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Dennis G. Hall

Dennis G. Hall

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Chemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
19760
World Ranking
4269
National Ranking
105

Overview

Dennis G. Hall is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. They have an extensive research background with a focus on the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Hall's work spans several subfields including Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The primary topics covered in Hall's research include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organoboron and Organosilicon Chemistry
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Reactions

Hall's frequent coauthors include Marco Paladino with 22 collaborations, Hwee Ting Ang with 17, Jason P. G. Rygus with 13, M. Zain H. Kazmi with 11, and Matthew A. Johnson with 10 joint publications.

Mr. Hall has published in several notable venues. The Cambridge Structural Database is their most frequent outlet with 24 publications. Other frequent venues include the Journal of the American Chemical Society with 5 publications, ACS Catalysis with 3, Molecular Pharmaceutics with 2, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition with 2 publications.

Recent scientific papers by Dennis G. Hall include:

  • Stereodivergent Asymmetric Synthesis of α,β-Disubstituted β-Aminoalkylboronic Acid Derivatives via Group-Selective Protodeboronation Enabling Access to the Elusive Anti Isomer, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of a cis-β-Boronyl Cyclobutylcarboxyester Scaffold and Its Highly Diastereoselective Nickel/Photoredox Dual-Catalyzed Csp3-Csp2 Cross-Coupling to Access Elusive trans-β-Aryl/Heteroaryl Cyclobutylcarboxyesters, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Enantioselective Desymmetrization of 2-Aryl-1,3-propanediols by Direct O-Alkylation with a Rationally Designed Chiral Hemiboronic Acid Catalyst That Mitigates Substrate Conformational Poisoning, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Lewis or Brønsted? A Rectification of the Acidic and Aromatic Nature of Boranol-Containing Naphthoid Heterocycles, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Synthesis and Applications of β-Aminoalkylboronic Acid Derivatives, 2020, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Natural product synthesis using multicomponent reaction strategies.

    Barry B. Touré;Dennis G. Hall

  • Boronic acids : preparation and applications in organic synthesis, medicine and materials

    Dennis G. Hall

  • Boronic acids : preparation and applications in organic synthesis and medicine

    Dennis G. Hall

  • Island size effects in nanoparticle-enhanced photodetectors

    Howard R. Stuart;Dennis G. Hall

  • An Improved Class of Sugar-Binding Boronic Acids, Soluble and Capable of Complexing Glycosides in Neutral Water

    Meenakshi Dowlut;Dennis G Hall

  • Direct and waste-free amidations and cycloadditions by organocatalytic activation of carboxylic acids at room temperature.

    Raed M. Al-Zoubi;Olivier Marion;Dennis G. Hall

  • Enantioselective preparation and chemoselective cross-coupling of 1,1-diboron compounds

    Jack Chang Hung Lee;Robert McDonald;Dennis G. Hall

  • Recent advances in the activation of boron and silicon reagents for stereocontrolled allylation reactions.

    Jason W. J. Kennedy;Dennis G. Hall

  • Benzoboroxoles as Efficient Glycopyranoside-Binding Agents in Physiological Conditions: Structure and Selectivity of Complex Formation

    Marie Bérubé;Meenakshi Dowlut;Dennis G. Hall

  • Structure, Properties, and Preparation of Boronic Acid Derivatives. Overview of Their Reactions and Applications

    Dennis G. Hall

  • Boronic acid catalysis

    Dennis G. Hall

  • Enhanced Dipole-Dipole Interaction between Elementary Radiators Near a Surface

    Howard R. Stuart;Dennis G. Hall

  • Solution- and Solid-Phase Strategies for the Design, Synthesis, and Screening of Libraries Based on Natural Product Templates: A Comprehensive Survey

    Dennis G. Hall;and Sukhdev Manku;Fan Wang

  • Design, Synthesis, and Screening of a Library of Peptidyl Bis(Boroxoles) as Oligosaccharide Receptors in Water: Identification of a Receptor for the Tumor Marker TF‐Antigen Disaccharide

    Arnab Pal;Marie Bérubé;Dennis G. Hall

  • Wanted: new multicomponent reactions for generating libraries of polycyclic natural products.

    Agnieszka Ulaczyk-Lesanko;Dennis G Hall

  • Direct Amidation of Carboxylic Acids Catalyzed by ortho-Iodo Arylboronic Acids: Catalyst Optimization, Scope, and Preliminary Mechanistic Study Supporting a Peculiar Halogen Acceleration Effect

    Nicolas Gernigon;Raed M. Al-Zoubi;Dennis G. Hall

  • Dramatic rate enhancement with preservation of stereospecificity in the first metal-catalyzed additions of allylboronates.

    Jason W J Kennedy;Dennis G Hall

  • Lewis and Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Allylboration of Carbonyl Compounds: From Discovery to Mechanism and Applications

    Dennis G. Hall

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Allyl- and Crotylboration of Aldehydes Using Chiral Diol•SnCl4 Complexes. Optimization, Substrate Scope and Mechanistic Investigations

    Vivek Rauniyar;Huimin Zhai;Dennis G. Hall

  • Bioinspired Self-Healing Hydrogel Based on Benzoxaborole-Catechol Dynamic Covalent Chemistry for 3D Cell Encapsulation

    Yangjun Chen;Diana Diaz-Dussan;Di Wu;Wenda Wang

  • Allylboration of Carbonyl Compounds

    Hugo Lachance;Dennis G. Hall

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Preparation of α‐Substituted Allylboronates: One‐Pot Addition to Functionalized Aldehydes and a Route to Chiral Allylic Trifluoroborate Reagents

    Lisa Carosi;Dennis G. Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Ravin Narain
Ravin Narain University of Alberta
Michael Weinfeld
Michael Weinfeld University of Alberta
Robert McDonald
Robert McDonald University of Alberta
Masakatsu Shibasaki
Masakatsu Shibasaki University of Tokyo
Paul Knochel
Paul Knochel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Peter G. Schultz
Peter G. Schultz Scripps Research Institute
Gerard D. Wright
Gerard D. Wright McMaster University
Herbert Waldmann
Herbert Waldmann Max Planck Society
Hongbo Zeng
Hongbo Zeng University of Alberta
Richard Cammack
Richard Cammack King's College London

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