Brenton DeBoef

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Brenton DeBoef is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Brenton DeBoef has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Organic Chemistry, 11 papers in Spectroscopy and 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Brenton DeBoef's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (16 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (8 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (8 papers). Brenton DeBoef is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (16 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (8 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (8 papers). Brenton DeBoef collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and India. Brenton DeBoef's co-authors include Shathaverdhan Potavathri, Timothy A. Dwight, Abhishek Kantak, Scott R. Gilbertson, Dalibor Sameš, Stefan J. Pastine, Brett L. Lucht, Serge I. Gorelsky, Andrew Pike and Jeffrey M. Hammann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Communications and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Brenton DeBoef

40 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

C−C Bond Formation via Double C−H Functionalization:  Aer... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. C−C Bond Formation via Double C−H Functionalization:  Aerobic Oxidative Coupling as a Method for Synthesizing Heterocoupled Biaryls
    2007 423 citations Timothy A. Dwight, Brenton DeBoef et al. Organic Letters profile →

Peers

Brenton DeBoef
Meng Duan China
Hidetoshi Yamamoto Japan
Théo P. Gonçalves Saudi Arabia
Yury V. Tomilov Russia
Ivan A. Shuklov Russia
Naoto Utsumi United States
Peter Siemsen Switzerland
Τ. Oeser Germany
Jean‐François Brière France
Le Liu China
Meng Duan China
Brenton DeBoef
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brenton DeBoef

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brenton DeBoef. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brenton DeBoef based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brenton DeBoef. Brenton DeBoef is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ruset, Iulian C., et al.. (2024). Hyperpolarized Xenon-129 Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (HyperCEST) Molecular Imaging: Achievements and Future Challenges. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(3). 1939–1939. 5 indexed citations
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Ruset, Iulian C., et al.. (2023). R3-Noria-methanesulfonate: A Molecular Cage with Superior Hyperpolarized Xenon-129 MRI Contrast. ACS Sensors. 8(12). 4707–4715. 2 indexed citations
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Komulainen, Sanna, P. U. Ashvin Iresh Fernando, Jiří Mareš, et al.. (2023). Encapsulation of xenon by bridged resorcinarene cages with high 129Xe NMR chemical shift and efficient exchange dynamics. Cell Reports Physical Science. 4(2). 101281–101281. 5 indexed citations
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Querfurth, Henry, et al.. (2022). A PDK-1 allosteric agonist improves spatial learning and memory in a βAPP/PS-1 transgenic mouse-high fat diet intervention model of Alzheimer's disease. Behavioural Brain Research. 438. 114183–114183. 6 indexed citations
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Fernando, P. U. Ashvin Iresh, et al.. (2021). Development of Spray-Dried Cyclodextrin-Based Pediatric Anti-HIV Formulations. AAPS PharmSciTech. 22(5). 193–193. 6 indexed citations
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DeBoef, Brenton, et al.. (2020). Cyclodextrin-Based Contrast Agents for Medical Imaging. Molecules. 25(23). 5576–5576. 10 indexed citations
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Rigsby, Chad M., Mélanie Body, Elizabeth R. Whitney, et al.. (2020). Impact of chronic stylet-feeder infestation on folivore-induced signaling and defenses in a conifer. Tree Physiology. 41(3). 416–427. 1 indexed citations
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Fernando, P. U. Ashvin Iresh, et al.. (2019). A polycationic pillar[5]arene for the binding and removal of organic toxicants from aqueous media. Supramolecular chemistry. 31(8). 545–557. 8 indexed citations
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Hane, Francis, et al.. (2017). In vivo detection of cucurbit[6]uril, a hyperpolarized xenon contrast agent for a xenon magnetic resonance imaging biosensor. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 41027–41027. 54 indexed citations
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DeBoef, Brenton, et al.. (2015). Transition-metal free umpolung carbon–nitrogen versus carbon–chlorine bond formation. Tetrahedron Letters. 56(41). 5610–5612. 7 indexed citations
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DeBoef, Brenton, et al.. (2014). Intramolecular arylation of benzimidazoles via Pd(II)/Cu(I) catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling. Tetrahedron Letters. 55(10). 1729–1732. 15 indexed citations
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DeBoef, Brenton, et al.. (2014). Iron-Catalyzed Arylation of Heterocycles via Directed C–H Bond Activation. Organic Letters. 16(3). 868–871. 49 indexed citations
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Potavathri, Shathaverdhan, et al.. (2013). Insight into the palladium-catalyzed oxidative arylation of benzofuran: heteropoly acid oxidants evoke a Pd(II)/Pd(IV) mechanism. Tetrahedron. 69(22). 4429–4435. 28 indexed citations
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DeBoef, Brenton, et al.. (2013). A Modern Apparatus for Performing Flash Chromatography: An Experiment for the Organic Laboratory. Journal of Chemical Education. 90(3). 376–378. 4 indexed citations
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Potavathri, Shathaverdhan, Abhishek Kantak, & Brenton DeBoef. (2011). Increasing synthetic efficiency via direct C–H functionalization: formal synthesis of an inhibitor of botulinum neurotoxin. Chemical Communications. 47(16). 4679–4679. 23 indexed citations
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Kantak, Abhishek, et al.. (2011). Metal-Free Intermolecular Oxidative C–N Bond Formation via Tandem C–H and N–H Bond Functionalization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(49). 19960–19965. 255 indexed citations
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Potavathri, Shathaverdhan, et al.. (2010). Regioselective Oxidative Arylation of Indoles Bearing N-Alkyl Protecting Groups: Dual C−H Functionalization via a Concerted Metalation−Deprotonation Mechanism. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132(41). 14676–14681. 251 indexed citations
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Potavathri, Shathaverdhan, et al.. (2008). Oxidant-controlled regioselectivity in the oxidative arylation of N-acetylindoles. Tetrahedron Letters. 49(25). 4050–4053. 124 indexed citations

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