Thomas Lectka

11.1k total citations
163 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

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Thomas Lectka is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Lectka has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Organic Chemistry, 61 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 49 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas Lectka's work include Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (61 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (44 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (25 papers). Thomas Lectka is often cited by papers focused on Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (61 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (44 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (25 papers). Thomas Lectka collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. Thomas Lectka's co-authors include Cody Ross Pitts, Andrew E. Taggi, Scott J. Miller, Ahmed M. Hafez, Christopher D. Cox, Stefan France, Dana Ferraris, Michael T. Scerba, Brandon Young and Steven Bloom and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Lectka

158 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas Lectka 7.7k 2.3k 1.9k 1.5k 590 163 8.8k
Valentine G. Nenajdenko 6.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 2.3k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 440 0.7× 435 7.8k
Manfred Schlosser 10.0k 1.3× 2.4k 1.1× 3.5k 1.8× 1.5k 1.0× 724 1.2× 380 11.6k
Thorsten Bach 15.5k 2.0× 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.8k 1.2× 638 1.1× 435 17.1k
Koichiro Oshima 18.0k 2.3× 4.0k 1.7× 1.5k 0.8× 2.0k 1.4× 398 0.7× 562 19.4k
Köichi Mikami 5.2k 0.7× 2.5k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 878 0.6× 704 1.2× 206 6.5k
Albert Moyano 6.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 399 0.2× 1.6k 1.0× 414 0.7× 217 7.2k
Varinder K. Aggarwal 25.7k 3.4× 3.6k 1.6× 1.7k 0.9× 3.4k 2.3× 746 1.3× 490 27.1k
José Barluenga 16.8k 2.2× 2.5k 1.1× 879 0.5× 1.9k 1.3× 323 0.5× 634 17.7k
Edwin Vedējs 10.4k 1.4× 2.6k 1.1× 536 0.3× 2.8k 1.8× 746 1.3× 247 11.9k
David J. Procter 10.8k 1.4× 1.6k 0.7× 971 0.5× 1.4k 0.9× 397 0.7× 230 12.1k

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All Works

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Williams, Phoebe, et al.. (2025). A highly selective C–H bond fluorination unlocks conformational reporting in a complex natural product derivative. Chemical Science. 16(20). 8729–8734. 1 indexed citations
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Lectka, Thomas, Kazuhiko Matsumoto, & Sebastian Riedel. (2025). Introduction: Fluorine-Specific Interactions. Chemical Reviews. 125(22). 10799–10801.
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Dudding, Travis, et al.. (2024). Complementary Tandem Reaction Manifolds and “Switch Mechanisms” in the Reaction of Epoxides with Selectfluor. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(20). 15307–15311. 2 indexed citations
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Harry, Stefan Andrew, et al.. (2023). The C F⋅⋅⋅H CF2 interaction: A combination of hydrogen bonding and n → σ* stabilization. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 272. 110191–110191. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuang, Ran Liu, Bill Ling, et al.. (2023). Competition between C–C and C–H Bond Fluorination: A Continuum of Electron Transfer and Hydrogen Atom Transfer Mechanisms. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(41). 22442–22455. 13 indexed citations
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Feng, Zhitao, Maxime A. Siegler, Anant Chopra, et al.. (2023). Through‐Space, Lone‐Pair Promoted Aromatic Substitution: A Relay Mechanism Can Beat Out Direct Activation. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(52). e202301550–e202301550. 2 indexed citations
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Wiesner, Anja, Carsten Müller, Simon Steinhauer, et al.. (2021). Structural proof of a [C–F–C]+ fluoronium cation. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5275–5275. 12 indexed citations
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Pitts, Cody Ross, et al.. (2020). Site-Selective Photochemical Fluorination of Ketals: Unanticipated Outcomes in Selectivity and Stability. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 85(5). 2855–2864. 30 indexed citations
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Young, Jamie D., Jiawang Zhou, Cody Ross Pitts, et al.. (2019). Energy- and conformer-dependent excited-state relaxation of an E/Z photoswitchable thienyl-ethene. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 21(26). 14440–14452. 4 indexed citations
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Bume, Desta Doro, Cody Ross Pitts, & Thomas Lectka. (2015). Tandem C–C Bond Cleavage of Cyclopropanols and Oxidative Aromatization by Manganese(IV) Oxide in a Direct C–H to C–C Functionalization of Heteroaromatics. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2016(1). 26–30. 33 indexed citations
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Bloom, Steven, Desta Doro Bume, Cody Ross Pitts, & Thomas Lectka. (2015). Site‐Selective Approach to β‐Fluorination: Photocatalyzed Ring Opening of Cyclopropanols. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(22). 8060–8063. 103 indexed citations
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Bloom, Steven, Cody Ross Pitts, David C. Miller, et al.. (2012). A Polycomponent Metal‐Catalyzed Aliphatic, Allylic, and Benzylic Fluorination. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(42). 10580–10583. 216 indexed citations
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Paull, Daniel H., Anthony Weatherwax, & Thomas Lectka. (2009). Catalytic, asymmetric reactions of ketenes and ketene enolates. Tetrahedron. 65(34). 6771–6803. 176 indexed citations
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Lectka, Thomas, Ciby J. Abraham, Daniel H. Paull, & Cajetan Dogo‐Isonagie. (2009). Diastereoselective Synthesisof trans-β-Lactams Using a Simple MultifunctionalCatalyst. Synlett. 2009(10). 1651–1654. 5 indexed citations
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Paull, Daniel H., Michael T. Scerba, Ethan Alden‐Danforth, Leland R. Widger, & Thomas Lectka. (2008). Catalytic, Asymmetric α-Fluorination of Acid Chlorides: Dual Metal−Ketene Enolate Activation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130(51). 17260–17261. 106 indexed citations
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Singh, Pratap, Simon A. Williams, Meha H. Shah, et al.. (2007). Mechanistic insights into the inhibition of prostate specific antigen by β‐lactam class compounds. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 70(4). 1416–1428. 19 indexed citations
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Wolfer, Jamison, Tefsit Bekele, Ciby J. Abraham, Cajetan Dogo‐Isonagie, & Thomas Lectka. (2006). Catalytic, Asymmetric Synthesis of 1,4‐Benzoxazinones: A Remarkably Enantioselective Route to α‐Amino Acid Derivatives from o‐Benzoquinone Imides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45(44). 7398–7400. 77 indexed citations
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France, Stefan, et al.. (2002). Bifunctional Asymmetric Catalysis: A Tandem Nucleophile/Lewis Acid Promoted Synthesis of β‐Lactams.. ChemInform. 33(38). 91–91. 1 indexed citations
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Hafez, Ahmed M., Andrew E. Taggi, & Thomas Lectka. (2002). Sequential Column Asymmetric Catalysis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 8(18). 4114–4119. 40 indexed citations
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Cox, Christopher D., Harald Wack, & Thomas Lectka. (1999). Strong Hydrogen Bonding to the Amide Nitrogen Atom in an “Amide Proton Sponge”: Consequences for Structure and Reactivity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 38(6). 798–800. 48 indexed citations

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