Ross A. Widenhoefer

11.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
172 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Ross A. Widenhoefer is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ross A. Widenhoefer has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Organic Chemistry, 53 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ross A. Widenhoefer's work include Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (109 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (62 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (53 papers). Ross A. Widenhoefer is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (109 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (62 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (53 papers). Ross A. Widenhoefer collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Ross A. Widenhoefer's co-authors include Xiaoqing Han, Christopher F. Bender, Zhibin Zhang, Timothy J. Brown, Rachel E. M. Brooner, Robert J. Harris, Hua Qian, Tao Pei, Stephen L. Buchwald and Xiang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Ross A. Widenhoefer

170 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

Recent Developments in Enantioselective Gold(I) Catalysis 2006 2026 2012 2019 2008 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Recent Developments in Enantioselective Gold(I) Catalysis
    2008 513 citations Ross A. Widenhoefer Chemistry - A European Journal profile →
  2. Gold‐Catalyzed Hydroamination of C–C Multiple Bonds
    2006 455 citations Ross A. Widenhoefer et al. profile →

Peers

Ross A. Widenhoefer
David J. Gorin United States
Gerald Dyker Germany
Sven Doye Germany
Annegret Tillack Germany
Yuanzhi Xia China
E. Tkatchouk United States
Douglas B. Grotjahn United States
Teruyuki Kondo Japan
Michinori Suginome Japan
Nobuharu Iwasawa Japan
David J. Gorin United States
Ross A. Widenhoefer
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zheng, Xujun, Robert T. O’Neill, Chenghao Duan, et al.. (2025). Strain-dependent enantioselectivity in mechanochemically coupled catalytic hydrogenation. Nature Synthesis. 4(10). 1319–1328. 2 indexed citations
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Widenhoefer, Ross A., et al.. (2024). Cationic Bis(Gold) Indenyl Complexes. ChemPlusChem. 89(6). e202300691–e202300691. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Yichen, Chenxu Wang, Liqi Wang, et al.. (2021). Force-modulated reductive elimination from platinum( ii ) diaryl complexes. Chemical Science. 12(33). 11130–11137. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Liqi, Yichen Yu, Chenxu Wang, et al.. (2020). Mechanochemical Regulation of Oxidative Addition to a Palladium(0) Bisphosphine Complex. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(41). 17714–17720. 22 indexed citations
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Brooner, Rachel E. M., et al.. (2015). Tandem Gold/Silver‐Catalyzed Cycloaddition/Hydroarylation of 7‐Aryl‐1,6‐enynes to Form 6,6‐Diarylbicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(15). 5714–5717. 17 indexed citations
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Brooner, Rachel E. M. & Ross A. Widenhoefer. (2013). Cationic, Two‐Coordinate Gold π Complexes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(45). 11714–11724. 156 indexed citations
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Mukherjee, Paramita & Ross A. Widenhoefer. (2013). The Regio‐ and Stereospecific Intermolecular Dehydrative Alkoxylation of Allylic Alcohols Catalyzed by a Gold(I) N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Complex. Chemistry - A European Journal. 19(10). 3437–3444. 33 indexed citations
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Brooner, Rachel E. M., Timothy J. Brown, & Ross A. Widenhoefer. (2013). Synthesis and Study of Cationic, Two‐Coordinate Triphenylphosphine– Gold–π Complexes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 19(25). 8276–8284. 46 indexed citations
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Brooner, Rachel E. M. & Ross A. Widenhoefer. (2011). Stereochemistry and Mechanism of the Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydrofunctionalization of an Unactivated Cyclic Alkene. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(22). 6170–6178. 51 indexed citations
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Li, Hao & Ross A. Widenhoefer. (2010). Intramolecular diamination and alkoxyamination of alkenes with N-sulfonyl ureas employing N-iodosuccinimide. Tetrahedron. 66(26). 4827–4831. 60 indexed citations
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Widenhoefer, Ross A., et al.. (2010). Platinum(ii)-catalyzed intermolecular hydroamination of monosubstituted allenes with secondary alkylamines. Chemical Communications. 46(10). 1712–1712. 52 indexed citations
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Brown, Timothy J. & Ross A. Widenhoefer. (2010). Synthesis and equilibrium binding studies of cationic, two-coordinate gold(I) π-alkyne complexes. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 696(6). 1216–1220. 57 indexed citations
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Widenhoefer, Ross A.. (2009). Eine palladiumkatalysierte formale (4+1)‐Anellierung: ein neuer Ansatz zum Aufbau von Cyclopentenen. Angewandte Chemie. 121(38). 7084–7086. 6 indexed citations
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Brown, Timothy J., M.G. Dickens, & Ross A. Widenhoefer. (2009). Syntheses and X-ray crystal structures of cationic, two-coordinate gold(i) π-alkene complexes that contain a sterically hindered o-biphenylphosphine ligand. Chemical Communications. 6451–6451. 101 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhibin, et al.. (2008). Gold(I)-catalyzed hydration of allenes. Tetrahedron. 65(9). 1794–1798. 41 indexed citations
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Bender, Christopher F. & Ross A. Widenhoefer. (2008). Gold(i)-catalyzed intramolecular hydroamination of unactivated CC bonds with alkyl ammonium salts. Chemical Communications. 2741–2741. 64 indexed citations
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Widenhoefer, Ross A.. (2008). Recent Developments in Enantioselective Gold(I) Catalysis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 14(18). 5382–5391. 513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Zhibin, Xiang Wang, & Ross A. Widenhoefer. (2006). Platinum(ii)-catalyzed intermolecular hydroarylation of unactivated alkenes with indoles. Chemical Communications. 3717–3717. 50 indexed citations
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Widenhoefer, Ross A.. (2004). Palladium-catalyzed alkylation of unactivated olefins. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 76(3). 671–678. 20 indexed citations
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Liu, Cong, Xiang Wang, Tao Pei, & Ross A. Widenhoefer. (2004). Palladium‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Oxidative Alkylation of 4‐Pentenyl β‐Dicarbonyl Compounds. Chemistry - A European Journal. 10(24). 6343–6352. 21 indexed citations

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