H.G. Heller

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 931 citations indexed

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H.G. Heller is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, H.G. Heller has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 931 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Organic Chemistry, 34 papers in Materials Chemistry and 24 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in H.G. Heller's work include Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (32 papers), Synthesis of Organic Compounds (24 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (12 papers). H.G. Heller is often cited by papers focused on Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (32 papers), Synthesis of Organic Compounds (24 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (12 papers). H.G. Heller collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Saudi Arabia. H.G. Heller's co-authors include John R. Langan, Stephen N. Oliver, John Whittall, R. J. Hart, Andrew Pelter, Robert S. Ward, Michael B. Hursthouse, Stuart A. Harris, David S. Hughes and Neil Campbell and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Communications, Tetrahedron Letters and Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1.

In The Last Decade

H.G. Heller

48 papers receiving 865 citations

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Photochromic heterocyclic fulgides. Part 3. The use of (E)-α-(2,5-dimethyl-3-furylethylidene)(isopropylidene)succinic anhydride as a simple convenient chemical actinometer

1981 334 citations H.G. Heller et al. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
H.G. Heller United Kingdom	14	554	521	185	148	119	52	931
Ryoka Matsushima Japan	23	743 1.3×	476 0.9×	122 0.7×	248 1.7×	74 0.6×	80	1.3k
John D. Hepworth United Kingdom	18	359 0.6×	591 1.1×	67 0.4×	143 1.0×	213 1.8×	91	947
Pedro J. Campos Spain	29	297 0.5×	1.9k 3.6×	127 0.7×	112 0.8×	52 0.4×	105	2.3k
George M. Wyman United States	18	493 0.9×	479 0.9×	127 0.7×	342 2.3×	42 0.4×	29	1.1k
Anton Gáplovský Slovakia	17	427 0.8×	424 0.8×	36 0.2×	192 1.3×	71 0.6×	68	974
Heinz Mustroph Germany	17	594 1.1×	352 0.7×	102 0.6×	322 2.2×	20 0.2×	70	1.0k
Stéphanie Delbaere France	26	1.6k 2.9×	1.1k 2.1×	632 3.4×	229 1.5×	100 0.8×	107	2.0k
Masanobu Kojima Japan	14	203 0.4×	349 0.7×	30 0.2×	185 1.3×	44 0.4×	47	618
Mounir Maafi United Kingdom	14	368 0.7×	274 0.5×	103 0.6×	253 1.7×	22 0.2×	43	656
John R. Langan United Kingdom	8	203 0.4×	259 0.5×	55 0.3×	145 1.0×	17 0.1×	13	531

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Asiri, Abdullah M., H.G. Heller, David S. Hughes, et al.. (2014). A mechanophysical phase transition provides a dramatic example of colour polymorphism: the tribochromism of a substituted tri(methylene)tetrahydrofuran-2-one. Chemistry Central Journal. 8(1). 70–70. 3 indexed citations

Asiri, Abdullah M., et al.. (2000). Tribochromic compounds, exemplified by 3-dicyclopropylmethylene-5-dicyanomethylene-4-diphenylmethylenetetrahydrofuran-2-one. Chemical Communications. 799–800. 16 indexed citations

Heller, H.G., et al.. (1995). The intramolecular [2 + 4] cycloaddition reaction of E,E-9-anthrylmethylene-[1-(2,5-dimethyl-3-furylethylidene)]succinic anhydride. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 837–837. 3 indexed citations

Heller, H.G., et al.. (1994). A new class of photochromic compounds exemplified by E-5-dicyanomethylene-4-(dialkyl and dicycloalkyl)methylene[1-(2,5-methyl-3-furyl) and (2-methyl-5-phenyl-3-thienyl)ethylidene]tetrahydrofuran-2-ones. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 2713–2713. 8 indexed citations

Harris, Stuart A., et al.. (1992). Photochromic heterocyclic fulgides. Part 6. Base-catalysed cyclizations of 1-(2,5-dimethyl-3-furyl and 2,5-dimethyl-3-thienyl)ethylidene(isopropylidene)succinic anhydrides and related compounds. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 725–725. 5 indexed citations

Heller, H.G., et al.. (1992). Photochromic heterocyclic fulgides. Part 7. (E)-Adamantylidene-[1-(2,5-dimethyl-3-furyl)ethylidene]succinic anhydride and derivatives: model photochromic compounds for optical recording media. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 591–591. 39 indexed citations

Heller, H.G., et al.. (1986). Photochromic systems. Part 1. Photochemical studies on (E)-2-isopropylidene-3-[1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)ethylidene]succinic anhydride and related compounds. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 315–315. 10 indexed citations

Harris, Stuart A., et al.. (1985). Photochromic heterocyclic fulgides. Part 4. The thermal and photochemical reactions of (E)-isopropylidene-[α-(2- and -(3-thienyl)ethylidene]succinic anhydrides and related compounds. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 957–961. 43 indexed citations

Heller, H.G., et al.. (1984). Photoreactions of photochromic 1-(2,5-dimethyl-3-furyl)-1-fluoren-9-ylidene-ethane and related compounds. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 2877–2877. 1 indexed citations

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Heller, H.G., et al.. (1979). Overcrowded molecules. Part 17. Thermal reactions of (α-phenylethylidene)(substituted methylene)succinic anhydrides. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 154–157. 6 indexed citations

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Hart, R. J., et al.. (1978). ChemInform Abstract: OVERCROWDED MOLECULES. PART 14. PHOTOCHROMIC SYSTEMS INVOLVING (Z)‐1‐METHYLPROPYLIDENE(DIPHENYLMETHYLENE)SUCCINIC AND (E)‐3,5‐DIMETHOXYBENZYLIDENE(ALKYL‐SUBSTITUTED METHYLENE)SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDES. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 9(39). 1 indexed citations

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Hart, R. J., et al.. (1975). Overcrowded molecules. Part XIII. Thermally stable photochromic systems involving (E)-2-isopropylidene-3-(naphthylmethylene)succinic anhydrides and N-phenylimides. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 2227–2227. 11 indexed citations

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Heller, H.G., et al.. (1975). Overcrowded molecules. Part XI. A doubly ‘forbidden’ symmetry-allowed pericyclic reaction: the thermal rearrangement of (E)-2-benzylidene-(Z)-1-mesityl(phenyl)methyleneindane into (Z)-2-benzyl-1-mesityl(phenyl)methyleneindene. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 1545–1548.

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Heller, H.G., et al.. (1974). Synthesis, stereochemistry, and isomerisation of α-phenylethylidene-succinic esters and related compounds. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 1483–1487. 6 indexed citations

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Hart, R. J. & H.G. Heller. (1972). Overcrowded molecules. Part VII. Thermal and photochemical reactions of photochromic (E)- and (Z)-benzylidene(diphenylmethylene)-succinic anhydrides and imides. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1. 1321–1321. 22 indexed citations

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Heller, H.G., et al.. (1967). The stereochemistry and isomerisation of α-benzyl-α′-benzylidenesuccinic acid and related compounds. Journal of the Chemical Society C Organic. 0(0). 2452–2456. 1 indexed citations

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Auld, David S. & H.G. Heller. (1967). The reaction of phenylmagnesium bromide with 2-benzoyl-1-indanone and its enol methyl ether. Journal of the Chemical Society C Organic. 680–680. 1 indexed citations

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Heller, H.G. & Robert E. Morris. (1966). A simple synthesis of 1a,2,3,7b-tetrahydro-1-phenyl-1H-cyclopropa[a]naphthalene. Journal of the Chemical Society C Organic. 1004–1004. 2 indexed citations

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Campbell, Neil, et al.. (1963). 183. The interaction of diphenylketen and 2-benzylideneindan-1-one. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 993–993. 10 indexed citations

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Campbell, Neil & H.G. Heller. (1962). 581. The conversion of 2-benzylidene-1-oxoindane-1-carboxylic acid into 2-phenylnaphthalene derivatives. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 3006–3006. 3 indexed citations

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