Declan G. Gilheany

4.3k citations

88 papers · 3.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 30

Co-authors: Eoghan M. McGarrigle Peter Byrne Kamalraj V. Rajendran Helge Müller‐Bunz Claudine Bousquet Adrian M. Daly Kirill Nikitin Kenneth M. Ryan
Topics: Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (28 papers)Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (27 papers)Phosphorus compounds and reactions (24 papers)
Cited by: Inorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Process Chemistry and Technology
Journals: Chemical Reviews Journal of the American Chemical Society Chemical Society Reviews
Partner nations: Ireland Singapore United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Declan G. Gilheany

88 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Chromium− and Manganese−salen Promoted Epoxidation of Alkenes

2005 743 citations Declan G. Gilheany et al. profile →
No d Orbitals but Walsh Diagrams and Maybe Banana Bonds: Chemical Bonding in Phosphines, Phosphine Oxides, and Phosphonium Ylides

1994 382 citations Declan G. Gilheany profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Unexpected rapid P-stereomutation of phosphine oxides catalysed by chlorophosphonium salts 2023 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown),Kamalraj V. Rajendran,Kirill Nikitin,Declan G. Gilheany	5
2	Asymmetric addition of Grignard reagents to ketones: culmination of the ligand-mediated methodology allows modular construction of chiral tertiary alcohols 2022 ·Chemical Science ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Bartosz Bieszczad,(unknown),Michael Wiesinger,(unknown),Kirill Nikitin,Declan G. Gilheany	6
3	Wittig Olefination Using Phosphonium Ion-Pair Reagents Incorporating an Endogenous Base 2021 ·Organic Letters ·(unknown),Declan G. Gilheany,Kirill Nikitin	13
4	Long sought synthesis of quaternary phosphonium salts from phosphine oxides: inverse reactivity approach 2018 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown),Kirill Nikitin,Declan G. Gilheany	30
5	Dynamic Cross‐Exchange in Halophosphonium Species: Direct Observation of Stereochemical Inversion in the Course of an S_N2 Process 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Kirill Nikitin,(unknown),(unknown),Y. Ortin,Declan G. Gilheany	23
6	Dynamic Cross‐Exchange in Halophosphonium Species: Direct Observation of Stereochemical Inversion in the Course of an S_N2 Process 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Kirill Nikitin,(unknown),(unknown),Y. Ortin,Declan G. Gilheany	3
7	Mysterious Decomposition of Alkoxyphosphonium Chlorides: Postulated Involvement of the HCl₂ Anion and Its Capture in the Solid State 2017 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Kirill Nikitin,Helge Müller‐Bunz,Jimmy Muldoon,Declan G. Gilheany	7
8	The Mechanism of Phosphonium Ylide Alcoholysis and Hydrolysis: Concerted Addition of the O−H Bond Across the P=C Bond 2016 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Peter Byrne,Declan G. Gilheany	40
9	Cleavage of PO in the Presence of P–N: Aminophosphine Oxide Reduction with In Situ Boronation of the P^III Product 2013 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown),Kamalraj V. Rajendran,(unknown),Declan G. Gilheany	27
10	The modern interpretation of the Wittig reaction mechanism 2013 ·Chemical Society Reviews ·Peter Byrne,Declan G. Gilheany	310
11	Identification of a key intermediate in the asymmetric Appel process: one pot stereoselective synthesis of P-stereogenic phosphines and phosphine boranes from racemic phosphine oxides 2012 ·Chemical Communications ·Kamalraj V. Rajendran,Declan G. Gilheany	45
12	Direct evidence of a multicentre halogen bond: unexpected contraction of the P–XXX–P fragment in triphenylphosphine dihalides 2012 ·Chemical Communications ·Kirill Nikitin,Helge Müller‐Bunz,Declan G. Gilheany	32
13	MOP-phosphonites: A novel ligand class for asymmetric catalysis 2012 ·Dalton Transactions ·(unknown),(unknown),Ross W. Harrington,Declan G. Gilheany,Lee J. Higham	19
14	A convenient and mild chromatography-free method for the purification of the products of Wittig and Appel reactions 2012 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Peter Byrne,Kamalraj V. Rajendran,Jimmy Muldoon,Declan G. Gilheany	73
15	Simple unprecedented conversion of phosphine oxides and sulfides to phosphine boranes using sodium borohydride 2011 ·Chemical Communications ·Kamalraj V. Rajendran,Declan G. Gilheany	123
16	Taming a Functional Group: Creating Air‐Stable, Chiral Primary Phosphanes 2006 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown),Lee J. Higham,Helge Müller‐Bunz,Declan G. Gilheany	55
17	A novel azulene synthesis from the Ramirez ylide involving two different modes of its reaction with activated alkynes 2004 ·Chemical Communications ·Lee J. Higham,(unknown),David Corr,Helge Müller‐Bunz,Brian Walker,Declan G. Gilheany	11
18	Chromium–Salen-Mediated Alkene Epoxidation: A Theoretical and Experimental Study Indicates the Importance of Spin-Surface Crossing and the Presence of a Discrete Intermediate 2002 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Peter Brandt,Per‐Ola Norrby,Adrian M. Daly,Declan G. Gilheany	55
19	Chromium salen catalysed asymmetric alkene epoxidation. Influence of substituents at the 3,3′-positions on the salen rings 1999 ·Tetrahedron Letters ·Kenneth M. Ryan,Claudine Bousquet,Declan G. Gilheany	41
20	Ligand-based improvement of enantioselectivity in the catalytic asymmetric dihydroxylation of dialkyl substituted olefins 1990 ·Tetrahedron Letters ·Tomoyuki Shibata,Declan G. Gilheany,Brent Blackburn,K. Barry Sharpless	29

About Declan G. Gilheany

Declan G. Gilheany is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry, having authored 88 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (28 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (27 papers) and Phosphorus compounds and reactions (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Inorganic Chemistry (1.7k citations), Organic Chemistry (2.9k citations) and Process Chemistry and Technology (120 citations). Declan G. Gilheany has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, Singapore and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Eoghan M. McGarrigle, Peter Byrne, Kamalraj V. Rajendran, Helge Müller‐Bunz, Claudine Bousquet, Adrian M. Daly, Kirill Nikitin, Kenneth M. Ryan, Lee J. Higham and Y. Ortin. Their work appears in journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

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