Ryōji Noyori

64.7k total citations · 69 hit papers
472 papers, 53.4k citations indexed

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Ryōji Noyori is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryōji Noyori has authored 472 papers receiving a total of 53.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 292 papers in Organic Chemistry, 164 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 106 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ryōji Noyori's work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (152 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (83 papers) and Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (72 papers). Ryōji Noyori is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (152 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (83 papers) and Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (72 papers). Ryōji Noyori collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Sweden. Ryōji Noyori's co-authors include Takao Ikariya, Shohei Hashiguchi, Takeshi Ohkuma, Masato Kitamura, Hidemasa Takaya, Philip G. Jessop, Masashi Yamakawa, Akio Fujii, Kazuhiko Sato and Masaaki Suzuki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Ryōji Noyori

458 papers receiving 51.6k citations

Hit Papers

Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation Catalyzed... 1968 2026 1987 2006 1997 2002 2003 2001 1990 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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  1. Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Chiral Ruthenium Complexes
    1997 2.1k citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  2. Asymmetric Catalysis: Science and Opportunities (Nobel Lecture) Copyright© The Nobel Foundation 2002. We thank the Nobel Foundation, Stockholm, for permission to print this lecture.
    2002 1.8k citations Ryōji Noyori Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  3. Asymmetric Catalysis: Science and Opportunities (Nobel Lecture 2001)
    2003 1.7k citations Ryōji Noyori profile →
  4. Asymmetric Catalysis by Architectural and Functional Molecular Engineering: Practical Chemo- and Stereoselective Hydrogenation of Ketones
    2001 1.7k citations Ryōji Noyori, Takeshi Ohkuma Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  5. BINAP: an efficient chiral element for asymmetric catalysis
    1990 1.1k citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  6. Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Aromatic Ketones Catalyzed by Chiral Ruthenium(II) Complexes
    1995 1.1k citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  7. Enantioselective Addition of Organometallic Reagents to Carbonyl Compounds: Chirality Transfer, Multiplication, and Amplification
    1991 1.1k citations Ryōji Noyori, Masato Kitamura profile →
  8. Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones Using a Formic Acid−Triethylamine Mixture
    1996 1.0k citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  9. Green oxidation with aqueous hydrogen peroxide
    2003 977 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  10. The Catalyst Precursor, Catalyst, and Intermediate in the RuII‐Promoted Asymmetric Hydrogen Transfer between Alcohols and Ketones
    1997 920 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  11. Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide
    1995 868 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  12. Synthesis of 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl (BINAP), an atropisomeric chiral bis(triaryl)phosphine, and its use in the rhodium(I)-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of .alpha.-(acylamino)acrylic acids
    1980 812 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  13. Metal−Ligand Bifunctional Catalysis:  A Nonclassical Mechanism for Asymmetric Hydrogen Transfer between Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds
    2001 766 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  14. The Metal−Ligand Bifunctional Catalysis:  A Theoretical Study on the Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer between Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds
    2000 742 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  15. Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Imines
    1996 723 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  16. A "Green" Route to Adipic Acid: Direct Oxidation of Cyclohexenes with 30 Percent Hydrogen Peroxide
    1998 694 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  17. Homogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical Fluids
    1999 669 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  18. Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis.
    1992 642 citations Ryōji Noyori profile →
  19. Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of α, β-Acetylenic Ketones
    1997 628 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  20. Bifunctional transition metal-based molecular catalysts for asymmetric syntheses
    2005 591 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  21. Asymmetric hydrogenation of .beta.-keto carboxylic esters. A practical, purely chemical access to .beta.-hydroxy esters in high enantiomeric purity
    1987 588 citations Ryōji Noyori, Takeshi Ohkuma et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  22. Practical Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Aromatic Ketones
    1995 582 citations Takeshi Ohkuma, Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  23. Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of supercritical carbon dioxide
    1994 573 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  24. Mechanism of Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones Catalyzed by BINAP/1,2-Diamine−Ruthenium(II) Complexes
    2003 556 citations Christian A. Sandoval, Takeshi Ohkuma et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  25. trans-[RuCl2(phosphane)2(1,2-diamine)] and Chiraltrans-[RuCl2(diphosphane)(1,2-diamine)]: Shelf-Stable Precatalysts for the Rapid, Productive, and Stereoselective Hydrogenation of Ketones
    1998 548 citations Takeshi Ohkuma, Ryōji Noyori et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  26. Homogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical Fluids:  Hydrogenation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide to Formic Acid, Alkyl Formates, and Formamides
    1996 505 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  27. Enantioselective addition of dialkylzincs to aldehydes promoted by chiral amino alcohols. Mechanism and nonlinear effect
    1989 489 citations Masato Kitamura, Shinji Okada et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  28. Catalytic asymmetric induction. Highly enantioselective addition of dialkylzincs to aldehydes
    1986 457 citations Masato Kitamura, Seiji Suga et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  29. Stereoselective Organic Synthesis via Dynamic Kinetic Resolution
    1995 452 citations Ryōji Noyori, Masato Kitamura et al. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan profile →
  30. Homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation of functionalized ketones
    1988 411 citations Masato Kitamura, Takeshi Ohkuma et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  31. Oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and sulfones with 30% hydrogen peroxide under organic solvent- and halogen-free conditions
    2001 400 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  32. Asymmetrische Katalyse mit hinsichtlich Struktur und Funktion gezielt entworfenen Molekülen: die chemo- und stereoselektive Hydrierung von Ketonen
    2001 395 citations Ryōji Noyori, Takeshi Ohkuma Angewandte Chemie profile →
  33. A facile procedure for acetalization under aprotic conditions
    1980 381 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Tetrahedron Letters profile →
  34. Centenary Lecture. Chemical multiplication of chirality: science and applications
    1989 358 citations Ryōji Noyori profile →
  35. CH/π Attraction: The Origin of Enantioselectivity in Transfer Hydrogenation of Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by Chiralη6-Arene-Ruthenium(II) Complexes
    2001 358 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  36. Stereoselective hydrogenation via dynamic kinetic resolution
    1989 347 citations Ryōji Noyori, Takeshi Ohkuma et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  37. Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Alkenyl, Cyclopropyl, and Aryl Ketones. RuCl2(xylbinap)(1,2-diamine) as a Precatalyst Exhibiting a Wide Scope
    1998 336 citations Takeshi Ohkuma, Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  38. Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Secondary Alcohols by RuII‐Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer
    1997 327 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  39. Practical synthesis of (R)- or (S)-2,2'-bis(diarylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyls (BINAPs)
    1986 319 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  40. Preferential hydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones.
    1995 316 citations Takeshi Ohkuma, Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  41. A Ruthenium(II) Complex with a C2-Symmetric Diphosphine/Diamine Tetradentate Ligand for Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Aromatic Ketones
    1996 314 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Organometallics profile →
  42. Trimethysilyl triflate in organic synthesis11Part 11 of this series. Part 10: S. Murata and R. Noyori, Tetrahedron Letters 2107 (1981).
    1981 298 citations Ryōji Noyori, S. MURATA et al. profile →
  43. New Chiral Rhodium and Iridium Complexes with Chiral Diamine Ligands for Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Aromatic Ketones
    1999 298 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  44. Novel packing material for optical resolution: (+)-poly(triphenylmethyl methacrylate) coated on macroporous silica gel
    1981 289 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  45. Asymmetric synthesis via axially dissymmetric molecules. 6. Rational designing of efficient chiral reducing agents. Highly enantioselective reduction of aromatic ketones by binaphthol-modified lithium aluminum hydride reagents
    1984 278 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  46. Amino alcohol effects on the ruthenium(II)-catalysed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones in propan-2-ol
    1996 277 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  47. Asymmetric hydrogenation of unsaturated carboxylic acids catalyzed by BINAP-ruthenium(II) complexes
    1987 258 citations Masato Kitamura, Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  48. Enantioselektive Addition von Organometallreagentien an Carbonylverbindungen: Übertragung, Vervielfältigung und Verstärkung der Chiralität
    1991 255 citations Ryōji Noyori, Masato Kitamura Angewandte Chemie profile →
  49. Asymmetric synthesis via axially dissymmetric molecules. 7. Synthetic applications of the enantioselective reduction by binaphthol-modified lithium aluminum hydride reagents
    1984 253 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  50. An Ab Initio Molecular Orbital Study on the Amino Alcohol-Promoted Reaction of Dialkylzincs and Aldehydes
    1995 252 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  51. Organic Solvent- and Halide-Free Oxidation of Alcohols with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide
    1997 252 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  52. A Practical Method for Epoxidation of Terminal Olefins with 30% Hydrogen Peroxide under Halide-Free Conditions
    1996 250 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  53. Well-Controlled Polymerization of Phenylacetylenes with Organorhodium(I) Complexes:  Mechanism and Structure of the Polyenes
    1999 241 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  54. Glycosylation using glucopyranosyl fluorides and silicon-based catalysts. Solvent dependency of the stereoselection
    1984 241 citations Masahiko Hayashi, Ryōji Noyori et al. Tetrahedron Letters profile →
  55. Katalysatorvorstufe, Katalysator und Zwischenstufe des RuII‐katalysierten, asymmetrischen Wasserstofftransfers zwischen Alkoholen und Ketonen
    1997 235 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Angewandte Chemie profile →
  56. Homogeneous catalysis in the decomposition of diazo compounds by copper chelates
    1968 230 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  57. Homogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical Fluids
    1995 226 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  58. Trialkylsilyl triflates. 5. A stereoselective aldol-type condensation of enol silyl ethers and acetals catalyzed by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate
    1980 223 citations S. MURATA, Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  59. Chiral Metal Complexes as Discriminating Molecular Catalysts
    1990 220 citations Ryōji Noyori profile →
  60. 2, 2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1, 1'-binaphthyl(binap)
    1984 210 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  61. Asymmetric synthesis of isoquinoline alkaloids by homogeneous catalysis
    1986 210 citations Ryōji Noyori, Masato Kitamura et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  62. Living Polymerization of Phenylacetylenes Initiated by Rh(C.tplbond.CC6H5)(2,5-norbornadiene)[P(C6H5)3]2
    1994 208 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  63. Virtually complete enantioface differentiation in carbonyl group reduction by a complex aluminum hydride reagent
    1979 202 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  64. Tris(dialkylamino)sulfonium enolates. Synthesis, structure, and reactions
    1983 191 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  65. Prostaglandin Syntheses by Three‐Component Coupling. New Synthetic Methods (49)
    1984 190 citations Ryōji Noyori, Masaaki Suzuki profile →
  66. Metal-assisted terpenoid synthesis. 7. Highly enantioselective isomerization of prochiral allylamines catalyzed by chiral diphosphine rhodium(I) complexes. Preparation of optically active enamines
    1984 187 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  67. Enantioselective addition of diorganozincs to aldehydes catalyzed by β-amino alcohols
    1990 183 citations Ryōji Noyori, Seiji Suga et al. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry profile →
  68. Bis(diarylphosphino)-1,1 binaphthyl (BINAP)-ruthenium(II) dicarboxylate complexes: new, highly efficient catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenations
    1988 182 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. profile →
  69. Nickel(0)-catalyzed reaction of methylenecyclopropanes with olefins. A novel [.sigma.2 + .pi.2] cycloaddition
    1970 134 citations Ryōji Noyori et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ryōji Noyori Japan 112 35.3k 29.2k 12.3k 12.3k 7.2k 472 53.4k
Shu̅ Kobayashi Japan 105 38.5k 1.1× 12.3k 0.4× 10.0k 0.8× 4.4k 0.4× 1.6k 0.2× 880 44.7k
Eric N. Jacobsen United States 116 42.3k 1.2× 17.5k 0.6× 10.5k 0.9× 2.2k 0.2× 2.2k 0.3× 328 50.4k
Robert G. Bergman United States 110 45.1k 1.3× 20.7k 0.7× 4.0k 0.3× 1.6k 0.1× 2.9k 0.4× 689 52.4k
Stephen L. Buchwald United States 160 80.6k 2.3× 21.7k 0.7× 12.8k 1.0× 4.2k 0.3× 2.2k 0.3× 677 89.7k
George A. Olah United States 95 25.8k 0.7× 12.0k 0.4× 4.1k 0.3× 3.1k 0.3× 4.8k 0.7× 1.3k 49.4k
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin United Kingdom 98 32.5k 0.9× 15.7k 0.5× 5.5k 0.4× 2.1k 0.2× 2.1k 0.3× 1.5k 48.4k
Anthony L. Spek Netherlands 88 43.0k 1.2× 38.4k 1.3× 6.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.1× 3.1k 0.4× 1.2k 73.6k
John F. Hartwig United States 156 72.5k 2.1× 25.7k 0.9× 8.3k 0.7× 2.3k 0.2× 2.7k 0.4× 602 80.8k
F. Dean Toste United States 134 40.7k 1.2× 13.1k 0.4× 4.7k 0.4× 3.7k 0.3× 1.2k 0.2× 400 48.4k
Carsten Bolm Germany 104 38.4k 1.1× 11.3k 0.4× 6.7k 0.5× 3.1k 0.3× 1.1k 0.1× 689 45.9k

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Noyori, Ryōji. (2012). Facts are the Enemy of Truth—Reflections on Serendipitous Discovery and Unforeseen Developments in Asymmetric Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(1). 79–92. 50 indexed citations
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Noyori, Ryōji, Christian A. Sandoval, Kilian Muñiz, & Takeshi Ohkuma. (2005). Metal–ligand bifunctional catalysis for asymmetric hydrogenation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 363(1829). 901–912. 78 indexed citations
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Noyori, Ryōji. (2005). In order to get Japan’s scientific researches evaluated properly. Journal of Information Processing and Management. 47(10). 664–671.
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Noyori, Ryōji. (2002). Asymmetric Catalysis: Science and Opportunities (Nobel Lecture) Copyright© The Nobel Foundation 2002. We thank the Nobel Foundation, Stockholm, for permission to print this lecture.. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 41(12). 2008–2008. 1763 indexed citations breakdown →
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Noyori, Ryōji, Seiji Suga, Hiromasa Oka, & Masato Kitamura. (2001). Self and nonself recognition of chiral catalysts: The origin of nonlinear effects in the amino‐alcohol catalyzed asymmetric addition of diorganozincs to aldehydes. The Chemical Record. 1(2). 85–100. 51 indexed citations
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Noyori, Ryōji & Takeshi Ohkuma. (2001). Asymmetrische Katalyse mit hinsichtlich Struktur und Funktion gezielt entworfenen Molekülen: die chemo- und stereoselektive Hydrierung von Ketonen. Angewandte Chemie. 113(1). 40–75. 395 indexed citations breakdown →
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Suzuki, Masaaki, Ryōji Noyori, Bengt Långström, & Yasuyoshi Watanabe. (2000). Molecular Design of Prostaglandin Probes in Brain Research: High, Specific Binding to a Novel Prostacyclin Receptor in the Central Nervous System. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 73(5). 1053–1070. 37 indexed citations
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Takechi, Hajime, Kiyoshi Matsumura, Yumiko Watanabe, et al.. (1996). A Novel Subtype of the Prostacyclin Receptor Expressed in the Central Nervous System. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(10). 5901–5906. 72 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Masato & Ryōji Noyori. (1996). ChemInform Abstract: Conjugate Addition‐Enolate‐Trapping Reactions. ChemInform. 27(27). 1 indexed citations
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Noyori, Ryōji, Seiji Suga, Koji Kawai, et al.. (1990). Enantioselective addition of diorganozincs to aldehydes catalyzed by β-amino alcohols. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 382(1-2). 19–37. 183 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ohkuma, Takeshi, Masato Kitamura, & Ryōji Noyori. (1990). Enantioselective synthesis of 4-substituted γ-lactones. Tetrahedron Letters. 31(38). 5509–5512. 111 indexed citations
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Noyori, Ryōji, Atsushi Yanagisawa, Hiroshi Koyano, et al.. (1988). Organometallics in prostaglandin synthesis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 326(1592). 579–585. 1 indexed citations
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Sobue, Mitsuko, Hiroko Habuchi, Kenichiro Ito, et al.. (1987). β-d-xylosides and their analogues as artificial initiators of glycosaminoglycan chain synthesis. Aglycone-related variation in their effectiveness in vitro and in ovo. Biochemical Journal. 241(2). 591–601. 75 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Masato, Seiji Suga, Koji Kawai, & Ryōji Noyori. (1986). Catalytic asymmetric induction. Highly enantioselective addition of dialkylzincs to aldehydes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 108(19). 6071–6072. 457 indexed citations breakdown →
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MURATA, S., Masaaki Suzuki, & Ryōji Noyori. (1980). Condensation of enol silyl ethers and dialkoxymethanes catalyzed by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate. Regiospecific synthesis of α-alkoxymethyl ketones. Tetrahedron Letters. 21(26). 2527–2528. 32 indexed citations
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Noyori, Ryōji, Hiroshi Kobayashi, & T. Sato. (1980). Remote substituent effects in the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation. II. regioselection based on the hydroxyl group orientation in the tetrahedral intermediate. Tetrahedron Letters. 21(26). 2573–2576. 42 indexed citations
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Noyori, Ryōji & Masao Katô. (1974). Photo-induced Polar Addition of Protic Solvents to Cycloalkenones. Evidence for the Ground-state trans Isomers as Chemically-reactive Intermediates. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 47(6). 1460–1466. 26 indexed citations
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Noyori, Ryōji, et al.. (1970). Nickel(0)-catalyzed reaction of methylenecyclopropanes with olefins. A novel [.sigma.2 + .pi.2] cycloaddition. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 92(19). 5780–5781. 134 indexed citations breakdown →

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