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George J. P. Britovsek

George J. P. Britovsek

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Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
19882
World Ranking
16230
National Ranking
896

Overview

George J. P. Britovsek is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with notable focus areas including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Biomaterials, and Catalysis.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Britovsek's frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • European Polymer Journal
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Organometallics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by George J. P. Britovsek include:

  • "Polyethylene terephthalate degradation under natural and accelerated weathering conditions," 2020, European Polymer Journal
  • "The Mathematics of Ethylene Oligomerisation and Polymerisation," 2020, Topics in Catalysis
  • "Using molecular oxygen and Fe-N/C heterogeneous catalysts to achieve Mukaiyama epoxidations via in situ produced organic peroxy acids and acylperoxy radicals," 2022, Catalysis Science & Technology
  • "Directing Selectivity to Aldehydes, Alcohols, or Esters with Diphobane Ligands in Pd-Catalyzed Alkene Carbonylations," 2021, Organometallics
  • "Photolytic Activation of Late-Transition-Metal-Carbon Bonds and Their Reactivity toward Oxygen," 2021, Organometallics

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Andrew J. P. White
  • James D. Nobbs
  • Martin van Meurs
  • Sarah K. Y. Ho
  • Dillon W. P. Tay

Best Publications

  • The path forward for biofuels and biomaterials

    Arthur J. Ragauskas;Charlotte K. Williams;Brian H. Davison;George Britovsek

  • The Search for New-Generation Olefin Polymerization Catalysts: Life beyond Metallocenes.

    George J. P. Britovsek;Vernon C. Gibson;Duncan F. Wass

  • IRON AND COBALT ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS BEARING 2,6-BIS(IMINO)PYRIDYL LIGANDS : SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURES, AND POLYMERIZATION STUDIES

    George J. P. Britovsek;Michael Bruce;Vernon C. Gibson;Brian S. Kimberley

  • Novel olefin polymerization catalysts based on iron and cobalt

    George J. P. Britovsek;Vernon C. Gibson;Stuart J. McTavish;Gregory A. Solan

  • Oligomerisation of ethylene by bis(imino)pyridyliron and cobalt complexes

    Gjp Britovsek;Sergio Mastroianni;Ga Solan;Spd Baugh

  • Palladium(II) complexes containing mono-, bi- and tridentate carbene ligands. Synthesis, characterisation and application as catalysts in CC coupling reactions

    Alison M Magill;David S McGuinness;Kingsley J Cavell;George J.P Britovsek

  • Iron catalyzed polyethylene chain growth on zinc: a study of the factors delineating chain transfer versus catalyzed chain growth in zinc and related metal alkyl systems.

    George J P Britovsek;Steven A Cohen;Vernon C Gibson;Martin Van Meurs

  • Non-heme iron(II) complexes containing tripodal tetradentate nitrogen ligands and their application in alkane oxidation catalysis.

    George J P Britovsek;Jason England;Andrew J P White

  • Auf der Suche nach einer neuen Generation von Katalysatoren zur Olefinpolymerisation: „Leben”︁ jenseits der Metallocene

    George J. P. Britovsek;Vernon C. Gibson;Duncan F. Wass

  • Polyethylene Chain Growth on Zinc Catalyzed by Olefin Polymerization Catalysts: A Comparative Investigation of Highly Active Catalyst Systems across the Transition Series

    Martin van Meurs;George J. P. Britovsek;Vernon C. Gibson;Steven A. Cohen

  • Iron-Catalyzed Polyethylene Chain Growth on Zinc: Linear α-Olefins with a Poisson Distribution

    George J. P. Britovsek;Steven A. Cohen;Vernon C. Gibson;Peter J. Maddox

  • Polyethylene terephthalate degradation under natural and accelerated weathering conditions

    Tian Sang;Christopher J. Wallis;Gavin Hill;George J.P. Britovsek

  • Iron and Cobalt Ethylene Polymerization Catalysts: Variations on the Central Donor

    George J. P. Britovsek;Vernon C. Gibson;Olivier D. Hoarau;Stefan K. Spitzmesser

  • From B(C6F5)3 to B(OC6F5)3: Synthesis of (C6F5)2BOC6F5 and C6F5B(OC6F5)2 and Their Relative Lewis Acidity

    George J. P. Britovsek;Juri Ugolotti;Andrew J. P. White

  • The role of bulky substituents in the polymerization of ethylene using late transition metal catalysts: a comparative study of nickel and iron catalyst systems

    George J.P Britovsek;Simon P.D Baugh;Olivier Hoarau;Vernon C Gibson

  • EPR spectroscopic trapping of the active species of nonheme iron-catalyzed oxidation.

    Oleg Y. Lyakin;Konstantin P. Bryliakov;George J. P. Britovsek;Evgenii P. Talsi

  • Distinguishing Chain Growth Mechanisms in Metal-catalyzed Olefin Oligomerization and Polymerization Systems: C2H4/C2D4 Co-oligomerization/Polymerization Experiments Using Chromium, Iron, and Cobalt Catalysts

    Atanas K. Tomov;Vernon C. Gibson;George J. P. Britovsek;Richard J. Long

  • Ligand Topology Variations and the Importance of Ligand Field Strength in Non-Heme Iron Catalyzed Oxidations of Alkanes

    Jason England;George J. P. Britovsek;Nitin Rabadia;Andrew J. P. White

  • The nature of the active site in bis(imino)pyridine iron ethylene polymerisation catalysts

    George J.P. Britovsek;Guy K.B. Clentsmith;Vernon C. Gibson;David M.L. Goodgame

  • Cationic 2,6-bis(imino)pyridine iron and cobalt complexes: synthesis, structures, ethylene polymerisation and ethylene/polar monomer co-polymerisation studies

    George J. P. Britovsek;Vernon C. Gibson;Stefan K. Spitzmesser;Kilian P. Tellmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. P. White
Andrew J. P. White Imperial College London
Vernon C. Gibson
Vernon C. Gibson Imperial College London
Mark R. J. Elsegood
Mark R. J. Elsegood Loughborough University
Kingsley J. Cavell
Kingsley J. Cavell Cardiff University
Gregory A. Solan
Gregory A. Solan University of Leicester
Brian W. Skelton
Brian W. Skelton University of Western Australia
Allan H. White
Allan H. White University of Western Australia
Carl Redshaw
Carl Redshaw Tokyo Metropolitan University
Patricia A. Hunt
Patricia A. Hunt Victoria University of Wellington
Alexei A. Kornyshev
Alexei A. Kornyshev Imperial College London

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