William E. McEwen

3.6k total citations
152 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

William E. McEwen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. McEwen has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Organic Chemistry, 21 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 19 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in William E. McEwen's work include Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (28 papers), Phosphorus compounds and reactions (26 papers) and Synthesis and Reactivity of Sulfur-Containing Compounds (26 papers). William E. McEwen is often cited by papers focused on Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (28 papers), Phosphorus compounds and reactions (26 papers) and Synthesis and Reactivity of Sulfur-Containing Compounds (26 papers). William E. McEwen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Venezuela. William E. McEwen's co-authors include Jacob Kleinberg, Calvin A. Vander Werf, Frank D. Popp, Calvin A. VanderWerf, Jerome W. Knapczyk, Murray Zanger, Alfred P. Wolf, William J. Ward, W. von E. Doering and Paul M. Lahti and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

William E. McEwen

149 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William E. McEwen United States 28 2.1k 471 373 222 167 152 2.5k
Toshio Agawa Japan 25 2.2k 1.0× 532 1.1× 412 1.1× 209 0.9× 136 0.8× 148 2.5k
Robert A. Benkeser United States 27 1.9k 0.9× 825 1.8× 240 0.6× 289 1.3× 146 0.9× 128 2.4k
Jacques Dubac France 27 2.3k 1.1× 740 1.6× 301 0.8× 267 1.2× 96 0.6× 110 2.6k
Christoph Grundmann United States 22 1.6k 0.8× 150 0.3× 430 1.2× 170 0.8× 203 1.2× 73 2.0k
Yasuzo Uchida Japan 29 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 2.9× 216 0.6× 363 1.6× 132 0.8× 137 2.8k
Masanori Kosugi Japan 26 2.6k 1.2× 371 0.8× 316 0.8× 253 1.1× 125 0.7× 98 2.9k
John R. Sowa United States 25 1.2k 0.6× 585 1.2× 355 1.0× 410 1.8× 99 0.6× 55 2.0k
Giuseppe Faita Italy 32 3.0k 1.4× 912 1.9× 466 1.2× 450 2.0× 137 0.8× 97 3.9k
Robert Filler United States 24 1.6k 0.8× 398 0.8× 414 1.1× 215 1.0× 1.1k 6.9× 126 2.6k
Dario Landini Italy 26 1.6k 0.8× 288 0.6× 525 1.4× 168 0.8× 300 1.8× 126 2.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McEwen, William E.. (2000). From the editors. Heteroatom Chemistry. 11(6). 379–379.
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McEwen, William E., Alfred Schmidpeter, & Shigeru Ōae. (1999). From the editors. Heteroatom Chemistry. 10(1). 1–3. 2 indexed citations
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Marí, Frank, Paul M. Lahti, & William E. McEwen. (1990). Molecular modeling of oxaphosphetane intermediates of wittig olefination reactions. Heteroatom Chemistry. 1(3). 255–259. 11 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1978). ChemInform Abstract: KINETICS STUDIES OF THE PYROLYSIS REACTIONS OF ETHYL AROYL(1‐AROYL‐1,2‐DIHYDRO‐2‐QUINOLYL)ACETATES. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 9(43). 3 indexed citations
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Knapczyk, Jerome W., et al.. (1972). Photolysis of diphenyliodonium salts in alcohol solutions. Tetrahedron Letters. 13(35). 3739–3742. 18 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1971). Competing modes of decomposition of triarylsulfonium alkoxides. Tetrahedron Letters. 12(35). 3271–3274. 6 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1968). Capture of munchnone imine intermediates in acid-catalyzed reactions of reissert compounds. Tetrahedron Letters. 9(49). 5157–5161. 6 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1967). Scope and mechanism of the reaction of alkylidenephosphoranes with nitriles. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 89(26). 7009–7014. 20 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1966). Acid-Catalyzed Condensation of a Reissert Compound with Acrylonitrile. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 31(12). 4110–4118. 7 indexed citations
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Knapczyk, Jerome W., et al.. (1965). Decomposition of triarylsulfonium alkoxides. Tetrahedron Letters. 6(34). 2971–2977. 4 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1965). Mechanisms of Substitution Reactions at Phosphorus. XII. A Kinetic Study of the Decomposition of Quaternary Phosphonium Hydroxides. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87(17). 3948–3952. 43 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1965). A tracer study of the acid-catalyzed condensation of 2-benzoyl-1,2-dihydroisoquinaldonitrile with 1,1-diphenylethylene. Tetrahedron Letters. 6(35). 3115–3122. 1 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1963). Reactions of 2-bromo-2,2-dinitroethyl acetate with bases. Tetrahedron. 19. 49–56. 8 indexed citations
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Popp, Frank D. & William E. McEwen. (1958). Polyphosphoric Acids As A Reagent In Organic Chemistry. Chemical Reviews. 58(2). 321–401. 124 indexed citations
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Walters, Lee, et al.. (1958). Condensation of Aldehydes and Ketones with Reissert Compounds. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80(5). 1177–1181. 16 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1956). The Synthesis and Resolution of Compounds of Tetracovalent Phosphorus. I. Resolution of the Methiodide of Methyl Methyl-p-dimethylaminophenylphosphinate. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 78(13). 3061–3063. 17 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1955). Mechanism of the Acid-catalyzed Hydrolysis of Reissert Compounds. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77(19). 5042–5048. 17 indexed citations
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Gilkerson, W. R., William J. Argersinger, & William E. McEwen. (1954). Mechanism of the O-Benzoylation of Ethyl Benzoylacetate in Pyridine. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 76(1). 41–47. 6 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1953). Reduction Products of the Rubremetinium Cation1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 75(20). 4945–4949. 6 indexed citations
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McEwen, William E., et al.. (1952). Further Aspects of the Schmidt Reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 74(23). 6141–6142. 6 indexed citations

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