R. Tom Baker

9.3k citations

108 papers · 8.1k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

Catalysis top 0.2%
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
Process Chemistry and Technology top 0.5%
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

Papers in

Pharmaceutical Science 34
- Fluorine in Organic Chemistry 34
Process Chemistry and Technology 14

Co-authors: Frances H. Stephens J.-C. Wasilke Stephen J. Obrey Guillermo C. Bazan Vincent Pons Charles W. Hamilton Anne Staubitz Ian Manners
Journals: Organometallics (14 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (13 papers)Chemical Communications (12 papers)Dalton Transactions (6 papers)Angewandte Chemie International Edition (5 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Russia

In The Last Decade

R. Tom Baker

106 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

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B–N compounds for chemical hydrogenstorage 2008 · 977 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 Chemical Society Reviews
2007 Journal of the American Chemical Society
2007 Dalton Transactions
2005 Chemical Reviews

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1	Unexpected Deactivation of PdCl(cinnamyl)(NHC ^Cl ) Precatalysts Mediated by Alkylamines Organometallics ·室橋又也, Sepideh Sharif, Juajir Sumardi, Nalin Chandrasoma, Wilfried M. Braje, R. Tom Baker, Jeffrey M. Manthorpe, William J. Pietro, Michael G. Organ	2025	0
2	Tetrafluoroethylation of Electron‐Rich Alkenyl Iodides Enabled by in situ Generation of Solvent‐Stabilized “Ligandless” CuCF₂CF₂H Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis ·Julfia Luthfiani, Jana Schmutzler de Uribe, M.L. Toumia, Kimberley-Clark Corp, Amena Ahmad, Qiang Feng, Z M Xu, Sergio Castillón, R. Tom Baker, Omar Boutureira	2024	2
3	Synthesis and Reactivity of Functionalized Fluoro-Nickelacyclopentanes Organometallics ·Pablo Granado, Jana Schmutzler de Uribe, Jeffrey S. Ovens, R. Tom Baker	2024	1
4	Experimental Evidence for Zerovalent Pd(NHC) as a Competent Catalyst in C–N Cross-Coupling (NHC = DiMeIHept^Cl) Journal of the American Chemical Society ·室橋又也, Sepideh Sharif, Juajir Sumardi, Nalin Chandrasoma, Wilfried M. Braje, R. Tom Baker, Jeffrey M. Manthorpe, William J. Pietro, Michael G. Organ	2024	10
5	Copper-Mediated −CF(OCF₃)(CF₂H) Transfer to Organic Electrophiles SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Behnaz Ghaffari, Jana Schmutzler de Uribe, В.Г. Чугаєвський, Jeffrey S. Ovens, Christian Ehm, R. Tom Baker	2024	2
6	Selective Cobalt(II)–SNS Dithiolate Complex-Catalyzed Bifunctional Hydroboration of Aldehydes: Kinetics and Mechanistic Studies ACS Catalysis ·H.H. Klement, Andreas Hartmann, Erin R. Johnson, R. Tom Baker	2023	7
7	Same ligand, three first-row metals: comparing M-amido bifunctional reactivity (Mn, Fe, Co) Dalton Transactions ·Matthew R. Elsby, Scott Y. H. Kim, Stephan N. Steinmann, R. Tom Baker	2021	5
8	Exploiting the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ towards the depolymerization of Kraft lignin New Journal of Chemistry ·Tae Gi Kim, H.F. Arnold, José Carlos Netto‐Ferreira, R. Tom Baker, Geniece L. Hallett-Tapley, Luc Tremblay	2021	5
9	Anion-Dependent Catalytic C–C Bond Cleavage of a Lignin Model within a Cationic Metal–Organic Framework ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·R. P. QALKER, H.F. Arnold, Gabriel Brunet, Glenn A. Facey, Floris Chevallier, Christophe Bucher, R. Tom Baker, Muralee Murugesu	2020	14
10	Fluorocarbon Refrigerants and their Syntheses: Past to Present Chemical Reviews ·Лохов Кирилл Игоревич, R. Tom Baker	2020	126
11	Base-metal catalysts based on porous layered double hydroxides for alkaline-free sodium borohydride hydrolysis International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ·Rodrigo PaupÃ©rio Soares de Camargo, Vanessa Prévot, Sib Sankar Mal, Dipankar Mukherjee, Boyd Davis, R. Tom Baker	2017	9
12	Transition-Metal-Free Formation of C–E Bonds (E = C, N, O, S) and Formation of C–M Bonds (M = Mn, Mo) from N-Heterocyclic Carbene Mediated Fluoroalkene C–F Bond Activation Organometallics ·Natalie Hampson, Bulat Gabidullin, Jennifer Schoffer Closson, Stephanie L. Daifuku, Naoya Iwakiri, Michael L. Neidig, R. Tom Baker	2017	10
13	Lewis base assisted B–H bond redistribution in borazine and polyborazylene Chemical Communications ·Benjamin L. Davis, Brian D. Rekken, Ryszard Michalczyk, Edward B. Garner, David A. Dixon, А.Н. Юров, R. Tom Baker, David L. Thorn	2013	21
14	Transition metal catalysed ammonia-borane dehydrogenation in ionic liquids Chemical Communications ·William R. H. Wright, Kristina M. Gehring, Laif R. Alden, R. Tom Baker, Larry G. Sneddon	2011	96
15	Coordination of aminoborane, NH2BH2, dictates selectivity and extent of H2 release in metal-catalysed ammonia borane dehydrogenation Chemical Communications ·Vincent Pons, R. Tom Baker, Nathaniel K. Szymczak, David J. Heldebrant, John C. Linehan, Myrna H. Matus, Daniel J. Grant, David A. Dixon	2008	163
16	B–N compounds for chemical hydrogenstorage Chemical Society Reviews ·Charles W. Hamilton, R. Tom Baker, Anne Staubitz, Ian Manners Hit paper breakdown →	2008	977
17	In Situ Multinuclear NMR Spectroscopic Studies of the Thermal Decomposition of Ammonia Borane in Solution Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Wendy J. Shaw, John C. Linehan, Nathaniel K. Szymczak, David J. Heldebrant, Yi Chen-Ying, Donald M. Camaioni, R. Tom Baker, Tom Autrey	2008	168
18	Acid Initiation of Ammonia–Borane Dehydrogenation for Hydrogen Storage Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Frances H. Stephens, R. Tom Baker, Myrna H. Matus, Daniel J. Grant, David A. Dixon	2006	371
19	Molecular and Electronic Structure of Platinum Bis(N‐arylamino)phosphenium Complexes including [Pt(phosphane)(phosphenium)(N‐heterocyclic carbene)] Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·N.J. Hardman, Michael B. Abrams, Xi Zeng, Thomas M. Gilbert, Richard L. Martin, Gregory J. Kubas, R. Tom Baker	2004	64
20	EPR spectra of dichloro(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)bis(trimethylphosphine)molybdenum in solution and in single crystals of (C5Me5)MoCl(PMe3)2(N2) Inorganic Chemistry ·R. Tom Baker, J. R. Morton, K. F. Preston, Antony Williams, Y. Le Page	1991	13

About R. Tom Baker

R. Tom Baker is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Process Chemistry and Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Catalysis, having authored 108 papers that have together received 8.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (34 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (23 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (20 papers), Hydrogen Storage and Materials (16 papers), Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (16 papers), Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry (15 papers), Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (15 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Catalysis (2.5k citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (820 citations), Energy Engineering and Power Technology (818 citations), Inorganic Chemistry (2.7k citations) and Organic Chemistry (3.9k citations). R. Tom Baker has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Frances H. Stephens, J.-C. Wasilke, Stephen J. Obrey, Guillermo C. Bazan, Vincent Pons, Charles W. Hamilton, Anne Staubitz, Ian Manners, R.J. Keaton and Johanna M. Blacquiere. Their work appears in journals such as Organometallics, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, Dalton Transactions and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

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