Frederick E. Ziegler

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

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Frederick E. Ziegler is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick E. Ziegler has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Organic Chemistry, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Frederick E. Ziegler's work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (24 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (18 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (17 papers). Frederick E. Ziegler is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (24 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (18 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (17 papers). Frederick E. Ziegler collaborates with scholars based in United States. Frederick E. Ziegler's co-authors include Makonen Belema, Kerry W. Fowler, Ronald T. Wester, Burton H. Jaynes, Gregory D. Berger, Manohar Saindane, G. B. BENNETT, Jim‐Min Fang, John J. Piwinski and Paul A. Wender and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

Frederick E. Ziegler

104 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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The thermal, aliphatic Claisen rearrangement

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frederick E. Ziegler United States	28	2.4k	722	273	234	227	104	2.9k
Ekkehard Winterfeldt Germany	27	2.7k 1.1×	996 1.4×	318 1.2×	184 0.8×	278 1.2×	213	3.3k
Yasumitsu Tamura Japan	27	3.1k 1.3×	651 0.9×	220 0.8×	129 0.6×	223 1.0×	303	3.4k
R. H. Schlessinger United States	29	2.1k 0.9×	558 0.8×	122 0.4×	190 0.8×	182 0.8×	123	2.5k
Anthony J. Mancuso United States	4	2.2k 0.9×	822 1.1×	114 0.4×	180 0.8×	366 1.6×	4	2.8k
A. Chiaroni France	33	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.7×	280 1.0×	253 1.1×	214 0.9×	208	3.5k
Takefumi Momose Japan	25	1.9k 0.8×	548 0.8×	148 0.5×	138 0.6×	124 0.5×	186	2.2k
Haruhisa Shirahama Japan	31	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	175 0.6×	190 0.8×	338 1.5×	193	3.2k
Chihiro Kibayashi Japan	40	3.8k 1.6×	1.1k 1.5×	287 1.1×	223 1.0×	365 1.6×	150	4.2k
James H. Rigby United States	34	2.9k 1.2×	482 0.7×	260 1.0×	128 0.5×	195 0.9×	124	3.1k
Henri‐Philippe Husson France	32	3.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	597 2.2×	210 0.9×	141 0.6×	249	3.9k

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Ziegler, Frederick E., et al.. (2000). Formation of 9,10-Unsaturation in the Mitomycins: Facile Fragmentation of β-Alkyl-β-aryl-α-oxo-γ-butyrolactones. Organic Letters. 2(23). 3619–3621. 6 indexed citations

Ziegler, Frederick E. & Makonen Belema. (1997). Chiral Aziridinyl Radicals: An Application to the Synthesis of the Core Nucleus of FR-900482. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 62(4). 1083–1094. 82 indexed citations

Ziegler, Frederick E., et al.. (1996). Tandem cyclopropylcarbinyl/oxiranylcarbinyl radical rearrangements: An entry into the prostaglandin B1 series. Tetrahedron Letters. 37(6). 809–812. 12 indexed citations

Ziegler, Frederick E., et al.. (1995). Allyloxy Radicals are Formed Reversibly from Oxiranylcarbinyl Radicals: A Kinetic Study. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 60(9). 2666–2667. 21 indexed citations

Ziegler, Frederick E. & Owen B. Wallace. (1995). The Total Synthesis of (.+-.)-Scopadulcic Acids A and B and (.+-.)-Scopadulciol. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 60(12). 3626–3636. 46 indexed citations

Ziegler, Frederick E. & Patrick G. Harran. (1993). Intramolecular addition of a dioxolanyl radical to the indole nucleus: preparation of enantiomerically pure, oxygenated perhydro-3H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indoles. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 58(10). 2768–2773. 27 indexed citations

Ziegler, Frederick E. & Hakwon Kim. (1993). A selective baeyer-villiger oxidation: A total synthesis of (−)-Acetomycin. Tetrahedron Letters. 34(48). 7669–7672. 7 indexed citations

Ziegler, Frederick E., Edward Brown, & Susan B. Sobolov. (1990). Single-step removal of the allyl ether protecting group with hydridotetrakis(triphenylphosphine)rhodium [(Ph3P)4RhH] and trifluoroacetic acid. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 55(11). 3691–3693. 12 indexed citations

Ziegler, Frederick E., et al.. (1989). Formal synthesis of (-)-calcimycin (A-23187) via the 3-methyl-.gamma.-butyrolactone approach. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 54(14). 3347–3353. 15 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Frederick E., Ashwini Nangia, & Michael S. Tempesta. (1988). Sporol: A structure revision. Tetrahedron Letters. 29(14). 1665–1668. 9 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Frederick E., et al.. (1987). Functionalized cyclopentanes via radical cyclizations using thiocarbonate derivatives as initiators and terminators. Tetrahedron Letters. 28(48). 5973–5976. 10 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Frederick E. & Ronald T. Wester. (1986). Regiochemical control in the hemiacetalization of a dihydroxydialdehyde. An application of the use of homochiral 3-methyl-δ-butyrolactones to the construction of homochiral tripropionate units.. Tetrahedron Letters. 27(11). 1225–1228. 22 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Frederick E., et al.. (1985). A contrathermodynamic epimerization of a 2,3-trans-disubstituted butyrolactone: intermediates for chiral polypropionate units.. Tetrahedron Letters. 26(3). 263–266. 4 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Frederick E. & Ronald T. Wester. (1984). Acyclic stereocontrol via the claisen rearrangement: a formal synthesis of (+) tirandamycic acid. Tetrahedron Letters. 25(6). 617–620. 23 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Frederick E., et al.. (1979). Ketene dithioacetals III: the conjugate addition of ketene dithioacetal anions to cyclic α,β-unsaturated ketones. Tetrahedron Letters. 20(49). 4717–4720. 7 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Frederick E. & Gregory D. Berger. (1979). A Mild Method for the Esterification of Fatty Acids. Synthetic Communications. 9(6). 539–543. 86 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Frederick E., Kerry W. Fowler, & Nanda D. Sinha. (1978). A total synthesis of (±) steganacin via the modified Ullmann reaction. Tetrahedron Letters. 19(31). 2767–2770. 19 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Frederick E., et al.. (1977). The stereocontrolled photoaddition of allene to cyclopent-1-ene-1-carboxaldehydes. A total synthesis of (±) steviol methyl ester and isosteviol methyl ester. Tetrahedron. 33(4). 373–380. 44 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Frederick E. & James G. Sweeny. (1969). A synthesis of dihydrocorynantheol and 3-epi-dihydrocorynantheol. Tetrahedron Letters. 10(14). 1097–1100. 20 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Frederick E., et al.. (1969). Synthesis of quebrachamine and 3,4-dehydroquebrachamine. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 91(9). 2342–2346. 25 indexed citations

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