William A. Nugent

8.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
115 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

William A. Nugent is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Nugent has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Organic Chemistry, 35 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in William A. Nugent's work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (26 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (19 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (19 papers). William A. Nugent is often cited by papers focused on Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (26 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (19 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Reactions (19 papers). William A. Nugent collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. William A. Nugent's co-authors include T. V. RajanBabu, Richard L. Harlow, Paul J. Fagan, Barry L. Haymore, Mark J. Burk, Joseph C. Calabrese, John E. Feaster, Giulia Licini, Douglass F. Taber and Ronald J. McKinney and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

William A. Nugent

113 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Preparation and use of C2-symmetric bis(phospholanes): production of .alpha.-amino acid derivatives via highly enantioselective hydrogenation reactions

1993 517 citations William A. Nugent, Richard L. Harlow et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Selective Generation of Free Radicals from Epoxides Using a Transition-Metal Radical. A Powerful New Tool for Organic Synthesis

1994 427 citations T. V. RajanBabu, William A. Nugent Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Transition metal complexes containing organoimido (nr) and related ligands

1980 413 citations William A. Nugent et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Four Mechanistic Mysteries: The Benefits of Writing a Critical Review 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie ·William A. Nugent, T. V. RajanBabu	8
2	The reaction of β,γ−epoxy alcohols with titanium(III) reagents. A proposed role for intramolecular hydrogen bonding 2019 ·Tetrahedron ·(unknown), Jonathan Gordon, Andreas Gansäuer, T. V. RajanBabu, William A. Nugent	13
3	“Black Swan Events” in Organic Synthesis 2012 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·William A. Nugent	25
4	Stereoselective Control by Face‐to‐Face Versus Edge‐to‐Face Aromatic Interactions: The Case of C₃‐Ti^IV Amino Trialkolate Sulfoxidation Catalysts 2009 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown), Miriam Mba, Marcella Bonchio, William A. Nugent, Cristiano Zonta, Giulia Licini	27
5	An Efficient Large-Scale Process for the Human Leukocyte Elastase Inhibitor, DMP 777¹ 2001 ·Organic Process Research & Development ·(unknown), (unknown), Pat N. Confalone, (unknown), Joseph Fortunak, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hui-Yin Li, Philip Ma, William A. Nugent, Rodney L. Parsons, (unknown), (unknown), Robert E. Waltermire, Christopher C. Wood	41
6	The First Chiral Zirconium(IV) Catalyst for Highly Stereoselective Sulfoxidation 1999 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Marcella Bonchio, Giulia Licini, Fulvio Di Furia, (unknown), Giorgio Modena, William A. Nugent	57
7	Desymmetrization of Meso Epoxides with Halides: A New Catalytic Reaction Based on Mechanistic Insight 1998 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·William A. Nugent	71
8	New routes to ester and acid functionalized polyethylene 1997 ·KOPS (University of Konstanz) ·Stephan J. McLain, Elizabeth F. McCord, Samuel D. Arthur, Elisabeth Hauptman, Jerald Feldman, William A. Nugent, Lynda K. Johnson, Stefan Mecking, Maurice Brookhart	1
9	Metallacycle Transfer from Zirconium to Main Group Elements: A Versatile Synthesis of Heterocycles 1994 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Paul J. Fagan, William A. Nugent, Joseph C. Calabrese	299
10	Selective Generation of Free Radicals from Epoxides Using a Transition-Metal Radical. A Powerful New Tool for Organic Synthesis breakdown → 1994 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·T. V. RajanBabu, William A. Nugent	427
11	Lewis acid effects on selectivity in nickel-catalyzed pentenenitrile hydrocyanation. Triorganotin salts as tunable Lewis acid promoters 1989 ·Organometallics ·Ronald J. McKinney, William A. Nugent	14
12	ChemInform Abstract: Homogeneous Catalysis for Agrochemicals, Flavors, and Fragrances. Part 3 1988 ·ChemInform ·G. W. Parshall, William A. Nugent	1
13	ChemInform Abstract: Making Pharmaceuticals via Homogeneous Catalysis 1988 ·ChemInform ·G. W. Parshall, William A. Nugent	2
14	Synthesis of main group heterocycles by metallacycle transfer from zirconium 1988 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Paul J. Fagan, William A. Nugent	273
15	Stereoselective cyclization of enynes mediated by metallocene reagents 1988 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·T. V. RajanBabu, William A. Nugent, Douglass F. Taber, Paul J. Fagan	106
16	A regiospecific, convergent route to 2,3-disubstituted cyclopentanones 1983 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·William A. Nugent, Frank W. Hobbs	49
17	Intramolecular comparison of the .pi.-donor capability of oxo and organoimido ligands. X-ray crystal structures of N-1-adamantylimidotrioxoosmium and bis(N-tert-butylimido)dioxoosmium 1979 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·William A. Nugent, Richard L. Harlow, Ronald J. McKinney	42
18	Reductive elimination of organometals by free radical chain mechanisms. Enhanced activation of .beta.-hydrogens in dialkylmercury 1976 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·William A. Nugent, Jay K. Kochi	6
19	Electrophilic substitution at saturated carbon in mercurials. Alkyl ligands as mechanistic probes in the cleavage of organometals 1976 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·William A. Nugent, Jay K. Kochi	18
20	Electron transfer from organolithium and Grignard reagents. Reactions with peroxides 1974 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·William A. Nugent, F. Bertini, Jay K. Kochi	25

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