Elena Motti

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Elena Motti is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Motti has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology and 5 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Elena Motti's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (49 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (36 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (15 papers). Elena Motti is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (49 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (36 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (15 papers). Elena Motti collaborates with scholars based in Italy, China and France. Elena Motti's co-authors include Marta Catellani, Nicola Della Ca’, Marco Fontana, Giovanni Maestri, Raffaella Ferraccioli, Mirco Costa, Max Malacrìa, Étienne Derat, Gian Paolo Chiusoli and Stefano Ghelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

Elena Motti

60 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Pd/Norbornene: A Winning Combination for Selecti... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2016 2008 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Pd/Norbornene: A Winning Combination for Selective Aromatic Functionalization via C–H Bond Activation
    2016 540 citations Nicola Della Ca’, Marco Fontana et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  2. Catalytic Sequential Reactions Involving Palladacycle-Directed Aryl Coupling Steps
    2008 499 citations Marta Catellani, Elena Motti et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elena Motti Italy 26 3.1k 475 123 98 64 60 3.2k
Carla Obradors Spain 14 2.5k 0.8× 609 1.3× 219 1.8× 126 1.3× 73 1.1× 17 2.7k
Chandra M. R. Volla India 33 3.6k 1.2× 507 1.1× 258 2.1× 155 1.6× 43 0.7× 94 3.7k
Dino Alberico Canada 13 4.2k 1.4× 548 1.2× 160 1.3× 97 1.0× 35 0.5× 20 4.3k
So Won Youn South Korea 32 3.2k 1.0× 511 1.1× 291 2.4× 72 0.7× 128 2.0× 69 3.3k
James R. Manning United States 8 2.4k 0.8× 480 1.0× 134 1.1× 73 0.7× 34 0.5× 9 2.5k
Martín Fañanás‐Mastral Spain 32 2.9k 0.9× 662 1.4× 279 2.3× 120 1.2× 71 1.1× 95 3.0k
Moisés Gulı́as Spain 33 3.8k 1.2× 597 1.3× 141 1.1× 108 1.1× 27 0.4× 59 3.9k
Zi‐Qiang Rong China 25 2.7k 0.9× 610 1.3× 257 2.1× 90 0.9× 83 1.3× 52 2.9k
Yang Gao China 28 2.4k 0.8× 451 0.9× 233 1.9× 195 2.0× 39 0.6× 121 2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena Motti

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All Works

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Righi, L., Andrea Porcheddu, Raimondo Maggi, et al.. (2025). Mechanochemical Activation of NaHCO 3 : A Solid CO 2 Surrogate in Carboxylation Reactions. ChemSusChem. 18(14). e202500461–e202500461. 5 indexed citations
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Botla, Vinayak, Marco Fontana, Raimondo Maggi, et al.. (2023). Closing the Cycle as It Begins: Synthesis of ortho‐Iodobiaryls via Catellani Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(18). e202218928–e202218928. 15 indexed citations
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Botla, Vinayak, Marco Fontana, Raimondo Maggi, et al.. (2023). Closing the Cycle as It Begins: Synthesis of ortho‐Iodobiaryls via Catellani Reaction. Angewandte Chemie. 135(18). 3 indexed citations
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Motti, Elena, et al.. (2022). Diastereoselective synthesis of tetrahydropyranes via Ag(i)-initiated dimerization of cinnamyl ethers. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 20(47). 9287–9291. 1 indexed citations
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Botla, Vinayak, Elena Motti, Carla Carfagna, et al.. (2021). Advances in Visible-Light-Mediated Carbonylative Reactions via Carbon Monoxide (CO) Incorporation. Catalysts. 11(8). 918–918. 23 indexed citations
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Mancuso, Raffaella, et al.. (2020). PdI2 as a Simple and Efficient Catalyst for the Hydroamination of Arylacetylenes with Anilines. Catalysts. 10(2). 176–176. 5 indexed citations
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Motti, Elena, et al.. (2019). Recent Advances in the Catalytic Synthesis of Imidazolidin-2-ones and Benzimidazolidin-2-ones. Catalysts. 9(1). 28–28. 29 indexed citations
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Fontana, Marco, et al.. (2019). Synthesis of fluorenyl alcohols via cooperative palladium/norbornene catalysis. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 17(25). 6165–6173. 8 indexed citations
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Fontana, Marco, Brunella Maria Aresta, Nicola Corriero, et al.. (2018). Enhancing Reactivity and Selectivity of Aryl Bromides: A Complementary Approach to Dibenzo[b,f]azepine Derivatives. ChemCatChem. 10(19). 4346–4352. 23 indexed citations
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Maggi, Raimondo, et al.. (2017). Pd-Catalyzed/Iodide-Promoted α-Arylation of Ketones for the Regioselective Synthesis of Isocoumarins. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 82(15). 8296–8303. 20 indexed citations
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Ca’, Nicola Della, Marco Fontana, Elena Motti, & Marta Catellani. (2016). Pd/Norbornene: A Winning Combination for Selective Aromatic Functionalization via C–H Bond Activation. Accounts of Chemical Research. 49(7). 1389–1400. 540 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ca’, Nicola Della, Marta Catellani, Chiara Massera, & Elena Motti. (2015). Structure and properties of arylnorbornyl palladacycles as stable models for catalytic intermediates. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 431. 230–233. 5 indexed citations
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Motti, Elena, et al.. (2010). Palladium-catalyzed unsymmetrical aryl couplings in sequence leading to o-teraryls: dramatic olefin effect on selectivity. Chemical Communications. 46(24). 4291–4291. 43 indexed citations
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Catellani, Marta & Elena Motti. (2008). ChemInform Abstract: Carbopalladation—Cyclopalladation Sequences. ChemInform. 40(2). 1 indexed citations
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Catellani, Marta, Elena Motti, & Nicola Della Ca’. (2008). Catalytic Sequential Reactions Involving Palladacycle-Directed Aryl Coupling Steps. Accounts of Chemical Research. 41(11). 1512–1522. 499 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ca’, Nicola Della, Elena Motti, & Marta Catellani. (2008). Palladium‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Selectively Substituted Phenanthridine Derivatives. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 350(16). 2513–2516. 58 indexed citations
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Motti, Elena, et al.. (2003). A New Reaction Sequence Involving Palladium-Catalyzed Unsymmetrical Aryl Coupling. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 126(1). 78–79. 189 indexed citations
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Catellani, Marta, Elena Motti, & Stefano Ghelli. (2000). Intramolecular benzylic C–H activation: palladium-catalyzed synthesis of hexahydromethanofluorenes. Chemical Communications. 2003–2004. 68 indexed citations
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Catellani, Marta, et al.. (2000). Aromatic arylation via palladacycles: interception of reaction intermediates. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 593-594. 240–244. 19 indexed citations

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