Petr Váchal

6.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
34 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Petr Váchal is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Petr Váchal has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Petr Váchal's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (9 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (8 papers). Petr Váchal is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (9 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (8 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (8 papers). Petr Váchal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Germany. Petr Váchal's co-authors include Eric N. Jacobsen, Shane W. Krska, Kevin D. Dykstra, Tim Cernak, Sriram Tyagarajan, Matthew S. Sigman, Donald V. Conway, Daniel A. DiRocco, Matthew T. Tudge and Ian W. Davies and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Petr Váchal

34 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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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.

The medicinal chemist's toolbox for late stage functionalization of drug-like molecules

2015 1.4k citations Tim Cernak, Kevin D. Dykstra et al. profile →
Structure-Based Analysis and Optimization of a Highly Enantioselective Catalyst for the Strecker Reaction

2002 501 citations Petr Váchal, Eric N. Jacobsen Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Nanomole-scale high-throughput chemistry for the synthesis of complex molecules

2014 470 citations A. Buitrago Santanilla, Erik L. Regalado et al. Science profile →
Late‐Stage Functionalization of Biologically Active Heterocycles Through Photoredox Catalysis

2014 423 citations Daniel A. DiRocco, Kevin D. Dykstra et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Petr Váchal

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Harnessing the Power of C–H Functionalization Chemistry to Accelerate Drug Discovery 2024 ·Synlett ·Shane W. Krska, Bing Li, Sriram Tyagarajan, Kevin D. Dykstra, Tim Cernak, Petr Váchal	6
2	Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors based on cyclic urea, bicyclic urea and bicyclic sulfamide cores 2020 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Jian Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wanying Sun, Qiaolin Deng, Anne-Marie Cumiskey, Ruth A. Duffy, Beth Murphy, Kaushik Mitra, Douglas G. Johns, Joseph Duffy, Petr Váchal	4
3	Chemoselective Peptide Modification via Photocatalytic Tryptophan β-Position Conjugation 2018 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Younong Yu, Li‐Kang Zhang, Alexei V. Buevich, Guo‐Qing Li, (unknown), Petr Váchal, Steven L. Colletti, Zhicai Shi	120
4	A General Small-Scale Reactor To Enable Standardization and Acceleration of Photocatalytic Reactions 2017 ·ACS Central Science ·Chi “Chip” Le, Michael K. Wismer, (unknown), Rui Zhang, Donald V. Conway, Guoqing Li, Petr Váchal, Ian W. Davies, David W. C. MacMillan	210
5	Synthesis of Complex Druglike Molecules by the Use of Highly Functionalized Bench‐Stable Organozinc Reagents 2016 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Thomas J. Greshock, Keith P. Moore, Ray T. McClain, Ana Bellomo, Cheol K. Chung, Spencer D. Dreher, Peter S. Kutchukian, Zhengwei Peng, Ian W. Davies, Petr Váchal, Mario Ellwart, Sophia M. Manolikakes, Paul Knochel, Philippe G. Nantermet	23
6	Synthesis of Complex Druglike Molecules by the Use of Highly Functionalized Bench‐Stable Organozinc Reagents 2016 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Thomas J. Greshock, Keith P. Moore, Ray T. McClain, Ana Bellomo, Cheol K. Chung, Spencer D. Dreher, Peter S. Kutchukian, Zhengwei Peng, Ian W. Davies, Petr Váchal, Mario Ellwart, Sophia M. Manolikakes, Paul Knochel, Philippe G. Nantermet	54
7	Discovery of Novel Indoline Cholesterol Ester Transfer Protein Inhibitors (CETP) through a Structure-Guided Approach 2016 ·ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Jonathan E. Wilson, Ravi Kurukulasuriya, Mikhail Reibarkh, Maud Reiter, (unknown), (unknown), Fengqi Zhang, Rajan Anand, Vincent J. Colandrea, Anne-Marie Cumiskey, Alejandro Crespo, Ruth A. Duffy, Beth Murphy, Kaushik Mitra, Douglas G. Johns, Joseph Duffy, Petr Váchal	43
8	Nanomole-scale high-throughput chemistry for the synthesis of complex molecules breakdown → 2014 ·Science ·A. Buitrago Santanilla, Erik L. Regalado, Tony Pereira, Michael Shevlin, Kevin P. Bateman, Louis‐Charles Campeau, Jonathan E. Schneeweis, Simon Berritt, Zhicai Shi, Philippe G. Nantermet, (unknown), Roy Helmy, Christopher J. Welch, Petr Váchal, Ian W. Davies, Tim Cernak, Spencer D. Dreher	470
9	Late‐Stage Functionalization of Biologically Active Heterocycles Through Photoredox Catalysis 2014 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Daniel A. DiRocco, Kevin D. Dykstra, Shane W. Krska, Petr Váchal, Donald V. Conway, Matthew T. Tudge	107
10	Late‐Stage Functionalization of Biologically Active Heterocycles Through Photoredox Catalysis breakdown → 2014 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Daniel A. DiRocco, Kevin D. Dykstra, Shane W. Krska, Petr Váchal, Donald V. Conway, Matthew T. Tudge	423
11	Fluorescence Properties and Dipole Moments of Novel Fused Thienobenzofurans. Solvent and Structural Effects 2011 ·Journal of Fluorescence ·Jean‐Jacques Aaron, Cyril Párkányi, Alain Adenier, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Petr Váchal	16
12	A direct functionalization of tertiary alkyl bromides with O-, N-, and C-nucleophiles 2007 ·Tetrahedron Letters ·Petr Váchal, (unknown), William K. Hagmann	8
13	Highly selective and potent agonists of sphingosine-1-phosphate 1 (S1P1) receptor 2006 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Petr Váchal, (unknown), Jeffrey J. Hale, Lin Yan, Sander G. Mills, Gary Chrebet, (unknown), Richard Hajdu, James A. Milligan, Mark Rosenbach, Suzanne Mandala	29
14	Structure-Based Analysis and Optimization of a Highly Enantioselective Catalyst for the Strecker Reaction breakdown → 2002 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Petr Váchal, Eric N. Jacobsen	501
15	Practical Synthesis of a Soluble Schiff Base Catalyst for the Asymmetric Strecker Reaction 2001 ·Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis ·Julius T. Su, Petr Váchal, Eric N. Jacobsen	62
16	Enantioselective Catalytic Addition of HCN to Ketoimines. Catalytic Synthesis of Quaternary Amino Acids 2000 ·Organic Letters ·Petr Váchal, Eric N. Jacobsen	269
17	A new approach to the synthesis of benzofuro[3,2‐b]quinolines, benzothieno[3,2‐b]quinolines and indolo[3,2‐b]quinolines 2000 ·Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry ·S. Rádl, (unknown), Petr Váchal	30
18	Synthesis and Analgesic Activity of Some 1-Benzofurans, 1-Benzothiophenes and Indoles 2000 ·Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications ·S. Rádl, (unknown), (unknown), Petr Váchal, Ivan Krejčı́	22
19	ChemInform Abstract: Enantioselective Catalytic Addition of HCN to Ketoimines. Catalytic Synthesis of Quaternary Amino Acids. 2000 ·ChemInform ·Petr Váchal, Eric N. Jacobsen	1
20	New Heterocyclic Core Structure for Chiral Liquid Crystals 1999 ·Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals ·Petr Váchal, Jiřı́ Svoboda, Ivan Stibor, Milada Glogarová	21

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