Paul N. Swepston

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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Paul N. Swepston is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul N. Swepston has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Organic Chemistry, 17 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Paul N. Swepston's work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (11 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (6 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (4 papers). Paul N. Swepston is often cited by papers focused on Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (11 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (6 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (4 papers). Paul N. Swepston collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Philippines. Paul N. Swepston's co-authors include Herbert Schumann, Gerald Jeske, Tobin J. Marks, Heiko Mauermann, Harald Lauke, James A. Ibers, Laurel E. Schock, Tobin J. Marks, A. W. Cordes and James P. Collman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Chemical Physics Letters.

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Paul N. Swepston

37 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Highly reactive organolanthanides. Systematic routes to and olefin chemistry of early and late bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) 4f hydrocarbyl and hydride complexes

1985 444 citations Heiko Mauermann, Paul N. Swepston et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul N. Swepston United States	19	1.1k	808	338	132	131	37	1.5k
Tamás Bartik Germany	21	1.7k 1.6×	900 1.1×	267 0.8×	156 1.2×	198 1.5×	52	2.0k
Patricia L. Watson United States	18	1.8k 1.6×	1.2k 1.5×	380 1.1×	179 1.4×	120 0.9×	25	2.1k
A. Musco Italy	26	1.5k 1.4×	802 1.0×	204 0.6×	274 2.1×	124 0.9×	87	1.9k
Klaus Seevogel Germany	19	1.1k 1.0×	632 0.8×	280 0.8×	94 0.7×	140 1.1×	33	1.5k
Ferenc Ungváry Hungary	23	1.3k 1.2×	758 0.9×	177 0.5×	340 2.6×	75 0.6×	105	1.6k
André DeCian France	23	1.2k 1.1×	676 0.8×	312 0.9×	73 0.6×	206 1.6×	40	1.6k
John Birmingham United States	9	985 0.9×	527 0.7×	245 0.7×	76 0.6×	190 1.5×	19	1.3k
Peter Sirsch Germany	25	1.5k 1.3×	872 1.1×	328 1.0×	139 1.1×	139 1.1×	51	1.9k
A.I. Yanovsky Russia	24	1.2k 1.1×	746 0.9×	402 1.2×	84 0.6×	194 1.5×	105	1.6k
Michael D. Hopkins United States	24	927 0.8×	531 0.7×	397 1.2×	41 0.3×	250 1.9×	70	1.4k

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Adams, Richard D., Zhaoyang Li, Paul N. Swepston, Wengan Wu, & John H. Yamamoto. (1992). Synthesis and structural characterization of a layer-segregated platinum-ruthenium cluster complex that exhibits selective coordination and a high activity for the catalytic hydrogenation of diphenylacetylene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 114(26). 10657–10658. 31 indexed citations

Dunbar, Kim R., Steven C. Haefner, & Paul N. Swepston. (1991). Elucidation of the reversible carbon monoxide reactions of a paramagnetic rhodium(II) complex. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 460–460. 12 indexed citations

Ernst, Richard D., et al.. (1991). The preparation of the 2,4-di(t-butyl)pentadienyl anion and its Ti(II), Cr(II), and Zn(II) complexes. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 402(1). 17–25. 32 indexed citations

Heuer, William B., Anne E. True, Paul N. Swepston, & Brian M. Hoffman. (1988). Synthesis and characterization of the bis(diselenolene) complexes [M(Se2C2(CF3)2)2]z (M = platinum, z = 0, -1, -2; M = gold, z = -1) and crystal structure of [(C6H5)4P][Pt(Se2C2(CF3)2)2]. Inorganic Chemistry. 27(8). 1474–1482. 30 indexed citations

Bartczak, T.J., et al.. (1987). The stereochemistry of the phosphorus–selenium bond. VI. Structure of 5,5-dimethyl-2-methylseleno-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane 2-selenide. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 43(9). 1788–1790. 1 indexed citations

Squattrito, P.J., Paul N. Swepston, & James A. Ibers. (1987). Crystal structure of the new ternary chalcogenide [tantalum copper sulfide] Ta2Cu0.80S6. Relationship to known copper and tantalum chalcogenides. Inorganic Chemistry. 26(7). 1187–1188. 9 indexed citations

Mauermann, Heiko, Paul N. Swepston, & Tobin J. Marks. (1985). The 5f3 vs. 4f3. Routes to and properties of highly reactive neodymium(III) hydrocarbyl and hydride complexes. Organometallics. 4(1). 200–202. 66 indexed citations

Swepston, Paul N. & James A. Ibers. (1985). Redetermination of the structure of μ-oxo-bis[(5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinato)iron(III)] at 122K, [Fe2O(C44H28N4)2]. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 41(5). 671–673. 12 indexed citations

Hriljac, Joseph A., Paul N. Swepston, & Duward F. Shriver. (1985). Syntheses of reactive mixed-metal carbide clusters and their interaction with proton sources. Organometallics. 4(1). 158–166. 47 indexed citations

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Collman, James P., Craig E. Barnes, Paul N. Swepston, & James A. Ibers. (1984). ChemInform Abstract: SYNTHESIS, PROTON NMR, AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BINUCLEAR RUTHENIUM PORPHYRIN DIMERS. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 15(38). 4 indexed citations

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Youngs, Wiley J., Paul N. Swepston, James A. Ibers, et al.. (1983). Formation of a chelating .sigma.-allyl by the intramolecular activation of a cyclopropylphosphine. Synthesis and crystal structure of [PdCl(P(tert-Bu)2CH:C(CH3)CH2)]2. Organometallics. 2(7). 917–921. 13 indexed citations

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Kutzler, Frank W., Paul N. Swepston, Z. Berkovitch‐Yellin, D. E. Ellis, & James A. Ibers. (1983). Charge density and bonding in (5,10,15,20-tetramethylporphyrinato)nickel(II): a combined experimental and theoretical study. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 105(10). 2996–3004. 32 indexed citations

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Gallucci, Judith C., et al.. (1982). The structures of (5,10,15,20-tetramethylporphyrinato)nickel(II) and (5,10,15,20-tetramethylchlorinato)nickel(II). Acta Crystallographica Section B. 38(8). 2134–2139. 36 indexed citations

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Burford, Neil, T. Chivers, A. W. Cordes, et al.. (1982). Preparation and molecular and electronic structures of cyclo-1.lambda.5-phospha-3,5-dithia-2,4,6-triazenes and their norbornadiene adducts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 104(5). 1282–1290. 31 indexed citations

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Cordes, A. W., et al.. (1981). Tetra-tert-butylcyclotetraphosphane, [PC(CH3)3]4. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 37(8). 1631–1634. 32 indexed citations

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Cordes, A. W., et al.. (1981). Crystal structures of twotransbipyridine complexes of Ru(II), Ru(bipyridine)₂(PPh₃)₂(PF₆)₂and Ru(4,4′-dimethylpyridine)₂(pyridine)₂(PF₆)₂; variations in conformation for the necessarily distortedtransbis(bipyridine) chelation. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography. 37(a1). C236–C236. 1 indexed citations

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Swepston, Paul N., A. W. Cordes, Lee F. Kuyper, & Walter L. Meyer. (1981). Dihydrotentoxin: a cyclic tetrapeptide. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 37(5). 1139–1141. 16 indexed citations

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Chivers, T., Richard T. Oakley, A. W. Cordes, & Paul N. Swepston. (1980). The thermal decomposition of triphenylphosphinimino-cyclotrithiazene; preparation and crystal structure of Ph₃PNSNSS, a sulphur–nitrogen chain with a terminal sulphur–sulphur bond. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 35–36. 10 indexed citations

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Swepston, Paul N., Sean Colby, Harrell Sellers, & Lothar Schäfer. (1980). Ab initio studies of structural features not easily amenable to experiment: the molecular structures of some hydrogenfluoride clusters. Chemical Physics Letters. 72(2). 364–367. 20 indexed citations

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Burford, Neil, T. Chivers, Richard T. Oakley, A. W. Cordes, & Paul N. Swepston. (1980). Preparation and crystal structure of 1,1-diphenyl-1-phospha-3,5-dithia-2,4,6-triazene, Ph₂PS₂N₃; an eight π-electron inorganic heterocycle. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1204–1205. 3 indexed citations

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