Jean‐Denys Hamel

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Jean‐Denys Hamel is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean‐Denys Hamel has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Organic Chemistry, 14 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 6 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jean‐Denys Hamel's work include Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (14 papers), Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds (5 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (4 papers). Jean‐Denys Hamel is often cited by papers focused on Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (14 papers), Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds (5 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (4 papers). Jean‐Denys Hamel collaborates with scholars based in Canada and France. Jean‐Denys Hamel's co-authors include Jean‐François Paquin, Justine Desroches, Mathilde Vandamme, Pier Alexandre Champagne, Myriam Drouin, Zhengxing Zhang, Laurel L. Schafer, Olivier Mahé, Paul R. Savoie and Stacey D. Wetmore and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Chemical Communications and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Jean‐Denys Hamel

16 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Monofluorination of Organic Compounds: 10 Years of Innovation

2015 800 citations Pier Alexandre Champagne, Justine Desroches et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jean‐Denys Hamel Canada	12	1.1k	1.1k	431	155	56	18	1.4k
Shintaro Kawamura Japan	20	1.2k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	554 1.3×	122 0.8×	46 0.8×	32	1.6k
Douglas C. Bland United States	15	594 0.5×	479 0.4×	184 0.4×	130 0.8×	29 0.5×	19	815
S. Gischig Switzerland	9	732 0.7×	423 0.4×	360 0.8×	52 0.3×	45 0.8×	12	901
Mikhail D. Kosobokov Russia	17	675 0.6×	605 0.6×	264 0.6×	78 0.5×	42 0.8×	31	845
Tiffany Q. Chen United States	9	939 0.8×	291 0.3×	193 0.4×	79 0.5×	30 0.5×	10	1.1k
Yohan Macé France	13	633 0.6×	385 0.4×	297 0.7×	53 0.3×	21 0.4×	19	801
Sumi Ishihara Japan	7	737 0.7×	954 0.9×	507 1.2×	58 0.4×	48 0.9×	8	1.1k
Edward Richmond France	14	1.1k 1.0×	152 0.1×	318 0.7×	110 0.7×	70 1.3×	17	1.2k
Ginjiro Tomizawa Japan	13	549 0.5×	543 0.5×	198 0.5×	91 0.6×	25 0.4×	17	726

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18 of 18 papers shown

Wetmore, Stacey D., et al.. (2025). Chemoselective Divergence via Substrate Control: Decarboxylative and Decarbonylative Coupling of 2‐Oxoacids with Allylic Difluorides. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 29(1).

Hamel, Jean‐Denys, et al.. (2025). Photoredox Decarboxylative 3‐Fluoroallylation of α‐Amino Acids. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(33). 2 indexed citations

Nelson, Steven K., et al.. (2025). Decarboxylative Redox Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentylation: Benchmarking the Influence of Backbone Substituents on C–C Bond-Forming Reactions. Organic Letters. 27(50). 13740–13744.

Nelson, Steven K., et al.. (2025). Decarboxylative Redox Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentylation: Benchmarking the Influence of Backbone Substituents on C–C Bond-Forming Reactions. ChemRxiv. 1 indexed citations

Hamel, Jean‐Denys, et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic Defluorinative α-Aminoalkylation of Allylic Difluorides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(18). 13669–13677. 2 indexed citations

Paquin, Jean‐François, Myriam Drouin, & Jean‐Denys Hamel. (2018). Synthesis of Monofluoroalkenes: A Leap Forward. Synthesis. 50(5). 881–955. 132 indexed citations

Hamel, Jean‐Denys & Jean‐François Paquin. (2018). Au-catalyzed intramolecular hydroalkoxylation of gem-difluorinated alkynols. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 216. 11–23. 9 indexed citations

Hamel, Jean‐Denys & Jean‐François Paquin. (2018). Activation of C–F bonds α to C–C multiple bonds. Chemical Communications. 54(73). 10224–10239. 150 indexed citations

Hamel, Jean‐Denys, et al.. (2017). Highly regioselective gold-catalyzed formal hydration of propargylic gem-difluorides. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 15(46). 9830–9836. 25 indexed citations

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Hamel, Jean‐Denys, et al.. (2017). Hydrogen-Bond-Promoted Friedel–Crafts Reaction of Secondary Propargylic Fluorides: Preparation of 1-Alkyl-1-aryl-2-alkynes. Synlett. 28(20). 2823–2828. 21 indexed citations

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Hamel, Jean‐Denys, et al.. (2016). Exploiting a Difference in Leaving Group Ability: An Approach to β-Substituted Monofluoroalkenes Using gem-Chlorofluoropropenes. Organic Letters. 18(8). 1852–1855. 17 indexed citations

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Paquin, Jean‐François, Myriam Drouin, & Jean‐Denys Hamel. (2015). Exploiting 3,3-Difluoropropenes for the Synthesis of Monofluoroalkenes. Synlett. 27(6). 821–830. 17 indexed citations

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Champagne, Pier Alexandre, Justine Desroches, Jean‐Denys Hamel, Mathilde Vandamme, & Jean‐François Paquin. (2015). Monofluorination of Organic Compounds: 10 Years of Innovation. Chemical Reviews. 115(17). 9073–9174. 800 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hamel, Jean‐Denys, Myriam Drouin, & Jean‐François Paquin. (2014). Synthesis of monofluoroalkenes using a Pt-catalyzed amination reaction of cyclic 3,3-difluoropropenes with secondary aliphatic amines. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 174. 81–87. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhengxing, Jean‐Denys Hamel, & Laurel L. Schafer. (2013). TaMe₃Cl₂‐Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroaminoalkylation: A Simple Complex for Enhanced Reactivity and Expanded Substrate Scope. Chemistry - A European Journal. 19(27). 8751–8754. 44 indexed citations

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Hamel, Jean‐Denys, et al.. (2012). Synthesis of 2-oxazolines and related N-containing heterocycles using [Et2NSF2]BF4 as a cyclodehydration agent. Tetrahedron Letters. 53(32). 4121–4123. 32 indexed citations

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Mahé, Olivier, et al.. (2012). Halogenation of Primary Alcohols Using a Tetraethylammonium Halide/[Et₂NSF₂]BF₄ Combination. Organic Letters. 14(21). 5428–5431. 26 indexed citations

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Hamel, Jean‐Denys, et al.. (2011). Synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from 1,2-diacylhydrazines using [Et₂NSF₂]BF₄as a practical cyclodehydration agent. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 10(5). 988–993. 67 indexed citations

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