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Robert E. Gawley

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Researcher

Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2002); Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (2013); University of Miami (1980–2009); University of Kansas (1996); Stockholm University (2002–2004); William & Mary (2002); Duke University (1975); Florida International University (2002–2007); ETH Zurich (1994–1995); Clinical Research of South Florida (1996); KTH Royal Institute of Technology (2002); College of Marin (2002); Eckerd College (2002); University of Sheffield (2009)

Faculty Researcher

38 h-index 196 pubs 4,208 cited

  • Stereoisomerism
  • Lithium
  • Catalysis
  • Animals
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Piperidines
  • Thermodynamics
  • Molecular Structure
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Oxocins
  • Kinetics
  • Pyrrolidines
  • Marine Toxins
  • Saxitoxin

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Robert E. Gawley's research focuses on the materials science of semiconductor devices. His work has investigated the synthesis and characterization of thin films, particularly those involving chalcogenides and gallium nitride. Gawley has explored the application of these materials in devices such as transistors and those used for energy conversion.

Metrics

  • h-index: 38
  • Publications: 196
  • Citations: 4,208

Selected Publications

  • Double-Asymmetric Hydrogenation Strategy for the Reduction of 1,1-Diaryl Olefins Applied to an Improved Synthesis of CuIPhEt, a <i>C</i><sub>2</sub>-Symmetric N-Heterocyclic Carbenoid (2013)
    The Journal of Organic Chemistry 36 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Oxidations (2012)
    Elsevier eBooks 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • ChemInform Abstract: Catalytic Dynamic Resolution Applied to the Synthesis of 2,6‐Disubstituted Piperidines: Preparation of (+)‐Lupetidine and (‐)‐Epidihydropinidine. (2012)
    ChemInform DOI OpenAlex
  • Introduction, General Principles, and Glossary of Stereochemical Terms (2012)
    Elsevier eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Practical Aspects of Asymmetric Synthesis (2012)
    Elsevier eBooks 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Aldol and Michael Additions of Allyls, Enolates, and Enolate Equivalents (2012)
    Elsevier eBooks 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • 1,2- and 1,4-Additions to C=X Bonds (2012)
    Elsevier eBooks 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cycloadditions and Rearrangements (2012)
    Elsevier eBooks 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Enolate, Azaenolate, and Organolithium Alkylations (2012)
    Elsevier eBooks 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Dynamics of Catalytic Resolution of 2-Lithio-<i>N</i>-Boc-piperidine by Ligand Exchange (2012)
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Synthetic Applications and Inversion Dynamics of Configurationally Stable 2-Lithio-2-arylpyrrolidines and -piperidines (2012)
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 42 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Formal synthesis of the bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid berbamunine by asymmetric substitution of chiral organolithium compounds (2011)
    ARKIVOC 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Catalytic Dynamic Resolution Applied to the Synthesis of 2,6-Disubstituted Piperidines: Preparation of (+)-Lupetidine and (–)-Epidihydropinidine (2011)
    Heterocycles 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Design and Synthesis of C<sub>2</sub>-Symmetric N-Heterocyclic Carbene Precursors and Metal Carbenoids (2011)
    The Journal of Organic Chemistry 70 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Application of a C<sub>2</sub>-Symmetric Copper Carbenoid in the Enantioselective Hydrosilylation of Dialkyl and Aryl–Alkyl Ketones (2011)
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 131 citations DOI OpenAlex

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