R. F. LAUER

1.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
12 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

R. F. LAUER is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Toxicology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. F. LAUER has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Organic Chemistry, 4 papers in Toxicology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in R. F. LAUER's work include Organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry (4 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (3 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (2 papers). R. F. LAUER is often cited by papers focused on Organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry (4 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (3 papers) and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (2 papers). R. F. LAUER collaborates with scholars based in United States and Switzerland. R. F. LAUER's co-authors include K. Barry Sharpless, K. B. SHARPLESS, A. Y. TERANISHI, David R. Williams, Oljan Repič, A. Walser, R. Ian Fryer and Eugene J. Trybulski and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Tetrahedron Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. F. LAUER

12 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Mild procedure for the conversion of epoxides to allylic alcohols. First organoselenium reagent

1973 428 citations K. Barry Sharpless, R. F. LAUER Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Electrophilic and nucleophilic organoselenium reagents. New routes to .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carbonyl compounds

1973 401 citations K. B. SHARPLESS, R. F. LAUER et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Selenium dioxide oxidation of olefins. Evidence for the intermediacy of allylseleninic acids

1972 207 citations K. Barry Sharpless, R. F. LAUER Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. F. LAUER United States	8	1.2k	458	267	171	115	12	1.4k
Ieva L. Reich United States	13	929 0.8×	262 0.6×	188 0.7×	191 1.1×	90 0.8×	30	1.2k
James M. Renga United States	13	1.1k 0.9×	276 0.6×	275 1.0×	141 0.8×	91 0.8×	27	1.4k
Ulf Pindur Germany	22	2.1k 1.8×	320 0.7×	499 1.9×	148 0.9×	116 1.0×	147	2.4k
K. B. SHARPLESS United Kingdom	11	1.3k 1.1×	190 0.4×	417 1.6×	222 1.3×	125 1.1×	14	1.7k
Georges J. Hoornaert Belgium	21	1.5k 1.3×	275 0.6×	478 1.8×	95 0.6×	167 1.5×	145	1.9k
A. Y. TERANISHI	4	703 0.6×	111 0.2×	182 0.7×	110 0.6×	77 0.7×	5	838
Yuusaku Yokoyama Japan	24	1.8k 1.5×	148 0.3×	640 2.4×	308 1.8×	89 0.8×	105	2.1k
Mohammad Behforouz United States	21	815 0.7×	184 0.4×	321 1.2×	57 0.3×	61 0.5×	36	1.1k
Dipakranjan Mal India	23	1.9k 1.6×	250 0.5×	320 1.2×	160 0.9×	75 0.7×	105	2.2k
Hideharu Ishihara Japan	26	1.7k 1.5×	1.1k 2.4×	444 1.7×	247 1.4×	158 1.4×	131	2.2k

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Fryer, R. Ian, et al.. (1983). The synthesis of 4H‐imidazo[5,1‐c][1,4]benzothiazine derivatives. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 20(6). 1605–1608. 7 indexed citations

LAUER, R. F., et al.. (1979). 2‐(Aminomethyl)phthalimide. A new reagent for the synthesis of 2,4‐benzodiazepines. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 16(2). 339–340. 4 indexed citations

Walser, A., R. F. LAUER, & R. Ian Fryer. (1978). Quinazolines and 1,4‐benzodiazepines. LXXXVII. Synthesis of 1‐ and 3‐phenylimidazo[1,5‐a] [1,4]benzodiazepines. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 15(5). 855–858. 2 indexed citations

LAUER, R. F., et al.. (1976). Cyclic condensations of 2‐amino‐1,3,4‐thiadiazole with 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 13(2). 291–293. 12 indexed citations

Sharpless, K. Barry & R. F. LAUER. (1974). ChemInform Abstract: ELECTROPHILIC ORGANOSELENIUM REAGENTS, A NEW ROUTE TO ALLYLIC ACETATES AND ETHERS. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 5(20). 7 indexed citations

SHARPLESS, K. B. & R. F. LAUER. (1974). Electrophilic organoselenium reagents. New route to allylic acetates and ethers. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 39(3). 429–430. 107 indexed citations

Sharpless, K. Barry & R. F. LAUER. (1973). Mild procedure for the conversion of epoxides to allylic alcohols. First organoselenium reagent. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95(8). 2697–2699. 428 indexed citations breakdown →

SHARPLESS, K. B., R. F. LAUER, & A. Y. TERANISHI. (1973). Electrophilic and nucleophilic organoselenium reagents. New routes to .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95(18). 6137–6139. 401 indexed citations breakdown →

Sharpless, K. Barry, et al.. (1973). Reactions of selenoxides: Thermal -elimination and H218O exchange.. Tetrahedron Letters. 14(22). 1979–1982. 132 indexed citations

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Sharpless, K. Barry & R. F. LAUER. (1972). Facile thermal rearrangements of allyl selenides and diselenides. [1,3] and [2,3] Shifts. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 37(24). 3973–3974. 36 indexed citations

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Sharpless, K. Barry & R. F. LAUER. (1972). Selenium dioxide oxidation of olefins. Evidence for the intermediacy of allylseleninic acids. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 94(20). 7154–7155. 207 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sharpless, K. Barry, R. F. LAUER, Oljan Repič, A. Y. TERANISHI, & David R. Williams. (1971). Permanganate in acetic anhydride. .alpha.-Diketones directly from olefins. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 93(13). 3303–3304. 34 indexed citations

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