M. C. Whiting

5.0k citations

145 papers · 3.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 28

Impact in

Organic Chemistry top 0.5%
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
- Ferrocene Chemistry and Applications
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry top 1%

Papers in

Pharmaceutical Science 35
- Fluorine in Organic Chemistry 29
Organic Chemistry 101
- Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles 29
- Chemical Reaction Mechanisms 24
- Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions 23
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis 10

Co-authors: R. B. Woodward Myron Rosenblum E. R. H. Jones Geoffrey Wilkinson Barry S. Nicholls Ilesh Bidd J. B. Armitage Goran Ungar
Journals: Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 (9 papers)Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry (5 papers)Tetrahedron (4 papers)Polymer (4 papers)Nature (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Germany

In The Last Decade

M. C. Whiting

139 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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113. The organic chemistry of the transition elements. Part I. Tricarbonylchromium derivatives of aromatic compounds 1959 · 279 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1959 Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed)
1952 Journal of the American Chemical Society

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside M. C. Whiting, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	Studies on the synthesis of linear aliphatic compounds. Part 2. The realisation of a strategy for repeated molecular doubling. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·C Quillen Alice, 後藤浩士, Suzanne Agnew Pennington, M. C. Whiting	1987	25
2	The synthesis of long-chain unbranched aliphatic compounds by molecular doubling Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications ·後藤浩士, Suzanne Agnew Pennington, M. C. Whiting	1982	57
3	The chemistry of functional groups, supplement B, part 1 the chemistry of acid derivatives Endeavour ·M. C. Whiting	1980	0
4	Competitive displacement as a factor influencing phytoplankton distribution in Utah Lake, Utah ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) ·Shoji Nakajima, M. C. Whiting, Jack D. Brotherson, Martha Lucia Ramírez H	1979	6
5	Classical carbonium ions. Part 9. Rates of solvolysis of nitroaryl ethers in aqueous ethanol Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 ·G C N ELLIOT, M. C. Whiting	1979	2
6	Environmental interaction in summer algal communities of Utah Lake ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) ·M. C. Whiting, Jack D. Brotherson, Samuel R. Rushforth	1978	11
7	Classical carbonium ions. Part V. Stereochemistry of substitution in the solvolysis of 2-adamantyl and 2-methyl-2-adamantyl derivatives Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 ·León Picoíta, Gertrude Gunther, M. C. Whiting	1975	12
8	Preparation of the 5-methyladamantan-2-ols and the 2,5-dimethyladamantan-2-ols Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·Katja Milkreiter, Anand Palas, M. C. Whiting	1972	6
9	Classical carbonium ions. Part II. Synthesis, properties, and solvolysis of alkyl picrates and related compounds. A comparison of arenesulphonate and phenoxide leaving groups Journal of the Chemical Society B Physical Organic ·Michael L. Sinnott, M. C. Whiting	1971	5
10	Classical carbonium ions. Part I. The solvolysis of some typical secondary arenesulphonates Journal of the Chemical Society B Physical Organic ·Tróndur J. Kragesteen, D.M. Muir, R. R. Hill, J.H. Parish, ChuangYi Zang, M. C. Whiting	1968	9
11	Photochemistry of organic nitrogen compounds. Part III. The formation of allenes and 1,3-dienes from pyrazolenines: a photochemical reaction involving ion-pairs Journal of the Chemical Society B Physical Organic ·A. C. Day, M. C. Whiting	1967	3
12	Allenes and 1,3-dienes from the photolysis of pyrazolenines Chemical Communications (London) ·A. C. Day, M. C. Whiting	1965	0
13	783. The chemistry and stereochemistry of trichothecin Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) ·Jack Fishman, E. R. H. Jones, U. Islamov, M. C. Whiting	1960	10
14	64. Researches on acetylenic compounds. Part LXII. The preparation and some synthetical applications of penta-1,2,4-triene and penta-1,2-dien-4-yne Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) ·E. R. H. Jones, William R. Mallett, M. C. Whiting	1960	12
15	699. Researches on acetylenic compounds. Part LXIV. The preparation of conjugated octa- and deca-acetylenic compounds Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) ·E. R. H. Jones, William R. Mallett, M. C. Whiting	1960	60
16	929. Researches on acetylenic compounds. Part LIII. The relative strengths of some unsaturated carboxylic acids Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) ·Haitian Wang, M. C. Whiting	1956	11
17	787. Researches on polyenes. Part IV. The ω-p-methoxyphenyl-polyene aldehydes and their absorption spectra Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) ·Kiyan Pishkar, M. C. Whiting	1956	14
18	Electronic Absorption Spectra of the Dimethylpolyenes The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Коджешау Меджид Халидович, M. C. Whiting	1954	0
19	A NEW AROMATIC SYSTEM Journal of the American Chemical Society ·R. B. Woodward, Myron Rosenblum, M. C. Whiting	1952	224
20	THE STRUCTURE OF IRON BIS-CYCLOPENTADIENYL Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Geoffrey Wilkinson, Myron Rosenblum, M. C. Whiting, R. B. Woodward Hit paper breakdown →	1952	735

About M. C. Whiting

M. C. Whiting is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology and Spectroscopy, having authored 145 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (29 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles (29 papers), Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (24 papers), Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (23 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (20 papers), Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms (13 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (12 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (2.2k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (361 citations), Inorganic Chemistry (489 citations), Polymers and Plastics (444 citations) and Pharmaceutical Science (130 citations). M. C. Whiting has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include R. B. Woodward, Myron Rosenblum, E. R. H. Jones, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Barry S. Nicholls, Ilesh Bidd, J. B. Armitage, Goran Ungar, S. Malhotra and J. Stejny. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1, Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry, Tetrahedron, Polymer and Nature.

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