William B. Tolman

25.7k citations

253 papers · 21.8k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 84

Inorganic Chemistry top 0.05%
Organic Chemistry top 0.05%
Oncology top 0.2%
Materials Chemistry top 0.5%
Biomaterials top 0.05%

Co-authors: Marc A. Hillmyer Lawrence Que Christopher J. Cramer Elizabeth A. Lewis Victor G. Young Patrick L. Holland J.A. Halfen B.J. O'Keefe
Topics: Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (144 papers)Metal complexes synthesis and properties (108 papers)biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (50 papers)
Cited by: Process Chemistry and Technology Inorganic Chemistry Biomaterials
Journals: Nature Science Chemical Reviews
Partner nations: United States Switzerland Japan

In The Last Decade

William B. Tolman

250 papers receiving 21.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Biologically inspired oxidation catalysis

2008 1.2k citations Lawrence Que, William B. Tolman profile →
Reactivity of Dioxygen−Copper Systems

2004 1.2k citations William B. Tolman et al. profile →
Polymerization of lactide and related cyclic esters by discrete metal complexes

2001 771 citations Marc A. Hillmyer, William B. Tolman et al. profile →
Copper–Oxygen Complexes Revisited: Structures, Spectroscopy, and Reactivity

2017 563 citations Courtney E. Elwell, Benjamin D. Neisen et al. profile →
Aliphatic Polyester Block Polymers: Renewable, Degradable, and Sustainable

2014 544 citations Marc A. Hillmyer, William B. Tolman profile →
A Highly Active Zinc Catalyst for the Controlled Polymerization of Lactide

2003 544 citations Marc A. Hillmyer, William B. Tolman et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mimicking the Cu Active Site of Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase Using Monoanionic Tridentate N-Donor Ligands 2022 ·ACS Omega ·(unknown),Dimitar Y. Shopov,(unknown),William B. Tolman	10
2	Ligand Effects on Decarbonylation of Palladium-Acyl Complexes 2020 ·Organometallics ·(unknown),(unknown),Riffat Parveen,Nigam P. Rath,Bess Vlaisavljevich,William B. Tolman	5
3	Mechanism of Initiation Stereocontrol in Polymerization of rac-Lactide by Aluminum Complexes Supported by Indolide–Imine Ligands 2020 ·Macromolecules ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Mukunda Mandal,Yanay Popowski,(unknown),(unknown),Dimitar Y. Shopov,(unknown),Letitia J. Yao,Christopher J. Cramer,Theresa M. Reineke,William B. Tolman	14
4	Mechanisms for Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction by Mononuclear Copper(III) Cores: Hydrogen-Atom Transfer or Concerted Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer? 2019 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Mukunda Mandal,Courtney E. Elwell,(unknown),Timothy J. Zerk,William B. Tolman,Christopher J. Cramer	73
5	Carboxylate Structural Effects on the Properties and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reactivity of [CuO₂CR]²⁺ Cores 2019 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Courtney E. Elwell,Mukunda Mandal,(unknown),Lawrence Que,Christopher J. Cramer,William B. Tolman	22
6	Sterically Induced Ligand Framework Distortion Effects on Catalytic Cyclic Ester Polymerizations 2018 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Mukunda Mandal,Benjamin D. Neisen,(unknown),Christopher J. Cramer,William B. Tolman	21
7	Computational Prediction and Experimental Verification of ε-Caprolactone Ring-Opening Polymerization Activity by an Aluminum Complex of an Indolide/Schiff-Base Ligand 2018 ·ACS Catalysis ·Mukunda Mandal,(unknown),Büşra Dereli,Courtney E. Elwell,Theresa M. Reineke,William B. Tolman,Christopher J. Cramer	18
8	Mechanistic Insights into the Alternating Copolymerization of Epoxides and Cyclic Anhydrides Using a (Salph)AlCl and Iminium Salt Catalytic System 2017 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Megan E. Fieser,Maria J. Sanford,Lauren A. Mitchell,Christine R. Dunbar,Mukunda Mandal,Nathan J. Van Zee,(unknown),Christopher J. Cramer,Geoffrey W. Coates,William B. Tolman	135
9	Mechanism of the Polymerization of rac-Lactide by Fast Zinc Alkoxide Catalysts 2017 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Tomer Rosen,Aaron B. League,Mukunda Mandal,Benjamin D. Neisen,Christopher J. Cramer,Moshe Kol,William B. Tolman	40
10	Secondary Sphere Hydrogen Bonding in Monocopper Complexes of Potentially Dinucleating Bis(carboxamide) Ligands 2015 ·European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry ·Benjamin D. Neisen,P.V. Solntsev,Mohammad Reza Halvagar,William B. Tolman	6
11	Type 1 copper site synthetic model complexes with increased redox potentials 2011 ·JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown),William B. Tolman	6
12	Mechanistische Einblicke in die Bindung und Aktivierung von N₂O an Übergangsmetallzentren 2010 ·Angewandte Chemie ·William B. Tolman	34
13	Activation of Small Molecules: Organometallic and Bioinorganic Perspectives 2006 ·William B. Tolman	44
14	Models for dioxygen activation by the CuB site of dopamine β-monooxygenase and peptidylglycine α-hydroxylating monooxygenase 2005 ·JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry ·Benjamin F. Gherman,David E. Heppner,William B. Tolman,Christopher J. Cramer	41
15	Bio-coordination chemistry 2004 ·Elsevier eBooks ·Lawrence Que,William B. Tolman	33
16	Stereoelective polymerization of d,l-lactide using N-heterocyclic carbene based compounds 2004 ·Chemical Communications ·Tryg R. Jensen,(unknown),Marc A. Hillmyer,William B. Tolman	140
17	Titelbild: Angew. Chem. 7/2002 2002 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Lawrence Que,William B. Tolman	1
18	Biokatalytisch relevante rautenförmige Bis(μ-oxo)dimetall-Kerne in Kupfer- und Eisenkomplexen 2002 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Lawrence Que,William B. Tolman	6
19	Biokatalytisch relevante rautenförmige Bis(μ-oxo)dimetall-Kerne in Kupfer- und Eisenkomplexen 2002 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Lawrence Que,William B. Tolman	93
20	Bis(μ-oxo)dimetal “Diamond” Cores in Copper and Iron Complexes Relevant to Biocatalysis 2002 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Lawrence Que,William B. Tolman	10

About William B. Tolman

William B. Tolman is a scholar working on Process Chemistry and Technology, Inorganic Chemistry and Oncology, having authored 253 papers that have together received 21.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (144 papers), Metal complexes synthesis and properties (108 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (50 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Process Chemistry and Technology (4.2k citations), Inorganic Chemistry (11.1k citations) and Biomaterials (4.8k citations). William B. Tolman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Marc A. Hillmyer, Lawrence Que, Christopher J. Cramer, Elizabeth A. Lewis, Victor G. Young, Patrick L. Holland, J.A. Halfen, B.J. O'Keefe, Samiran Mahapatra and Debanjan Dhar. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

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