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 France. 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

Hit Papers

Efficiency in Nonenzymati... 1968 2026 1987 2006 2005 1968 200 400 600
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  1. Efficiency in Nonenzymatic Kinetic Resolution
    2005 670 citations Edwin Vedējs, Māra Jure Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. 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 →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Edwin Vedējs 10.4k 2.8k 2.6k 746 557 247 11.9k
Reinhard W. Hoffmann 11.0k 1.1× 2.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 457 0.8× 403 12.7k
Henk Hiemstra 10.3k 1.0× 3.8k 1.4× 1.6k 0.6× 711 1.0× 442 0.8× 267 11.5k
Satoru Masamune 10.0k 1.0× 3.1k 1.1× 3.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 839 1.5× 232 13.0k
Ei‐ichi Negishi 18.0k 1.7× 2.1k 0.8× 3.6k 1.4× 364 0.5× 758 1.4× 335 19.2k
Andrei K. Yudin 10.2k 1.0× 4.0k 1.5× 2.0k 0.8× 787 1.1× 624 1.1× 229 12.2k
Lutz F. Tietze 10.8k 1.0× 4.3k 1.5× 1.1k 0.4× 612 0.8× 593 1.1× 445 13.2k
Yasuyuki Kita 15.9k 1.5× 2.0k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 677 0.9× 768 1.4× 500 17.2k
J. K. Stille 13.5k 1.3× 2.2k 0.8× 3.0k 1.2× 493 0.7× 1.6k 2.8× 264 16.3k
Cesare Gennari 5.4k 0.5× 2.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 585 0.8× 254 0.5× 244 7.2k
Hans J. Reich 6.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 570 1.0× 169 8.7k

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All Works

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Prokofjevs, Aleksandrs, Anne Boussonnière, Linfeng Li, et al.. (2012). Borenium Ion Catalyzed Hydroboration of Alkenes with N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Boranes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(29). 12281–12288. 131 indexed citations
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Prokofjevs, Aleksandrs, Jeff W. Kampf, & Edwin Vedējs. (2011). A Boronium Ion with Exceptional Electrophilicity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(9). 2098–2101. 119 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin & Māra Jure. (2005). Effizienz in der nichtenzymatischen kinetischen Racematspaltung. Angewandte Chemie. 117(26). 4040–4069. 241 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin & Māra Jure. (2005). Efficiency in Nonenzymatic Kinetic Resolution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(26). 3974–4001. 670 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smulik, Jason A. & Edwin Vedējs. (2003). Improved Reagent for Electrophilic Amination of Stabilized Carbanions. Organic Letters. 5(22). 4187–4190. 42 indexed citations
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Zajac, Matthew A. & Edwin Vedējs. (2003). A Synthesis of the Diazonamide Heteroaromatic Biaryl Macrocycle/Hemiaminal Core. Organic Letters. 6(2). 237–240. 33 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin, Artis Klapars, Don L. Warner, & A. H. Weiss. (2001). Reductive Deprotection of N-Tritylaziridines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 66(22). 7542–7546. 25 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin, et al.. (1998). Catalytic Asymmetric Protonation of Amide Enolates:  Optimization of Kinetic Acidity in the Catalytic Cycle. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 63(9). 2792–2793. 46 indexed citations
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Crowell, Pamela L., et al.. (1994). Structure-activity relationships among monoterpene inhibitors of protein isoprenylation and cell proliferation. Biochemical Pharmacology. 47(8). 1405–1415. 143 indexed citations
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Crowell, Pamela L., et al.. (1992). Identification of metabolites of the antitumor agentd-limonene capable of inhibiting protein isoprenylation and cell growth. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 31(3). 205–212. 86 indexed citations
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Crowell, Pamela L., Wendy S. Kennan, Jill D. Haag, et al.. (1992). Chemoprevention of mammary carcinogenesis by hydroxylated derivatives of d-limonene. Carcinogenesis. 13(7). 1261–1264. 104 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin, et al.. (1992). Synthesis of N-methoxy and N-H aziridines from alkenes. Tetrahedron Letters. 33(23). 3261–3264. 35 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin & Thomas J. Fleck. (1989). Kinetic (not equilibrium) factors are dominant in Wittig reactions of conjugated ylides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 111(15). 5861–5871. 105 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin & Scott L. Dax. (1989). Indoloquinones from azomethine ylides via the 4-oxazoline route. Tetrahedron Letters. 30(20). 2627–2630. 11 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin & Janet Wisniewski Grissom. (1986). Oxazoline route to azomethine ylides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 108(20). 6433–6434. 17 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin & Grant A. Krafft. (1982). Cyclic sulfides in organic synthesis. Tetrahedron. 38(19). 2857–2881. 119 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin, G. Patrick Meier, & K. A. J. Snoble. (1981). Low-temperature characterization of the intermediates in the Wittig reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 103(10). 2823–2831. 140 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin, et al.. (1980). Generation of .alpha.-oxo dithioesters by dithiolanium ylide cycloreversion. Synthesis of 2-acyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-thiopyrans. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 45(13). 2601–2604. 39 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin & Michael J. Mullins. (1975). Silicon-pummerer rearrangements; Stereoselective sulfinylcarbanion silyation. Tetrahedron Letters. 16(24). 2017–2020. 27 indexed citations
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Vedējs, Edwin, et al.. (1974). Isolation and thermolysis of 4,5-benzotetracyclo[4.4.0.02,10.03,9]deca-4,7-diene, a new (CH)10 derivative. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 96(12). 4040–4041. 4 indexed citations

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