OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Organic Chemistry is 41. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Synthesis of Amide-Containing Indolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline Derivatives via Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Reactions	96
Synthesis of meta-Sulfonylpyridines via Copper(II)-Catalyzed Cascade Sulfonylation/Cyclization/Aromatization of Tertiary Enamides with Sulfonylhydrazides	92
Oxidative [2 + 1 + 1 + 1] Annulation of Aldehydes and Methylene Nitriles: Synthesis of Diastereoselective Polysubstituted Cyclopentenes	87
Divergent [5 + 1] Annulation of o-Aminobenzamides with Vinylene Carbonate as a Multifunctional Reagent	82
Formal Glycosylation of Quinones with exo-Glycals Enabled by Iron-Mediated Oxidative Radical–Polar Crossover	76
Unusual Cascade Reactions of 8-Acetoxy-6-hydroxymethyllimonene with Salicylic Aldehydes: Diverse Oxygen Heterocycles from Common Precursors	74
Catalytic and Chemodivergent Synthesis of 1-Substituted 9H-Pyrrolo[1,2-a]indoles via Annulation of β-CF₃ Enones with 3-Substituted Indoles	71
g-C₃N₄-Based Heterogeneous Photocatalyzed Synthesis and Evaluation of Antitumor Activities of Fluoroalkylated 4H-Pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-ones	67
I₂-Cs₂CO₃ Mediated Intramolecular C2-Amination and Oxidative Rearrangement Cascade of C-3 Phenylthio Indoles: A Route to Synthesize Thiosulfonate-Embedded 2-Iminoindol	64
Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Sequential Cyclization of N-Boc Hydrazones with Propargylic Monofluoroalkynes via C–H Activation/C–F Cleavage for the Synthesis of Spiro[cyclobutane-1,9′-indeno[1,2-a<	63
Discovery of Zoanthamine Alkaloids from Zoanthus vietnamensis with Antioxidant and Neuroprotective Activities	61
DBU-Promoted Deaminative Thiolation of 1H-Benzo[d]imidazol-2-amines and Benzo[d]oxazol-2-amines	60
Au(PPh₃)Cl/AgOTf/TsOH-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction between 1-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-propargyl Alcohols and β-Oxoketones (Amides, Acid): Diastereoselective Construction of cis-3a,8a-Dihydrof	59
Synthesis of 5H-Chromeno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-5-one Derivatives via Microwave-Promoted Multicomponent Reaction	59
Facile Synthesis of Quinoline-Substituted 3-Hydroxy-2-oxindoles and 3-Amino-2-oxindoles via a Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Intramolecular Cyclization/Intermolecular Nucleophilic Addition Reaction	59
Copper-Mediated Radiobromination of (Hetero)Aryl Boronic Pinacol Esters	57
Homoconjugation and Tautomeric Isomerism in Triptycene-Fused Pyridylbenzimidazoles	56
Photodegradable Antimicrobial Agents: Synthesis and Mechanism of Degradation	55
Resolving Bromonitromethane Sourcing by Synthesis: Preparation at the Decagram Scale	53
Catalyst-Free Dearomative Allylboration of Ketones with Benzo[b]thiophenylmethyl Boronic Acids	53
Mechanism and Origins of Enantioselectivity in the Nickel-catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Silicon-Stereogenic Benzosiloles	52
Activation of I₂ with Aryl Iodine(III) for the Iodination of Deactivated Arenes	52
An Isoxazole Strategy for Molybdenum-Mediated Synthesis of 5-Mono- and 4,5-Disubstituted 1H-Pyrrole-2,3-diones	51
Regioselectivity Control in Spirobifluorene Nitration under Mild Conditions: Explaining the Crivello’s Reagent Mechanism	49
CuBr-Catalyzed Coupling of Propargyl Bromides with Terminal Alkynes: Syntheses of 1,4-Diynes and Alkynyl Shift Access to Unsymmetrical 1, n-Diynes	48

Metal-Free Electrochemical Allylic C–H Aerobic Oxidation	48
Ring Opening of Triflates Derived from Benzophospholan-3-one Oxides by Aryl Grignard Reagents as a Route to 2-Ethynylphenyl(diaryl)phosphine Oxides	47
Enantioselective Synthesis of P-Chirogenic 1,2,3-Triazolobenzophospholes	45
Metal-Mediated Organocatalysis in Water: Serendipitous Discovery of Aldol Reaction Catalyzed by the [Ru(bpy)₂(nornicotine)₂]²⁺ Complex	45
Regioselectivity Switch of α-Amino Acid-Derived Esters and MBH Carbonates for the Synthesis of Allyl-Substituted Azlactones	45
Anhydrous and Stereoretentive Fluoride-Enhanced Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling of Immunomodulatory Imide Drug Derivatives	45
Synthesis and Application of Planar Chiral NHC/Rh Complexes Bearing CoC₄Ph₄ Group	45
Exploring the Reactivity of Rigid 1-Azadienes Derived from Methylene γ-Lactams. Applications to the Stereoselective Synthesis of Spiro-γ-Lactams	43
Sc(OTf)₃-Mediated [4 + 2] Annulations of N-Carbonyl Aryldiazenes with Cyclopentadiene to Construct Cinnoline Derivatives: Azo-Povarov Reaction	42
Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization and Direct Arylation of 1-[2-(2,2-Dibromoethenyl)phenyl]-1H-pyrrole with Allenes	42
Understanding the Cis–Trans Amide Bond Isomerization of N,N′-Diacylhydrazines to Develop Guidelines for A Priori Prediction of Their Most Stable Solution Conformers	42
Enantioenriched α-Vinyl 1,4-Benzodiazepines and 1,4-Benzoxazepines via Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydrofunctionalizations of Alkynes and Allenes	42
Monomerization of Phthalocyanines in Water via Their Supramolecular Interactions with Cucurbiturils	42
Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Remote Site-Selective Ring Deconstruction of Cyclobuteno[a]naphthalene-4-ones to Access Unsymmetric 1,1-Diarylated Olefins	42
Two Squares in a Barrel: An Axially Disubstituted Conformationally Rigid Aliphatic Binding Motif for Cucurbit[6]uril	42
Easily Handled NaBAr^F₄ Catalyzed Selective Electrophilic Deuteration Method for C(sp²)–H Bond of Aryl Amines	42
Metal-Free Regioselective Oxa-Michael Approach to Access Spirooxindole-Fused Tetrahydrofuran/Tetrahydropyran through [3 + 2]/ [4 + 2] Spirocyclization of Methyleneindolinones with Haloalcohols	41