Daniel A. DiRocco

7.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
52 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Daniel A. DiRocco is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel A. DiRocco has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Organic Chemistry, 11 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Daniel A. DiRocco's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (20 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (15 papers) and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (12 papers). Daniel A. DiRocco is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (20 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (15 papers) and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (12 papers). Daniel A. DiRocco collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Czechia. Daniel A. DiRocco's co-authors include Tomislav Rovis, David W. C. MacMillan, Shane W. Krska, Ian W. Davies, Spencer D. Dreher, Danielle M. Schultz, Kevin D. Dykstra, Patrick Sarver, Petr Váchal and Donald V. Conway and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Daniel A. DiRocco

52 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Aryl amination using ligand-free Ni(II) salts and photore... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2016 2012 2018 2014 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Aryl amination using ligand-free Ni(II) salts and photoredox catalysis
    2016 523 citations Emily B. Corcoran, Michael T. Pirnot et al. Science profile →
  2. Catalytic Asymmetric α-Acylation of Tertiary Amines Mediated by a Dual Catalysis Mode: N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Photoredox Catalysis
    2012 495 citations Daniel A. DiRocco, Tomislav Rovis profile →
  3. Direct arylation of strong aliphatic C–H bonds
    2018 462 citations Ian B. Perry, Thomas F. Brewer et al. Nature profile →
  4. Late‐Stage Functionalization of Biologically Active Heterocycles Through Photoredox Catalysis
    2014 423 citations Daniel A. DiRocco, Donald V. Conway et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  5. The merger of decatungstate and copper catalysis to enable aliphatic C(sp3)–H trifluoromethylation
    2020 274 citations Patrick Sarver, Vlad Bacauanu et al. Nature 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
Daniel A. DiRocco United States 34 5.1k 871 564 561 529 52 6.0k
Martin D. Eastgate United States 39 5.8k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 1.1k 2.0× 261 0.5× 411 0.8× 107 6.8k
Petr Váchal United States 23 3.9k 0.8× 982 1.1× 1.0k 1.9× 520 0.9× 398 0.8× 34 4.8k
Joseph W. Tucker United States 19 4.4k 0.8× 383 0.4× 293 0.5× 532 0.9× 805 1.5× 30 5.1k
Shane W. Krska United States 40 5.4k 1.1× 2.1k 2.4× 1.3k 2.3× 848 1.5× 642 1.2× 101 6.8k
José M. Sansano Spain 40 5.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 1.2k 2.1× 186 0.3× 366 0.7× 228 6.3k
Christopher K. Prier United States 14 8.5k 1.7× 1.1k 1.2× 804 1.4× 514 0.9× 1.1k 2.1× 20 10.1k
Tobias Gensch Germany 28 4.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 352 0.6× 273 0.5× 187 0.4× 42 5.2k
Raghavan B. Sunoj India 48 5.3k 1.0× 1.9k 2.2× 490 0.9× 288 0.5× 255 0.5× 183 6.8k
Tim Cernak United States 21 2.6k 0.5× 736 0.8× 989 1.8× 601 1.1× 346 0.7× 45 4.1k
Trevor A. Hamlin Netherlands 35 2.6k 0.5× 674 0.8× 495 0.9× 191 0.3× 263 0.5× 130 3.5k

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All Works

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Hethcox, J. Caleb, Jungchul Kim, Heather C. Johnson, et al.. (2024). Evolution of a Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Process for Belzutifan: Part 2─Development of a Scalable Nickel-Catalyzed Sulfonylation. Organic Process Research & Development. 28(2). 413–421. 10 indexed citations
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DiRocco, Daniel A., Yong‐Li Zhong, Diane N. Le, et al.. (2024). Evolution of a Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Process for Belzutifan: Part 1─Process History and Development Strategy. Organic Process Research & Development. 28(2). 404–412. 15 indexed citations
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Le, Diane N., Mikhail Reibarkh, Daniel A. DiRocco, & Yining Ji. (2024). Overcoming Product Inhibition in a Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Reaction. Organic Letters. 26(4). 804–808. 3 indexed citations
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Kim, Jungchul, Yangzhong Qin, Daniel A. DiRocco, et al.. (2024). Evolution of a Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Process for Belzutifan: Part 3─Development of a Scalable Enzymatic Oxidation Process. Organic Process Research & Development. 28(2). 422–431. 12 indexed citations
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McCann, Scott D., Birgit Kosjek, Samantha A. Burgess, et al.. (2024). Evolution of a Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Process for Belzutifan: Part 5─Chemoenzymatic Diastereoselective Fluorination/DKR. Organic Process Research & Development. 28(2). 441–450. 11 indexed citations
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Hethcox, J. Caleb, Heather C. Johnson, Jungchul Kim, et al.. (2023). Nickel‐Catalyzed Sulfonylation of Aryl Bromides Enabled by Potassium Metabisulfite as a Uniquely Effective SO2 Surrogate. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(19). e202217623–e202217623. 21 indexed citations
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Hethcox, J. Caleb, Heather C. Johnson, Jungchul Kim, et al.. (2023). Nickel‐Catalyzed Sulfonylation of Aryl Bromides Enabled by Potassium Metabisulfite as a Uniquely Effective SO2 Surrogate. Angewandte Chemie. 135(19). 1 indexed citations
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Ji, Yining, Daniel A. DiRocco, Cynthia Hong, Michael K. Wismer, & Mikhail Reibarkh. (2021). Correction to “Facile Quantum Yield Determination via NMR Actinometry”. Organic Letters. 23(14). 5592–5592. 1 indexed citations
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DaSilva, Jimmy, Dan Lehnherr, Li Li, et al.. (2020). Generic Enhanced Sub/Supercritical Fluid Chromatography: Blueprint for Highly Productive and Sustainable Separation of Primary Hindered Amines. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(15). 6011–6021. 26 indexed citations
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Sarver, Patrick, Vlad Bacauanu, Danielle M. Schultz, et al.. (2020). The merger of decatungstate and copper catalysis to enable aliphatic C(sp3)–H trifluoromethylation. Nature Chemistry. 12(5). 459–467. 274 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ji, Yining, Daniel A. DiRocco, Jonas Kind, et al.. (2019). LED‐Illuminated NMR Spectroscopy: A Practical Tool for Mechanistic Studies of Photochemical Reactions. ChemPhotoChem. 3(10). 984–992. 65 indexed citations
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Lin, Shishi, Sergei Dikler, R. D. Ferguson, et al.. (2018). Mapping the dark space of chemical reactions with extended nanomole synthesis and MALDI-TOF MS. Science. 361(6402). 145 indexed citations
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Ji, Yining, Daniel A. DiRocco, Cynthia Hong, Michael K. Wismer, & Mikhail Reibarkh. (2018). Facile Quantum Yield Determination via NMR Actinometry. Organic Letters. 20(8). 2156–2159. 58 indexed citations
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Perry, Ian B., Thomas F. Brewer, Patrick Sarver, et al.. (2018). Direct arylation of strong aliphatic C–H bonds. Nature. 560(7716). 70–75. 462 indexed citations breakdown →
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DiRocco, Daniel A., Yining Ji, Edward C. Sherer, et al.. (2017). A multifunctional catalyst that stereoselectively assembles prodrugs. Science. 356(6336). 426–430. 137 indexed citations
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Corcoran, Emily B., Shishi Lin, Spencer D. Dreher, et al.. (2016). Aryl amination using ligand-free Ni(II) salts and photoredox catalysis. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 52 indexed citations
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DiRocco, Daniel A., et al.. (2012). Building a Patient-Centered Medical Home: Obtaining the Patient's Voice. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 25(2). 192–198. 31 indexed citations
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DiRocco, Daniel A., Elizabeth L. Noey, K. N. Houk, & Tomislav Rovis. (2012). Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Stetter Reactions of Enolizable Aldehydes with Nitrostyrenes: Computational Study Provides Insight into the Success of the Catalyst. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(10). 2391–2394. 104 indexed citations
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DiRocco, Daniel A. & Tomislav Rovis. (2012). Catalytic Asymmetric Cross‐Aza‐Benzoin Reactions of Aliphatic Aldehydes with N‐Boc‐Protected Imines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(24). 5904–5906. 116 indexed citations
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Imbriglio, Jason E., Daniel A. DiRocco, Subharekha Raghavan, et al.. (2010). The discovery of high affinity agonists of GPR109a with reduced serum shift and improved ADME properties. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 21(9). 2721–2724. 13 indexed citations

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