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Mechanistic Elucidation

Mechanistic Elucidation is the systematic process of identifying and characterizing the detailed step-by-step pathway by which a chemical reaction occurs, distinguishing itself from related analytical approaches through its explicit focus on deriving causal, molecular-level insights into reaction dynamics and intermediacy, often leveraging tools such as kinetic isotope effects to discriminate between possible mechanisms.

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Lanthanoids in organic synthesis. 6. Reduction of .alpha.-enones by sodium borohydride in the presence of lanthanoid chlorides: synthetic and mechanistic aspects

André Luís Gemal, Jean Louis Luche · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1981 · 1K citations

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Cycloisomerization of 1,<i>n</i>‐Enynes: Challenging Metal‐Catalyzed Rearrangements and Mechanistic Insights

Véronique Michelet, Patrick Y. Toullec, Jean‐Pierre Genêt · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2008 · 984 citations

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Mechanistic Aspects of Diels‐Alder Reactions: A Critical Survey

Jürgen Sauer, Reiner Sustmann · Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English · 1980 · 947 citations

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The human gut bacterial genotoxin colibactin alkylates DNA

Matthew R. Wilson, Yindi Jiang, Peter W. Villalta et al. · Science · 2019 · 643 citations · Full text

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Defluorination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) with Hydrated Electrons: Structural Dependence and Implications to PFAS Remediation and Management

Michael J. Bentel, Yaochun Yu, Lihua Xu et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2019 · 610 citations · Full text

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  1. HS
    Helmut Schwarz

    Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

    27 publications · 995 citations

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  2. MS
    Maria Schlangen

    Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

    20 publications · 586 citations

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  3. SZ
    Shaodong Zhou

    Zhejiang University, China

    14 publications · 407 citations

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  4. LC
    Luigi Cavallo

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

    12 publications · 977 citations

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  5. LM
    Laurent Maron

    Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets, France

    10 publications · 375 citations

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    43 h-index

    349 publications

    21.8K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    42 h-index

    415 publications

    19.3K citations

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    29 h-index

    145 publications

    8K citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    22 h-index

    62 publications

    4.2K citations

  5. Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry

    Shanghai, China

    22 h-index

    94 publications

    6.7K citations

  6. Technische Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    20 h-index

    122 publications

    4.2K citations

  7. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    20 h-index

    58 publications

    2.7K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    18 h-index

    75 publications

    9.8K citations

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  1. Journal of the American Chemical Society

    JACS · 237 publications · 20.9K citations

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  2. Angewandte Chemie International Edition

    80 publications · 7K citations

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  3. The Journal of Organic Chemistry

    JOC · 155 publications · 6.8K citations

    46

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  4. Chemistry - A European Journal

    108 publications · 4.8K citations

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  5. Organometallics

    75 publications · 3.3K citations

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