John P. Wolfe

15.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
142 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

John P. Wolfe is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John P. Wolfe has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Organic Chemistry, 26 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John P. Wolfe's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (89 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (54 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (32 papers). John P. Wolfe is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (89 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (54 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (32 papers). John P. Wolfe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. John P. Wolfe's co-authors include Stephen L. Buchwald, Seble Wagaw, Jean-François Marcoux, David W. Old, Robert A. Singer, Michael Hay, Joshua E. Ney, Joseph P. Sadighi, Bryant H. Yang and Michael Palucki and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

John P. Wolfe

139 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Rational Development of Practical Catalysts for Aromatic Carbon−Nitrogen Bond Formation
    1998 1.6k citations John P. Wolfe et al. profile →
  2. Highly Active Palladium Catalysts for Suzuki Coupling Reactions
    1999 997 citations John P. Wolfe et al. profile →
  3. A Highly Active Catalyst for Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions:  Room-Temperature Suzuki Couplings and Amination of Unactivated Aryl Chlorides
    1998 712 citations John P. Wolfe et al. profile →
  4. A Highly Active Catalyst for the Room-Temperature Amination and Suzuki Coupling of Aryl Chlorides
    1999 626 citations John P. Wolfe et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  5. Simple, Efficient Catalyst System for the Palladium-Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Chlorides, Bromides, and Triflates
    2000 601 citations John P. Wolfe et al. profile →
  6. An Improved Catalyst System for Aromatic Carbon−Nitrogen Bond Formation:  The Possible Involvement of Bis(Phosphine) Palladium Complexes as Key Intermediates
    1996 509 citations John P. Wolfe et al. profile →
  7. Novel Electron-Rich Bulky Phosphine Ligands Facilitate the Palladium-Catalyzed Preparation of Diaryl Ethers
    1999 459 citations John P. Wolfe et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
John P. Wolfe 12.1k 2.3k 1.7k 636 404 142 12.9k
Stephen J. Connon 8.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 2.4k 1.4× 521 0.8× 353 0.9× 138 9.5k
David J. Procter 10.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 440 0.7× 971 2.4× 230 12.1k
Timothy J. Donohoe 7.2k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 2.1k 1.2× 269 0.4× 366 0.9× 256 8.4k
Tatsuo Ishiyama 9.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 698 1.1× 345 0.9× 77 10.6k
Norbert Krause 12.1k 1.0× 3.1k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 396 0.6× 315 0.8× 177 12.7k
Guangbin Dong 15.1k 1.3× 3.6k 1.5× 1.1k 0.6× 641 1.0× 751 1.9× 261 16.3k
José Barluenga 16.8k 1.4× 2.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 404 0.6× 879 2.2× 634 17.7k
T. V. RajanBabu 8.2k 0.7× 3.4k 1.5× 1.4k 0.8× 429 0.7× 263 0.7× 147 9.0k
Hans‐Ulrich Reißig 9.5k 0.8× 698 0.3× 1.6k 0.9× 482 0.8× 577 1.4× 493 10.3k
Sandro Cacchi 11.6k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 398 0.6× 412 1.0× 246 12.3k

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All Works

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Wang, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Efficient and highly biocompatible 8-arm PEG-Chlorin e6 nanosystems for 2-photon photodynamic therapy of adrenergic disorders. Materials Advances. 5(4). 1736–1745. 1 indexed citations
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Wolfe, John P., et al.. (2023). Flexible Synthesis Scheme and Application of AuNP Surface-Conjugatable Metaiodobenzylguanidine Derivatives for Enhanced Cellular Internalization. ACS Materials Letters. 5(11). 2971–2977. 2 indexed citations
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Babij, Nicholas R., et al.. (2019). Stereocontrolled synthesis of bicyclic ureas and sulfamides via Pd-catalyzed alkene carboamination reactions. Tetrahedron. 75(32). 4228–4243. 6 indexed citations
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Hopkins, Brett A., Zachary J. Garlets, & John P. Wolfe. (2015). Development of Enantioselective Palladium‐Catalyzed Alkene Carboalkoxylation Reactions for the Synthesis of Tetrahydrofurans. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(45). 13390–13392. 61 indexed citations
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Wolfe, John P., et al.. (2015). Palladium‐Catalyzed Alkene Carboamination Reactions of Electron‐Poor Nitrogen Nucleophiles. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 357(10). 2339–2344. 19 indexed citations
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Babij, Nicholas R. & John P. Wolfe. (2013). Desymmetrization of meso‐2,5‐Diallylpyrrolidinyl Ureas through Asymmetric Palladium‐Catalyzed Carboamination: Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Bicyclic Ureas. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(35). 9247–9250. 63 indexed citations
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Wolfe, John P. & Danielle M. Schultz. (2012). Recent Developments in Palladium-Catalyzed Alkene Aminoarylation Reactions for the Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles. Synthesis. 44(3). 351–361. 164 indexed citations
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Babij, Nicholas R. & John P. Wolfe. (2012). Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)‐Merobatzelladine B. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(17). 4128–4130. 44 indexed citations
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Hopkins, Brett A. & John P. Wolfe. (2012). Synthesis of Enantiomerically Enriched Imidazolidin‐2‐Ones through Asymmetric Palladium‐Catalyzed Alkene Carboamination Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(39). 9886–9890. 117 indexed citations
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Yan, Xu, et al.. (2011). Synthesis of chromans viaPd-catalyzed alkene carboetherification reactions. Chemical Communications. 48(4). 609–611. 28 indexed citations
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Wolfe, John P., et al.. (2010). Asymmetric Tandem Wittig Rearrangement/Mannich Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49(16). 2922–2924. 22 indexed citations
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Schultz, Danielle M., et al.. (2009). Palladium-catalyzed alkene carboamination reactions for the synthesis of substituted piperazines. Tetrahedron. 65(33). 6549–6570. 26 indexed citations
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Fritz, Jonathan A. & John P. Wolfe. (2008). Stereoselective synthesis of imidazolidin-2-ones via Pd-catalyzed alkene carboamination. Scope and limitations. Tetrahedron. 64(29). 6838–6852. 42 indexed citations
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Hay, Michael & John P. Wolfe. (2007). Stereoselective Synthesis of Isoxazolidines through Pd‐Catalyzed Carboetherification of N‐Butenylhydroxylamines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(34). 6492–6494. 33 indexed citations
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Wolfe, John P. & Michael Hay. (2006). Recent advances in the stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydrofurans. Tetrahedron. 63(2). 261–290. 292 indexed citations
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Hay, Michael & John P. Wolfe. (2006). Synthesis of polysubstituted tetrahydrofurans via Pd-catalyzed carboetherification reactions. Tetrahedron Letters. 47(16). 2793–2796. 22 indexed citations
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Ney, Joshua E., et al.. (2005). Synthesis of N‐Aryl‐2‐allylpyrrolidines via Palladium‐Catalyzed Carboamination Reactions of γ‐(N‐Arylamino)alkenes with Vinyl Bromides. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 347(11-13). 1614–1620. 36 indexed citations
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Ney, Joshua E. & John P. Wolfe. (2004). Palladium‐Catalyzed Synthesis of N‐Aryl Pyrrolidines from γ‐(N‐Arylamino) Alkenes: Evidence for Chemoselective Alkene Insertion into PdN Bonds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(27). 3605–3608. 165 indexed citations

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