Peter Somfai

4.4k citations

131 papers · 3.4k indexed · h-index 37

Impact in

Organic Chemistry top 0.5%
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
- Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
- Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
- Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
Inorganic Chemistry top 2%
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Papers in

Organic Chemistry 122
- Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis 57
- Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions 48
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods 36
- Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry 20
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods 19
- Chemical synthesis and alkaloids 15
Inorganic Chemistry 22
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis 19

Co-authors: David Tanner Jens Åhman Ulf M. Lindström Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow Berit Olofsson Satoru Masamune Michael H. Nantz Olaf Panknin
Journals: Tetrahedron Letters (23 papers)Tetrahedron (18 papers)The Journal of Organic Chemistry (16 papers)Organic Letters (8 papers)European Journal of Organic Chemistry (6 papers)
Partner nations: Sweden Estonia Austria

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Peter Somfai

128 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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1	Regio‐ and Enantioselective Synthesis of 1,2‐Diamines by Formal Hydroamination of Enamines: Scope, Mechanism, and Asymmetric Synthesis of Orthogonally Protected Bis‐Piperazines as a Privileged Scaffold Chemistry - A European Journal ·顾铖诚, Lu Yu, Hui He, Shao‐Fei Ni, Peter Somfai	2024	4
2	Regio‐ and Enantioselective Formal Hydroamination of Enamines for the Synthesis of 1,2‐Diamines Angewandte Chemie ·Lu Yu, Peter Somfai	2019	8
3	Formal Synthesis of ent-Cephalotaxine Using a One-Pot Parham–Aldol Sequence The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Lidia Soto Úriz, Lu Yu, Luisa Peydro, Callum Smith, Peter Somfai	2018	12
4	A Diels–Alder Approach to a Communesin Model: A/B‐Cyclization Route European Journal of Organic Chemistry ·HE Ai-bin, Peter Somfai	2015	11
5	Mukaiyama aldol addition to α-chloro-substituted aldehydes. Origin of the unexpected syn selectivity Chemical Communications ·R. A. Srinivasan, Luisa Peydro, Peter Somfai	2010	21
6	Total Synthesis of (+)‐Alexine by Utilizing a Highly Stereoselective [3+2] Annulation Reaction of an N‐Tosyl‐α‐Amino Aldehyde and a 1,3‐Bis(silyl)propene Chemistry - A European Journal ·Joel Cornelio, Oswaldo Polivio Abril Saavedra, Peter Somfai	2008	27
7	Synthesis of α‐Amino Acids by Umpolung of Weinreb Amide Enolates European Journal of Organic Chemistry ·L. A. Stas, Pedro Javier Cruz Sánchez, Peter Somfai	2008	13
8	Microwave-Assisted Rearrangement of Vinylaziridines to 3-Pyrrolines: Formal Synthesis of (-)-Anisomycin Synlett ·Peter Somfai, L. A. Stas	2005	5
9	1,3‐Dipolar Cycloadditions of Carbonyl Ylides to Aldimines: A Three‐Component Approach to syn‐α‐Hydroxy‐β‐amino Esters Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Martin W�ldecke, Marcel Kienle, Peter Somfai	2005	69
10	Asymmetric radical additions of trialkylboranes to 2H-azirine-3-carboxylates Chemical Communications ·Roberts PJ, Andreas Fischer, Peter Somfai	2004	23
11	Regioselective and divergent opening of vinyl epoxides with ethoxyacetylene Chemical Communications ·Oswaldo Polivio Abril Saavedra, Peter Somfai	2004	2
12	Asymmetric reduction of azirines; a new route to chiral aziridines Chemical Communications ·Peter Roth, Pher G. Andersson, Peter Somfai	2002	27
13	Aza-[3,3]-Claisen Enolate Rearrangement in Vinylaziridines: Stereoselective Synthesis of Mono-, Di-, and Trisubstituted Seven-Membered Lactams Chemistry - A European Journal ·Ulf M. Lindström, Peter Somfai	2001	54
14	Lewis acid-catalyzed hetero Diels–Alder cycloadditions of 3-alkyl, 3-phenyl and 3-carboxylated 2H-azirines Tetrahedron Letters ·Colin Ray, Roberts PJ, Peter Somfai	2001	20
15	Aza-[3,3]-Claisen Enolate Rearrangement in Vinylaziridines: Stereoselective Synthesis of Mono-, Di-, and Trisubstituted Seven-Membered Lactams Chemistry - A European Journal ·Ulf M. Lindström, Peter Somfai	2001	0
16	Total Synthesis of (+-)-Monomorine I and (+-)-Indolizidine 195B by an Aza-[2,3]-Wittig Rearrangement of a Vinylaziridine. 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 ·Peter Somfai, N'gadi Osman, Ulf M. Lindström, A. Svensson, (unknown), (unknown)	1997	11
17	A Highly Stereoselective Aza-[3,3]-Claisen Rearrangement of Vinylaziridines as a Novel Entry to Seven-Membered Lactams Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Ulf M. Lindström, Peter Somfai	1997	36
18	A novel rearrangement of N-propargyl vinylaziridines. Mechanistic diversity in the aza-[2,3]-wittig rearrangement Tetrahedron Letters ·Jens Åhman, Peter Somfai	1996	14
19	An enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-altholactone from diethyl L-tartrate Tetrahedron ·Peter Somfai	1994	23
20	Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-negamycin Tetrahedron Letters ·David Tanner, Peter Somfai	1988	28

About Peter Somfai

Peter Somfai is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, having authored 131 papers that have together received 3.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (57 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (48 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (36 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (28 papers), Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry (20 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (19 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (19 papers) and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (3.1k citations), Inorganic Chemistry (556 citations), Biotechnology (209 citations), Biochemistry (134 citations) and Process Chemistry and Technology (52 citations). Peter Somfai has collaborated with scholars based in Sweden, Estonia and Austria. Frequent co-authors include David Tanner, Jens Åhman, Ulf M. Lindström, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow, Berit Olofsson, Satoru Masamune, Michael H. Nantz, Olaf Panknin, Lu Yu and David C. Whritenour. Their work appears in journals such as Tetrahedron Letters, Tetrahedron, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organic Letters and European Journal of Organic Chemistry.

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