A. Guy Orpen

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Organic chemistry
• Catalysis
• Alkene

His scientific interests lie mostly in Stereochemistry, Ligand, Medicinal chemistry, Crystallography and Crystal structure. A. Guy Orpen works mostly in the field of Stereochemistry, limiting it down to topics relating to X-ray crystallography and, in certain cases, Inorganic compound. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Chelation, Computational chemistry, Steric effects and Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

His study in Medicinal chemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Platinum, Catalysis, Metallacycle, Reactivity and Aryl. The various areas that A. Guy Orpen examines in his Crystallography study include Hydrogen, Metal and Hydrogen bond. His studies deal with areas such as Molecule and Alkyl as well as Crystal structure.

His most cited work include:

• Tables of bond lengths determined by X-ray and neutron diffraction. Part 1. Bond lengths in organic compounds (5822 citations)
• Mechanochemistry: opportunities for new and cleaner synthesis (1407 citations)
• Supplement. Tables of bond lengths determined by X-ray and neutron diffraction. Part 2. Organometallic compounds and co-ordination complexes of the d- and f-block metals (874 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Stereochemistry, Crystal structure, Crystallography, Medicinal chemistry and Ligand. While the research belongs to areas of Stereochemistry, he spends his time largely on the problem of Protonation, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Hydride. His work in Crystal structure tackles topics such as X-ray crystallography which are related to areas like Triphenylphosphine.

His studies in Crystallography integrate themes in fields like Metal and Hydrogen bond. He interconnects Rhodium, Catalysis, Carbene, Photochemistry and Reactivity in the investigation of issues within Medicinal chemistry. He has researched Ligand in several fields, including Chelation, Steric effects, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and Tetrahydrofuran.

He most often published in these fields:

• Stereochemistry (53.24%)
• Crystal structure (46.53%)
• Crystallography (41.44%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2017)?

• Stereochemistry (53.24%)
• Medicinal chemistry (35.19%)
• Ligand (28.47%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Stereochemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Ligand, Crystallography and Crystal structure are his primary areas of study. A. Guy Orpen combines subjects such as Diphosphines, Phosphine, Catalysis and Rhodium with his study of Stereochemistry. His Medicinal chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Palladium, Inorganic chemistry, Photochemistry, Coordination complex and Selectivity.

His research integrates issues of Chelation, Octahedron, Computational chemistry and Ring in his study of Ligand. The concepts of his Crystallography study are interwoven with issues in Ion, Molecule, Hydrogen bond and Metal. In his work, Diastereomer is strongly intertwined with Deprotonation, which is a subfield of Crystal structure.

Between 2005 and 2017, his most popular works were:

• Mechanochemistry: opportunities for new and cleaner synthesis (1407 citations)
• Building ligand knowledge bases for organometallic chemistry: Computational description of phosphorus(III)-donor ligands and the metal–phosphorus bond (133 citations)
• Solid state interconversions of coordination networks and hydrogen-bonded salts (124 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Organic chemistry
• Catalysis
• Alkene

A. Guy Orpen mostly deals with Ligand, Stereochemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Catalysis and Denticity. The Ligand study combines topics in areas such as Computational chemistry, Metal and Steric effects. His work deals with themes such as Crystallography, Scorpionate ligand, Crystal structure, Redox and Phosphine, which intersect with Stereochemistry.

A. Guy Orpen conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Crystallography and Ligand cone angle through his works. A. Guy Orpen has included themes like Palladium, Inorganic chemistry, Cobalt, Paramagnetism and Coordination complex in his Medicinal chemistry study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Chelation, Asymmetric hydrogenation and Bridging ligand in addition to Denticity.