Gordon A. Melson

1.7k citations

46 papers · 1.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 17

Oncology top 5%
Organic Chemistry top 5%
Materials Chemistry top 10%
Inorganic Chemistry top 2%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 5%

Co-authors: Daryle H. Busch Nigel P.S. Crawford M. A. Neuman Thomas J. Anderson R. F. Bryan Ralph G. Wilkins Peter T. Greene R. H. Nuttall
Topics: Metal complexes synthesis and properties (25 papers)Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (11 papers)Magnetism in coordination complexes (11 papers)
Cited by: Inorganic Chemistry Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Oncology
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal of Applied Physics Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom

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Gordon A. Melson

42 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Coordination Chemistry of Macrocyclic Compounds

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Magnetic and Mössbauer study of metal-zeolite interaction in catalysts 1984 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),L. N. Mulay,Gordon A. Melson,V. U. S. Rao	7
2	Supported transition metal compounds 1983 ·Zeolites ·Kee H. Rhee,(unknown),(unknown),J.M. Stencel,Gordon A. Melson,(unknown)	43
3	Coordination Chemistry of Macrocyclic Compoundsbreakdown → 1979 ·Gordon A. Melson	582
4	Coordination chemistry of scandium. X. Macrocyclic polyether complexes of scandium(III) 1978 ·Inorganica Chimica Acta ·(unknown),Gordon A. Melson	14
5	Coordination chemistry of scandium. VIII[1] detection of complex formation in solution by 45Sc NMR spectroscopy. 1977 ·Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular Spectroscopy ·Gordon A. Melson,(unknown),(unknown)	24
6	Coordination chemistry of scandium. IX. Scandium (III) complexes with the neutral macrocyclic ligands Me4Bz2[14] tetraeneN4 and Me4[14] tetraeneN4 1977 ·Inorganica Chimica Acta ·(unknown),Gordon A. Melson	8
7	Stepwise formation of macrocyclic ligands containing nitrogen donors 1975 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown),Gordon A. Melson	0
8	Coordination chemistry of scandium. VII. Crystal and molecular structure of hydrogentetrakis(tropolonato)scandium(III), a scandium(III) complex with approximate D2d dodecahedral stereochemistry 1974 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Thomas Anderson,M. A. Neuman,Gordon A. Melson	22
9	Hydrogen tetrakis(tropolonato)scandate(III): A hydrogen-bonded dimeric complex containing eight-coordinated scandium 1974 ·Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters ·(unknown),Thomas Anderson,M. A. Neuman,Gordon A. Melson	1
10	Preparation and mechanism of formation of anhydrous scandium(III) chloride and bromide 1972 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown),Gordon A. Melson	12
11	Crystal and molecular structure of tetra-.mu.-thiobenzoato-dinickel(II)-ethanol, [Ni(PhCOS)2]2EtOH 1970 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Gordon A. Melson,Peter T. Greene,R. F. Bryan	30
12	Aromatic diamine complexes. II. Tetragonal distortion in some cobalt(II) complexes 1970 ·Inorganica Chimica Acta ·(unknown),Gordon A. Melson	9
13	The crystal structures of (π-C₅H₅)Fe(CO)₂SnCl₃and (π-C₅H₅)Fe(CO)₂SnBr₃ 1969 ·Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications ·R. F. Bryan,Peter T. Greene,Gordon A. Melson,(unknown),A.R. Manning	8
14	Scandium(III) thiocyanate complexes with o-phenanthroline and 2-2′dipyridyl 1968 ·Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters ·Nigel P.S. Crawford,Gordon A. Melson	4
15	A study of the far-infrared spectra of some metal complexes containing benzimidazole and o-benzylene-2,1-benzimidazole 1968 ·Journal of Molecular Structure ·Gordon A. Melson,R. H. Nuttall	11
16	Transition-metal complexes of biuret and related ligands. Part I. Biuret complexes of some bivalent metal ions 1967 ·Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical ·(unknown),Gordon A. Melson	33
17	Transition-metal complexes of biuret and related ligands. Part II. Magnetic properties of copper(II)–biuret complexes 1967 ·Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical ·Gordon A. Melson	3
18	Reactions of Coordinated Ligands. XII. The Synthesis of o-Benzylene-2,1-benzimidazole in the Presence of Nickel(II) Ions, and a Study of Some of Its Metal Complexes 1966 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown),Gordon A. Melson,(unknown)	15
19	Metal-Metal Bonding in a macrocyclic cobalt(II) complex 1965 ·Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters ·(unknown),Gordon A. Melson,Daryle H. Busch	6
20	814. The rates of reaction of complexes of nickel(II) with nitrogen-containing unidentate ligands 1962 ·Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) ·Gordon A. Melson,Ralph G. Wilkins	13

About Gordon A. Melson

Gordon A. Melson is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Oncology and Organic Chemistry, having authored 46 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (25 papers), Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (11 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Inorganic Chemistry (491 citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (391 citations) and Oncology (563 citations). Gordon A. Melson has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Daryle H. Busch, Nigel P.S. Crawford, M. A. Neuman, Thomas J. Anderson, R. F. Bryan, Ralph G. Wilkins, Peter T. Greene, R. H. Nuttall, J.M. Stencel and Richard L. Carlin. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Applied Physics and Coordination Chemistry Reviews.

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