David J. Procter

14.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
230 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

David J. Procter is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Procter has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 203 papers in Organic Chemistry, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in David J. Procter's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (94 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (73 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (72 papers). David J. Procter is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (94 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (73 papers) and Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (72 papers). David J. Procter collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. David J. Procter's co-authors include Michal Szostak, Alexander P. Pulis, Malcolm Spain, Gregory J. P. Perry, Huan‐Ming Huang, Andrew J. Eberhart, David J. Edmonds, Derek Johnston, Dixit Parmar and Neal J. Fazakerley and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David J. Procter

224 papers receiving 11.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Samarium(II)-Iodide-Mediated Cyclizations in Natural Product Synthesis

2004 523 citations David J. Procter et al. profile →
Cross-Coupling Reactions Using Samarium(II) Iodide

2014 396 citations David J. Procter et al. profile →
A catalytic alkene insertion approach to bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane bioisosteres

2023 242 citations David J. Procter et al. profile →
A general arene C–H functionalization strategy via electron donor–acceptor complex photoactivation

2022 182 citations David J. Procter et al. profile →
Sulfonium Salts as Acceptors in Electron Donor‐Acceptor Complexes

2023 129 citations David J. Procter et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Biocatalytic Activation of Sulfur Heteroaromatics Facilitates Dearomatizing Cross-Couplings to Set Stereogenic Centers or Axes 2025 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·(unknown), (unknown), Christopher J. Taylor, Colin Levy, Mary Ortmayer, George F. S. Whitehead, (unknown), Ciro Romano, Anthony P. Green, David J. Procter	0
2	Pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine-1,2-dione: a new electron acceptor for electrochromic conjugated polymers 2022 ·Polymer Chemistry ·(unknown), Ming Hui Chua, (unknown), Kang Le Osmund Chin, Xiang Yun Debbie Soo, Zhuang Mao Png, Teck Lip Dexter Tam, Qiang Zhu, David J. Procter, Jianwei Xu	19
3	Inhibitors of the Bub1 spindle assembly checkpoint kinase: synthesis of BAY-320 and comparison with 2OH-BNPP1 2021 ·Royal Society Open Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Helen J. Whalley, David Perera, Joanne C. McGrail, Anthony Tighe, David J. Procter, Stephen S. Taylor	4
4	Pummerer chemistry of benzothiophene S -oxides: Metal-free alkylation and arylation of benzothiophenes 2019 ·Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements ·Zhen He, Alexander P. Pulis, Gregory J. P. Perry, David J. Procter	26
5	Metal‐Free Synthesis of Benzothiophenes by Twofold C−H Functionalization: Direct Access to Materials‐Oriented Heteroaromatics 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Jiajie Yan, Alexander P. Pulis, Gregory J. P. Perry, David J. Procter	10
6	Metal‐Free Synthesis of Benzothiophenes by Twofold C−H Functionalization: Direct Access to Materials‐Oriented Heteroaromatics 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Jiajie Yan, Alexander P. Pulis, Gregory J. P. Perry, David J. Procter	41
7	The Interrupted Pummerer Reaction in a Sulfoxide‐Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of 2‐Naphthols 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	40
8	Enantioselective and Regioselective Copper-Catalyzed Borocyanation of 1-Aryl-1,3-Butadienes 2019 ·ACS Catalysis ·Tao Jia, (unknown), Alexander P. Pulis, Gregory J. P. Perry, David J. Procter	59
9	Transition‐Metal‐Free Cross‐Coupling of Benzothiophenes and Styrenes in a Stereoselective Synthesis of Substituted (E,Z)‐1,3‐Dienes 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Mindaugas Šiaučiulis, Nanna Ahlsten, Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	11
10	The Interrupted Pummerer Reaction in a Sulfoxide‐Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of 2‐Naphthols 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie ·(unknown), Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	4
11	Transition-Metal-Free Synthesis of C3-Arylated Benzofurans from Benzothiophenes and Phenols 2018 ·Organic Letters ·(unknown), Alexander P. Pulis, Gregory J. P. Perry, David J. Procter	49
12	Regiodivergent Copper Catalyzed Borocyanation of 1,3‐Dienes 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Tao Jia, (unknown), Rebecca E. Ruscoe, Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	35
13	An Interrupted Pummerer/Nickel‐Catalysed Cross‐Coupling Sequence 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Miles H. Aukland, Fabien J. T. Talbot, José A. Fernández‐Salas, Matthew Ball, Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	133
14	An Interrupted Pummerer/Nickel‐Catalysed Cross‐Coupling Sequence 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Miles H. Aukland, Fabien J. T. Talbot, José A. Fernández‐Salas, Matthew Ball, Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	27
15	Synthesis of C2 Substituted Benzothiophenes via an Interrupted Pummerer/[3,3]‐Sigmatropic/1,2‐Migration Cascade of Benzothiophene S‐Oxides 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), Harry J. Shrives, José A. Fernández‐Salas, Alberto Abengózar, Jessica Neufeld, (unknown), Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	91
16	Regiodivergent Copper Catalyzed Borocyanation of 1,3‐Dienes 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Tao Jia, (unknown), Rebecca E. Ruscoe, Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	93
17	Regioselective synthesis of C3 alkylated and arylated benzothiophenes 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Harry J. Shrives, José A. Fernández‐Salas, (unknown), Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	121
18	Metal-free C–H thioarylation of arenes using sulfoxides: a direct, general diaryl sulfide synthesis 2016 ·Chemical Communications ·José A. Fernández‐Salas, Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	96
19	Sulfoxid‐gelenkte C‐H‐Kupplungsreaktionen: Eine alte funktionelle Gruppe lernt neue Tricks 2016 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	70
20	C−H Coupling Reactions Directed by Sulfoxides: Teaching an Old Functional Group New Tricks 2016 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Alexander P. Pulis, David J. Procter	226

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