Sébastien Prévost

995 total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 828 citations indexed

About

Sébastien Prévost is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sébastien Prévost has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 828 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Organic Chemistry, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sébastien Prévost's work include Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (15 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (10 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (9 papers). Sébastien Prévost is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (15 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (10 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (9 papers). Sébastien Prévost collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and United Kingdom. Sébastien Prévost's co-authors include Benjamin List, Mattia Riccardo Monaco, Dmytro Bykov, Christophe Farès, Jennifer L. Kennemur, Thomas Buyck, Sunggi Lee, Philip S. J. Kaib, Nobuya Tsuji and Phannarath Phansavath and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Sébastien Prévost

30 papers receiving 820 citations

Hit Papers

Activation of olefins via asymmetric Brønsted acid catalysis 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200
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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. Activation of olefins via asymmetric Brønsted acid catalysis
    2018 203 citations Nobuya Tsuji, Jennifer L. Kennemur et al. Science profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sébastien Prévost France 16 725 224 156 61 41 32 828
Seo‐Jung Han South Korea 12 1.0k 1.4× 276 1.2× 156 1.0× 39 0.6× 38 0.9× 36 1.2k
Dennis Worgull Germany 15 770 1.1× 182 0.8× 155 1.0× 33 0.5× 21 0.5× 20 827
Michele Gatti Switzerland 16 1.2k 1.7× 425 1.9× 192 1.2× 49 0.8× 24 0.6× 18 1.3k
Cheyenne S. Brindle United States 8 843 1.2× 289 1.3× 225 1.4× 68 1.1× 41 1.0× 12 944
Klaus Speck Germany 10 823 1.1× 143 0.6× 117 0.8× 66 1.1× 17 0.4× 13 907
Aditya K. Unni United States 8 773 1.1× 197 0.9× 219 1.4× 104 1.7× 69 1.7× 15 909
Steven M. Mennen United States 12 1.1k 1.5× 219 1.0× 412 2.6× 61 1.0× 60 1.5× 13 1.2k
Johann Chan United States 13 917 1.3× 167 0.7× 152 1.0× 42 0.7× 18 0.4× 19 996
Shigenobu Umemiya Japan 15 778 1.1× 116 0.5× 200 1.3× 111 1.8× 30 0.7× 32 884
Huicai Huang China 25 1.3k 1.8× 272 1.2× 208 1.3× 51 0.8× 34 0.8× 55 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sébastien Prévost

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All Works

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Chen, Bocheng, et al.. (2024). Regio- and Chemoselective Double Allylic Substitution of Alkenyl vic -Diols. Organic Letters. 26(12). 2393–2397. 2 indexed citations
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Casaretto, Nicolas, et al.. (2024). Palladium‐Catalyzed C8‐Fluoroalkylation and C8‐Fluoroalkenylation of Naphthalenes by C−H Activation. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(20). 4 indexed citations
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Prévost, Sébastien, et al.. (2021). Palladium‐Catalyzed C8‐Oxygenation of Naphthalene Derivatives: Direct Access to Naphtholactone Skeleton. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 363(16). 4091–4095. 9 indexed citations
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Kaïm, Laurent El, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of 2-phosphonoheterocycles via base-promoted 5-endo cyclization. Tetrahedron Letters. 64. 152742–152742. 1 indexed citations
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Garrec, Julian, Marie Cordier≈, Gilles Frison, & Sébastien Prévost. (2019). Palladium‐Catalyzed C8‐Arylation of Naphthalenes through C−H Activation: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(63). 14441–14446. 17 indexed citations
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Tsuji, Nobuya, Jennifer L. Kennemur, Thomas Buyck, et al.. (2018). Activation of olefins via asymmetric Brønsted acid catalysis. Science. 359(6383). 1501–1505. 203 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hong, Zhilai, Arnaud Bolard, Caroline Giraud, et al.. (2018). Azetidine‐Containing Alkaloids Produced by a Quorum‐Sensing Regulated Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase Pathway in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(10). 3178–3182. 38 indexed citations
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Hong, Zhilai, Arnaud Bolard, Caroline Giraud, et al.. (2018). Azetidine‐Containing Alkaloids Produced by a Quorum‐Sensing Regulated Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase Pathway in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Angewandte Chemie. 131(10). 3210–3214. 5 indexed citations
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Prévost, Sébastien, Michèle Sabbah, Alexandre E. Escargueil, et al.. (2018). Multifaceted Study on a Cytochalasin Scaffold: Lessons on Reactivity, Multidentate Catalysis, and Anticancer Properties. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(62). 16686–16691. 8 indexed citations
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Gandhamsetty, Narasimhulu, James R. Smith, Damien Mailhol, et al.. (2018). Reoptimization of the Organocatalyzed Double Aldol Domino Process to a Key Enal Intermediate and Its Application to the Total Synthesis of Δ12‐Prostaglandin J3. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(38). 9542–9545. 31 indexed citations
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Monaco, Mattia Riccardo, Sébastien Prévost, & Benjamin List. (2014). Organocatalytic Asymmetric Hydrolysis of Epoxides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(31). 8142–8145. 78 indexed citations
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Prévost, Sébastien, et al.. (2014). Catalytic Asymmetric Torgov Cyclization: A Concise Total Synthesis of (+)‐Estrone. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(33). 8770–8773. 72 indexed citations
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Monaco, Mattia Riccardo, Sébastien Prévost, & Benjamin List. (2014). Organokatalytische asymmetrische Hydrolyse von Epoxiden. Angewandte Chemie. 126(31). 8280–8283. 18 indexed citations
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Lebeuf, Raphaël, et al.. (2013). Lyngbouilloside and Related Macrolides from Marine Cyanobacteria. Natural Product Communications. 8(7). 965–72. 6 indexed citations
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Arseniyadis, Stellios, Janine Cossy, J. Fournier, et al.. (2013). Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Allyl Dienol Carbonates: Reactivity, Regioselectivity, Enantioselectivity, and Synthetic Applications. Synlett. 24(18). 2350–2364. 35 indexed citations
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Prévost, Sébastien, Tahar Ayad, Phannarath Phansavath, & Virginie Ratovelomanana‐Vidal. (2011). Total Synthesis of Symbioramide: a Flexible Approach for the Efficient Preparation of Structural Isomers. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 353(17). 3213–3226. 29 indexed citations
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Prévost, Sébastien, Sébastien Gauthier, Céline Mordant, et al.. (2010). Dynamic kinetic resolution of α-chloro β-keto esters and phosphonates: hemisynthesis of Taxotere® through Ru-DIFLUORPHOS asymmetric hydrogenation. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 21(11-12). 1436–1446. 31 indexed citations
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Prévost, Sébastien, Phannarath Phansavath, & Mansour Haddad. (2010). A stereoselective synthesis of (+)-L-733,060 from ethyl (R)-(+)-2,3-epoxypropanoate. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 21(1). 16–20. 16 indexed citations

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