Richard A. Walton

12.2k citations

455 papers · 9.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 37

Organic Chemistry top 0.1%
Inorganic Chemistry top 0.2%
Oncology top 0.5%
Materials Chemistry top 2%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 1%

Co-authors: Phillip E. Fanwick F. Albert Cotton C.A. Murillo Shan-Ming Kuang David R. McMillin D.G. Cuttell G. W. A. Fowles Kim R. Dunbar
Topics: Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (216 papers)Metal complexes synthesis and properties (115 papers)Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (106 papers)
Cited by: Inorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Process Chemistry and Technology
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society Chemical Communications Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom France

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Richard A. Walton

452 papers receiving 8.5k citations

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Multiple Bonds Between Metal Atoms

2005 1.2k citations F. Albert Cotton, C.A. Murillo et al. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) profile →
Simple Cu(I) Complexes with Unprecedented Excited-State Lifetimes

2001 592 citations Shan-Ming Kuang, Phillip E. Fanwick et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Multiple Bonds Between Metal Atomsbreakdown → 2005 ·Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)) ·F. Albert Cotton,C.A. Murillo,Richard A. Walton	1196
2	An unusual dirhenium complex containing the bridging 6-(diphenylphosphino)-2-pyridonate ligand 2002 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions ·Shan-Ming Kuang,Phillip E. Fanwick,Richard A. Walton	8
3	Mixed-Metal Assemblies Containing Multiply Bonded Dirhenium Species Linked through Thiocyanate- and Cyanide-Containing Bridging Units 2001 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Shan-Ming Kuang,Phillip E. Fanwick,Richard A. Walton	18
4	A comparative study of the isomers of ReOCl3(PMe3)2 and ReOCl3(PEt3)2. The isolation and characterization of ReH7(PR3)2 and ReO(OEt)Cl2(PR3)2 (R=Me or Et) and the photoelectron spectrum of ReH7(PMe3)2 2000 ·Inorganica Chimica Acta ·(unknown),(unknown),Nadine E. Gruhn,Dennis L. Lichtenberger,Phillip E. Fanwick,Richard A. Walton	10
5	The first symmetrical tetrarheniumcyclodiyne type cluster containing phosphine ligands: Re4(μ-O)4Cl4[P(C6H4OMe-p)3]4 1999 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions ·(unknown),Phillip E. Fanwick,Richard A. Walton	4
6	The redox chemistry of the triply bonded compounds Re2X4(μ-dmpm)3 (XCl or Br; dmpm=Me2PCH2PMe2) and the isolation and characterization of the nitrosyl complex Re2Cl5(μ-dmpm)2(NO) 1992 ·Inorganica Chimica Acta ·Irene Ara,Richard A. Walton	6
7	Conversion of bis(acetylacetonato)hydridobis (triphenylphosphine)rhenium(1+) hexafluorophosphate to cis-[Re(acac)2(PPH3)2]PF6 through a coupled oxidation/deprotonation reaction 1990 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown),Phillip E. Fanwick,Richard A. Walton	2
8	Studies on the .alpha. and .beta. isomers of complexes of the type Re2X4(LL)2. Structural characterization of .alpha.- and .beta.-bis[cis-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethene]tetrachlorodirhenium 1988 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Mohammed Bakir,F. Albert Cotton,Larry R. Falvello,Kanamaluru Vidyasagar,Richard A. Walton	13
9	Molybdenum complexes of 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene. Mononuclear molybdenum(II) species formed by facile metal-metal bond cleavage of the (Mo4-MO)4+ core 1988 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Mohammed Bakir,F. Albert Cotton,(unknown),(unknown),Thomas J. Smith,(unknown),Richard A. Walton	7
10	Reactions of the dirhenium(III) carboxylate complexes Re2(O2CR)2X4L2 (R = Me, Et; X = Cl, Br; L = H2O, 4-Mepy) with 2-hydroxypyridine (Hhp) and 2-hydroxy-6-methylpyridine (Hmhp). Isolation and structural characterization of complexes of the types Re2(hp)2X4.cntdot.Hhp and Re2(mhp)2X4.cntdot.Hmhp and hydrolysis of nitriles (R'CN) to give the carboxylate-bridged species Re2(.mu.-O2CR')(mhp)2X3 1988 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Phillip E. Fanwick,Richard A. Walton	17
11	A multiply bonded dimetal complex of the M2L10 type that contains .pi.-acceptor ligands and does not possess an edge-shared bioctahedral structure. The [Re2Cl3(.mu.-dppm)2(CO)(CN-tert-Bu)2]+ cation 1987 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Phillip E. Fanwick,(unknown),Richard A. Walton	12
12	Reversible intramolecular isomerization associated with the electron-transfer reactions of mixed-carbonyl-isocyanide-phosphine complexes of molybdenum of the type [Mo(CO)2(CNR)2(PR'3)2]+/0 1986 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown),Richard A. Walton	14
13	ホモレプチック七配位錯体,ヘプタキス(tert-ブチルイソシアニド)クロム(II)ヘキサフルオロホスフェート,〔Cr(CN-t-Bu) 7 〕(PF 6 ) 2 の結晶構造 1982 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·John C. Dewan,(unknown),Richard A. Walton,S.J. Lippard	1
14	Redox chemistry of hexakis(phenyl isocyanide) complexes of molybdenum and tungsten: the synthesis of the seven-coordinate cations [M(CNPh)7]2+ and their electrochemistry and substitution reactions 1982 ·Organometallics ·(unknown),(unknown),Richard A. Walton	22
15	Complex halides of the transition metals. 29. Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemistry of tertiary phosphine complexes of niobium and tantalum halide clusters 1981 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown),Richard A. Walton	26
16	X-ray photoelectron spectra of inorganic molecules 1981 ·Journal of Organometallic Chemistry ·B. J. BRISDON,(unknown),(unknown),Richard A. Walton	23
17	A structural and magnetic study of pentachloro-bis(1,5-dithiahexane)dirhenium 1968 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·M. J. Bennett,F. Albert Cotton,Richard A. Walton	25
18	Tungsten(V) oxytrichloride and oxytribromide. Part I. Preparation, structure, and a comparison with the analogous molybdenum(V) oxytrihalides 1968 ·Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical ·(unknown),G. W. A. Fowles,(unknown),(unknown),Richard A. Walton	5
19	COMPLEXES OF ALKYL AND ARYL CYANIDES. PART III. THE FAR-INFRARED SPECTRA (500–200 CM⁻¹) AND ASSIGNMENT OF THE METAL-NITROGEN STRETCHING FREQUENCY IN COMPLEXES WITH PALLADIUM (II), PLATINUM (II), AND RHODIUM (III) HALIDES 1966 ·Canadian Journal of Chemistry ·Richard A. Walton	24
20	2,′2-Bipyridyl complexes of molybdenum 1966 ·Journal of the Chemical Society A Inorganic Physical Theoretical ·(unknown),D. A. Edwards,Richard A. Walton	16

About Richard A. Walton

Richard A. Walton is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology and Organic Chemistry, having authored 455 papers that have together received 9.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (216 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (115 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (106 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Inorganic Chemistry (4.3k citations), Organic Chemistry (5.8k citations) and Process Chemistry and Technology (510 citations). Richard A. Walton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Frequent co-authors include Phillip E. Fanwick, F. Albert Cotton, C.A. Murillo, Shan-Ming Kuang, David R. McMillin, D.G. Cuttell, G. W. A. Fowles, Kim R. Dunbar, R. W. Matthews and Jerry R. Ebner. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Communications and Coordination Chemistry Reviews.

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