Kenneth B. Ling

1.7k citations

34 papers · 1.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 21

Organic Chemistry top 2%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry top 2%
Molecular Biology
Inorganic Chemistry top 5%
Materials Chemistry

Co-authors: Scott L. Cockroft Dominic J. Pascoe Andrew D. Smith James E. Thomson Angela J. Russell Paul M. Roberts Stephen G. Davies Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
Topics: Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (11 papers)Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (10 papers)Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (8 papers)
Cited by: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Organic Chemistry Toxicology
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society Angewandte Chemie International Edition Nature Communications
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Switzerland

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Kenneth B. Ling

34 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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The Origin of Chalcogen-Bonding Interactions

2017 440 citations Dominic J. Pascoe, Kenneth B. Ling et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Safety Considerations and Proposed Workflow for Laboratory-Scale Chemical Synthesis by Ball Milling 2023 ·Organic Process Research & Development ·(unknown),Claudio Battilocchio,Andrei V. Iosub,(unknown),(unknown),Kenneth B. Ling,(unknown),(unknown),Jamie A. Leitch,Duncan L. Browne	15
2	Umpolung Synthesis of Pyridyl Ethers by Bi^V‐Mediated O‐Arylation of Pyridones 2022 ·Angewandte Chemie ·(unknown),(unknown),Kenneth B. Ling,Robert S. Paton,Liam T. Ball	1
3	Umpolung Synthesis of Pyridyl Ethers by Bi^V‐Mediated O‐Arylation of Pyridones 2022 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown),(unknown),Kenneth B. Ling,Robert S. Paton,Liam T. Ball	16
4	Bismuth‐Mediated α‐Arylation of Acidic Diketones with ortho‐Substituted Boronic Acids 2022 ·Angewandte Chemie ·(unknown),Stephen P. Argent,Kenneth B. Ling,Liam T. Ball	3
5	Reconciling Electrostatic and n→π* Orbital Contributions in Carbonyl Interactions 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Kamila B. Muchowska,Dominic J. Pascoe,Stefan Borsley,(unknown),Ioulia K. Mati,Catherine Adam,Gary S. Nichol,Kenneth B. Ling,Scott L. Cockroft	38
6	The Importance of 1,5‐Oxygen⋅⋅⋅Chalcogen Interactions in Enantioselective Isochalcogenourea Catalysis 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Claire M. Young,(unknown),Dominic J. Pascoe,(unknown),Calum McLaughlin,(unknown),Aileen B. Frost,(unknown),Kenneth B. Ling,Terry Smith,Alexandra M. Z. Slawin,Patrick H. Willoughby,Scott L. Cockroft,Andrew D. Smith	136
7	Scalable total synthesis and comprehensive structure–activity relationship studies of the phytotoxin coronatine 2018 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown),Christopher M. Baker,(unknown),(unknown),Craig Jamieson,Alan R. Kennedy,Kenneth B. Ling,Matthew M. W. McLachlan,(unknown),Claire J. Russell,Allan J. B. Watson	23
8	Synthesis and Reactivity of N-Allenyl Cyanamides 2018 ·Organic Letters ·(unknown),(unknown),Graham J. Tizzard,Simon J. Coles,Kenneth B. Ling,Louis C. Morrill	19
9	The Origin of Chalcogen-Bonding Interactionsbreakdown → 2017 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Dominic J. Pascoe,Kenneth B. Ling,Scott L. Cockroft	440
10	Pericyclic Cascade with Chirality Transfer: Reaction Pathway and Origin of Enantioselectivity of the Hetero‐Claisen Approach to Oxindoles 2011 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Nihan Çelebi‐Ölçüm,Yu‐hong Lam,Edward Richmond,Kenneth B. Ling,Andrew D. Smith,K. N. Houk	41
11	Pericyclic Cascade with Chirality Transfer: Reaction Pathway and Origin of Enantioselectivity of the Hetero‐Claisen Approach to Oxindoles 2011 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Nihan Çelebi‐Ölçüm,Yu‐hong Lam,Edward Richmond,Kenneth B. Ling,Andrew D. Smith,K. N. Houk	1
12	α-Aroyloxyaldehydes: scope and limitations as alternatives to α-haloaldehydes for NHC-catalysed redox transformations 2010 ·Chemical Communications ·Kenneth B. Ling,Andrew D. Smith	97
13	Syntheses of trans-SCH-A and cis-SCH-A via a Stereodivergent Cyclopropanation Protocol 2010 ·Organic Letters ·(unknown),Stephen G. Davies,James A. Lee,Kenneth B. Ling,Paul M. Roberts,Angela J. Russell,James E. Thomson	10
14	Applications of NHC-mediated O- to C-carboxyl transfer: synthesis of (±)-N-benzyl-coerulescine and (±)-horsfiline 2010 ·Tetrahedron ·Jennifer E. Thomson,Andrew F. Kyle,Kenneth B. Ling,(unknown),Alexandra M. Z. Slawin,Andrew D. Smith	34
15	A systematic study of the solid state and solution phase conformational preferences of β-peptides derived from transpentacin 2010 ·Tetrahedron Asymmetry ·Elin Abraham,(unknown),Timothy D. W. Claridge,Stephen G. Davies,Kenneth B. Ling,Barbara Odell,(unknown),Paul M. Roberts,Angela J. Russell,Andrew D. Smith,Lorna J. Smith,(unknown),(unknown),Amber L. Thompson,James E. Thomson,G.E. Tranter,D.J. Watkin	30
16	The stereodivergent aziridination of allylic carbamates, amides and sulfonamides 2010 ·Tetrahedron ·Stephen G. Davies,Kenneth B. Ling,Paul M. Roberts,Angela J. Russell,James E. Thomson,Philip A. Woods	22
17	Diastereoselective Simmons–Smith cyclopropanations of allylic amines and carbamates 2007 ·Chemical Communications ·Stephen G. Davies,Kenneth B. Ling,Paul M. Roberts,Angela J. Russell,James E. Thomson	26
18	Asymmetric synthesis of β2-amino acids: 2-substituted-3-aminopropanoic acids from N-acryloyl SuperQuat derivatives 2007 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·(unknown),Stephen G. Davies,Kenneth B. Ling,Paul M. Roberts,Angela J. Russell,Andrew D. Smith,James E. Thomson	47
19	Asymmetric synthesis of β-amino-γ-substituted-γ-butyrolactones: double diastereoselective conjugate addition of homochiral lithium amides to homochiral α,β-unsaturated esters 2007 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·(unknown),Jason Cooke,Stephen G. Davies,Kenneth B. Ling,Alan Naylor,Rebecca L. Nicholson,Paul D. Price,Paul M. Roberts,Angela J. Russell,Andrew D. Smith,James E. Thomson	44
20	Athletics as reinforcement in a community program for academic achievement 1973 ·Journal of Community Psychology ·Clifford R. O’Donnell,(unknown),Kenneth B. Ling	2

About Kenneth B. Ling

Kenneth B. Ling is a scholar working on Chemical Health and Safety, Organic Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, having authored 34 papers that have together received 1.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (11 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (10 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (339 citations), Organic Chemistry (1.0k citations) and Toxicology (83 citations). Kenneth B. Ling has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Scott L. Cockroft, Dominic J. Pascoe, Andrew D. Smith, James E. Thomson, Angela J. Russell, Paul M. Roberts, Stephen G. Davies, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Patrick H. Willoughby and Aileen B. Frost. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

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