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55
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12010
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3222

William R. Dolbier publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William R. Dolbier sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 418 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

William R. Dolbier D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William R. Dolbier sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1970 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

William R. Dolbier is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of chemistry, with particular emphasis on organic chemistry and pharmaceutical science. The subfields of study covered in their work include organic chemistry, pharmaceutical science, inorganic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics encompass fluorine in organic chemistry, radical photochemical reactions, sulfur-based synthesis techniques, inorganic fluorides and related compounds, synthesis and reactions of organic compounds, photochemistry and electron transfer studies, and electrochemical sensors and biosensors.

Significant venues where their research has been published include:

  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Letters
  • Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales

Recent papers authored by Dolbier include:

  • Difluoromethylarylation of α,β-unsaturated amides via a photocatalytic radical smiles rearrangement (2022, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry)
  • Photocatalytic difluoromethylarylation of unactivated alkenes via a (hetero)aryl neophyl-like radical migration (2022, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry)
  • Visible-Light-Induced Three-Component Tetrafluoroethyl-heteroarylation of Alkenes with 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethanesulfonyl Chloride and Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones (2023, Chemistry - A European Journal)
  • Zinc 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethanesulfinate: A Synthetically Useful Oxidative and Photoredox Source of the 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethyl Radical (2024, The Journal of Organic Chemistry)
  • Initial Investigation of the Direct Incorporation of the 1,1,2-Trifluoroethyl Substituent into Organic Compounds (2025, Organic Letters)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dolbier are:

  • Satyajit Majumder
  • Siqi Wei
  • Ziran Lei
  • Liejin Zhou
  • Zuxiao Zhang

Dolbier has received recognition, such as being named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1970.

Best Publications

  • Fluorine chemistry at the millennium

    William R. Dolbier

  • Structure, Reactivity, and Chemistry of Fluoroalkyl Radicals.

    William R. Dolbier

  • Efficient Cu‐catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Addition Reactions of Fluoroalkylsulfonyl Chlorides with Electron‐deficient Alkenes Induced by Visible Light

    Xiao‐Jun Tang;William R. Dolbier

  • Photoredox-Catalyzed Tandem Radical Cyclization of N-Arylacrylamides: General Methods To Construct Fluorinated 3,3-Disubstituted 2-Oxindoles Using Fluoroalkylsulfonyl Chlorides

    Xiao-Jun Tang;Charles S. Thomoson;William R. Dolbier

  • Structure, synthesis, and chemical reactions of fluorinated cyclopropanes and cyclopropenes.

    William R. Dolbier;Merle A. Battiste

  • Guide to fluorine NMR for organic chemists

    William R. Dolbier

  • Electronic Control of Stereoselectivities of Electrocyclic Reactions of Cyclobutenes: A Triumph of Theory in the Prediction of Organic Reactions

    William R. Dolbier;Henryk Koroniak;K. N. Houk;Chimin Sheu

  • The Reformatsky reaction in organic synthesis. Recent advances

    Rogelio Ocampo;William R. Dolbier

  • Nucleophilic perfluoroalkylation of aldehydes, ketones, imines, disulfides, and diselenides.

    Chaya Pooput;William R. Dolbier;Maurice Medebielle

  • Photoredox-Catalyzed Intramolecular Difluoromethylation of N-Benzylacrylamides Coupled with a Dearomatizing Spirocyclization: Access to CF2H-Containing 2-Azaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-diene-3,8-diones.

    Zuxiao Zhang;Xiao-Jun Tang;William R. Dolbier

  • [18F]-EF5, a marker for PET detection of hypoxia: synthesis of precursor and a new fluorination procedure.

    William R. Dolbier;An-Rong Li;Cameron J. Koch;Chyng-Yann Shiue

  • Noninvasive imaging of tumor hypoxia in rats using the 2-nitroimidazole 18F-EF5

    Ziemer Ls;Evans Sm;Kachur Av;Shuman Al

  • New and convenient method for incorporation of pentafluorosulfanyl (SF5) substituents into aliphatic organic compounds.

    Samia Aït-Mohand;William R. Dolbier

  • A new and efficient method for the synthesis of trifluoromethylthio- and selenoethers.

    Chaya Pooput;Maurice Medebielle;William R. Dolbier

  • Photoredox-Catalyzed Tandem Insertion/Cyclization Reactions of Difluoromethyl and 1,1-Difluoroalkyl Radicals with Biphenyl Isocyanides.

    Zuxiao Zhang;Xiaojun Tang;William R. Dolbier

  • Direct Photoredox‐Catalyzed Reductive Difluoromethylation of Electron‐Deficient Alkenes

    Xiao‐Jun Tang;Zuxiao Zhang;William R. Dolbier

  • Use of fluoroform as a source of difluorocarbene in the synthesis of difluoromethoxy- and difluorothiomethoxyarenes.

    Charles S. Thomoson;William R. Dolbier

  • Photoredox-Catalyzed Intramolecular Aminodifluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes

    Zuxiao Zhang;Xiaojun Tang;Charles S. Thomoson;William R. Dolbier

  • Tetrakis(dimethylamino)ethylene as a Useful Reductant of Some Bromodifluoromethyl Heterocycles. Application to the Synthesis of New gem-Difluorinated Heteroarylated Compounds

    Conrad Burkholder;William R. Dolbier;Maurice Médebielle

  • Noninvasive detection of tumor hypoxia using the 2-nitroimidazole [18F]EF1.

    S. M. Evans;A. V. Kachur;C. Y. Shiue;Roland Hustinx

  • Fluorine-containing molecules : structure, reactivity, synthesis, and applications

    Joel F. Liebman;Arthur Greenberg;William R. Dolbier

Frequent Co-Authors

Ion Ghiviriga
Ion Ghiviriga University of Florida
Khalil A. Abboud
Khalil A. Abboud University of Florida
Cameron J. Koch
Cameron J. Koch University of Pennsylvania
Michael D. Bartberger
Michael D. Bartberger Amgen (United States)
Keith U. Ingold
Keith U. Ingold National Research Council Canada
Joel F. Liebman
Joel F. Liebman University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Joel S. Karp
Joel S. Karp University of Pennsylvania
Donald J. Burton
Donald J. Burton University of Iowa
Kendall N. Houk
Kendall N. Houk University of California, Los Angeles
Mariusz Jaskolski
Mariusz Jaskolski Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

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