Royston M. Roberts

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Royston M. Roberts is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Royston M. Roberts has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Organic Chemistry, 23 papers in Spectroscopy and 12 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Royston M. Roberts's work include Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (20 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (15 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (12 papers). Royston M. Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (20 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (15 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (12 papers). Royston M. Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United States and Switzerland. Royston M. Roberts's co-authors include A. A. KHALAF, H.-C. Chang, Ahmed M. El‐Khawaga, Robert H. DeWolfe, S. Winstein, Sophon Roengsumran, Maher F. El‐Zohry, James M. Watson, Gerhard J. Fonken and E. K. Baylis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Royston M. Roberts

85 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Friedel-Crafts Chemistry 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 100 200 300
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  1. Friedel-Crafts Chemistry
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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Royston M. Roberts United States 17 1.1k 312 202 188 176 89 1.5k
V. Chvalovský Czechia 18 821 0.8× 493 1.6× 374 1.9× 107 0.6× 284 1.6× 210 1.4k
Paul N. Rylander United States 16 481 0.5× 196 0.6× 156 0.8× 98 0.5× 318 1.8× 26 1.0k
Kalpataru Das India 23 883 0.8× 261 0.8× 123 0.6× 263 1.4× 134 0.8× 68 1.3k
Wayne C. Danen United States 20 868 0.8× 111 0.4× 111 0.5× 120 0.6× 145 0.8× 53 1.3k
Samuel P. McManus United States 18 952 0.9× 124 0.4× 166 0.8× 219 1.2× 156 0.9× 101 1.2k
Owen H. Wheeler Puerto Rico 18 556 0.5× 94 0.3× 144 0.7× 206 1.1× 176 1.0× 71 1.1k
Charles D. Hurd United States 18 906 0.8× 126 0.4× 112 0.6× 263 1.4× 118 0.7× 73 1.3k
Raymond C. Fort United States 17 700 0.7× 116 0.4× 179 0.9× 106 0.6× 230 1.3× 43 1.3k
H. Harry Szmant United States 21 790 0.7× 98 0.3× 191 0.9× 209 1.1× 145 0.8× 78 1.4k
D. C. NONHEBEL United Kingdom 18 907 0.8× 163 0.5× 209 1.0× 155 0.8× 121 0.7× 76 1.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1991). Serendipia: descubrimientos accidentales en la ciencia. Alianza Editorial eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1991). Acylation/Cyclialkylation of Allylbenzene: A Novel Synthesis of 4-Benzyl-2-Tetralone#. Synthetic Communications. 21(3). 385–393. 1 indexed citations
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El‐Khawaga, Ahmed M. & Royston M. Roberts. (1985). ChemInform Abstract: FRIEDEL‐CRAFTS REACTIONS OF TETRAMETHYLPHENYL KETONES WITH TETRAMETHYLBENZENES. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 16(11). 6 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M. & A. A. KHALAF. (1984). Friedel-Crafts alkylation chemistry : a century of discovery. M. Dekker eBooks. 246 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1981). Isotopic labeling studies of the thermal rearrangement of phenyloxirane to phenylethanal. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 46(18). 3732–3735. 3 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1978). New Friedel-Crafts chemistry. 34. Production of branched alkanes by acid-catalyzed dealkylation of linear alkylbenzenes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(15). 2977–2982. 4 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1978). Magnetic equivalence and nonequivalence of methylene groups adjacent to an asymmetric center in a series of .gamma.-phenyl-.gamma.-butyrolactones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(17). 3398–3400. 1 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M. & James G. Traynham. (1976). Molecular geometry: As easy as blowing up balloons. Journal of Chemical Education. 53(4). 233–233. 4 indexed citations
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Watson, James M., et al.. (1973). Enolene rearrangements. III. Charge distribution in the transition state of the enolene rearrangement. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 95(10). 3348–3356. 19 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1973). New Friedel-Crafts chemistry. XXIX. Aluminum chloride catalyzed reactions of certain benzyltetralins. Synthesis of cis- and trans-1-benzyl-3-methyltetralin. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 38(10). 1903–1909. 7 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1970). Development of Economical Methods of Boron Removal From Irrigation Return Waters. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 2 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1970). FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF INCINERATOR SYSTEMS FOR RESTORATION OF OIL CONTAMINATED BEACHES.
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KHALAF, A. A. & Royston M. Roberts. (1966). New Friedel—Crafts Chemistry. XVI.1 A Reconsideration of Cyclialkylation and Competing Reactions of Certain Phenylalkyl, Benzoylalkyl, and Acetylphenylalkyl Chlorides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 31(1). 89–95. 12 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1965). Reversible Intramolecular Hydrogen Transfers between Allylic Enol and Cyclopropyl Carbonyl Systems. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87(10). 2282–2283. 12 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M. & Jàmes E. Douglass. (1963). Alkylbenzenes. IX. Equilibration of the α- and β-Carbon Atoms in C14-Labeled n-Propylbenzenes by Lewis Acid Catalysts1. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(5). 1225–1228. 2 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1960). Alkylbenzenes. VIII.1 Rearrangements Accompanying Friedel-Crafts Alkylations with Propyl and Butyl Chlorides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 82(3). 732–735. 8 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1959). Alkylbenzenes. V. Interconversion of sec-Butylbenzene and Isobutylbenzene1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 81(3). 640–643. 15 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., Henry P. Browder, & Kenneth A. Kobe. (1959). Determination of Isomer Distribution in the Nitration of p-Nitrotoluene by Isotope Dilution Analysis1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 81(5). 1165–1167. 3 indexed citations
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Roberts, Royston M., et al.. (1958). Stereochemistry of Cyclic Sulfides and Sulfones. Relationship to d-Orbital Resonance of Sulfur1. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 23(7). 983–990. 13 indexed citations

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