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Richard L. Harlow is a researcher affiliated with DuPont in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Chemistry and Medicine, with publications in subfields such as Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Oncology.

Their research interests center around crystallography and molecular interactions, crystal structures of chemical compounds, and the synthesis and properties of metal complexes. These topics appear consistently across their contributions to scientific literature.

Among their recent publications is the paper titled C-H...O contacts in the crystal structure of 1,3-dithiane 1,1,3,3-tetraoxide, published in 2021. This work appeared in the journal Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications. This publication is part of the broader set of studies they have contributed to in this specific journal.

Frequent collaboration has been noted with co-authors including Allen G. Oliver and M. P. SAMMES, each contributing to the body of work alongside Harlow.

Frequent publication venues for their research mainly include:

  • Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications

Main fields of study covered by their research are:

  • Chemistry
  • Medicine

Subfields of study include:

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Oncology

The main topics within their work can be categorized as:

  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties

Best Publications

  • A stable crystalline carbene

    Anthony J. Arduengo;Richard L. Harlow;Michael Kline

  • Electronic stabilization of nucleophilic carbenes

    Anthony J. Arduengo;H. V. Rasika Dias;Richard L. Harlow;Michael Kline

  • Preparation and use of C2-symmetric bis(phospholanes): production of .alpha.-amino acid derivatives via highly enantioselective hydrogenation reactions

    Mark J. Burk;John E. Feaster;William A. Nugent;Richard L. Harlow

  • Preparation and characterization of layered lead halide compounds

    J. Calabrese;N. L. Jones;R. L. Harlow;N. Herron

  • The incommensurate structure of (Sr14−xCax)Cu24O41 (0 < x ∼ 8) a superconductor byproduct

    E.M. McCarron;M.A. Subramanian;J.C. Calabrese;R.L. Harlow

  • New chiral phospholanes; Synthesis, characterization, and use in asymmetric hydrogenation reactions

    Mark J. Burk;John E. Feaster;Richard L. Harlow

  • Synthesis and Single-Crystal X-ray Structure of a Highly Symmetrical C60 Derivative, C60Br24

    Fred N. Tebbe;Richard L. Harlow;D. Bruce Chase;David L. Thorn

  • Electron distribution in a stable carbene

    Anthony J. Arduengo;H. V. Rasika Dias;David A. Dixon;Richard L. Harlow

  • Cyano--halogen interactions and their role in the crystal structures of the 4-halobenzonitriles

    Gautam R. Desiraju;Richard L. Harlow

  • The Kinetic Significance of V5 in n-Butane Oxidation Catalyzed by Vanadium Phosphates

    George W. Coulston;Simon R. Bare;Harold Kung;Kari Birkeland

  • Oxygen Isotope Effect and Structural Phase Transitions in La2CuO4-Based Superconductors.

    M.K. Crawford;W.E. Farneth;E.M. McCarron;R.L. Harlow

  • Anomalous magnetic and transport behavior in the magnetic insulator Sr 3 Ir 2 O 7

    G. Cao;Y. Xin;C. S. Alexander;J. E. Crow

  • New electron-rich chiral phosphines for asymmetric catalysis

    Mark J. Burk;John E. Feaster;Richard L. Harlow

  • EARLY TRANSITION METAL ALKOXIDE COMPLEXES BEARING HOMOCHIRAL TRIALKANOLAMINE LIGANDS

    William A. Nugent;Richard L. Harlow

  • Cyclization of diacetylenes to E,E exocyclic dienes. Complementary procedures based on titanium and zirconium reagents

    William A. Nugent;David L. Thorn;R. L. Harlow

  • (PENTAMETHYLCYCLOPENTADIENYL)YTTERBIUM AND -LUTETIUM COMPLEXES BY METAL OXIDATION AND METATHESIS

    P. L. Watson;J. F. Whitney;R. L. Harlow

  • Carbene adducts of magnesium and zinc

    Anthony J. Arduengo;H.V.Rasika Dias;Fredric Davidson;R.L. Harlow

  • Magnetic susceptibility and low-temperature structure of the linear chain cuprate Sr 2 CuO 3

    T. Ami;M. K. Crawford;R. L. Harlow;Z. R. Wang

  • Fluorinated macrocyclic ethers as fluoride ion hosts. Novel structures and dynamic properties

    W. B. Farnham;D. C. Roe;D. A. Dixon;J. C. Calabrese

  • Synthesis, structure, and properties of pentathiepins

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  • Structural Studies of a Family of High Affinity Ligands for GPIIb/IIIa

    Alvin C. Bach;Charles J. Eyermann;John D. Gross;Michael J. Bower

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman Herron
Norman Herron DuPont (United States)
David A. Dixon
David A. Dixon University of Alabama
Mark J. Burk
Mark J. Burk Genomatica (United States)
Joel S. Miller
Joel S. Miller University of Utah
Joseph C. Calabrese
Joseph C. Calabrese DuPont (United States)
Anthony J. Arduengo
Anthony J. Arduengo University of Alabama
Alan R. Katritzky
Alan R. Katritzky University of Florida
R. Tom Baker
R. Tom Baker University of Ottawa
Todd B. Marder
Todd B. Marder University of Würzburg
David C. Johnston
David C. Johnston Iowa State University

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