aoife Ring, Hugues Miel, M. Anthony McKervey, Nora M. O’Brien, Mikhail Konoplyannikov, Simon E. Lawrence, Gerard van Koten and Martin Lutz. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Tetrahedron, Synlett and European Journal of Organic Chemistry.

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