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Most cited papers in Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms

What are the most cited papers in Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms?

The most cited paper in Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms is "An overview of N-heterocyclic carbenes" (Matthew N. Hopkinson, Christian Paolo Richter, Michael Schedler et al., 2014), with 4,281 citations. Next come "Rhodium-Catalyzed C−C Bond Formation via Heteroatom-Directed C−H Bond Activation" (3,695) and "Aryl−Aryl Bond Formation One Century after the Discovery of the Ullmann Reaction" (3,659).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 784 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
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1 An overview of N-heterocyclic carbenes Matthew N. Hopkinson, Christian Paolo Richter, Michael Schedler et al. · Nature Jun 2014 4,281
2 Rhodium-Catalyzed C−C Bond Formation via Heteroatom-Directed C−H Bond Activation Denise A. Colby, Robert George Bergman, Jonathan A. Ellman · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 13 May 2009 3,695
3 Aryl−Aryl Bond Formation One Century after the Discovery of the Ullmann Reaction Jwanro Hassan, Marc Sévignon, Christel Gozzi et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 8 Mar 2002 3,659
4 Aryl−Aryl Bond Formation by Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Direct Arylation Dino Alberico, Mark E. Scott, Mark Lautens · Chemical Reviews Review 2007 3,637
5 Stable Carbenes Didier Bourissou, Olivier Guerret, François P. Gabbaı̈ et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 22 Dec 1999 3,607
6 Carboxylate-Assisted Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C−H Bond Functionalizations: Mechanism and Scope Lutz Ackermann · Chemical Reviews Review 9 Mar 2011 3,370
7 Proline-Catalyzed Direct Asymmetric Aldol Reactions Benjamin List, Richard Alan Lerner, Carlos F. Barbas · Journal of the American Chemical Society 26 Feb 2000 2,868
8 Atom Economy—A Challenge for Organic Synthesis: Homogeneous Catalysis Leads the Way Barry M. Trost · Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English 21 Feb 1995 2,602
9 Catalytic C–H functionalization by metal carbenoid and nitrenoid insertion Huw M. L. Davies, James R. Manning · Nature Open access 2008 2,325
10 Catalytic Carbophilic Activation: Catalysis by Platinum and Gold π Acids Alois Fürstner, Paul Davies · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 11 Apr 2007 2,323
11 Advances in Transition Metal (Pd,Ni,Fe)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions Using Alkyl-organometallics as Reaction Partners Ranjan Jana, Tejas P. Pathak, Matthew S. Sigman · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 14 Feb 2011 2,266
12 C-H Bond Functionalization in Complex Organic Synthesis Kamil Godula, Dalibor Sameš · Science 6 Apr 2006 2,162
13 Complete Field Guide to Asymmetric BINOL-Phosphate Derived Brønsted Acid and Metal Catalysis: History and Classification by Mode of Activation; Brønsted Acidity, Hydrogen Bonding, Ion Pairing, and Metal Phosphates Dixit Parmar, Erli Sugiono, Sadiya Raja et al. · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 9 Sep 2014 2,107
14 Carbon−Carbon Coupling Reactions Catalyzed by Heterogeneous Palladium Catalysts Yin, Jürgen Liebscher · Chemical Reviews Review 21 Dec 2006 2,086
15 Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerizations of Enynes: A Mechanistic Perspective Eloísa Jiménez‐Núñez, Antonio M. Echavarren · Chemical Reviews Review 18 Jul 2008 2,056
16 Large-Scale Applications of Transition Metal-Catalyzed Couplings for the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals Javier Magano, Joshua R. Dunetz · Chemical Reviews Review 9 Mar 2011 1,884
17 Catalytic Carbene Insertion into C−H Bonds Michael P. Doyle, R. Duffy, Maxim O. Ratnikov et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 28 Sep 2009 1,813
18 Stereoselective Cyclopropanation Reactions H. Lebel, Jean-François Marcoux, Carmela Molinaro et al. · Chemical Reviews Review Apr 2003 1,796
19 Transition Metal-Mediated Cycloaddition Reactions Mark Lautens, Wolfgang Klute, William Tam · Chemical Reviews Review 1996 1,780
20 The medicinal chemist's toolbox for late stage functionalization of drug-like molecules Tim Cernak, Kevin D. Dykstra, Sriram Tyagarajan et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 28 Oct 2015 1,780
21 Oxidative Coupling of Aromatic Substrates with Alkynes and Alkenes under Rhodium Catalysis Tetsuya Satoh, Masahiro Miura · Chemistry - A European Journal Open access 25 Aug 2010 1,759
22 Copper(I)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Azoles. DFT Study Predicts Unprecedented Reactivity and Intermediates Fahmi Himo, Timothy Lovell, Robert Hilgraf et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society 8 Dec 2004 1,714
23 Applied Hydroformylation Robert Franke, Detlef Selent, Armin Börner · Chemical Reviews Review 31 Aug 2012 1,676
24 Catalytic Enantioselective C−H Activation by Means of Metal−Carbenoid-Induced C−H Insertion Huw M. L. Davies, Rohan E. J. Beckwith · Chemical Reviews Review 11 Jun 2003 1,656
25 Direct transition metal-catalyzed functionalization of heteroaromatic compounds Ilya V. Seregin, Vladimir Gevorgyan · Chemical Society Reviews ReviewOpen access 2007 1,636
26 Modern Organic Synthesis with α-Diazocarbonyl Compounds Alan Ford, Hugues Miel, Aoife Ring et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 18 Aug 2015 1,607
27 Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Addition of Heteroatom−Hydrogen Bonds to Alkynes Francisco Alonso, I. P. Beletskaya, Miguel Yus · Chemical Reviews Review 14 Apr 2004 1,601
28 Versatile Catalysts for the Suzuki Cross-Coupling of Arylboronic Acids with Aryl and Vinyl Halides and Triflates under Mild Conditions Adam F. Littke, Chaoyang Dai, Gregory C. Fu · Journal of the American Chemical Society 15 Apr 2000 1,599
29 Donor−Acceptor-Substituted Cyclopropane Derivatives and Their Application in Organic Synthesis Hans‐Ulrich Reißig, Reinhold Zimmer · Chemical Reviews Review 21 Feb 2003 1,592
30 C−F Bond Activation in Organic Synthesis Hideki Amii, Kenji Uneyama · Chemical Reviews Review 30 Mar 2009 1,547
31 Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Reactions in Heterocyclic Synthesis Itaru Nakamura, Yoshinori Yamamoto · Chemical Reviews Review 21 Feb 2004 1,534
32 Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,4-Addition and Its Related Asymmetric Reactions Tamio Hayashi, Kaori Yamasaki · Chemical Reviews Review 24 Jul 2003 1,437
33 Iminium Catalysis Anniina Erkkilä, Inkeri Majander, Petri M. Pihko · Chemical Reviews Review Dec 2007 1,435
34 Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Alkene Functionalization via Nucleopalladation: Stereochemical Pathways and Enantioselective Catalytic Applications Richard I. McDonald, Guosheng Liu, Shannon S. Stahl · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 23 Mar 2011 1,433
35 Rhodium Catalyzed Chelation-Assisted C–H Bond Functionalization Reactions Denise A. Colby, Andy S. Tsai, Robert George Bergman et al. · Accounts of Chemical Research Open access 8 Dec 2011 1,401
36 Organocatalytic umpolung: N-heterocyclic carbenes and beyond Xavier Bugaut, Frank Glorius · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2012 1,397
37 Recent Advances in Asymmetric Catalytic Metal Carbene Transformations Michael P. Doyle, David C. Forbes · Chemical Reviews Review 10 Mar 1998 1,391
38 Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings Involving Carbon−Oxygen Bonds Brad M. Rosen, Kyle W. Quasdorf, Daniela A. Wilson et al. · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 6 Dec 2010 1,369
39 Transition Metal Chemistry of Cyclopropenes and Cyclopropanes Michael Rubin, Marina Yu. Rubina, Vladimir Gevorgyan · Chemical Reviews Review Jul 2007 1,304
40 The Potential of Palladacycles: More Than Just Precatalysts Jaı̈rton Dupont, Crestina S. Consorti, John A. Spencer · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 20 May 2005 1,299
41 Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings through Carbene Migratory Insertion Ying Xia, Di Qiu, Jianbo Wang · Chemical Reviews Review Nov 2017 1,297
42 A New Golden Age for Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes Tobias F. Schneider, Johannes Kaschel, Daniel Bodo Werz · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 25 Apr 2014 1,236
43 Kinetics and Mechanism of 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloadditions Rolf Huisgen · Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English Nov 1963 1,190
44 Coinage Metal-Assisted Synthesis of Heterocycles Nitin T. Patil, Yoshinori Yamamoto · Chemical Reviews Review 9 Jul 2008 1,189
45 Directed Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life Frances H. Arnold · Angewandte Chemie International Edition Open access 24 Oct 2017 1,178
46 Allenes in Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis and Natural Product Syntheses Shichao Yu, Shengming Ma · Angewandte Chemie International Edition Open access 23 Jan 2012 1,172
47 Facile Synthesis of Silver(I)−Carbene Complexes. Useful Carbene Transfer Agents Harrison M. J. Wang, Ivan J. B. Lin · Organometallics 12 Feb 1998 1,165
48 Synthesis and Applications of tert-Butanesulfinamide MaryAnn T. Robak, Melissa A. Herbage, Jonathan A. Ellman · Chemical Reviews Review 26 Apr 2010 1,161
49 Recent Developments in Olefin Cross‐Metathesis Stephen J. Connon, Siegfried Blechert · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 29 Apr 2003 1,132
50 Profound Methyl Effects in Drug Discovery and a Call for New CH Methylation Reactions Heike Schönherr, Tim Cernak · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 22 Oct 2013 1,116

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