Edwin Vedējs

15.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
247 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Edwin Vedējs is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Edwin Vedējs has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 217 papers in Organic Chemistry, 51 papers in Molecular Biology and 51 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Edwin Vedējs's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (69 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (38 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (36 papers). Edwin Vedējs is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (69 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (38 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (36 papers). Edwin Vedējs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Latvia and Russia. Edwin Vedējs's co-authors include Māra Jure, Olafs Daugulis, Aleksandrs Prokofjevs, Steven T. Diver, Xinhai Chen, Timothy S. De Vries, Scott A. Shaw, C. F. Marth, K. A. J. Snoble and D. A. Engler and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Edwin Vedējs

244 papers receiving 11.4k 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.

Efficiency in Nonenzymatic Kinetic Resolution

2005 670 citations Edwin Vedējs, Māra Jure Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Total synthesis of prostaglandins. Synthesis of the pure dl-E1, -F(sub 1.alpha.), -F(sub 1.beta.), -A1, and -B1 hormones

1968 142 citations Edwin Vedējs et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Internal Azomethine Ylide Cycloaddition Methodology for Access to the Substitution Pattern of Aziridinomitosene A 2007 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·(unknown), Don L. Warner, Edwin Vedējs	34
2	Electrophilic Activation of Lewis Base Complexes of Borane with Trityl Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate 2007 ·Organometallics ·Timothy S. De Vries, Edwin Vedējs	39
3	Effizienz in der nichtenzymatischen kinetischen Racematspaltung 2005 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Edwin Vedējs, Māra Jure	241
4	Efficiency in Nonenzymatic Kinetic Resolution breakdown → 2005 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Edwin Vedējs, Māra Jure	670
5	Reductive Deprotection of N-Tritylaziridines 2001 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Edwin Vedējs, Artis Klapars, Don L. Warner, A. H. Weiss	25
6	Structure-activity relationships among monoterpene inhibitors of protein isoprenylation and cell proliferation 1994 ·Biochemical Pharmacology ·Pamela L. Crowell, (unknown), Shouzhong Lin, Edwin Vedējs, Michael N. Gould	143
7	Mechanism of Wittig reaction: evidence against betaine intermediates 1990 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Edwin Vedējs, C. F. Marth	71
8	Kinetic (not equilibrium) factors are dominant in Wittig reactions of conjugated ylides 1989 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Edwin Vedējs, Thomas J. Fleck	105
9	Indoloquinones from azomethine ylides via the 4-oxazoline route 1989 ·Tetrahedron Letters ·Edwin Vedējs, Scott L. Dax	11
10	A sulfur-mediated total synthesis of d,l-methynolide 1987 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Edwin Vedējs, R. A. Buchanan, (unknown), G. Patrick Meier, Michael J. Mullins, (unknown)	10
11	Sulfur-mediated ring expansions in total synthesis 1984 ·Accounts of Chemical Research ·Edwin Vedējs	59
12	Method for sulfide S-benzylation or S-allylation using trimethylsilyl triflate activated benzyl or allyl ethers 1981 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Edwin Vedējs, Jacques Eustache	0
13	Low-temperature characterization of the intermediates in the Wittig reaction 1981 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Edwin Vedējs, G. Patrick Meier, K. A. J. Snoble	140
14	Generation of .alpha.-oxo dithioesters by dithiolanium ylide cycloreversion. Synthesis of 2-acyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-thiopyrans 1980 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Edwin Vedējs, (unknown), (unknown), Jacques Eustache	39
15	Tetracyclines. 9. Total synthesis of dl-terramycin 1979 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Hans Muxfeldt, George W. Haas, G. E. HARDTMANN, (unknown), (unknown), Edwin Vedējs	38
16	Ring expansion of 2-vinyl derivatives of thiane, N-benzylpiperidine, and thiepane by [2,3] sigmatropic shift 1978 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Edwin Vedējs, (unknown), Dennis Powell, James M. Renga, (unknown)	3
17	Silicon-pummerer rearrangements; Stereoselective sulfinylcarbanion silyation 1975 ·Tetrahedron Letters ·Edwin Vedējs, Michael J. Mullins	27
18	Isolation and thermolysis of 4,5-benzotetracyclo[4.4.0.02,10.03,9]deca-4,7-diene, a new (CH)10 derivative 1974 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Edwin Vedējs, (unknown), (unknown)	4
19	Pyrolysis of syn-7,8-benzotricyclo[4.2.2.02,5]deca-3,7,9-triene 1973 ·Tetrahedron Letters ·Edwin Vedējs, (unknown)	4
20	Tetracyclines. VII. Total synthesis of dl-terramycin 1968 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Hans Muxfeldt, G. E. HARDTMANN, (unknown), Edwin Vedējs, (unknown)	37

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