Andrew McNally

4.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
41 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Andrew McNally is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew McNally has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Organic Chemistry, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Andrew McNally's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (28 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (12 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (10 papers). Andrew McNally is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (28 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (12 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (10 papers). Andrew McNally collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Andrew McNally's co-authors include David W. C. MacMillan, Christopher K. Prier, Matthew J. Gaunt, Michael C. Hilton, Xuan Zhang, Beatrice S. L. Collins, Benjamin Haffemayer, Robert S. Paton, Benjamin T. Boyle and Juan V. Alegre‐Requena and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Andrew McNally

39 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Discovery of an α-Amino C–H Arylation Reaction Using the Strategy of Accelerated Serendipity

2011 885 citations Andrew McNally, Christopher K. Prier et al. Science profile →
Palladium-catalysed C–H activation of aliphatic amines to give strained nitrogen heterocycles

2014 466 citations Andrew McNally, Benjamin Haffemayer et al. Nature profile →
Late-Stage C–H Functionalization of Azines

2023 121 citations Andrew McNally et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrew McNally United States	24	2.9k	508	506	294	141	41	3.3k
Kazunori Nagao Japan	30	3.1k 1.1×	610 1.2×	567 1.1×	390 1.3×	115 0.8×	65	3.5k
Wenbo Liu China	23	3.0k 1.0×	644 1.3×	513 1.0×	259 0.9×	141 1.0×	58	3.4k
Xavier Companyó Spain	26	2.3k 0.8×	396 0.8×	410 0.8×	349 1.2×	105 0.7×	45	2.6k
Adam Noble United Kingdom	37	4.7k 1.6×	582 1.1×	559 1.1×	434 1.5×	178 1.3×	100	5.1k
Jacob T. Edwards United States	18	3.7k 1.3×	431 0.8×	447 0.9×	415 1.4×	224 1.6×	23	4.1k
Indrek Kalvet Germany	22	2.0k 0.7×	737 1.5×	592 1.2×	218 0.7×	104 0.7×	30	2.4k
Zhong‐Liang Li China	38	4.3k 1.5×	711 1.4×	779 1.5×	237 0.8×	184 1.3×	99	4.8k
Carlos Vila Spain	35	3.8k 1.3×	625 1.2×	363 0.7×	414 1.4×	189 1.3×	115	4.1k
Xing‐Zhong Shu China	43	4.5k 1.6×	856 1.7×	244 0.5×	205 0.7×	105 0.7×	99	4.8k
Jean‐François Soulé France	29	3.3k 1.1×	651 1.3×	258 0.5×	374 1.3×	136 1.0×	124	3.6k

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Liu, Renrong, Jeffrey N. Levy, & Andrew McNally. (2025). A Broadly Applicable Strategy to Aminate Azines Enabled by Electronically Tuned Phosphine Reagents. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(42). e202512024–e202512024.

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Thomas, D., et al.. (2024). Synthesis of ¹⁵ N-Pyridines and Higher Mass Isotopologs via Zincke Imine Intermediates. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(5). 2944–2949. 38 indexed citations

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Paton, Robert S., et al.. (2024). A deconstruction–reconstruction strategy for pyrimidine diversification. Nature. 631(8019). 87–93. 41 indexed citations

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McNally, Andrew. (2024). Towards Catalytic C–H Activation Using Main Group Elements. Synlett. 35(8). 877–882.

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Patel, Chirag, Andrew J. Neel, Barbara Pio, et al.. (2023). A General Strategy for N-(Hetero)arylpiperidine Synthesis Using Zincke Imine Intermediates. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(1). 936–945. 12 indexed citations

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McNally, Andrew, et al.. (2023). Late-Stage C–H Functionalization of Azines. Chemical Reviews. 123(12). 7655–7691. 121 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Xuan, Chirag Patel, Juan V. Alegre‐Requena, et al.. (2021). Phosphorus-mediated sp2–sp3 couplings for C–H fluoroalkylation of azines. Nature. 594(7862). 217–222. 118 indexed citations

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McNally, Andrew, et al.. (2020). Facile Pyridine S N Ar Reactions via N-Phosphonium–Pyridinium Intermediates. Synlett. 32(2). 215–218. 5 indexed citations

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Boyle, Benjamin T., Michael C. Hilton, & Andrew McNally. (2019). Nonsymmetrical Bis-Azine Biaryls from Chloroazines: A Strategy Using Phosphorus Ligand-Coupling. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(38). 15441–15449. 56 indexed citations

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Alegre‐Requena, Juan V., et al.. (2019). A Pyridine–Pyridine Cross‐Coupling Reaction via Dearomatized Radical Intermediates. Angewandte Chemie. 131(42). 15024–15028. 12 indexed citations

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Hilton, Michael C., Xuan Zhang, Benjamin T. Boyle, et al.. (2018). Heterobiaryl synthesis by contractive C–C coupling via P(V) intermediates. Science. 362(6416). 799–804. 169 indexed citations

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Anderson, Ryan G., et al.. (2018). A Unified Approach to Couple Aromatic Heteronucleophiles to Azines and Pharmaceuticals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(38). 12514–12518. 65 indexed citations

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Anderson, Ryan G., et al.. (2017). Selective formation of heteroaryl thioethers via a phosphonium ion coupling reaction. Tetrahedron. 74(25). 3129–3136. 38 indexed citations

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McNally, Andrew, et al.. (2014). Palladium-catalysed C-H activation of aliphatic amines to give strained nitrogen heterocycles (vol 510, pg 129, 2014). Nature. 512(7514). 338–338. 2 indexed citations

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McNally, Andrew, Benjamin Haffemayer, Beatrice S. L. Collins, & Matthew J. Gaunt. (2014). Palladium-catalysed C–H activation of aliphatic amines to give strained nitrogen heterocycles. Nature. 510(7503). 129–133. 466 indexed citations breakdown →

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McNally, Andrew, Benjamin Haffemayer, Beatrice S. L. Collins, & Matthew J. Gaunt. (2014). Correction: Corrigendum: Palladium-catalysed C–H activation of aliphatic amines to give strained nitrogen heterocycles. Nature. 512(7514). 338–338. 1 indexed citations

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McNally, Andrew, Christopher K. Prier, & David W. C. MacMillan. (2011). Discovery of an α-Amino C–H Arylation Reaction Using the Strategy of Accelerated Serendipity. Science. 334(6059). 1114–1117. 885 indexed citations breakdown →

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McNally, Andrew, Brian Evans, & Matthew J. Gaunt. (2006). Organocatalytic Sigmatropic Reactions: Development of a [2,3] Wittig Rearrangement through Secondary Amine Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie. 118(13). 2170–2173. 14 indexed citations

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McNally, Andrew, Brian Evans, & Matthew J. Gaunt. (2006). Organocatalytic Sigmatropic Reactions: Development of a [2,3] Wittig Rearrangement through Secondary Amine Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45(13). 2116–2119. 42 indexed citations

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McNally, Andrew. (1956). The world of Rand McNally. 1 indexed citations

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