David S. McGuinness

6.8k citations

64 papers · 6.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 34

Organic Chemistry top 0.2%
Inorganic Chemistry top 0.5%
Process Chemistry and Technology top 0.2%
Materials Chemistry top 10%
Catalysis top 2%

Co-authors: K.J. Cavell Allan H. White Brian W. Skelton John T. Dixon Brian F. Yates Peter Wasserscheid V.C. Gibson D. H. Morgan
Topics: Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (42 papers)Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (23 papers)N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (23 papers)
Cited by: Process Chemistry and Technology Organic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry
Journals: Chemical Reviews Journal of the American Chemical Society Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Partner nations: Australia United Kingdom South Africa

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David S. McGuinness

64 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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Olefin Oligomerization via Metallacycles: Dimerization, Trimerization, Tetramerization, and Beyond

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Air and Moisture Tolerant Synthesis of a Chelated bis(NHC) Methylpalladium(ii) Complex Relevant to Alkyl Migration Processes in Catalysis 2020 ·Australian Journal of Chemistry ·Michael G. Gardiner,Curtis C. Ho,David S. McGuinness,(unknown)	4
2	Thermal Dehydroboration: Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Olefin Elimination from Trialkylboranes and Its Relationship to Alkylborane Isomerization and Transalkylation 2014 ·Organometallics ·(unknown),David S. McGuinness,Jim Patel	16
3	Synthesis of Ti(iv) complexes of donor-functionalised phenoxy-imine tridentates and their evaluation in ethylene oligomerisation and polymerisation 2013 ·Dalton Transactions ·James A. Suttil,(unknown),David S. McGuinness,Michael G. Gardiner,Stephen Evans	14
4	Ethylene polymerisation and oligomerisation with arene-substituted phenoxy-imine complexes of titanium: investigation of multi-mechanism catalytic behaviour 2013 ·Dalton Transactions ·James A. Suttil,David S. McGuinness,Michael G. Gardiner,Stephen Evans	11
5	Selective and adaptable access to N,N′-asymmetrically substituted imidazol-2-ylidene bis-NHC ligands: Pd(ii) complexes featuring wide variation in N-alkyl and aryl steric bulk 2013 ·Dalton Transactions ·Michael G. Gardiner,Curtis C. Ho,(unknown),David S. McGuinness,(unknown)	17
6	Preparation and structures of aryloxy– and alkoxy–Ti(iv) complexes and their evaluation in ethylene oligomerisation and polymerisation 2012 ·Dalton Transactions ·James A. Suttil,David S. McGuinness,(unknown),Michael G. Gardiner,D. H. Morgan,Stephen Evans	17
7	High activity acetylene polymerisation with a bis(imino)pyridine iron(ii) catalyst 2011 ·Chemical Communications ·Samuel S. Karpiniec,David S. McGuinness,George J. P. Britovsek,(unknown),Jim Patel	7
8	Reduction of a Chelating Bis(NHC) Palladium(II) Complex to [{μ‐bis(NHC)}₂Pd₂H]⁺: A Terminal Hydride in a Binuclear Palladium(I) Species Formed under Catalytically Relevant Conditions 2010 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown),Alison J. Edwards,Michael G. Gardiner,Curtis C. Ho,M. H. Lemée-Cailleau,David S. McGuinness,(unknown),Jonathan W. Steed,(unknown),Brian F. Yates	36
9	Arene substituted cyclopentadienyl complexes of Zr and Hf: preparation and evaluation as catalysts for ethylene trimerisation 2010 ·Dalton Transactions ·James A. Suttil,David S. McGuinness,Stephen Evans	11
10	Reduction of a Chelating Bis(NHC) Palladium(II) Complex to [{μ‐bis(NHC)}₂Pd₂H]⁺: A Terminal Hydride in a Binuclear Palladium(I) Species Formed under Catalytically Relevant Conditions 2010 ·Angewandte Chemie ·(unknown),Alison J. Edwards,Michael G. Gardiner,Curtis C. Ho,M. H. Lemée-Cailleau,David S. McGuinness,(unknown),Jonathan W. Steed,(unknown),Brian F. Yates	3
11	Alkene oligomerisation and polymerisation with metal-NHC based catalysts 2009 ·Dalton Transactions ·David S. McGuinness	77
12	Tungsten(0) and rhodium(I) complexes of a series of 2-(2′-halo)triarylphosphinines 2009 ·Dalton Transactions ·Christopher J. Wallis,David S. McGuinness,Paul D. Newman,Robert P. Tooze,Peter G. Edwards	7
13	Revisiting the Aufbau Reaction with Acetylene: Growth at Aluminium Producing a Unique Oligomer Distribution 2008 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Samuel S. Karpiniec,David S. McGuinness,Jim Patel,Noel W. Davies	6
14	Probing the effects of ligand structure on activity and selectivity of Cr(iii) complexes for ethylene oligomerisation and polymerisation 2008 ·Dalton Transactions ·(unknown),John Evans,David S. McGuinness,Gillian Reid,A.J. Rucklidge,Robert P. Tooze,Moniek Tromp	33
15	Ethylene Trimerization with Mixed-Donor Ligand (N,P,S) Chromium Complexes: Effect of Ligand Structure on Activity and Selectivity 2005 ·Organometallics ·David S. McGuinness,Peter Wasserscheid,D. H. Morgan,John T. Dixon	161
16	Theoretical studies of the oxidative addition of azolium salts to a model Wilkinson's catalystElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Electronic energies, zero point vibrational energies and enthalpy corrections. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/dt/b4/b407088g/ 2004 ·Dalton Transactions ·(unknown),David S. McGuinness,K.J. Cavell,Brian F. Yates	16
17	Novel Cr-PNP complexes as catalysts for the trimerisation of ethylene 2003 ·Chemical Communications ·David S. McGuinness,Peter Wasserscheid,Wilhelm Keim,Chunhua Hu,Ulli Englert,John T. Dixon,(unknown)	185
18	Novel Cr‐PNP Complexes as Catalysts for the Trimerization of Ethylene. 2003 ·ChemInform ·David S. McGuinness,Peter Wasserscheid,Wilhelm Keim,Chunhua Hu,Ulli Englert,John T. Dixon,(unknown)	2
19	Oxidative Addition of the Imidazolium Cation to Zerovalent Ni, Pd, and Pt: A Combined Density Functional and Experimental Study 2001 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·David S. McGuinness,K.J. Cavell,Brian F. Yates,Brian W. Skelton,Allan H. White	202
20	Reaction of CO with a Methylpalladium Heterocyclic Carbene Complex: Product Decomposition RoutesImplications for Catalytic Carbonylation Processes 2000 ·Organometallics ·David S. McGuinness,K.J. Cavell	91

About David S. McGuinness

David S. McGuinness is a scholar working on Process Chemistry and Technology, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, having authored 64 papers that have together received 6.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (42 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (23 papers) and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Process Chemistry and Technology (1.2k citations), Organic Chemistry (5.5k citations) and Inorganic Chemistry (2.4k citations). David S. McGuinness has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include K.J. Cavell, Allan H. White, Brian W. Skelton, John T. Dixon, Brian F. Yates, Peter Wasserscheid, V.C. Gibson, D. H. Morgan, George J. P. Britovsek and Jonathan W. Steed. Their work appears in journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

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