Larry Weiler

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Larry Weiler is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Larry Weiler has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Organic Chemistry, 31 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Larry Weiler's work include Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (29 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (18 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (11 papers). Larry Weiler is often cited by papers focused on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (29 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (18 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (11 papers). Larry Weiler collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Switzerland. Larry Weiler's co-authors include Stuart N. Huckin, A. J. Berlinsky, J. F. Carolan, Phaik‐Eng Sum, Francis L. Harris, D.C. Frost, Fuk‐Wah Sum, David Chadwick, William Goldring and Claude Spino and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Larry Weiler

94 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Alkylation of dianions of .beta.-keto esters 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 100 200 300
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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. Alkylation of dianions of .beta.-keto esters
    1974 343 citations Stuart N. Huckin, Larry Weiler Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Larry Weiler Canada 25 1.5k 514 281 213 196 98 2.1k
M. FETIZON France 20 968 0.7× 544 1.1× 104 0.4× 148 0.7× 102 0.5× 138 1.7k
Mari Kubota Japan 12 977 0.7× 418 0.8× 158 0.6× 229 1.1× 195 1.0× 25 1.4k
M. Van Meerssche Belgium 24 1.5k 1.0× 391 0.8× 180 0.6× 132 0.6× 155 0.8× 303 2.4k
Akio Furusaki Japan 27 1.2k 0.8× 614 1.2× 61 0.2× 399 1.9× 325 1.7× 132 2.3k
M. V. Lakshmikantham United States 27 1.4k 1.0× 319 0.6× 549 2.0× 71 0.3× 68 0.3× 125 2.9k
Chuji Katayama Japan 17 471 0.3× 269 0.5× 265 0.9× 143 0.7× 161 0.8× 61 1.2k
T. Ross Kelly United States 25 1.1k 0.8× 335 0.7× 50 0.2× 194 0.9× 81 0.4× 47 1.5k
Gerd Dürner Germany 27 1.3k 0.9× 510 1.0× 60 0.2× 122 0.6× 99 0.5× 64 1.8k
Jadwiga Frelek Poland 25 1.0k 0.7× 839 1.6× 90 0.3× 350 1.6× 175 0.9× 124 2.2k
S.‐O. LAWESSON Denmark 32 3.6k 2.4× 680 1.3× 125 0.4× 186 0.9× 40 0.2× 224 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Larry Weiler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Larry Weiler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Larry Weiler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Larry Weiler based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Larry Weiler. Larry Weiler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Goldring, William & Larry Weiler. (1999). Cytotoxic Alkaloids Motuporamines A−C, Synthesis and Structural Verification. Organic Letters. 1(11). 1874–1874. 1 indexed citations
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Ferro, Vito, Larry Weiler, & Stephen G. Withers. (1998). Convergent synthesis of a fluorescence-quenched glycopeptide as a potential substrate for peptide: N-glycosidases. Carbohydrate Research. 306(4). 531–538. 3 indexed citations
3.
Goldring, William, et al.. (1998). Synthesis of macrocyclic lactams and lactones via ring-closing olefin metathesis. Tetrahedron Letters. 39(28). 4955–4958. 42 indexed citations
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Weiler, Larry, et al.. (1997). Modeling the interaction between FK506 and FKBP12: A mechanism for formation of the calcineurin inhibitory complex. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 5(2). 217–232. 19 indexed citations
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Weiler, Larry, et al.. (1997). Synthesis of Cyclic Phosphonate Analogs of Ribose and Arabinose. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 62(20). 6722–6725. 37 indexed citations
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Spino, Claude, et al.. (1993). The synthesis of the isomeric components of San Jose scale pheromone — an illustration of a stereospecific synthesis of trisubstituted alkenes. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 71(11). 1955–1963. 8 indexed citations
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Spino, Claude & Larry Weiler. (1987). A stereoselective synthesis of the tetrahydrofuran unit in ionomycin. Tetrahedron Letters. 28(7). 731–734. 34 indexed citations
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Keller, Thomas H., et al.. (1987). Use of difference NOE experiments to assign the geometry of trimethylsilyl enol ethers. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 52(9). 1870–1872. 7 indexed citations
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Weiler, Larry, et al.. (1987). The stereoselective alkylation and conformational analysis of 14-membered lactones. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 65(9). 2314–2315. 9 indexed citations
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Weiler, Larry, et al.. (1983). Lactone synthesis via the intramolecular alkylation of β-keto ester dianions. Tetrahedron Letters. 24(3). 253–256. 9 indexed citations
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Sum, Phaik‐Eng, et al.. (1982). Synthesis of (±)-lineatin by the photochemical cycloaddition of allene to anhydromevalonolactone. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 60(7). 872–880. 9 indexed citations
12.
Harris, Francis L., et al.. (1982). Electrophilic cyclization of polyene allylsilanes. Synthesis of albicanyl acetate. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 60(5). 673–675. 22 indexed citations
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Clardy, Jon, Janet Finer-Moore, Larry Weiler, & Don C. Wiley. (1981). THE STRUCTURE OF ACUMYCIN: A 16-MEMBERED RING MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTIC. Tetrahedron. 37. 91–97. 6 indexed citations
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Weiler, Larry, et al.. (1981). Synthesis of isoprenoid natural products from β-keto esters. Tetrahedron. 37. 303–317. 25 indexed citations
15.
Weiler, Larry, et al.. (1979). Alkylation of carbanions from isoxazolin-5-ones. Tetrahedron Letters. 20(51). 4903–4906. 3 indexed citations
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Addison, Anthony W., et al.. (1977). The chemistry of anions derived from tetracyanodiphenoquinodimethane (TCNDQ). Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 55(24). 4191–4199. 26 indexed citations
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Huckin, Stuart N. & Larry Weiler. (1974). Alkylation of dianions of .beta.-keto esters. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 96(4). 1082–1087. 343 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huckin, Stuart N. & Larry Weiler. (1974). C-Acetylation of Ketones. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 52(8). 1379–1380. 10 indexed citations
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Huckin, Stuart N. & Larry Weiler. (1972). Claisen condensation of the dianion of β-keto esters. Tetrahedron Letters. 13(23). 2405–2408. 13 indexed citations
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Chadwick, David, D.C. Frost, & Larry Weiler. (1971). The photoelectron spectra of cyclic ketones. Tetrahedron Letters. 12(47). 4543–4545. 24 indexed citations

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