Most-cited papers on Metal Complexes and Ligands

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1. A critical account on π–π stacking in metal complexes with aromatic nitrogen-containing ligands †

   2000 · Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions · Janiak, Christoph

   4,444 cited

2. Coordinating properties of the amide bond. Stability and structure of metal ion complexes of peptides and related ligands

   1982 · Chemical Reviews · Sigel, Helmut, Martin, R. Bruce

   1,593 cited

3. Ligand design for selective complexation of metal ions in aqueous solution

   1989 · Chemical Reviews · Hancock, Robert D., Martell, Arthur E.

   1,156 cited

4. Preparation of Polymer-Supported Ligands and Metal Complexes for Use in Catalysis

   2002 · Chemical Reviews · Leadbeater, Nicholas E., Marco, María

   976 cited

5. Electrochemical parametrization of metal complex redox potentials, using the ruthenium(III)/ruthenium(II) couple to generate a ligand electrochemical series

   1990 · Inorganic Chemistry · Lever, A. B. P.

   925 cited

6. Bond valence sum analysis of metal-ligand bond lengths in metalloenzymes and model complexes. 2. Refined distances and other enzymes

   1993 · Inorganic Chemistry · Liu, Wentian, Thorp, H. Holden

   783 cited

7. The Far-Infrared Spectra of Metal-Halide Complexes of Pyridine and Related Ligands

   1965 · Inorganic Chemistry · Clark, Robin J. H., Williams, Charles S.

   783 cited

8. Transition metal–carbon bonds. Part XLII. Complexes of nickel, palladium, platinum, rhodium and iridium with the tridentate ligand 2,6-bis[(di-t-butylphosphino)methyl]phenyl

   1976 · Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions · Moulton, Christopher J., Shaw, Bernard L.

   775 cited

9. Photochemistry of metal coordination complexes: metal to ligand charge transfer excited states

   1986 · Pure and Applied Chemistry · Meyer, Thomas J.

   753 cited

10. Electroluminescence from triplet metal—ligand charge-transfer excited state of transition metal complexes

    1998 · Synthetic Metals · Ma, Yuguang, Zhang, Houyu, Shen, Jiacong et al.

    746 cited

11. Water‐Soluble Ligands, Metal Complexes, and Catalysts: Synergism of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis

    1993 · Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English · Herrmann, Wolfgang A., Kohlpaintner, Christian W.

    738 cited

12. Transition metal complexes of o-benzoquinone, o-semiquinone, and catecholate ligands

    1981 · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · Pierpont, Cortlandt G., Buchanan, Robert M.

    736 cited

13. New Trends in the Use of Transition Metal–Ligand Complexes for Applications in Electroluminescent Devices

    2005 · Advanced Materials · Holder, Elisabeth, Langeveld, Bea M. W., Schubert, Ulrich S.

    723 cited

14. Studies on charge distribution and valence tautomerism in transition metal complexes of catecholate and semiquinonate ligands

    2001 · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · Pierpont, Cortlandt G.

    682 cited

15. Metal complexes with ‘pincer’-type ligands incorporating N-heterocyclic carbene functionalities

    2006 · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · Pugh, David, Danopoulos, Andreas A.

    626 cited

16. Electronic Structure of Bis(<i>o</i>-iminobenzosemiquinonato)metal Complexes (Cu, Ni, Pd). The Art of Establishing Physical Oxidation States in Transition-Metal Complexes Containing Radical Ligands

    2001 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Chaudhuri, Phalguni, Verani, Cláudio N., Bill, Eckhard et al.

    593 cited

17. Effect of adsorbed complexing ligands on trace metal uptake by hydrous oxides

    1978 · Environmental Science & Technology · Davis, James, Leckie, James O.

    589 cited

18. Palladium-Catalyzed Direct α-Arylation of Ketones. Rate Acceleration by Sterically Hindered Chelating Ligands and Reductive Elimination from a Transition Metal Enolate Complex

    1997 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Hamann, Blake C., Hartwig, John F.

    571 cited

19. Wide Bite Angle Diphosphines:  Xantphos Ligands in Transition Metal Complexes and Catalysis

    2001 · Accounts of Chemical Research · Kamer, Paul C. J., Leeuwen, Piet W. N. M. van, Reek, Joost N. H.

    555 cited

20. Self-recognition in helicate self-assembly: spontaneous formation of helical metal complexes from mixtures of ligands and metal ions.

    1993 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Kramer, Ryan M., Lehn, Jean‐Maríe, Marquis‐Rigault, Annie

    548 cited

21. Complexes Derived from Strong Field Ligands. XIX. Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal Derivatives of 4,4',4",4'''-Tetrasulfophthalocyanine

    1965 · Inorganic Chemistry · Weber, James H., Busch, Daryle H.

    518 cited

22. Transition Metal Complexes Containing Allenylidene, Cumulenylidene, and Related Ligands

    1998 · Chemical Reviews · Bruce, Michael I.

    492 cited

23. .pi.-Conjugated Poly(pyridine-2,5-diyl), Poly(2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-diyl), and Their Alkyl Derivatives. Preparation, Linear Structure, Function as a Ligand to Form Their Transition Metal Complexes, Catalytic Reactions, n-Type Electrically Conducting Properties, Optical Properties, and Alignment on Substrates

    1994 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Yamamoto, Takakazu, Maruyama, Tsukasa, Zhou, Zhenhua et al.

    467 cited

24. Valence tautomerism in metal complexes: Stimulated and reversible intramolecular electron transfer between metal centers and organic ligands

    2014 · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · Tezgerevska, Tina, Alley, Kerwyn G., Boskovic, Colette

    459 cited

25. Transition metal complexes containing organoimido (nr) and related ligands

    1980 · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · Nugent, William A., Haymore, Barry L.

    459 cited

26. Tautomeric catecholate-semiquinone interconversion via metal-ligand electron transfer. Structural, spectral, and magnetic properties of (3,5-di-tert-butylcatecholato)(3,5-di-tert-butylsemiquinone)(bipyridyl)cobalt(III), a complex containing mixed-valence organic ligands

    1980 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Buchanan, Robert M., Pierpont, Cortlandt G.

    442 cited

27. Carbohydrates as ligands: coordination equilibria and structure of the metal complexes

    2000 · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · Gyurcsik, Béla, Nagy, László

    429 cited

28. Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Lactide with Group 3 Metal Complexes Supported by Dianionic Alkoxy‐Amino‐Bisphenolate Ligands: Combining High Activity, Productivity, and Selectivity

    2005 · Chemistry - A European Journal · Amgoune, Abderramane, Thomas, C.M., Roisnel, Thierry et al.

    415 cited

29. Ligand‐to‐Metal Charge Transfer (LMCT) Photochemistry at 3d‐Metal Complexes: An Emerging Tool for Sustainable Organic Synthesis

    2022 · ChemCatChem · Juliá, Fabio

    405 cited