George C. Fortman

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

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George C. Fortman is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, George C. Fortman has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Organic Chemistry, 12 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 5 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in George C. Fortman's work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (10 papers), N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (9 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers). George C. Fortman is often cited by papers focused on Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (10 papers), N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (9 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers). George C. Fortman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. George C. Fortman's co-authors include Steven P. Nolan, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Catherine S. J. Cazin, Marc R. L. Furst, Inẽ I. F. Boogaerts, Carl D. Hoff, Luigi Cavallo, T. Brent Gunnoe, Burjor Captain and Albert Poater and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

George C. Fortman

33 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands and palladium in homogeneous cross-coupling catalysis: a perfect union

2011 1.1k citations George C. Fortman, Steven P. Nolan Chemical Society Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
George C. Fortman United States	21	2.1k	685	431	238	237	33	2.4k
Thomas Zell Germany	18	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 1.8×	597 1.4×	193 0.8×	164 0.7×	24	1.8k
Francisco J. Fernández‐Álvarez Spain	27	1.6k 0.8×	995 1.5×	743 1.7×	369 1.6×	201 0.8×	66	2.0k
Christophe Werlé Germany	24	1.1k 0.5×	674 1.0×	445 1.0×	432 1.8×	183 0.8×	49	1.7k
Mohamed Mellah France	21	1.4k 0.7×	559 0.8×	184 0.4×	185 0.8×	225 0.9×	46	1.8k
Fabian Dielmann Germany	30	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 2.0×	232 0.5×	165 0.7×	220 0.9×	83	2.2k
Urs Gellrich Germany	23	1.3k 0.6×	963 1.4×	379 0.9×	121 0.5×	163 0.7×	51	1.7k
Nathalie Saffon‐Merceron France	31	2.3k 1.1×	1.7k 2.4×	305 0.7×	225 0.9×	337 1.4×	117	2.8k
Juan Cámpora Spain	29	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.6×	386 0.9×	155 0.7×	264 1.1×	96	2.5k
Jianhua Cheng China	25	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	808 1.9×	338 1.4×	303 1.3×	71	2.2k
Ruth L. Webster United Kingdom	25	1.5k 0.7×	891 1.3×	241 0.6×	77 0.3×	207 0.9×	58	1.8k

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Nielsen, Robert J., et al.. (2020). Use of Ligand Steric Properties to Control the Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination with Pincer-Ligated Rh Complexes. Organometallics. 39(10). 1917–1933. 17 indexed citations

Koppaka, Anjaneyulu, Lei Zhu, George C. Fortman, et al.. (2015). Synthesis of [Pt(SnBu^t₃)(IBu^t)(μ-H)]₂, a Coordinatively Unsaturated Dinuclear Compound which Fragments upon Addition of Small Molecules to Form Mononuclear Pt–Sn Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry. 55(1). 307–321. 16 indexed citations

Munz, Dominik, et al.. (2015). Partial oxidation of light alkanes by periodate and chloride salts. Dalton Transactions. 44(12). 5294–5298. 25 indexed citations

Fortman, George C., Nicholas C. Boaz, Dominik Munz, et al.. (2014). Selective Monooxidation of Light Alkanes Using Chloride and Iodate. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 136(23). 8393–8401. 48 indexed citations

Fu, Ross, et al.. (2014). Arene C–H activation using Rh(i) catalysts supported by bidentate nitrogen chelates. Catalysis Science & Technology. 5(1). 96–100. 20 indexed citations

Lamberti, Marina, George C. Fortman, Albert Poater, et al.. (2012). Coordinatively Unsaturated Ruthenium Complexes As Efficient Alkyne–Azide Cycloaddition Catalysts. Organometallics. 31(2). 756–767. 76 indexed citations

Fortman, George C., et al.. (2011). Well-defined [Rh(NHC)(OH)] complexes enabling the conjugate addition of arylboronic acids to α,β-unsaturated ketones. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(20). 7038–7038. 36 indexed citations

Fortman, George C., Heiko Jacobsen, Luigi Cavallo, & Steven P. Nolan. (2011). Catalytic deuteration of silanes mediated by N-heterocyclic carbene-Ir(iii) complexes. Chemical Communications. 47(34). 9723–9723. 38 indexed citations

Nun, Pierrick, George C. Fortman, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, & Steven P. Nolan. (2011). Ruthenium Hydroxide Complexes in the Racemization of Secondary Alcohols. Organometallics. 30(23). 6347–6350. 19 indexed citations

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Fortman, George C. & Steven P. Nolan. (2011). N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands and palladium in homogeneous cross-coupling catalysis: a perfect union. Chemical Society Reviews. 40(10). 5151–5151. 1102 indexed citations breakdown →

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Diebolt, Olivier, George C. Fortman, Hervé Clavier, et al.. (2011). Steric and Electronic Parameters Characterizing Bulky and Electron-Rich Dialkylbiarylphosphines. Organometallics. 30(6). 1668–1676. 39 indexed citations

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Boogaerts, Inẽ I. F., George C. Fortman, Marc R. L. Furst, Catherine S. J. Cazin, & Steven P. Nolan. (2010). Carboxylation of NH/CH Bonds Using N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Copper(I) Complexes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(46). 8674–8677. 285 indexed citations

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Fortman, George C., Natalie Scott, Anthony Linden, et al.. (2010). Unusual reactivities of N-heterocyclic carbenes upon coordination to the platinum(ii)–dimethyl moiety. Chemical Communications. 46(7). 1050–1050. 47 indexed citations

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Fortman, George C., Albert Poater, Sylvain Gaillard, et al.. (2010). A versatile gold synthon for acetylene C–H bond activation. Dalton Transactions. 39(43). 10382–10382. 59 indexed citations

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Fortman, George C., Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, & Steven P. Nolan. (2010). Flexible cycloalkyl-substituted N-heterocyclic carbenes. Dalton Transactions. 39(16). 3923–3923. 20 indexed citations

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Fortman, George C. & Steven P. Nolan. (2010). Solution Calorimetric Study of Ligand Exchange Reactions in the [Au(L)Cl] System (L = Phosphine and Phosphite). Organometallics. 29(20). 4579–4583. 27 indexed citations

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Fortman, George C., Burjor Captain, & Carl D. Hoff. (2009). Thermodynamic Investigations of the Staudinger Reaction of Trialkylphosphines with 1-Adamantyl Azide and the Isolation of an Unusual s-cis Phosphazide. Inorganic Chemistry. 48(5). 1808–1810. 21 indexed citations

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Achord, P., Etsuko Fujita, James T. Muckerman, et al.. (2009). Experimental and Computational Studies of Binding of Dinitrogen, Nitriles, Azides, Diazoalkanes, Pyridine, and Pyrazines to M(PR₃)₂(CO)₃ (M = Mo, W; R = Me, ⁱPr).. Inorganic Chemistry. 48(16). 7891–7904. 11 indexed citations

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Fortman, George C., Tamás Kégl, & Carl D. Hoff. (2008). Kinetic, Thermodynamic, and Mechanistic Aspects of Oxidative Addition Reactions of RE-ER (E = S, Se, Te) and Transition Metal Complexes. Current Organic Chemistry. 12(15). 1279–1297. 10 indexed citations

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McDonough, James E., A. Mendiratta, J.J. Curley, et al.. (2008). Thermodynamic, Kinetic, and Computational Study of Heavier Chalcogen (S, Se, and Te) Terminal Multiple Bonds to Molybdenum, Carbon, and Phosphorus. Inorganic Chemistry. 47(6). 2133–2141. 41 indexed citations

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