Thomas W. Lyons

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

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Thomas W. Lyons is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas W. Lyons has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 2 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Thomas W. Lyons's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (7 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (5 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (4 papers). Thomas W. Lyons is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (7 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (5 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (4 papers). Thomas W. Lyons collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Thomas W. Lyons's co-authors include Melanie S. Sanford, Maurice Brookhart, Kami L. Hull, Katie A. Cychosz, Damien Guironnet, Michael Findlater, David Bézier, Sabuj Kundu, Cyndi Qixin He and Wenyong Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and ACS Catalysis.

In The Last Decade

Thomas W. Lyons

19 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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Palladium-Catalyzed Ligand-Directed C−H Functionalization Reactions

2010 5.6k citations Thomas W. Lyons, Melanie S. Sanford Chemical Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas W. Lyons United States	12	6.0k	1.3k	244	197	195	20	6.2k
Frédéric W. Patureau Germany	31	5.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	203 0.8×	148 0.8×	298 1.5×	89	5.4k
Boshun Wan China	40	4.6k 0.8×	908 0.7×	242 1.0×	127 0.6×	318 1.6×	124	4.8k
Laurean Ilies Japan	41	5.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	273 1.1×	238 1.2×	163 0.8×	80	5.7k
Xing‐Zhong Shu China	43	4.5k 0.8×	856 0.7×	244 1.0×	184 0.9×	205 1.1×	99	4.8k
Yuanzhi Xia China	34	4.4k 0.7×	974 0.8×	160 0.7×	169 0.9×	447 2.3×	124	4.8k
Haibo Ge United States	39	4.6k 0.8×	834 0.6×	286 1.2×	152 0.8×	235 1.2×	80	4.9k
Yu‐Feng Liang China	36	3.9k 0.7×	732 0.6×	204 0.8×	192 1.0×	261 1.3×	69	4.2k
Gianpiero Cera Italy	26	3.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	144 0.6×	153 0.8×	189 1.0×	66	4.0k
Kami L. Hull United States	23	4.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	488 2.0×	171 0.9×	279 1.4×	51	4.8k
Suman De Sarkar India	34	5.2k 0.9×	940 0.7×	276 1.1×	144 0.7×	351 1.8×	77	5.4k

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Candito, David A., Ping Liu, Michael J. Ardolino, et al.. (2025). A Concise Synthesis of a Key Azabicyclo[2.1.1]hexane Building Block for N-Heteroaryl Indazole LRRK2 Kinase Inhibitors. Synlett. 36(16). 2661–2665. 1 indexed citations

Lyons, Thomas W., David A. Thaisrivongs, Nadine Kuhl, et al.. (2024). The First GMP Synthesis of MK-2118, a Small Molecule Agonist for Stimulator of Interferon Genes. Organic Process Research & Development. 28(6). 2309–2316. 6 indexed citations

Lyons, Thomas W., et al.. (2024). Broad Survey of Selectivity in the Heterogeneous Hydrogenation of Heterocycles. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(3). 1438–1445. 14 indexed citations

Lyons, Thomas W., et al.. (2020). Development of a Zinc-Mediated Approach to a 2,3-cis-Pyrrolidine Arginase Inhibitor. Organic Process Research & Development. 24(8). 1457–1466. 4 indexed citations

Thaisrivongs, David A., William Morris, Lushi Tan, et al.. (2018). A Next Generation Synthesis of BACE1 Inhibitor Verubecestat (MK-8931). Organic Letters. 20(6). 1568–1571. 17 indexed citations

Varsolona, Richard J., Andrew P. J. Brunskill, William Morris, et al.. (2018). Characterization of a Unique Co-crystal of the BACE1 Inhibitor Verubecestat and a Reaction Intermediate: Implications for the Development of a Commercial Manufacturing Process. Organic Process Research & Development. 22(3). 385–390. 3 indexed citations

Bolig, Andrew D., et al.. (2015). Intramolecular hydrogen transfer reactions catalyzed by pentamethylcyclopentadienyl rhodium and cobalt olefin complexes: Mechanistic studies. Polyhedron. 103(Pt A). 51–57. 1 indexed citations

Lyons, Thomas W., David Bézier, & Maurice Brookhart. (2015). Iridium Pincer-Catalyzed Dehydrogenation of Ethers Featuring Ethylene as the Hydrogen Acceptor. Organometallics. 34(16). 4058–4062. 31 indexed citations

Lyons, Thomas W. & Maurice Brookhart. (2013). Cobalt‐Catalyzed Hydrosilation/Hydrogen‐Transfer Cascade Reaction: A New Route to Silyl Enol Ethers. Chemistry - A European Journal. 19(31). 10124–10127. 22 indexed citations

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Kundu, Sabuj, Thomas W. Lyons, & Maurice Brookhart. (2013). Synthesis of Piperylene and Toluene via Transfer Dehydrogenation of Pentane and Pentene. ACS Catalysis. 3(8). 1768–1773. 21 indexed citations

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Lyons, Thomas W., Damien Guironnet, Michael Findlater, & Maurice Brookhart. (2012). Synthesis of p-Xylene from Ethylene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(38). 15708–15711. 114 indexed citations

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Lyons, Thomas W., Kami L. Hull, & Melanie S. Sanford. (2011). Controlling Site Selectivity in Pd-Catalyzed Oxidative Cross-Coupling Reactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(12). 4455–4464. 142 indexed citations

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Lyons, Thomas W. & Melanie S. Sanford. (2010). Palladium-Catalyzed Ligand-Directed C−H Functionalization Reactions. Chemical Reviews. 110(2). 1147–1169. 5581 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lyons, Thomas W. & Melanie S. Sanford. (2008). Palladium (II/IV) catalyzed cyclopropanation reactions: scope and mechanism. Tetrahedron. 65(16). 3211–3221. 50 indexed citations

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Giles‐Corti, Billie, et al.. (2007). Exhausting the City: Implications of Land Use and Transport in Perth, Australia. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 13(2). 78–105.

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Lyons, Thomas W., et al.. (2007). Montmorillonite clay-catalyzed hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene with benzaldehydes. Tetrahedron Letters. 48(9). 1577–1579. 23 indexed citations

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Lyons, Thomas W., et al.. (2007). Synthesis of Cyclopropanes via Pd(II/IV)-Catalyzed Reactions of Enynes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129(18). 5836–5837. 181 indexed citations

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Lyons, Thomas W., et al.. (2006). Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of a Natural Insecticide on Basic Montmorillonite K10 Clay. Green Chemistry in the Undergraduate Organic Laboratory. Journal of Chemical Education. 83(2). 270–270. 23 indexed citations

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Lyons, Thomas W., et al.. (2005). A Quick, Clean and Green Synthesis of Methylenedioxyprecocene and other Chromenes over Basic Montmorillonite K10 Clay. Synlett. 2005(6). 1046–1046. 2 indexed citations

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Lyons, Thomas W., et al.. (2005). A Quick, Clean and Green Synthesis of Methylenedioxyprecocene and other Chromenes over Basic Montmorillonite K10 Clay. Synlett. 785–788. 11 indexed citations

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