Larry E. Overman

32.6k citations

421 papers · 26.6k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 83

Organic Chemistry top 0.01%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis 140
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods 118
- Chemical synthesis and alkaloids 115
- Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry 65
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods 34
Pharmacology top 0.05%
- Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology 50
Inorganic Chemistry top 0.2%
Biotechnology top 0.1%
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products 43
Biochemistry top 0.2%
Molecular Biology
- Chemical Synthesis and Analysis 47

Co-authors: Amy B. Dounay Kyle W. Quasdorf Christopher J. Douglas Alan Steven Emily A. Peterson Spencer P. Pitre Daniel J. Poon Lewis D. Pennington
Cited by: Organic Chemistry Pharmacology Inorganic Chemistry
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society (135 papers)The Journal of Organic Chemistry (85 papers)Tetrahedron Letters (40 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Larry E. Overman

418 papers receiving 25.8k citations

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2021 Chemical Reviews
2014 Nature
2004 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2003 Chemical Reviews

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1	1,6-Addition of Tertiary Carbon Radicals Generated From Alcohols or Carboxylic Acids by Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis Organic Letters ·Samir Y. Abbas,Peng Zhao,Larry E. Overman	2018	47
2	Short Enantioselective Total Syntheses of Cheloviolenes A and B and Dendrillolide C via Convergent Fragment Coupling Using a Tertiary Carbon Radical The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Michelle R. Garnsey,Yuriy Slutskyy,Christopher R. Jamison,Peng Zhao,Gade Srinivasa Reddy,Young Ho Rhee,Larry E. Overman	2017	44
3	Versatile Construction of 6-Substituted cis-2,8-Dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octan-3-ones: Short Enantioselective Total Syntheses of Cheloviolenes A and B and Dendrillolide C Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Yuriy Slutskyy,Christopher R. Jamison,Peng Zhao,Gade Srinivasa Reddy,Young Ho Rhee,Larry E. Overman	2017	46
4	H3K9me3 Inhibition Improves Memory, Promotes Spine Formation, and Increases BDNF Levels in the Aged Hippocampus Journal of Neuroscience ·Shikha Snigdha,G. Aleph Prieto,Сотникова Елена Тарасовна,钮伟芳,André P. Dieskau,Larry E. Overman,Carl W. Cotman	2016	98
5	Stereocontrolled enantioselective total synthesis of the [2+2] quadrigemine alkaloids Tetrahedron ·Stephen M. Canham,Benjamin D. Hafensteiner,Alec D. Lebsack,Tricia L. May‐Dracka,Sangkil Nam,Brian A. Stearns,Larry E. Overman	2015	15
6	Forming Tertiary Organolithiums and Organocuprates from Nitrile Precursors and their Bimolecular Reactions with Carbon Electrophiles to Form Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Martin J. Schnermann,Brian T. Alofaituli,Gonzalo Jiménez‐Osés,K. N. Houk,Larry E. Overman	2012	20
7	Identification of an unexpected 2-oxonia[3,3]sigmatropic rearrangement/aldol pathway in the formation of oxacyclic rings. Total synthesis of (+)-aspergillin PZ Tetrahedron ·Stephen M. Canham,Larry E. Overman,I. G. Udina	2011	33
8	Terminating catalytic asymmetric Heck cyclizations by stereoselective intramolecular capture of η3-allylpalladium intermediates: total synthesis of (−)-spirotryprostatin B and three stereoisomers Tetrahedron ·Larry E. Overman,Mark D. Rosen	2010	32
9	Molecular rearrangements in the construction of complex molecules Tetrahedron ·Larry E. Overman	2009	52
10	Total Synthesis of Complex Cyclotryptamine Alkaloids: Stereocontrolled Construction of Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Alan Steven,Larry E. Overman	2007	418
11	Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Guanacastepene N Using an Uncommon 7-Endo Heck Cyclization as a Pivotal Step Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Shin Iimura,Larry E. Overman,Ralph Paulini,Armen Zakarian	2006	79
12	The tethered Biginelli condensation in natural product synthesis Chemical Communications ·Zachary D. Aron,Larry E. Overman	2004	120
13	Asymmetric Synthesis of Pyrrolidinoindolines. Application for the Practical Total Synthesis of (−)-Phenserine Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Audris Huang,Jeremy J. Kodanko,Larry E. Overman	2004	174
14	Catalytic Asymmetric Rearrangement of Allylic N-Aryl Trifluoroacetimidates. A Useful Method for Transforming Prochiral Allylic Alcohols to Chiral Allylic Amines Organic Letters ·Larry E. Overman,G. Verpooten,Nahla Bouzidi,Christopher J. Richards	2003	151
15	Application of the Tethered Biginelli Reaction for Enantioselective Synthesis of Batzelladine Alkaloids. Absolute Configuration of the Tricyclic Guanidine Portion of Batzelladine B The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Alison S. Franklin,T. Jones,J Van Uytsel,Larry E. Overman,A.J. Shaka	1999	71
16	Total Synthesis of (±)-Scopadulcic Acid B Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Larry E. Overman,Daniel J. Ricca,Vinh Tran	1997	45
17	Design and in vitro pharmacology of a selective gamma-aminobutyric acidC receptor antagonist. Molecular Pharmacology ·Davide Ragozzino,Richard M. Woodward,Y. Murata,Fabrizio Eusebi,Larry E. Overman,Ricardo Miledi	1996	149
18	Ring-enlarging furan annulations The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Dian Novita Marceillina,Салеева А. В.,Pratibha Mishra,Mark J. Brown,Larry E. Overman	1987	22
19	指向性2-アゾニア〔3,3〕シグマトロープ転位による炭素-炭素結合の生成新しいピロリジン合成 Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Larry E. Overman,Masa‐aki Kakimoto	1979	1
20	Additions and Corrections - Synthesis of Trichloroacetamido-1,3-dienes. Useful Aminobutadiene Equivalents for the Diels-Alder Reaction Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Larry E. Overman,Lane A. Clizbe	1976	7

About Larry E. Overman

Larry E. Overman is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology and Biotechnology, having authored 421 papers that have together received 26.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (140 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (118 papers), Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (115 papers), Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry (65 papers), Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology (50 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (47 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (43 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (34 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (24.3k citations), Pharmacology (2.3k citations) and Inorganic Chemistry (3.6k citations). Larry E. Overman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Amy B. Dounay, Kyle W. Quasdorf, Christopher J. Douglas, Alan Steven, Emily A. Peterson, Spencer P. Pitre, Daniel J. Poon, Lewis D. Pennington, Gregory L. Lackner and Matthew M. Abelman. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Tetrahedron Letters, Organic Letters and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

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