William A. Nack

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

William A. Nack is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Nack has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Organic Chemistry, 4 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 2 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in William A. Nack's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (21 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (19 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (10 papers). William A. Nack is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (21 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (19 papers) and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (10 papers). William A. Nack collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. William A. Nack's co-authors include Gong Chen, Gang He, Shu‐Yu Zhang, Qiong Li, Bo Wang, Yingsheng Zhao, Chengxi Lu, Yingsheng Zhao, Ryan M. Pearson and Xiao‐Feng Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

William A. Nack

23 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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Syntheses and Transformations of α-Amino Acids via Palladium-Catalyzed Auxiliary-Directed sp³ C–H Functionalization

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William A. Nack United States	19	2.9k	565	274	142	41	23	2.9k
Carin C. C. Johansson United Kingdom	9	2.6k 0.9×	516 0.9×	285 1.0×	99 0.7×	25 0.6×	10	2.6k
Souvik Rakshit Germany	12	2.8k 1.0×	517 0.9×	101 0.4×	79 0.6×	38 0.9×	15	2.8k
Bhoopendra Tiwari India	20	1.6k 0.6×	284 0.5×	150 0.5×	85 0.6×	40 1.0×	50	1.7k
Tanguy Saget Switzerland	23	2.4k 0.8×	725 1.3×	125 0.5×	132 0.9×	26 0.6×	34	2.4k
Alena Rudolph Netherlands	17	1.8k 0.6×	388 0.7×	97 0.4×	98 0.7×	27 0.7×	21	1.8k
Sandy Ma United States	13	1.4k 0.5×	475 0.8×	128 0.5×	228 1.6×	37 0.9×	14	1.6k
Zhe Zhuang United States	23	2.1k 0.7×	747 1.3×	151 0.6×	96 0.7×	45 1.1×	48	2.2k
Astrid Eichholzer Italy	12	2.4k 0.8×	518 0.9×	188 0.7×	92 0.6×	37 0.9×	13	2.4k
Hang‐Fei Tu China	14	1.4k 0.5×	484 0.9×	144 0.5×	85 0.6×	22 0.5×	18	1.4k
Fanke Meng China	28	2.4k 0.9×	658 1.2×	367 1.3×	88 0.6×	53 1.3×	57	2.6k

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White, Nicholas A., Kyle Clagg, Lauren E. Sirois, et al.. (2020). Practical Synthesis of a Stable Precursor for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Agent ¹⁸F-GTP1. Organic Process Research & Development. 24(9). 1690–1699. 4 indexed citations

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White, Nicholas A., Kyle Clagg, Lauren E. Sirois, et al.. (2019). Phosphoramidates as Steering Elements for Highly Selective Access to Complementary Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine Isomers. Organic Letters. 21(23). 9527–9531. 13 indexed citations

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Nack, William A., et al.. (2016). Palladium-catalyzed picolinamide-directed iodination of remote ortho-C−H bonds of arenes: Synthesis of tetrahydroquinolines. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 12. 1243–1249. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Gong & William A. Nack. (2015). Syntheses of Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles via Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Dehydrogenative C–H Amination. Synlett. 26(18). 2505–2511. 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Bo, Xiao‐Feng Wu, Rui Jiao, et al.. (2015). Palladium-catalyzed alkylation of unactivated C(sp³)–H bonds with primary alkyl iodides at room temperature: facile synthesis of β-alkyl α-amino acids. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 2(10). 1318–1321. 33 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shu‐Yu, Qiong Li, Gang He, William A. Nack, & Gong Chen. (2014). Pd-Catalyzed Monoselective ortho-C–H Alkylation of N-Quinolyl Benzamides: Evidence for Stereoretentive Coupling of Secondary Alkyl Iodides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(1). 531–539. 147 indexed citations

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Wang, Bo, William A. Nack, Gang He, Shu‐Yu Zhang, & Gong Chen. (2014). Palladium-catalyzed trifluoroacetate-promoted mono-arylation of the β-methyl group of alanine at room temperature: synthesis of β-arylated α-amino acids through sequential C–H functionalization. Chemical Science. 5(10). 3952–3952. 129 indexed citations

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Li, Qiong, et al.. (2014). Copper-Catalyzed Carboxamide-Directed Ortho Amination of Anilines with Alkylamines at Room Temperature. Organic Letters. 16(6). 1764–1767. 177 indexed citations

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Lu, Chengxi, Shu‐Yu Zhang, Gang He, William A. Nack, & Gong Chen. (2014). Palladium-catalyzed picolinamide-directed halogenation of ortho C–H bonds of benzylamine substrates. Tetrahedron. 70(27-28). 4197–4203. 37 indexed citations

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He, Gang, et al.. (2014). Total Synthesis of Hibispeptin A via Pd-Catalyzed C(sp³)–H Arylation with Sterically Hindered Aryl Iodides. Organic Letters. 16(24). 6488–6491. 75 indexed citations

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Wang, Bo, Chengxi Lu, Shu‐Yu Zhang, et al.. (2014). Palladium-Catalyzed Stereoretentive Olefination of Unactivated C(sp³)–H Bonds with Vinyl Iodides at Room Temperature: Synthesis of β-Vinyl α-Amino Acids. Organic Letters. 16(23). 6260–6263. 105 indexed citations

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He, Gang, Shu‐Yu Zhang, William A. Nack, Qiong Li, & Gong Chen. (2013). Use of a Readily Removable Auxiliary Group for the Synthesis of Pyrrolidones by the Palladium‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Amination of Unactivated γ C(sp³)H Bonds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(42). 11124–11128. 265 indexed citations

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Nack, William A., Gang He, Shu‐Yu Zhang, Chengxi Lu, & Gong Chen. (2013). Iodination of Remote Ortho-C–H Bonds of Arenes via Directed S_EAr: A Streamlined Synthesis of Tetrahydroquinolines. Organic Letters. 15(13). 3440–3443. 44 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shu‐Yu, Qiong Li, Gang He, William A. Nack, & Gong Chen. (2013). Stereoselective Synthesis of β-Alkylated α-Amino Acids via Palladium-Catalyzed Alkylation of Unactivated Methylene C(sp³)–H Bonds with Primary Alkyl Halides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 135(32). 12135–12141. 311 indexed citations

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He, Gang, Shu‐Yu Zhang, William A. Nack, Qiong Li, & Gong Chen. (2013). Use of a Readily Removable Auxiliary Group for the Synthesis of Pyrrolidones by the Palladium‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Amination of Unactivated γ C(sp³)H Bonds. Angewandte Chemie. 125(42). 11330–11334. 80 indexed citations

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Nack, William A., Gang He, Shu‐Yu Zhang, Chengxi Lu, & Gong Chen. (2013). ChemInform Abstract: Iodination of Remote ortho‐C—H Bonds of Arenes via Directed S_EAr: A Streamlined Synthesis of Tetrahydroquinolines.. ChemInform. 44(48). 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shu‐Yu, Gang He, William A. Nack, et al.. (2013). Palladium-Catalyzed Picolinamide-Directed Alkylation of Unactivated C(sp³)–H Bonds with Alkyl Iodides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 135(6). 2124–2127. 354 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yingsheng, Gang He, William A. Nack, & Gong Chen. (2012). Palladium-Catalyzed Alkenylation and Alkynylation of ortho-C(sp²)–H Bonds of Benzylamine Picolinamides. Organic Letters. 14(12). 2948–2951. 93 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shu‐Yu, et al.. (2012). Efficient Alkyl Ether Synthesis via Palladium-Catalyzed, Picolinamide-Directed Alkoxylation of Unactivated C(sp³)–H and C(sp²)–H Bonds at Remote Positions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(17). 7313–7316. 317 indexed citations

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He, Gang, Chengxi Lu, Yingsheng Zhao, William A. Nack, & Gong Chen. (2012). Improved Protocol for Indoline Synthesis via Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular C(sp²)–H Amination. Organic Letters. 14(12). 2944–2947. 144 indexed citations

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