David S. McGuinness

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

David S. McGuinness is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, David S. McGuinness has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Organic Chemistry, 30 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 18 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in David S. McGuinness's 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). David S. McGuinness is often cited by papers focused on Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (42 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (23 papers) and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (23 papers). David S. McGuinness collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and South Africa. David S. McGuinness's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

David S. McGuinness

64 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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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.

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

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E. Drent Netherlands

Uwe Rosenthal Germany

J.A. Mata Spain

Andrea Meli Italy

Ian P. Rothwell United States

Jan H. Teuben Netherlands

Józef J. Ziółkowski Poland

Tongling Liang China

Shigeki Kuwata Japan

Martyn P. Coles United Kingdom

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Gardiner, Michael G., et al.. (2020). Air and Moisture Tolerant Synthesis of a Chelated bis(NHC) Methylpalladium(ii) Complex Relevant to Alkyl Migration Processes in Catalysis. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 73(12). 1158–1164. 4 indexed citations

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McGuinness, David S., et al.. (2014). Thermal Dehydroboration: Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Olefin Elimination from Trialkylboranes and Its Relationship to Alkylborane Isomerization and Transalkylation. Organometallics. 33(16). 4251–4259. 16 indexed citations

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Suttil, James A., et al.. (2013). Synthesis of Ti(iv) complexes of donor-functionalised phenoxy-imine tridentates and their evaluation in ethylene oligomerisation and polymerisation. Dalton Transactions. 42(25). 9129–9129. 14 indexed citations

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Suttil, James A., David S. McGuinness, Michael G. Gardiner, & Stephen Evans. (2013). Ethylene polymerisation and oligomerisation with arene-substituted phenoxy-imine complexes of titanium: investigation of multi-mechanism catalytic behaviour. Dalton Transactions. 42(12). 4185–4185. 11 indexed citations

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Gardiner, Michael G., et al.. (2013). 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. Dalton Transactions. 42(20). 7447–7447. 17 indexed citations

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Suttil, James A., et al.. (2012). Preparation and structures of aryloxy– and alkoxy–Ti(iv) complexes and their evaluation in ethylene oligomerisation and polymerisation. Dalton Transactions. 41(22). 6625–6625. 17 indexed citations

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Karpiniec, Samuel S., et al.. (2011). High activity acetylene polymerisation with a bis(imino)pyridine iron(ii) catalyst. Chemical Communications. 47(24). 6945–6945. 7 indexed citations

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Edwards, Alison J., Michael G. Gardiner, Curtis C. Ho, et al.. (2010). 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. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(36). 6315–6318. 36 indexed citations

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Suttil, James A., David S. McGuinness, & Stephen Evans. (2010). Arene substituted cyclopentadienyl complexes of Zr and Hf: preparation and evaluation as catalysts for ethylene trimerisation. Dalton Transactions. 39(22). 5278–5278. 11 indexed citations

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Edwards, Alison J., Michael G. Gardiner, Curtis C. Ho, et al.. (2010). 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. Angewandte Chemie. 122(36). 6459–6462. 3 indexed citations

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McGuinness, David S.. (2009). Alkene oligomerisation and polymerisation with metal-NHC based catalysts. Dalton Transactions. 6915–6915. 77 indexed citations

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Wallis, Christopher J., David S. McGuinness, Paul D. Newman, Robert P. Tooze, & Peter G. Edwards. (2009). Tungsten(0) and rhodium(I) complexes of a series of 2-(2′-halo)triarylphosphinines. Dalton Transactions. 2178–2178. 7 indexed citations

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Karpiniec, Samuel S., David S. McGuinness, Jim Patel, & Noel W. Davies. (2008). Revisiting the Aufbau Reaction with Acetylene: Growth at Aluminium Producing a Unique Oligomer Distribution. Chemistry - A European Journal. 15(5). 1082–1085. 6 indexed citations

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Evans, John, David S. McGuinness, Gillian Reid, et al.. (2008). Probing the effects of ligand structure on activity and selectivity of Cr(iii) complexes for ethylene oligomerisation and polymerisation. Dalton Transactions. 1177–1177. 33 indexed citations

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McGuinness, David S., Peter Wasserscheid, D. H. Morgan, & John T. Dixon. (2005). Ethylene Trimerization with Mixed-Donor Ligand (N,P,S) Chromium Complexes: Effect of Ligand Structure on Activity and Selectivity. Organometallics. 24(4). 552–556. 161 indexed citations

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McGuinness, David S., et al.. (2004). 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/. Dalton Transactions. 2505–2505. 16 indexed citations

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McGuinness, David S., Peter Wasserscheid, Wilhelm Keim, et al.. (2003). Novel Cr-PNP complexes as catalysts for the trimerisation of ethylene. Chemical Communications. 334–335. 185 indexed citations

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McGuinness, David S., Peter Wasserscheid, Wilhelm Keim, et al.. (2003). Novel Cr‐PNP Complexes as Catalysts for the Trimerization of Ethylene.. ChemInform. 34(23). 2 indexed citations

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McGuinness, David S., K.J. Cavell, Brian F. Yates, Brian W. Skelton, & Allan H. White. (2001). Oxidative Addition of the Imidazolium Cation to Zerovalent Ni, Pd, and Pt: A Combined Density Functional and Experimental Study. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 123(34). 8317–8328. 202 indexed citations

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McGuinness, David S. & K.J. Cavell. (2000). Reaction of CO with a Methylpalladium Heterocyclic Carbene Complex: Product Decomposition RoutesImplications for Catalytic Carbonylation Processes. Organometallics. 19(23). 4918–4920. 91 indexed citations

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