Benoît Liégault

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Benoît Liégault is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Benoît Liégault has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Organic Chemistry, 3 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 3 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Benoît Liégault's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (10 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (6 papers) and Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (3 papers). Benoît Liégault is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (10 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (6 papers) and Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (3 papers). Benoît Liégault collaborates with scholars based in France, Canada and United Kingdom. Benoît Liégault's co-authors include Keith Fagnou, David Lapointe, Laurence Caron, Malcolm P. Huestis, David R. Stuart, Serge I. Gorelsky, Jean‐Luc Renaud, Christian Bruneau, Christophe Meyer and Janine Cossy and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Benoît Liégault

16 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Establishment of Broadly Applicable Reaction Conditions for the Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Heteroatom-Containing Aromatic Compounds
    2009 521 citations Benoît Liégault, David Lapointe et al. The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benoît Liégault France 14 2.1k 248 220 133 81 16 2.2k
Yuji Nishii Japan 23 1.5k 0.7× 87 0.4× 397 1.8× 149 1.1× 145 1.8× 73 1.7k
Niloufar Hadei Canada 16 2.7k 1.3× 60 0.2× 347 1.6× 154 1.2× 96 1.2× 20 2.8k
Dino Alberico Canada 13 4.2k 2.0× 97 0.4× 548 2.5× 160 1.2× 153 1.9× 20 4.3k
Shashank Shekhar United States 19 1.8k 0.9× 104 0.4× 630 2.9× 284 2.1× 97 1.2× 34 1.9k
François Trécourt France 27 1.5k 0.7× 111 0.4× 228 1.0× 242 1.8× 54 0.7× 52 1.7k
Jillian E. Spangler United States 14 2.3k 1.1× 194 0.8× 331 1.5× 228 1.7× 44 0.5× 16 2.4k
Kamil Godula United States 7 2.2k 1.1× 64 0.3× 490 2.2× 76 0.6× 101 1.2× 8 2.3k
Maxim O. Ratnikov United States 14 2.3k 1.1× 123 0.5× 348 1.6× 112 0.8× 70 0.9× 20 2.4k
Vaibhav P. Mehta Belgium 22 1.7k 0.8× 170 0.7× 213 1.0× 194 1.5× 63 0.8× 42 1.8k
Yi-Feng Wang China 15 644 0.3× 144 0.6× 137 0.6× 103 0.8× 49 0.6× 47 804

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benoît Liégault

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Hyde, Stephen C., Janis Veliks, Benoît Liégault, et al.. (2016). Copper‐Catalyzed Insertion into Heteroatom–Hydrogen Bonds with Trifluorodiazoalkanes. Angewandte Chemie. 128(11). 3849–3853. 34 indexed citations
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Hyde, Stephen C., Janis Veliks, Benoît Liégault, et al.. (2016). Copper‐Catalyzed Insertion into Heteroatom–Hydrogen Bonds with Trifluorodiazoalkanes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(11). 3785–3789. 179 indexed citations
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Pialat, Amélie, et al.. (2015). Iodine(III)‐Mediated para‐Selective Direct Imidation of Anilides. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(28). 10014–10018. 25 indexed citations
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Emer, Enrico, Jack Twilton, Matthew Tredwell, et al.. (2014). Diversity-Oriented Approach to CF3CHF-, CF3CFBr-, CF3CF2-, (CF3)2CH-, and CF3(SCF3)CH-Substituted Arenes from 1-(Diazo-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)arenes. Organic Letters. 16(22). 6004–6007. 91 indexed citations
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Pialat, Amélie, Benoît Liégault, & Marc Taillefer. (2013). Oxidative para-Triflation of Acetanilides. Organic Letters. 15(7). 1764–1767. 34 indexed citations
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Rousseaux, Sophie A. L., Benoît Liégault, & Keith Fagnou. (2011). Palladium(0)-catalyzed cyclopropane C–H bond functionalization: synthesis of quinoline and tetrahydroquinoline derivatives. Chemical Science. 3(1). 244–248. 95 indexed citations
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Liégault, Benoît, et al.. (2010). Modulating Reactivity and Diverting Selectivity in Palladium-Catalyzed Heteroaromatic Direct Arylation Through the Use of a Chloride Activating/Blocking Group. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 75(4). 1047–1060. 274 indexed citations
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Liégault, Benoît, et al.. (2009). Establishment of Broadly Applicable Reaction Conditions for the Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Heteroatom-Containing Aromatic Compounds. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 74(5). 1826–1834. 521 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liégault, Benoît, et al.. (2008). Intramolecular Pd(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Biaryl Synthesis Under Air: Reaction Development and Scope. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 73(13). 5022–5028. 350 indexed citations
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Liégault, Benoît & Keith Fagnou. (2008). Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Coupling of Arenes and Unactivated Alkanes in Air. Organometallics. 27(19). 4841–4843. 119 indexed citations
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Liégault, Benoît, Jean‐Luc Renaud, & Christian Bruneau. (2007). Activation and functionalization of benzylic derivatives by palladium catalysts. Chemical Society Reviews. 37(2). 290–299. 175 indexed citations
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Liégault, Benoît, Xiaoping Tang, Christian Bruneau, & Jean‐Luc Renaud. (2007). Synthesis of New Perhydroindole Derivatives and Their Evaluation in Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer Reduction. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2008(5). 934–940. 13 indexed citations
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Liégault, Benoît, Jean‐Luc Renaud, & Christian Bruneau. (2007). Palladium‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Functional Tetralins via Benzylic Activation. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 349(6). 841–845. 5 indexed citations
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Couty, S., Benoît Liégault, Christophe Meyer, & Janine Cossy. (2006). Synthesis of 3-(arylmethylene)isoindolin-1-ones from ynamides by Heck–Suzuki–Miyaura domino reactions. Application to the synthesis of lennoxamine. Tetrahedron. 62(16). 3882–3895. 101 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiaoping, Benoît Liégault, Jean‐Luc Renaud, & Christian Bruneau. (2006). (S,S,S)-Perhydroindolic acid: efficient catalyst for direct asymmetric aldol reaction from aromatic aldehydes. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 17(15). 2187–2190. 16 indexed citations
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Couty, S., Benoît Liégault, Christophe Meyer, & Janine Cossy. (2004). Heck−Suzuki−Miyaura Domino Reactions Involving Ynamides. An Efficient Access to 3-(Arylmethylene)isoindolinones. Organic Letters. 6(15). 2511–2514. 145 indexed citations

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