W. Donald Cotter

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 853 citations indexed

About

W. Donald Cotter is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Donald Cotter has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 853 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Organic Chemistry, 8 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in W. Donald Cotter's work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (7 papers), Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics (6 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (5 papers). W. Donald Cotter is often cited by papers focused on Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (7 papers), Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics (6 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (5 papers). W. Donald Cotter collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. Donald Cotter's co-authors include John E. Bercaw, William P. Schaefer, Pamela J. Shapiro, Jay A. Labinger, Barbara J. Burger, Mark E. Thompson, R.J. Lachicotte, Guillermo C. Bazan, Zachary J. A. Komon and Constance D. Pope and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Journal of Organometallic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

W. Donald Cotter

10 papers receiving 814 citations

Hit Papers

Model Ziegler-Natta .alpha.-Olefin Polymerization Catalys... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 100 200 300 400
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  1. Model Ziegler-Natta .alpha.-Olefin Polymerization Catalysts Derived from[{(.eta.5-C5Me4)SiMe2(.eta.1-NCMe3)}(PMe3)Sc(.mu.2-H)]2 and[{(.eta.5-C5Me4)SiMe2(.eta.1-NCMe3)}Sc(.mu.2-CH2CH2CH3)]2. Synthesis, Structures, and Kinetic and Equilibrium Investigations of the Catalytically Active Species in Solution
    1994 432 citations Pamela J. Shapiro, William P. Schaefer et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Donald Cotter United States 9 798 467 181 75 48 10 853
Stefan Beck Germany 11 532 0.7× 313 0.7× 102 0.6× 68 0.9× 44 0.9× 11 682
Gerardo Jiménez Spain 17 656 0.8× 418 0.9× 126 0.7× 126 1.7× 39 0.8× 39 756
E. Hollink Canada 13 704 0.9× 391 0.8× 116 0.6× 83 1.1× 26 0.5× 20 777
J. Prust Germany 12 573 0.7× 427 0.9× 89 0.5× 84 1.1× 51 1.1× 18 652
Daryll G. Harrison Canada 10 646 0.8× 333 0.7× 214 1.2× 56 0.7× 33 0.7× 10 683
Gerald Jeske Germany 7 905 1.1× 591 1.3× 132 0.7× 149 2.0× 58 1.2× 10 1.0k
Gordon R. Roof United States 7 486 0.6× 277 0.6× 145 0.8× 49 0.7× 40 0.8× 7 569
Andrew L. McKnight United States 5 1.2k 1.5× 481 1.0× 539 3.0× 47 0.6× 69 1.4× 6 1.2k
Franz Langhauser Germany 15 710 0.9× 316 0.7× 149 0.8× 66 0.9× 93 1.9× 15 779
Antonio Rodrı́guez-Delgado Spain 18 738 0.9× 313 0.7× 235 1.3× 53 0.7× 123 2.6× 28 804

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Donald Cotter

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Donald Cotter

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Bazan, Guillermo C., et al.. (2000). Electron-Donating Properties of Boratabenzene Ligands. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 122(7). 1371–1380. 30 indexed citations
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Bazan, Guillermo C., et al.. (1999). Hydrogenation Mechanisms in (Boratacycle)tantalum Analogues of Dimethylzirconocene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 121(7). 1513–1523. 10 indexed citations
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Cotter, W. Donald, et al.. (1998). Thermodynamics and Mechanism of the Reversible Tin-to-Palladium Transmetalation of the Furyl Group. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 120(42). 11016–11017. 45 indexed citations
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Cotter, W. Donald, et al.. (1998). Tantalum Borollide Trichloride:  A Versatile Entry into Tantalum Borollide Complexes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 120(31). 7791–7805. 33 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, George, et al.. (1998). Binding Preferences of the Tribenzylidenemethane Ligand in High-Oxidation-State Tantalum Complexes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 120(48). 12512–12523. 8 indexed citations
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Wubbels, Gene G., et al.. (1995). Broensted Catalysis Law Plots for Heterolytic, General Base-Catalyzed Smiles Photorearrangement. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 60(10). 2960–2961. 4 indexed citations
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Shapiro, Pamela J., William P. Schaefer, Jay A. Labinger, John E. Bercaw, & W. Donald Cotter. (1994). Model Ziegler-Natta .alpha.-Olefin Polymerization Catalysts Derived from[{(.eta.5-C5Me4)SiMe2(.eta.1-NCMe3)}(PMe3)Sc(.mu.2-H)]2 and[{(.eta.5-C5Me4)SiMe2(.eta.1-NCMe3)}Sc(.mu.2-CH2CH2CH3)]2. Synthesis, Structures, and Kinetic and Equilibrium Investigations of the Catalytically Active Species in Solution. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 116(11). 4623–4640. 432 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schaefer, William P., W. Donald Cotter, & John E. Bercaw. (1993). The monopotassium salt of the ligand of a Ziegler–Natta catalyst. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 49(8). 1489–1492. 11 indexed citations
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Cotter, W. Donald & John E. Bercaw. (1991). Investigations of the magnitude of steric and α deuterium kinetic isotope effects in a carboncarbon bond-forming reaction of a permethylscandocene complex. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 417(1-2). C1–C6. 18 indexed citations
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Burger, Barbara J., Mark E. Thompson, W. Donald Cotter, & John E. Bercaw. (1990). Ethylene insertion and .beta.-hydrogen elimination for permethylscandocene alkyl complexes. A study of the chain propagation and termination steps in Ziegler-Natta polymerization of ethylene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 112(4). 1566–1577. 262 indexed citations

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