Yashwant D. Vankar

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
180 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

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Yashwant D. Vankar is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yashwant D. Vankar has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Organic Chemistry, 104 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yashwant D. Vankar's work include Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (100 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (63 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (54 papers). Yashwant D. Vankar is often cited by papers focused on Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (100 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (63 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (54 papers). Yashwant D. Vankar collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Germany. Yashwant D. Vankar's co-authors include George A. Olah, Richard R. Schmidt, Bharat Reddy, Rima Lahiri, Massoud Arvanaghi, Suresh Dharuman, Judith A. Olah, John T. Welch, I. KEREKES and Aditi Agarwal and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yashwant D. Vankar

179 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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Synthetic methods and reactions. 63. Pyridinium poly(hydrogen fluoride) (30% pyridine-70% hydrogen fluoride): a convenient reagent for organic fluorination reactions

1979 460 citations George A. Olah, Yashwant D. Vankar et al. The Journal of Organic Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yashwant D. Vankar India	37	4.0k	2.1k	452	416	202	180	4.4k
Yoshimitsu Nagao Japan	36	4.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	331 0.7×	661 1.6×	253 1.3×	269	5.2k
Giovanni Casiraghi Italy	37	4.4k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	239 0.5×	495 1.2×	275 1.4×	173	5.3k
Ari M. P. Koskinen Finland	33	3.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	122 0.3×	526 1.3×	221 1.1×	190	4.1k
Léon Ghosez Belgium	36	4.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	337 0.7×	554 1.3×	105 0.5×	188	4.5k
R. P. Volante United States	38	3.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	286 0.6×	902 2.2×	135 0.7×	112	4.7k
László Somsák Hungary	32	3.3k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	151 0.3×	124 0.3×	189 0.9×	172	3.8k
Masataka Ihara Japan	41	5.5k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	201 0.4×	697 1.7×	354 1.8×	400	7.0k
Mikael Bols Denmark	45	5.9k 1.5×	4.5k 2.2×	429 0.9×	271 0.7×	624 3.1×	230	7.1k
Susumi Hatakeyama Japan	36	3.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	142 0.3×	470 1.1×	301 1.5×	200	4.7k
Sunggak Kim South Korea	40	4.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	235 0.5×	631 1.5×	111 0.5×	237	5.3k

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Parida, Keshaba Nanda, et al.. (2025). Chiral Porous Organic Polymers (CPOPs): Design, Synthesis, and Applications in Asymmetric Catalysis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(25). e202404525–e202404525. 1 indexed citations

Dubbu, Sateesh, et al.. (2018). Stereoselective synthesis of sugar-fused (or 1,2-annulated) isochromans and isochromanones by using oxa-Pictet–Spengler reaction. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 16(37). 8258–8262. 6 indexed citations

Dubbu, Sateesh, et al.. (2018). Stereoselective Synthesis of 1,2‐Annulated Sugars Having Substituted Tetrahydropyran/(‐furan) Scaffolds Using the Prins‐Reaction. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2018(47). 6706–6713. 8 indexed citations

Dubbu, Sateesh & Yashwant D. Vankar. (2018). Reaction of 1,2‐Anhydrosugars with Arynes: An Approach to 1,2‐Dihydrobenzofuran‐Fused C‐Aryl Glycosides and C2‐O‐Phenolic Glycals. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2018(36). 5060–5064. 6 indexed citations

Dubbu, Sateesh, et al.. (2018). Stereoselective synthesis of 2-deoxy-β-C-aryl/alkyl glycosides using Prins cyclization: Application in the synthesis of C-disaccharides and differently protected C-aryl glycosides. Carbohydrate Research. 468. 64–68. 9 indexed citations

Khan, Md. Musawwer, et al.. (2014). Bicyclic Hybrid Sugars as Glycosidase Inhibitors: Synthesis and Comparative Study of Inhibitory Activities of Fused Oxa-Oxa, Oxa-Aza, and Oxa-Carbasugar Hybrid Molecules. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 79(4). 1690–1699. 34 indexed citations

Lahiri, Rima, et al.. (2013). Synthesis of unnatural indolizidines, pyrrolizidine and C-alkyl iminosugars from sugar derived hemiaminals. RSC Advances. 3(45). 23242–23242. 14 indexed citations

Gupta, Preeti, et al.. (2010). Synthesis of Fused Oxa‐Aza Spiro Sugars from D‐Glucose‐Derived δ‐Lactone as Glycosidase Inhibitors. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2010(36). 6957–6966. 8 indexed citations

Alam, Mohammad A., Amit Kumar, & Yashwant D. Vankar. (2008). Total Synthesis of L‐(+)‐Swainsonine and Other Indolizidine Azasugars from D‐Glucose. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2008(29). 4972–4980. 49 indexed citations

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Agarwal, Aditi & Yashwant D. Vankar. (2005). Selective deprotection of terminal isopropylidene acetals and trityl ethers using HClO4 supported on silica gel. Carbohydrate Research. 340(9). 1661–1667. 48 indexed citations

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Jayakanthan, Kumarasamy & Yashwant D. Vankar. (2005). Glycosyl trichloroacetylcarbamate: a new glycosyl donor for O-glycosylation. Carbohydrate Research. 340(17). 2688–2692. 15 indexed citations

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Rani, Shikha, Aditi Agarwal, & Yashwant D. Vankar. (2003). LaCl3·7H2O/NaI/benzyl alcohol: a novel reagent system for regioselective hydration of glycals: application in the synthesis of 1,6-dideoxynojirimycin. Tetrahedron Letters. 44(27). 5001–5004. 19 indexed citations

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Vankar, Yashwant D., et al.. (1989). A facile conversion of .ALPHA.-nitroepoxides into 1,2-diones and .ALPHA.-iodoketones.. Chemistry Letters. 1241–1244. 1 indexed citations

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Vankar, Yashwant D. & Surendra P. Singh. (1986). Palladium(0) Catalysed Conversion of α-Nitroepoxides into 1,2-Diketones. Chemistry Letters. 15(11). 1939–1942. 10 indexed citations

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Wenkert, Ernest, et al.. (1986). Carbon-carbon bond-forming additions to 1-alkyl-3-acylpyridinium salts. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 51(15). 2995–3000. 23 indexed citations

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Vankar, Yashwant D. & C. Trinadha Rao. (1985). Selective cleavage of benzyl ethers using the boron trifluoride-ether and sodium iodide reagent system. Journal of Chemical Research Synopses. 232–233.

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Vankar, Yashwant D. & G. Kumaravel. (1984). N-chlorosuccinimide/sodium iodide: A convenient source of N-iodosuccinimide. Synthesis of α-iodo carbonyl compounds and trans-1,2-iodoacetates. Tetrahedron Letters. 25(2). 233–236. 43 indexed citations

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Vankar, Yashwant D., et al.. (1982). Preparation of Acid Anhydrides, Amides, and Esters Using Chlorosulfonyl Isocyanate as a Dehydrating Agent. Synthesis. 1982(6). 506–508. 44 indexed citations

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Olah, George A., et al.. (1979). Synthetic Methods and Reactions; 64.¹Preparation of Nitrites from Amides and Aldoximes with Chlorosulfonyl Isocyanate, an Effective and Mild Dehydrating Agent. Synthesis. 1979(3). 227–228. 26 indexed citations

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Olah, George A., Massoud Arvanaghi, & Yashwant D. Vankar. (1979). Synthetic Methods and Reactions; 70¹. Oxidation of Thiols to Disulfides with Bromodimethylsulfonium Bromide. Synthesis. 1979(9). 721–721. 31 indexed citations

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