Author

R. A. Aitken

Observed names: Aitken, R, Aitken, R Alan, Aitken, R. Alan, Aitken, R.A., R Alan Aitken, R. A. AITKEN, R. ALAN AITKEN, R. ALAN Aitken, R. Aitken, R. Alan Aitken, R.A. Aitken, R.Alan Aitken, R. Alan Aitken, Robert Aitken

Institution: University of St Andrews

Observed institutions: Ahmadu Bello University, University of Arizona, University of Bradford, University of St Andrews, University of Oslo, BP (United Kingdom), Aarhus University, Purdue University West Lafayette, Moscow State Technological University, Kuwait University, Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Institute of Structure of Matter, Perm State Pharmaceutical Academy, National Research Council, University of Portsmouth, University of Guelph, Colorado State University, University of Edinburgh

ORCID: 0000-0001-6959-5311

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-6959-5311

OpenAlex ID: A5067877787

Science of Synthesis: Houben–Weyl Methods of Molecular Transformations

2007 · C. A. Ramsden, D. Bellus, et al. · Thieme eBooks · 488

Asymmetric synthesis of (-)-steganone. Further application of chiral biaryl syntheses

1987 · A. I. Meyers, Joseph R. Flisak, et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 133

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of highly functionalised compounds with six contiguous stereocentres

1988 · R. Alan Aitken, Jayalakshmi Gopal, et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 72

Catalytic asymmetric ring-opening of bridged tricyclic anhydrides

1990 · R.Alan Aitken, Jayalakshmi Gopal · Tetrahedron Asymmetry · 70

Cation-directed syntheses of novel zeolite-like metalloaluminophosphates STA-6 and STA-7 in the presence of azamacrocycle templates

2000 · Paul A. Wright, Martin J. Maple, et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions · 64

An asymmetric synthesis of chiral 4,4-disubstituted cyclohexenones in high enantiomeric purity

1986 · A. I. Meyers, Bruce A. Lefker, et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 61

Thermal Rearrangement of Indolyl Oxime Esters to Pyridoindoles

2008 · Fernando Portela-Cubillo, Brian A. Surgenor, et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 52

Synthesis of a novel microporous magnesioaluminophosphate, STA-6, containing an unbound azamacrocycle †

1999 · Veronique Patinec, Paul A. Wright, et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions · 47

Flash vacuum pyrolysis of stabilised phosphorus ylides. Part 1. Preparation of aliphatic and terminal alkynes

1994 · R. Alan Aitken, J. Ian Atherton · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 · 38

Flash vacuum pyrolysis of stabilised phosphorus ylides. Part 5. Selective extrusion of PH 3 PO from β,γ,β′-trioxo ylides to give diacylalkynes

1994 · R. Alan Aitken, Hugues Hérion, et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 · 38

The X-ray Structures of Sulfones

2009 · Fiona A. M. Rudolph, Amy L. Fuller, et al. · Journal of Chemical Crystallography · 36

Tandem Radical Cyclisation in the Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis of 2-Methoxyphenyl and 2-Methylthiophenyl Substituted Phosphorus Ylides

1995 · R. Alan Aitken, Charles K. Bradbury, et al. · Synlett · 36

Flash vacuum pyrolysis over magnesium. Part 1. Pyrolysis of benzylic, other aryl/alkyl and aliphatic halides

2002 · R. Alan Aitken, Philip K. G. Hodgson, et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 · 31

The solid state conformation of oxo stabilised ylides: X-ray structures of four new polyoxo phosphorus ylides

2000 · R. Alan Aitken, Nazira Karodia, et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 · 30

Guidebook to organic synthesis

1982 · Raymond K. Mackie, David M. Smith, et al. · Longman eBooks · 30

New Gas-Phase Cascade Reactions of Stabilized Phosphorus Ylides Leading to Ring-Fused Indoles and to Quinolines

2008 · R. Alan Aitken, Lorna Murray · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 29

Behaviour of Dioxolanones as Chiral Acyl Anion Equivalents

1998 · R. Alan Aitken, Andrew W. Thomas · Synlett · 29

Asymmetric Synthesis

1992 · S. Nicholas Kilényi, R. A. Aitken, et al. · 29

Flash vacuum pyrolysis of stabilised phosphorus ylides. Part 3. Preparation of o-methoxyphenyl- and o-methylsulfanylphenyl-alkynes and their cyclisation to benzofurans and benzothiophenes

1994 · R. Alan Aitken, Graham Burns · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 · 28

The X-Ray Structures of Sulfoxides

2008 · Amy L. Fuller, R. Alan Aitken, et al. · Journal of Chemical Crystallography · 27

Flash vacuum pyrolysis of stabilised phosphorus ylides. Part 17.1 Preparation of aliphatic amino acid derived γ-alkoxycarbonylamino-β-oxo ylides and pyrolysis to give α,β-acetylenic γ-amino acid and GABA analogues

2002 · R. Alan Aitken, Nazira Karodia, et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 · 26

Pyrolysis of tricyclic cyclobutane-fused sulfolanes as a route to cis-1,2-divinyl compounds and their Cope-derived products

1999 · R. Alan Aitken, J. I. G. Cadogan, et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 · 26

Formation of novel 1:2 adducts between bun3P.CS2 and electron-deficient alkynes

1992 · R.Alan Aitken, Swati V. Raut, et al. · Tetrahedron · 24

Direct one pot construction of norbornane-fused dihydrotetrathiafulvalenes

1997 · R.Alan Aitken, Lawrence Hill, et al. · Tetrahedron Letters · 23

Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds Using Flash Vacuum PyrolysisaaDedicated to the memory of two major figures in this field of research: Gloria Inés Yranzo (1957–2008) and Hamish McNab (1949–2010).

2015 · R. Alan Aitken, Youcef Boubalouta · Advances in heterocyclic chemistry · 22

Works count: 1,385

Citation count: 3,310

H-index: 24

I10-index: 97