What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
- Hydrogen
His primary areas of study are Inorganic chemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Cyclopentadienyl complex, Ruthenium and Polymer chemistry.
His study in Inorganic chemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Chromium, Tetrahydrofuran, Manganese and Metal.
Geoffrey Wilkinson has researched Medicinal chemistry in several fields, including Ligand and Carbon monoxide, Catalysis.
The various areas that he examines in his Cyclopentadienyl complex study include Cobalt, Alkyl, Infrared spectroscopy and Halide.
His Ruthenium research incorporates themes from Carboxylate, Sulfur and Triphenylphosphine.
Geoffrey Wilkinson usually deals with Polymer chemistry and limits it to topics linked to Transition metal and Chemical physics, Group 2 organometallic chemistry, Period 4 element and Lanthanum.
His most cited work include:
- Basic Inorganic Chemistry (1897 citations)
- The preparation and properties of tris(triphenylphosphine)halogenorhodium(I) and some reactions thereof including catalytic homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins and acetylenes and their derivatives (787 citations)
- New complexes of ruthenium (II) and (III) with triphenylphosphine, triphenylarsine, trichlorostannate, pyridine and other ligands (640 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His main research concerns Crystal structure, Medicinal chemistry, Crystallography, Inorganic chemistry and Stereochemistry.
Geoffrey Wilkinson interconnects X-ray crystallography, X-ray, Molecule and Rhenium in the investigation of issues within Crystal structure.
His research integrates issues of Tetrahydrofuran, Ruthenium, Ligand, Alkyl and Phosphine in his study of Medicinal chemistry.
His studies in Ruthenium integrate themes in fields like Rhodium and Triphenylphosphine.
His Inorganic chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Chromium, Manganese, Polymer chemistry and Cyclopentadienyl complex.
His research in Stereochemistry intersects with topics in Denticity, Osmium and Aryl.
He most often published in these fields:
- Crystal structure (38.07%)
- Medicinal chemistry (33.49%)
- Crystallography (29.13%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1988-2007)?
- Crystal structure (38.07%)
- Stereochemistry (22.71%)
- Crystallography (29.13%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Crystal structure, Stereochemistry, Crystallography, Medicinal chemistry and X-ray crystallography.
Geoffrey Wilkinson has included themes like Chromium, Inorganic chemistry, Rhenium and Tetrahydrofuran in his Crystal structure study.
His Inorganic chemistry research integrates issues from Tetramethylethylenediamine and Metal.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Denticity, Ligand, Molecule and Ruthenium.
His Crystallography study incorporates themes from Tungsten, X-ray, Homoleptic, Dimer and Iridium.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Osmium, Manganese, Metallacycle and Aryl, Alkyl in addition to Medicinal chemistry.
Between 1988 and 2007, his most popular works were:
- Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of oxotrimesityliridium(V) (94 citations)
- Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)dichlororuthenium(II) and Tris(triphenylphosphine)dichlororuthenium(II) (84 citations)
- Some reactions of tetrakis(tert-butylimido)osmium(VIII). X-Ray crystal structures of Os(NBut)O(O2CBut)2(NH2But)2·ButCO2H, (ButN)2 Os(µ-NBut)2Os(µ-NBut)X2(X = Cl or I) and [Os2(NBut)4(µ-NBut)2]I3 (49 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
- Hydrogen
Stereochemistry, Crystal structure, Crystallography, X-ray crystallography and Medicinal chemistry are his primary areas of study.
His Stereochemistry research incorporates elements of Molecule, Rhenium, Oxidation state and Ruthenium.
His work carried out in the field of Crystal structure brings together such families of science as Chromium, Inorganic chemistry, Metal and Trifluoromethanesulfonate.
His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Manganese and Inorganic chemistry.
In X-ray crystallography, Geoffrey Wilkinson works on issues like Carboxylate, which are connected to Amine gas treating and Halogen.
His Medicinal chemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Denticity, Aryl, Tetrahedral molecular geometry and Phosphine.
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