Roger W. Alder

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Roger W. Alder is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger W. Alder has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Organic Chemistry, 33 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Roger W. Alder's work include Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (20 papers), Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (15 papers) and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (14 papers). Roger W. Alder is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (20 papers), Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (15 papers) and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (14 papers). Roger W. Alder collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Russia. Roger W. Alder's co-authors include A.G. Orpen, Paul R. Allen, Charles F. Wilcox, Roald Hoffmann, Michael E. Blake, Jeremy N. Harvey, Richard B. Sessions, Stuart J. Williams, Stephen P. East and Craig P. Butts and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Roger W. Alder

118 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	3× Axial vs 3× Equatorial: The ΔG_GA Value Is a Robust Computational Measure of Substituent Steric Effects 2021 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·(unknown), Craig P. Butts, Natalie Fey, Roger W. Alder	10
2	How Big is the Pinacol Boronic Ester as a Substituent? 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Valerio Fasano, (unknown), Craig P. Butts, Beatrice S. L. Collins, Natalie Fey, Roger W. Alder, Varinder K. Aggarwal	43
3	How Big is the Pinacol Boronic Ester as a Substituent? 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Valerio Fasano, (unknown), Craig P. Butts, Beatrice S. L. Collins, Natalie Fey, Roger W. Alder, Varinder K. Aggarwal	7
4	A 3,4‐trans‐Fused Cyclic Protecting Group Facilitates α‐Selective Catalytic Synthesis of 2‐Deoxyglycosides 2014 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Edward I. Balmond, David Benito‐Alifonso, Diane M. Coe, Roger W. Alder, Eoghan M. McGarrigle, M. Carmen Galán	36
5	Complexity from Simplicity: Tricyclic Aziridines from the Rearrangement of Pyrroles by Batch and Flow Photochemistry 2013 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), Jonathan P. Knowles, Luke D. Elliott, Roger W. Alder, Kevin I. Booker‐Milburn	73
6	pK_as of the conjugate acids of N-heterocyclic carbenes in water 2010 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown), Jennifer Sherwood, Anita G. Lindsay, James P. K. Armstrong, Richard S. Massey, Roger W. Alder, AnnMarie C. O’Donoghue	157
7	Searching for intermediates in Prins cyclisations: the 2-oxa-5-adamantyl carbocation 2010 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Roger W. Alder, Fabrizio Carta, Christopher A. Reed, Irina V. Stoyanova, Christine L. Willis	12
8	Poly(1,1-bis(dialkylamino)propan-1,3-diyl)s; conformationally-controlled oligomers bearing electroactive groups 2009 ·Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry ·Roger W. Alder, (unknown), John C. Jeffery, T. Riis‐Johannessen, D. Jason Riley	15
9	Intermolecular Insertion of an N,N‐Heterocyclic Carbene into a Nonacidic CH Bond: Kinetics, Mechanism and Catalysis by (K‐HMDS)₂ (HMDS=Hexamethyldisilazide) 2006 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Guy C. Lloyd‐Jones, Roger W. Alder, Gareth J. J. Owen‐Smith	36
10	The design of organic catalysis for epoxidation by hydrogen peroxide 2005 ·Journal of Molecular Modeling ·Roger W. Alder, Anthony P. Davis	1
11	Bis(diethylamino)carbene and the mechanism of dimerisation for simple diaminocarbenes 2004 ·Chemical Communications ·Roger W. Alder, Leila Chaker, (unknown)	53
12	When and How Do Diaminocarbenes Dimerize? 2004 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Roger W. Alder, Michael E. Blake, Leila Chaker, Jeremy N. Harvey, (unknown), Jan Schütz	278
13	Bis(diisopropylamino)carben 1996 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Roger W. Alder, Paul R. Allen, Martin Murray, A.G. Orpen	240
14	Stable carbenes as strong bases 1995 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications ·Roger W. Alder, Paul R. Allen, Stuart J. Williams	255
15	Synthesis and Reactivity of Cyclic (R₃P-PR₃)⁺⁺Dications 1992 ·Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements ·Roger W. Alder, (unknown)	1
16	Direct observation of bicyclic α-alkoxyoxonium ions; reductive cleavage to medium-ring diethers 1989 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications ·Roger W. Alder, A. Miller, (unknown)	6
17	1,6-Diazabicyclo[4.4.0]decane hydrate 1988 ·Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications ·I.H. White, Roger W. Alder, A.G. Orpen	1
18	Formation of three- and two-electron σ-bonds by removal of lone pair electrons from a diamine 1976 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications ·Roger W. Alder, Richard D. Gill, (unknown)	7
19	A case of kinetic N- and equilibrium C-protonation in strong acids 1976 ·Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications ·Roger W. Alder, (unknown)	7
20	The remarkable basicity of 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene 1968 ·Chemical Communications (London) ·Roger W. Alder, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	143

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