W. Steffen

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 959 citations indexed

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W. Steffen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Oncology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Steffen has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 959 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W. Steffen's work include Metal complexes synthesis and properties (10 papers), Crystal structures of chemical compounds (8 papers) and Organometallic Compounds Synthesis and Characterization (4 papers). W. Steffen is often cited by papers focused on Metal complexes synthesis and properties (10 papers), Crystal structures of chemical compounds (8 papers) and Organometallic Compounds Synthesis and Characterization (4 papers). W. Steffen collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Germany and United States. W. Steffen's co-authors include Gus J. Palenik, M. Mathew, Gregory J. O. Beran, Robert C. Fay, Glen B. Robertson, D. G. Allen, George M. McLaughlin, S. Bruce Wild, Geoffrey Salem and P. Steiner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Inorganic Chemistry and The European Physical Journal B.

In The Last Decade

W. Steffen

17 papers receiving 877 citations

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Crystal and molecular structures of dichloro[bis(diphenylphosphino)methane]palladium(II), dichloro[bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane]palladium(II), and dichloro[1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane]palladium(II)

1976 280 citations W. Steffen, Gus J. Palenik Inorganic Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Steffen Australia	14	701	530	319	148	127	18	959
Sheila M. Morehouse United States	12	650 0.9×	452 0.9×	199 0.6×	234 1.6×	147 1.2×	15	976
Ulrich Koelle Germany	18	654 0.9×	406 0.8×	211 0.7×	195 1.3×	104 0.8×	35	1.1k
Jack Lewis United Kingdom	18	552 0.8×	436 0.8×	152 0.5×	182 1.2×	119 0.9×	56	813
Jack Lewis United Kingdom	18	549 0.8×	496 0.9×	236 0.7×	258 1.7×	153 1.2×	63	844
Bruce N. Storhoff United States	11	560 0.8×	326 0.6×	187 0.6×	96 0.6×	90 0.7×	29	722
R. A. D. Wentworth United States	18	530 0.8×	444 0.8×	373 1.2×	307 2.1×	231 1.8×	61	979
René Poilblanc France	21	988 1.4×	858 1.6×	257 0.8×	311 2.1×	172 1.4×	62	1.4k
Judith L. Eglin United States	19	511 0.7×	376 0.7×	266 0.8×	220 1.5×	190 1.5×	51	879
S. Herzog Germany	15	450 0.6×	274 0.5×	230 0.7×	200 1.4×	241 1.9×	59	781
D. Gerlach Germany	18	695 1.0×	532 1.0×	190 0.6×	202 1.4×	129 1.0×	29	941

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Sargeson, Alan M., et al.. (1984). Reactivity studies of chelated maleate ion: stereoselectivity and structural correlations. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 106(10). 2819–2837. 10 indexed citations

Allen, D. G., George M. McLaughlin, G. B. Robertson, et al.. (1982). ChemInform Abstract: RESOLUTIONS WITH METAL COMPLEXES. PREPARATION AND RESOLUTION OF (R,S)‐METHYLPHENYL(8‐QUINOLYL)PHOSPHINE AND ITS ARSENIC ANALOG. CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF (+)589‐((R)‐DIMETHYL(1‐ETHYL‐α‐NAPHTHYL)AMINATO‐C2,N)((S)‐METHYLPHENYL(8‐# QUINOLYL)PHOSPHINE)PALLADIUM(II) HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATE. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 13(24).

Allen, D. G., George M. McLaughlin, Glen B. Robertson, et al.. (1982). Resolutions with metal complexes. Preparation and resolution of (R,S)-methylphenyl(8-quinolyl)phosphine and its arsenic analog. Crystal and molecular structure of (+)589-[(R)-dimethyl(1-ethyl-.alpha.-naphthyl)aminato-C2,N][(S)-methylphenyl(8-quinolyl)phosphine]palladium(II) hexafluorophosphate. Inorganic Chemistry. 21(3). 1007–1014. 144 indexed citations

Steiner, P., H. H�chst, W. Steffen, & S. H�fner. (1980). I. XPS study of 3d-metal ions dissolved in aluminium. The European Physical Journal B. 38(3). 191–199. 65 indexed citations

Bennett, Martin A., Trevor W. Matheson, Glen B. Robertson, W. Steffen, & Terence W. Turney. (1979). Isolation of a co-ordinated ketol intermediate in the hydrolysis of PF₆^–initiated by the labile cations [Ru(η⁶-arene)(acetone)₃]²⁺; X-ray crystal structure of acetone(4-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-one)(η⁶-mesitylene)ruthenium bistetrafluoroborate. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 32–33. 29 indexed citations

Steffen, W., et al.. (1979). Effects of crystal packing on the coordination geometry of eight-coordinate metal chelates. Crystal and molecular structure of tetrakis(1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedionato)zirconium(IV). Inorganic Chemistry. 18(9). 2458–2465. 24 indexed citations

Steffen, W. & Gus J. Palenik. (1978). A zwitterionic complex: crystal and molecular structure of trichloro(N-(4'-pyridyl)-4-ethoxypyridinium)zinc(II). Inorganic Chemistry. 17(5). 1338–1340. 19 indexed citations

Steffen, W. & Gus J. Palenik. (1978). ChemInform Abstract: A ZWITTERIONIC COMPLEX‐ CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF TRICHLORO(N‐(4′‐PYRIDYL)‐4‐ETHOXYPYRIDINIUM)ZINC(II). Chemischer Informationsdienst. 9(33). 2 indexed citations

Steffen, W., et al.. (1978). Crystal and molecular structure of .eta.5-cyclopentadienyltris(N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamato)titanium(IV), a stereochemically rigid seven-coordinate chelate. Inorganic Chemistry. 17(12). 3498–3503. 25 indexed citations

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Steffen, W. & Robert C. Fay. (1978). Stereochemistry of eight-coordinate dodecahedral complexes of the type MX4Y4. 2. Crystal and molecular structures of tetrakis(N,N-diethylmonothiocarbamato)titanium(IV) and tetrakis(N,N-diethylmonothiocarbamato)zirconium(IV). Inorganic Chemistry. 17(8). 2120–2127. 16 indexed citations

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Steffen, W. & Robert C. Fay. (1978). Reinvestigation of the coordination geometry of eight-coordinate metal tetrakis(acetylacetonates). Inorganic Chemistry. 17(3). 779–782. 18 indexed citations

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Steffen, W. & Gus J. Palenik. (1977). Infrared and crystal structure study of .sigma. vs. .pi. bonding in tetrahedral zinc(II) complexes. Crystal and molecular structures of dichlorobis(4-substituted pyridine)zinc(II) complexes. Inorganic Chemistry. 16(5). 1119–1127. 78 indexed citations

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Steffen, W., et al.. (1976). Structure of tetrakis(N,N-diethylmonothiocarbamato)titanium(IV). A limitation on Orgel's rule. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 98(21). 6757–6758. 9 indexed citations

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Steffen, W. & Gus J. Palenik. (1976). Crystal and molecular structures of dichloro[bis(diphenylphosphino)methane]palladium(II), dichloro[bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane]palladium(II), and dichloro[1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane]palladium(II). Inorganic Chemistry. 15(10). 2432–2439. 280 indexed citations breakdown →

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Steffen, W., et al.. (1976). Dichlorobis(pyridine)zinc(II) – a redetermination. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 32(1). 298–300. 67 indexed citations

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Mathew, M., et al.. (1975). パラジウム-チオシアナト錯体の立体効果対電子効果ジチオシアナト〔ビス(ジフェニルホスフィノ)メタン〕パラジウム,イソチオシアナトチオシアナト〔1,2-ビス(ジフェニルホスフィノ)エタン〕パラジウムおよびジイソチオシアナト〔1,3-(ジフェニルホスフィノ)プロパン〕パラジウムの結晶構造. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 97(5). 1059–1066. 71 indexed citations

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Palenik, Gus J., M. Mathew, W. Steffen, & Gregory J. O. Beran. (1975). Steric vs. electronic effects in palladium-thiocyanate complexes. Crystal structures of dithiocyanato[bis(diphenylphosphino)methane](II), isothiocyanatothiocyanato[1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane]palladium(II), and diisothiocyanato[1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane]palladium(II). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 97(5). 1059–1066. 77 indexed citations

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Palenik, Gus J., et al.. (1974). Steric control of thiocyanate coordination in palladium(II) — diphosphine complexes. Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters. 10(1). 125–128. 25 indexed citations

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