Rick Danheiser

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Rick Danheiser is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rick Danheiser has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Organic Chemistry, 8 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rick Danheiser's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (39 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (37 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (28 papers). Rick Danheiser is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (39 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (37 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (28 papers). Rick Danheiser collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Rick Danheiser's co-authors include Joshua R. Dunetz, Gilbert Stork, Stephen K. Gee, David J. Carini, Raymond F. Miller, Ronald G. Brisbois, E. J. Corey, Srinivasan Chandrasekaran, James S. Nowick and Howard Sard and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Rick Danheiser

112 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Stereospecific total synthesis of gibberellic acid. A key tricyclic intermediate

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rick Danheiser United States	46	4.7k	689	420	244	241	112	5.3k
Francis Marsais France	39	3.5k 0.7×	1.1k 1.6×	421 1.0×	227 0.9×	236 1.0×	160	4.1k
Sigeru Torii Japan	35	3.7k 0.8×	812 1.2×	556 1.3×	200 0.8×	156 0.6×	292	4.4k
Sunggak Kim South Korea	40	4.9k 1.0×	1.1k 1.6×	631 1.5×	157 0.6×	235 1.0×	237	5.3k
Renzo Rossi Italy	48	7.4k 1.6×	668 1.0×	680 1.6×	443 1.8×	259 1.1×	163	8.2k
Jin Kun United States	40	4.4k 0.9×	769 1.1×	721 1.7×	230 0.9×	409 1.7×	181	5.4k
G. QUEGUINER France	39	5.1k 1.1×	1.4k 2.0×	564 1.3×	266 1.1×	268 1.1×	276	5.7k
Thomas R. Verhoeven United States	35	3.3k 0.7×	948 1.4×	853 2.0×	222 0.9×	129 0.5×	71	3.9k
Oljan Repič Switzerland	33	2.7k 0.6×	1.1k 1.7×	640 1.5×	325 1.3×	140 0.6×	147	3.5k
Yong Qiang Tu China	26	2.4k 0.5×	506 0.7×	617 1.5×	193 0.8×	113 0.5×	66	2.9k
Fabio Bellina Italy	43	6.5k 1.4×	515 0.7×	599 1.4×	359 1.5×	214 0.9×	147	7.3k

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Danheiser, Rick, et al.. (2019). Synthesis of Highly Substituted Pyridines via [4 + 2] Cycloadditions of Vinylallenes and Sulfonyl Cyanides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 85(2). 548–563. 12 indexed citations

Sasaki, Michiko, et al.. (2018). Formal Bimolecular [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition Strategy for the Synthesis of Pyridines: Intramolecular Propargylic Ene Reaction/Aza Diels–Alder Reaction Cascades. Organic Letters. 20(19). 6244–6249. 14 indexed citations

Forneris, Clarissa C., et al.. (2018). Furo[2,3-g]thieno[2,3-e]indole: Application of an Ynamide-Based Benzannulation Strategy to the Synthesis of a Tetracyclic Heteroaromatic Compound. Organic Letters. 20(19). 6318–6322. 13 indexed citations

Biavatti, Maique W., et al.. (2018). A short and efficient synthesis of the polyacetylene natural product deca-4,6,8-triyn-1-ol. Tetrahedron Letters. 59(37). 3405–3408. 3 indexed citations

Goutierre, Anne‐Sophie, et al.. (2017). Aza Diels–Alder Reactions of Nitriles, N,N-Dimethylhydrazones, and Oximino Ethers. Application in Formal [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloadditions for the Synthesis of Pyridines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 82(24). 12975–12991. 8 indexed citations

Danheiser, Rick, et al.. (2010). A new route to silyl-substituted cyclobutenones and silylketenes. Tetrahedron Letters. 52(1). 46–48. 5 indexed citations

Danheiser, Rick, D. BELLUS, & J. M. Aizpurua. (2006). Three carbon-heteroatom bonds : ketenes and derivatives. 1 indexed citations

Davie, Christopher P. & Rick Danheiser. (2005). Stereoselective Synthesis of Highly Substituted Cyclopentenones through [4+1] Annulations of Trialkylsilyl Vinyl Ketenes with α‐Benzotriazolyl Organolithium Compounds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(36). 5867–5870. 44 indexed citations

Zhang, Yongjun, et al.. (2005). Reactions of (Trialkylsilyl)vinylketenes with Lithium Ynolates: A New Benzannulation Strategy. Organic Letters. 7(18). 3905–3908. 45 indexed citations

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Dunetz, Joshua R. & Rick Danheiser. (2004). Copper‐Mediated N‐Alkynylation of Carbamates, Ureas, and Sulfonamides. A General Method for the Synthesis of Ynamides.. ChemInform. 35(7). 4 indexed citations

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Burke, Steven D. & Rick Danheiser. (1999). Oxidizing and reducing agents. John Wiley & Sons eBooks. 23 indexed citations

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Weinstein, Randy D., Adam R. Renslo, Rick Danheiser, & Jefferson W. Tester. (1999). Silica-Promoted Diels−Alder Reactions in Carbon Dioxide from Gaseous to Supercritical Conditions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 103(15). 2878–2887. 22 indexed citations

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Danheiser, Rick, et al.. (1990). An improved method for the synthesis of .alpha.-diazo ketones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 55(6). 1959–1964. 203 indexed citations

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Danheiser, Rick & Dávid Becker. (1987). Application of Allylsilanes in a Regiocontrolled [3+2] Annulation Route to Substituted Isoxazoles. Heterocycles. 25(1). 277–277. 17 indexed citations

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Danheiser, Rick & A. Savoca. (1985). Applications of cyclopropylboranes in organic synthesis. 1. A stereocontrolled route to substituted cyclopropanol derivatives. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 50(13). 2401–2403. 39 indexed citations

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Danheiser, Rick & Stephen K. Gee. (1984). A regiocontrolled annulation approach to highly substituted aromatic compounds. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 49(9). 1672–1674. 154 indexed citations

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Danheiser, Rick & Howard Sard. (1983). The regiochemical course of [2+2] cycloadditions of dichloroketene with vinyl- and alkynylsilanes. Tetrahedron Letters. 24(1). 23–26. 27 indexed citations

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Danheiser, Rick, J. M. JUN. MORIN, Melvin J. Yu, & Ajoy Basak. (1981). Cationic cyclizations initiated by electrocyclic cleavage of cyclopropanes. Synthesis of lactones, tetrahydropyrans, and tetrahydrofurans. Tetrahedron Letters. 22(42). 4205–4208. 20 indexed citations

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Danheiser, Rick, et al.. (1981). Stereoselective synthesis of cyclopentene derivatives from 1,3-dienes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 103(9). 2443–2446. 58 indexed citations

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Danheiser, Rick. (1979). Catalytic hydrogenation in organic synthesis - procedures and commentary. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 171(1). C27–C27. 53 indexed citations

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