Peter Sykes

898 total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 672 citations indexed

About

Peter Sykes is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Sykes has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 672 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Organic Chemistry, 3 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 3 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Peter Sykes's work include Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (7 papers), Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds (4 papers) and Various Chemistry Research Topics (3 papers). Peter Sykes is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (7 papers), Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds (4 papers) and Various Chemistry Research Topics (3 papers). Peter Sykes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and South Sudan. Peter Sykes's co-authors include Joginder S. Bajwa, H. Ebel, A. R. Todd, Peter Boldt and P. Hocks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 and Biochemical Education.

In The Last Decade

Peter Sykes

18 papers receiving 617 citations

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A guidebook to mechanism in organic chemistry

1962 529 citations Peter Sykes Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew) profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A primer to mechanism in organic chemistry 1995 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Peter Sykes	2
2	How to Build Self‐directed Teams 1994 ·(unknown), Peter Sykes	2
3	New steroidal heterocycles: androstano[3,2-b](pyrimido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles) 1980 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·Joginder S. Bajwa, Peter Sykes	5
4	New steroidal heterocycles: the synthesis and structure of androsteno[2,3-g]-, androstano[3,2-f]-, and androsteno[16,17-g]-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines 1980 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·Joginder S. Bajwa, Peter Sykes	9
5	Steroidal heterocycles: synthesis and structure of imidazo[2,1-b]thiazolo-, thiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazolo-, and thiazolo[3,2-b]-s-triazolo-derivatives 1980 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·Joginder S. Bajwa, Peter Sykes	2
6	New steroidal heterocycles: synthesis and structure of androst-2-eno[2,3-g](tetrazolo[1,5-a]pyridimines), androst-4-eno[3,2-f](tetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine), and androstano[17,16-f](tetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines) 1980 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·Joginder S. Bajwa, Peter Sykes	5
7	The chemistry of functional groups: The chemistry of cyanates and their thio derivatives 1979 ·Biochemical Education ·Peter Sykes	8
8	New steroidal heterocycles: synthesis and structure of androst-4-eno[3,2-f]-(s-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine), androstano[17,16-f]-(s-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazines), and 2-(1,2,4-triazol-4-ylaminomethylene)-3-(1,2,4-triazol-4-ylamino)-5α-androst-2-ene 1979 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·Joginder S. Bajwa, Peter Sykes	0
9	Synthesis and structure of some azolo[a]pyrimidines, 2,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[e]azolo[a]pyrimidines, 6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[f]azolo[a]pyrimidines, 7,8-dihydro-6H-cyclopenta[f]-s-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-azolo[b]quinazolines, 6,7,8,9-tetrahydroazolo[a]quinazolines, and 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-s-triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazine 1979 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·Joginder S. Bajwa, Peter Sykes	28
10	Steroidal heterocycles: 2′-thiocyanatoandrosteno-[3,2-d]pyrimidines and -[17,16-d]pyrimidines 1978 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·Joginder S. Bajwa, Peter Sykes	3
11	Reactions of nucleophiles with some N-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazolium salts 1977 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·(unknown), Peter Sykes	10
12	Hydro, azo, azoxy 1976 ·Nature ·Peter Sykes	2
13	Reaktionsmechanismen der organischen Chemie : eine Einführung 1974 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Peter Sykes, A. R. Todd, Peter Boldt, H. Ebel, P. Hocks	1
14	Reaction of nucleophiles with some 2-alkylthio- and 2-acylthio-3-alkylthiazolium salts 1974 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 ·(unknown), Peter Sykes	2
15	Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry 1973 ·Biochemical Education ·Peter Sykes	23
16	Problems in advanced organic chemistry 1973 ·Biochemical Education ·Peter Sykes	2
17	Heterocyclic Chemistry 1969 ·Nature ·Peter Sykes	37
18	Organic Molecules 1968 ·Nature ·Peter Sykes	2
19	A guidebook to mechanism in organic chemistry breakdown → 1962 ·Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew) ·Peter Sykes	529
20	To the Devil a Daughter 1953 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter Sykes, (unknown), (unknown)	0

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