Donna M. Brestensky

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Donna M. Brestensky is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donna M. Brestensky has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Organic Chemistry, 7 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Donna M. Brestensky's work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (7 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (4 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (3 papers). Donna M. Brestensky is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (7 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (4 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (3 papers). Donna M. Brestensky collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Donna M. Brestensky's co-authors include Jeffrey M. Stryker, Wayne S. Mahoney, N.M. Brunkan, William D. Jones, John F. Daeuble, Jianxin Chen, Thomas M. Koenig, Thomas R. Hoye and Christopher W. Macosko and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Tetrahedron and Tetrahedron Letters.

In The Last Decade

Donna M. Brestensky

9 papers receiving 992 citations

Hit Papers

Selective hydride-mediated conjugate reduction of .alpha.... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400
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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. Selective hydride-mediated conjugate reduction of .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carbonyl compounds using [(Ph3P)CuH]6
    1988 456 citations Wayne S. Mahoney, Donna M. Brestensky et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donna M. Brestensky United States 7 840 426 190 95 88 9 1.0k
Wayne S. Mahoney 5 709 0.8× 384 0.9× 139 0.7× 79 0.8× 73 0.8× 5 849
Michael E. Furrow United States 4 1.0k 1.2× 261 0.6× 285 1.5× 130 1.4× 95 1.1× 5 1.3k
Yasutaka Kataoka Japan 24 1.2k 1.5× 555 1.3× 186 1.0× 50 0.5× 51 0.6× 65 1.4k
Bridget D. Brandes United States 10 1.2k 1.4× 372 0.9× 288 1.5× 120 1.3× 91 1.0× 10 1.5k
Paul F. Hudrlik United States 23 1.9k 2.2× 321 0.8× 341 1.8× 75 0.8× 44 0.5× 77 2.1k
Cheol Hwan Yoon United States 17 1.5k 1.7× 522 1.2× 296 1.6× 58 0.6× 155 1.8× 21 1.7k
Martin A. Berliner United States 16 688 0.8× 133 0.3× 211 1.1× 99 1.0× 38 0.4× 24 830
Barbara Gabor Germany 30 2.3k 2.7× 724 1.7× 319 1.7× 210 2.2× 88 1.0× 57 2.4k
Jean‐Paul Quintard France 24 1.3k 1.5× 193 0.5× 299 1.6× 29 0.3× 40 0.5× 95 1.5k
Toshiyuki Iwai Japan 17 625 0.7× 123 0.3× 131 0.7× 93 1.0× 121 1.4× 45 799

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All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Brunkan, N.M., Donna M. Brestensky, & William D. Jones. (2004). Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Effect of BPh3on Competitive C−C and C−H Bond Activation Reactions in the Interconversion of Allyl Cyanide by [Ni(dippe)]. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 126(11). 3627–3641. 170 indexed citations
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Chen, Jianxin, John F. Daeuble, Donna M. Brestensky, & Jeffrey M. Stryker. (2000). Highly Chemoselective Catalytic Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Ketones and Aldehydes to Unsaturated Alcohols Using Phosphine-Stabilized Copper(I) Hydride Complexes. Tetrahedron. 56(15). 2153–2166. 126 indexed citations
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Brestensky, Donna M., Thomas R. Hoye, & Christopher W. Macosko. (1995). Tandem GC/MS: A useful tool for studying end‐capping reactions of oligo(styryl)lithium anions. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 33(12). 1957–1967. 8 indexed citations
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Koenig, Thomas M., John F. Daeuble, Donna M. Brestensky, & Jeffrey M. Stryker. (1990). Conjugate reduction of polyfunctional α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds using [(Ph3P)CuH]6. Compatibility with halogen, sulfonate, and γ-oxygen and sulfur substituents. Tetrahedron Letters. 31(23). 3237–3240. 67 indexed citations
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Brestensky, Donna M. & Jeffrey M. Stryker. (1990). ChemInform Abstract: Regioselective Conjugate Reduction and Reductive Silylation of α,β‐Unsaturated Aldehydes Using ((Ph3P)CuH)6.. ChemInform. 21(21). 3 indexed citations
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Brestensky, Donna M. & Jeffrey M. Stryker. (1989). Regioselective conjugate reduction and reductive silylation of α,β-unsaturated. Tetrahedron Letters. 30(42). 5677–5680. 82 indexed citations
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Brestensky, Donna M., et al.. (1988). 共役還元のための安定な水素化銅,[(Ph 3 P)CuH] 6 の簡単なワンポット合成法. Tetrahedron Letters. 29(31). 3749–3752. 1 indexed citations
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Mahoney, Wayne S., Donna M. Brestensky, & Jeffrey M. Stryker. (1988). Selective hydride-mediated conjugate reduction of .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carbonyl compounds using [(Ph3P)CuH]6. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 110(1). 291–293. 456 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brestensky, Donna M., et al.. (1988). Simplified, “one-pot” procedure for the synthesis of [(Ph3P)CUH]6, a stable copper hydride for conjugate reductions. Tetrahedron Letters. 29(31). 3749–3752. 104 indexed citations

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