What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
- Hydrogen
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Medicinal chemistry, Ruthenium, Photochemistry, Carbene and Catalysis.
His Medicinal chemistry study frequently draws connections to adjacent fields such as Transmetalation.
The various areas that Michael K. Whittlesey examines in his Ruthenium study include Transition metal carbene complex, IMes, Ligand and Regioselectivity.
His research integrates issues of Formate, Propene, Transition metal, Alkyl and Carbon dioxide in his study of Photochemistry.
Michael K. Whittlesey has included themes like Hydride, Nickel, Inorganic chemistry, Crystal structure and Density functional theory in his Carbene study.
In his study, Cascade reaction is strongly linked to Wittig reaction, which falls under the umbrella field of Catalysis.
His most cited work include:
- Transition metal catalysed reactions of alcohols using borrowing hydrogen methodology (472 citations)
- Ruthenium-Catalyzed Meta Sulfonation of 2-Phenylpyridines (310 citations)
- Synthesis, Electronic Structure, and Magnetism of [Ni(6-Mes)2]+: A Two-Coordinate Nickel(I) Complex Stabilized by Bulky N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (170 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Michael K. Whittlesey mainly focuses on Medicinal chemistry, Ruthenium, Carbene, Catalysis and Photochemistry.
His Medicinal chemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Hydride, Ligand, Reactivity, Stereochemistry and IMes.
The subject of his Ruthenium research is within the realm of Organic chemistry.
His Carbene research also works with subjects such as
- Ring that connect with fields like Copper,
- Agostic interaction most often made with reference to Alkyl.
As a member of one scientific family, Michael K. Whittlesey mostly works in the field of Catalysis, focusing on Polymer chemistry and, on occasion, Metal.
In the field of Photochemistry, his study on Photodissociation overlaps with subjects such as Flash photolysis.
He most often published in these fields:
- Medicinal chemistry (50.00%)
- Ruthenium (42.26%)
- Carbene (38.10%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?
- Medicinal chemistry (50.00%)
- Reactivity (21.43%)
- Catalysis (28.57%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Michael K. Whittlesey mainly investigates Medicinal chemistry, Reactivity, Catalysis, Carbene and Crystallography.
He combines subjects such as Protonolysis, Ligand, Aryl and Hydride with his study of Medicinal chemistry.
His studies in Reactivity integrate themes in fields like Zinc, Reductive elimination, Migratory insertion and Ruthenium.
His Ruthenium research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Substituent and IMes.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ring, Metal and Stereochemistry.
His work in the fields of Crystallography, such as Crystal structure, intersects with other areas such as Spectroscopy.
Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- A Comparison of the Stability and Reactivity of Diamido- and Diaminocarbene Copper Alkoxide and Hydride Complexes (24 citations)
- Activation of H2 over the Ru−Zn Bond in the Transition Metal−Lewis Acid Heterobimetallic Species [Ru(IPr)2(CO)ZnEt]+ (23 citations)
- Copper-NHC-Mediated Semihydrogenation and Hydroboration of Alkynes: Enhanced Catalytic Activity Using Ring-Expanded Carbenes (20 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
- Hydrogen
His scientific interests lie mostly in Medicinal chemistry, Stereochemistry, Catalysis, Copper and Ring.
His Medicinal chemistry research includes themes of Protonolysis, Hydride, Lewis acids and bases and Carbene.
His studies deal with areas such as Oxidative addition, Stoichiometry and Catalytic transfer hydrogenation as well as Carbene.
The Stereochemistry study combines topics in areas such as Chromium, Transition metal carbene complex, Nucleophile and Ring size.
The concepts of his Catalysis study are interwoven with issues in Photochemistry, Reactivity and Metal.
He focuses mostly in the field of Regioselectivity, narrowing it down to matters related to Hydrodefluorination and, in some cases, Ruthenium, Structural isomer, IMes, Density functional theory and Chemoselectivity.
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