James L. Leighton

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

James L. Leighton is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, James L. Leighton has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Organic Chemistry, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in James L. Leighton's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (56 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (55 papers) and Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry (13 papers). James L. Leighton is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (56 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (55 papers) and Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry (13 papers). James L. Leighton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Singapore. James L. Leighton's co-authors include Eric N. Jacobsen, Luis E. Martínez, David A. Evans, Karl B. Hansen, Katsumi Kubota, Richard Berger, James R. Gage, Darby Schmidt, Pamela J. Lombardi and Stephen Ho and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

James L. Leighton

105 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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Highly Enantioselective Ring Opening of Epoxides Catalyzed by (salen)Cr(III) Complexes

1995 511 citations James L. Leighton et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Fumie Sato Japan

Lanny S. Liebeskind United States

Viresh H. Rawal United States

Mitsuhiro Arisawa Japan

Günter Seidel Germany

Paul E. Floreancig United States

Peter I. Dalko France

Antonio Arcadi Italy

Masahisa Nakada Japan

Tian Qin United States

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Leighton, James L., et al.. (2024). Effect of infundibulopelvic angle on outcomes of ureteroscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World Journal of Urology. 42(1). 413–413. 5 indexed citations

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Williamson, Kevin S., et al.. (2018). Design and 22-step synthesis of highly potent D-ring modified and linker-equipped analogs of spongistatin 1. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4710–4710. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Liang‐An, Melissa A. Ashley, & James L. Leighton. (2017). Evolution of an Efficient and Scalable Nine-Step (Longest Linear Sequence) Synthesis of Zincophorin Methyl Ester. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(12). 4568–4573. 21 indexed citations

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Leighton, James L., et al.. (2015). A Highly Stereoselective, Efficient, and Scalable Synthesis of the C(1)–C(9) Fragment of the Epothilones. Organic Letters. 17(23). 5858–5861. 10 indexed citations

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Althobaiti, Yusuf S., et al.. (2014). Effects of MS-153 on chronic ethanol consumption and GLT1 modulation of glutamate levels in male alcohol-preferring rats. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 8. 366–366. 54 indexed citations

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Steigerwald, Michael L., et al.. (2013). A new and more powerfully activating diamine for practical and scalable enantioselective aldehyde crotylsilylation reactions. Chemical Science. 4(6). 2413–2413. 32 indexed citations

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Ho, Stephen, et al.. (2013). A Highly Step‐Economical Synthesis of Dictyostatin. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(26). 6757–6761. 39 indexed citations

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Marcus, Brian S., et al.. (2012). Complex fragment coupling by crotylation: a powerful tool for polyketide natural product synthesis. Chemical Science. 3(11). 3326–3326. 11 indexed citations

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Chalifoux, Wesley A., et al.. (2012). Direct and highly regioselective and enantioselective allylation of β-diketones. Nature. 487(7405). 86–89. 41 indexed citations

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Santanilla, A. Buitrago & James L. Leighton. (2011). ChemInform Abstract: Alkylation of Carbonyl and Imino Groups. ChemInform. 42(40). 4 indexed citations

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Leighton, James L., et al.. (2009). Highly Enantioselective Pictet–Spengler Reactions with α‐Ketoamide‐Derived Ketimines: Access to an Unusual Class of Quaternary α‐Amino Amides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(13). 2403–2406. 69 indexed citations

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Huber, John D., Nicholas R. Perl, & James L. Leighton. (2008). Allylsilane–Vinylarene Cross‐Metathesis Enables a Powerful Approach to Enantioselective Imine Allylation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(16). 3037–3039. 29 indexed citations

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Perl, Nicholas R. & James L. Leighton. (2007). Enantioselective Imidazole-Directed Allylation of Aldimines and Ketimines. Organic Letters. 9(18). 3699–3701. 33 indexed citations

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Zacuto, Michael J. & James L. Leighton. (2005). Divergent Synthesis of Complex Polyketide-Like Macrolides from a Simple Polyol Fragment. Organic Letters. 7(24). 5525–5527. 24 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiyun, K. N. Houk, & James L. Leighton. (2004). Origins of Stereoselectivity in Strain‐Release Allylations. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(6). 938–941. 33 indexed citations

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O'Malley, Steven J. & James L. Leighton. (2001). Tandem Intramolecular Alkyne Silylformylation-Allylsilylation: A Case of Remote 1,5-Asymmetric Induction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 40(15). 2915–2917. 40 indexed citations

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Sarraf, Stella T. & James L. Leighton. (1998). Unusual conformational effects on the regioselectivity of olefin insertion in the rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation of 4-methylene-1,3-dioxanes. Tetrahedron Letters. 39(36). 6423–6426. 8 indexed citations

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Bock, Mark G., Robert M. DiPardo, B. Evans, et al.. (1994). ChemInform Abstract: Development of 1,4‐Benzodiazepine Cholecystokinin Type B Antagonists.. ChemInform. 25(26). 3 indexed citations

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Evans, B., G. F. Lundell, Kevin F. Gilbert, et al.. (1993). Nanomolar-affinity, non-peptide oxytocin receptor antagonists. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 36(25). 3993–4005. 19 indexed citations

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Evans, B., James L. Leighton, Kenneth E. Rittle, et al.. (1992). Orally active, nonpeptide oxytocin antagonists. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35(21). 3919–3927. 64 indexed citations

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