Publications (Research Articles)

“A Mild and Efficient Iridium-Catalyzed Method for Aldimine Hydrogenation. Aidan McKeown, Jonathan A. Taylor, Laura C. Paterson, David M. Lindsay, and William J. Kerr, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2025, e70168. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/adsc.70168.

“Advancing Isotope Labelling Technologies at AstraZeneca through Academic-Industrial Collaboration”, R. A. Bragg, J. Bergare, M. Artelsmair, W. J. Kerr, T. Skrydstrup, and C. S. Elmore, ACS Med. Chem. Lett., 2025, 16, 1221-1225 (Published as part of ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters special issue “Academic and Industrial Collaborations in Drug Discovery”).  DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00338.

“Probing Substrate Binding and Release Events in Iridium-Catalysed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Reactions”, D. S. Timofeeva, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, and D. J. Nelson, Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 13532-13542. DOI: 10.1039/d5sc00759c.

“Nitrile-Tolerant Iridium-Catalysed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange”, N. M. L. Knight, D. E. Anderson, P. T. Mulrainey, L. C. Paterson, D. M. Lindsay, T. Tuttle, and W. J. Kerr, Chem. Eur. J., 2025, 31, e202500449. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202500449.

“Selective Deuteration and Tritiation of Pharmaceutically Relevant Sulfoximines”, B. I. P. Smith, N. M. L. Knight, G. J. Knox, D. M. Lindsay, L. C. Paterson, J. Bergare, C. S. Elmore, R. A. Bragg, and W. J. Kerr, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202417179. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202417179.

“C–H Activation and Hydrogen Isotope Exchange of Aryl Carbamates using Iridium(I) Complexes Bearing Chelating NHC-Phosphine Ligands”, R. Zorzatto, P. T. Mulrainey, M. Reid, T. Tuttle, D. M. Lindsay, and W. J. Kerr, Chem. Eur. J., 2024, 30, e202403090. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202403090.

“Iridium-catalysed C(sp³)−H Activation and Hydrogen Isotope Exchange via Nitrogen-based Carbonyl Directing Groups”, N. M. L. Knight, J. D. F. Thompson, D. M. Lindsay, T. Tuttle, and W. J. Kerr, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2024, 366, 2577-2586. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202400156.

“Directing Hydrogen Isotope Exchange with Aryl Carboxylic Acids”. R. J. Mudd, M. Reid, L. C. Paterson, J. Atzrodt, V. Derdau, and W. J. Kerr, Synlett, 2024, 35, 2201-2206 (Invited Paper as part of a Synlett Cluster Special Issue on Isotopic Labelling). DOI: 10.1055/a-2239-6965.

“Copper-mediated Electrophilic Amination for the Synthesis of N-Trifluoromethylamines”, T. D. Fleetwood, W. J. Kerr, and J. Mason, Chem. Eur. J., 2024, 30, e202303314.  DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303314.

“Structure Guided Design of a Domain Selective Bromodomain and Extra Terminal (BET) N-Terminal Bromodomain Chemical Probe”, E. Bradley, L. Fusani, C.-w. Chung, P. D. Craggs, E. H. Demont, P. G. Humphreys, D. J. Mitchell, A. Phillipou, I. Rioja, R. R. Shah, C. R. Wellaway, R. K. Prinjha, D. S. Palmer, W. J. Kerr, M. Reid, I. D. Wall, and R. Cookson, J. Med. Chem., 2023, 66, 15728-15749.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00906.

“A Robust and General Late-stage Methylation of Aryl Chlorides; Application to Isotopic Labelling of Drug-like Scaffolds”, E. Davenport, D. E. Negru, G. Badman, D. M. Lindsay, and W. J. Kerr, ACS Catal., 2023, 13, 11541-11547.  DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c0276.

“Experimental and Computational Insights into the Mechanism of the Copper(I)-catalysed Sulfonylative Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction”, C. G. J. Hall, H. F. Sneddon, P. Pogány, D. M. Lindsay, and W. J. Kerr, Chemical Science, 2023, 14, 6738-6755. DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01337e.

“Selective Deuteration of Heterocycle N-Oxides via Iridium-catalyzed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange”, P. K. Owens, B. I. P. Smith, S. Campos, D. M. Lindsay, and W. J. Kerr. Synthesis, 2023, 55, 3644-3651.  DOI: 10.1055/a-2088-4302. (Invited Paper as part of the Special Topic on C–H Bond Functionalization of Heterocycles).

“An Umpolung Approach to Acyclic 1,4-Dicarbonyl Amides via Photoredox-generated Carbamoyl Radicals”, J. D. Williams, S. G. Leach, and W. J. Kerr, Chem. Eur. J., 2023, 29, e2023004.  DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300403.

“Oxygenated Cyclopentenones via the Pauson−Khand Reaction of Silyl Enol Ether Substrates”,P. Shaw, S. J. Hassell-Hart, G. E. Douglas, A. G. Malcolm, A. R. Kennedy, G. V. White, L. C. Paterson, and W. J. Kerr, Org. Lett., 2022, 14, 2750-2755.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00856.

“Synthesis of Aminoimidazo Heterocycles under Flow Conditions”, B. J. M. Baker, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, V. K. Patel, and D. L. Poole, Synfacts, 2021, 17, 0474.  DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1706149.

“Are Rate and Selectivity Correlated in Iridium-catalysed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Reactions?”, D. S. Timofeeva, D. M. Lindsay, W. J. Kerr, and D. J. Nelson. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2021, 11, 5498-5504. DOI: 10.1039/D1CY00708D.

“Catalyst Design in C–H Activation: A Case Study in the use of Binding Free Energies to Rationalise Intramolecular Directing Group Selectivity in Iridium Catalysis”,W. J. Kerr, G. J. Knox, M. Reid, and T. Tuttle, Chemical Science, 2021, 12, 6747-6755.  DOI: 10.1039/D1SC01509E.

“Advances in the Cobalt-catalysed Pauson-Khand Reaction: Development of a Sulfide-promoted, Microwave-assisted Protocol”, A. R. Cochrane, W. J. Kerr, L. C. Paterson, C. M. Pearson, and P. Shaw, Tetrahedron, 2021, 78, 131805.  DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2020.131805.

“A Sustainable and Scalable Multicomponent Continuous Flow Process to Access Fused Imidazoheterocycle Pharmacophores”, B. J. M. Baker, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, V. K. Patel, and D. L. Poole, Green Chemistry, 2021, 23, 280-287.  DOI: 10.1039/D0GC03675G.

“A Quantitative Empirical Directing Group Scale for Selectivity in Iridium-catalysed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Reactions”, D. S. Timofeeva, D. M. Lindsay, W. J. Kerr, and D. J. Nelson, Catalysis Science & Technology, 2020, 10, 7249-7255. DOI: 10.1039/D0CY01597K.

“Computationally-Guided Development of a Chelated NHC-P Iridium(I) Complex for the Directed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange of Aryl Sulfones”, W. J. Kerr,G. J. Knox, M. Reid,T. Tuttle,J. Bergare, and R. A. Bragg, ACS Catal., 2020, 10, 11120-11126.  DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03031.

“Structure-based Design of a Bromodomain and Extraterminal Domain (BET) Inhibitor Selective for the N-terminal Bromodomains that Retains an Anti-inflammatory and Anti-proliferative Phenotype”, C. R. Wellaway, P. Bamborough, S. G. Bernard, C.-w. Chung, P. D. Craggs, L. Cutler, E. H. Demont, J. P. Evans, L. Gordon, B. Karamshi, A. J. Lewis, M. J. Lindon, D. J. Mitchell, I. Rioja, P. E. Soden, S. Taylor, R. J. Watson, R. Willis, J. M. Woolven, B. S. Wyspiańska, W. J. Kerr, and R. K. Prinjha, J. Med. Chem., 2020, 63, 9020-9044.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00566.

“Clustering Behaviour of Polyaromatic Compounds Mimicking Natural Asphaltenes”, D. Simionesie, G. O’Callaghan, J. L. L. F. S. Costa, L. Giusti, W. J. Kerr, J. Sefcik, P. A. Mulheran, and Z. J. Zhang, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2020, 603, 125221.  DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125221.

“Synthesis of [³H] and [¹⁴C]genipin”, A. E. Queen, D. Hesk, D. M. Lindsay, W. J. Kerr, K. Rehder, T. Fennell, W. Mascarella, D. Zhong, and S. Runyon, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2020, 63, 196-202.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3832.

“The Natural Product Lepidiline A as an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand Precursor in Complexes of the Type [Ir(cod)(NHC)PPh₃)]X: Synthesis, Characterisation, and Application in Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Catalysis”, A. R. Cochrane, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, M. Reid, and T. Tuttle, Catalysts, 2020, 10, 161.  DOI: 10.3390/catal10020161.

“Profile of a Highly Selective Quaternized Pyrrolidine Betaine αvβ6 integrin inhibitor – (3S)-3-(3-(3,5-Dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)phenyl)-4-((1S and 1R,3R)-1-methyl-3-(2- (5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)ethyl)pyrrolidin-1-ium-1-yl)butanoate Synthesized by Stereoselective Methylation”, T. N. Barrett, J. A. Taylor, D. Barker, P. A. Procopiou, J. D. F. Thompson, J. Barrett, J. Le, S. M. Lynn, P. Pogany, C. Pratley, J. M. Pritchard, J. A. Roper, J. E. Rowedder, R. J. Slack, G. Vitulli, S. J. F. Macdonald, and W. J. Kerr, J. Med. Chem., 2019, 62, 7543-7556.  DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00819.

“PROTAC-Mediated Degradation of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase is Inhibited by Covalent Binding”, C. P. Tinworth, H. Lithgow, L. Dittus, Z. I. Bassi, S. E. Hughes, M. Muelbaier, H. Dai, I. E. D. Smith, W. J. Kerr, G. A. Burley, M. Bantscheff, and J. D. Harling. ACS Chem. Biol., 2019, 14, 342-347.  DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b01094.

“Iridium-catalyzed Csp³-H Activation for Mild and Selective Hydrogen Isotope Exchange”, W. J. Kerr, R. J. Mudd, M. Reid, J. Atzrodt, and V. Derdau, ACS Catal., 2018, 8, 10895−10900.  DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b03565.

“A Practical and General Amidation Method from Isocyanates Enabled by Flow Technology”, J. D. Williams, W. J. Kerr, S. G. Leach, and D. M. Lindsay. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 12126-12130.  DOI: 10.1002/anie.201807393.

“A Detailed Study of Irradiation Requirements, Towards an Efficient Photochemical Wohl-Ziegler Protocol in Flow”, H. E. Bonfield,J. D. Williams, W. X. Ooi,S. G. Leach, W. J. Kerr, and L. J. Edwards, ChemPhotoChem, 2018, 2, 938–944.  DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201800082.

“Total Synthesis 2-epi-a-cedren-3-one via a Cobalt-catalysed Pauson-Khand Reaction”, W. J. Kerr, M. McLaughlin,L. C. Paterson, and C. M. Pearson, Tetrahedron, 2018, 74,5062-5068.  DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.06.032.

“Design, synthesis and antibacterial properties of pyrimido[4,5-b]indol-8-amine inhibitors of DNA gyrase”, D. H. McGarry, I. R. Cooper, R. Walker, C. E. Warrilow, M. Pichowicz, A. J. Ratcliffe, A.-M. Salisbury, V. J. Savage, E. Moyo, J. Maclean, A. Smith, C. Charrier, N. R. Stokes, D. M. Lindsay, and W. J. Kerr, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2018, 28, 2998-3003.  DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.05.049.

“Site-selective Deuteration of N-Heterocycles via Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange”, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, P. K. Owens, M. Reid, T. Tuttle, and S. Campos, ACS Catal., 2017, 7, 7182-7186.  DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b02682.

“Iridium-catalyzed Formyl-selective Deuteration of Aldehydes“, W. J. Kerr, M. Reid, and T. Tuttle, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 7808-7812.  DOI: 10.1002/anie.201702997.

“Hydrogen Isotope Exchange with Highly Active Iridium(I) NHC/Phosphine Complexes: a Comparative Counter-ion Study”, W. J. Kerr, R. J. Mudd, P. K. Owens, M. Reid, J. A. Brown, and S. Campos, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2016, 59, 601-603.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3427.

“Iridium-catalysed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange for the Selective Deuteration of N-Heterocycles”, W. J. Kerr, P. K. Owens, and S. Campos, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2016, 59, 184-185.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3377.

“Highly Active Iridium(I) Complexes for Mild, Selective Hydrogen Isotope Exchange and Reduction Processes”, J. Atzrodt, V. Derdau, W. J. Kerr, and R. J. Mudd, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2016, 59, 178-179.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3377.

“Iridium-catalysed ortho-H/D and -H/T Exchange under Basic Conditions: C-H Activation of Unprotected Tetrazoles”, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay,M. Reid, J. Atzrodt, V. Derdau, P. Rojahn, and R. Weck, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 6669-6672.  DOI: 10.1039/C6CC02137A.

“Iridium(I) NHC/Phosphine Catalysts for Mild and Chemoselective Hydrogenation Processes“, W. J. Kerr, R. J. Mudd, and J. A. Brown, Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 22, 4738-4742.  DOI: 10.1002/chem.201504825.

“Isotopic Labelling of Functionalised Arenes Catalysed by Ir(I) Species of the [(COD)Ir(NHC)(py)]PF₆ Complex Class”, P. W. C. Cross, J. M. Herbert, W. J. Kerr, A. H. McNeill, and L. C. Paterson, Synlett, 2016, 27, 111-115.  DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1560518.

“Efficient Methods for Enol Phosphate Synthesis Using Carbon-centred Magnesium Bases”, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, V. K. Patel, and M. Rajamanickam, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 10131–10135.  DOI: 10.1039/C5OB01849H.

“Iridium-catalysed ortho-Directed Deuterium Labelling of Aromatic Esters – an Experimental and Theoretical Study on Directing Group Chemoselectivity”,J. Devlin,W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, T. J. D. McCabe, M. Reid, and T. Tuttle, Molecules, 2015, 20 (7), 11676-11698.  DOI: 10.3390/molecules200711676.

“Synthesis of a-Methylene Propellanone via the Strategic Employment of Metal-Mediated Cyclisation Chemistry”, W. J. Kerr, A. J. Morrison, and L. C. Paterson, Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 5356-5361.  DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.06.003.

“Expanded Applicability of Iridium(I) NHC-Phosphine Catalysts in Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Processes with Pharmaceutically-relevant N-Heterocycles”,J. Atzrodt, V. Derdau, W. J. Kerr, M. Reid, P. Rojahn, and R. Weck, Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 1924-1929.  DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.02.029.

“Iridium-Catalyzed C-H Activation and Deuteration of Primary Sulfonamides: an Experimental and Computational Study”, W. J. Kerr, M. Reid, and T. Tuttle, ACS Catal., 2015, 5, 402−410.  DOI: 10.1021/cs5015755.

“The Synthesis of Highly Active Iridium(I) Complexes and their Application in Catalytic Hydrogen Isotope Exchange”, J. A. Brown,A. R. Cochrane, S. Irvine, W. J. Kerr,B. Mondal,J. A. Parkinson,L. C. Paterson, M. Reid,T. Tuttle, S. Andersson, and G. N. Nilsson, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2014, 356, 3551-3562.  DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201400730.

“The Synthesis of Highly Active Iridium(I) Complexes and their Application in Catalytic Hydrogen Isotope Exchange”, J. A. Brown,A. R. Cochrane, S. Irvine, W. J. Kerr,B. Mondal,J. A. Parkinson,L. C. Paterson, M. Reid,T. Tuttle, S. Andersson, and G. N. Nilsson, Inside Cover, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2014, 356, 3474.  DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201401054.

“Iridium(I)-catalyzed Regioselective C-H Activation and Hydrogen Isotope Exchange of Non-aromatic Unsaturated Functionality”, W. J. Kerr, R. J. Mudd,L. C. Paterson, and J. A. Brown, Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 14604-14607.  DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405114.

“Anion Effects to Deliver Enhanced Iridium Catalysts for Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Processes”, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, R. Moir, and M. Reid, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2014, 12,7927-7931.  DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01570C.

“Development of Chiral Heteroleptic Magnesium Amides; Asymmetric Deprotonations Mediated by 6-Membered Metallocyclic Amidomagnesium Naphtholates”, E. L. Carswell, W. J. Kerr, D. McArthur, M. Pažicky, and A. J. B. Watson, Tetrahedron, 2014, 70, 7344-7349.  DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2014.06.052.

“Practically Convenient and Industrially-aligned Methods for Iridium-catalysed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Processes”, A. R. Cochrane, C. Idziak, W. J. Kerr, B. Mondal, L. C. Paterson, T. Tuttle, S. Andersson, and G. N. Nilsson, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2014, 12, 3598 – 3603.  DOI: 10.1039/C4OB00465E.

“Highly Active Iridium(I) Complexes for Novel Beta-selective Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Processes”, W. J. Kerr and R. J. Mudd, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2014, 57, 185-186.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3173.

“Iridium-catalysed ortho-Deuteration of Primary Sulfonamides: an Experimental and Computational Study”, W. J. Kerr, M. Reid, and C. T. T. Tuttle, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2014, 57, 183-184.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3173.

“Flexible Access to Conformationally-locked Bicyclic Morpholines”, R. Bogacki, D. M. Gill, W. J. Kerr, S. Lamont,J. A. Parkinson, and L. C. Paterson, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 8931-8933.  DOI: 10.1039/C3CC45627G.

“Discovery of Novel Irreversible Inhibitors of Interleukin (IL)-2-inducible Tyrosine Kinase (Itk) by Targeting Cysteine 442 in the ATP Pocket”, J. D. Harling, A. M. Deakin, S. Campos, R. Grimley, L. Chaudry, C. Nye, O. Polyakova, C. M. Bessant, N. Barton, D. Somers, J. Barrett, R. H. Graves, L. Hanns, W. J. Kerr, and R. Solari, J. Biol. Chem., 2013, 288, 28195-28206.  DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.474114.

“Application of Neutral Iridium(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes in ortho-Directed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange”, A. R. Cochrane, S. Irvine, W. J. Kerr, M. Reid, S. Andersson, and G. N. Nilsson, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2013, 56, 451-454.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3084.

“Preparation of [³H]Fluoroethyl Tosylate and its Use in the Labelling of the Dopamine Transporter Radioligand [³H]FE-PE2I”, A. R. Cochrane, W. J. Kerr, and J. Sandell, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2013, 56, 447-450.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3012.

“Elemental Profiling using ICPMS of Methylamphetamine Hydrochloride Prepared from Proprietary Medication using the Moscow and Hypophosphorous Synthesis”, S. Jayaram, N. Nic Daéid, W. J. Kerr, Science and Justice, 2013, 53, 278-285.  DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2012.11.003.

“Influence of Precursor Solvent Extraction on Stable Isotope Signatures of Methylamphetamine Prepared from Over-the-counter Medicines using the Moscow and Hypophosphorous Routes”, N. NicDaéid, S. Jayaram, W. J. Kerr, W. Meier-Augenstein, and H. F. Kemp, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2013, 405, 2931-2941.  DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6600-8.

“Z-Selective Dimerization of Aromatic Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by an Iridium(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Phosphine System”, C. D. Forsyth, W. J. Kerr, and L. C. Paterson, Synlett, 2013, 24, 587-590.  DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1318271.

“Clarification of Route Specific Impurities found in Methylamphetamine Synthesised using the Birch Method”, V. Kunalan, W. J.Kerr, and N. Nic Daéid, Forensic Science International, 2012, 223, 321-329.  DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.10.008.

“Mes₂Mg-Mediated Shapiro Reactions of Tosylhydrazones”, W. J. Kerr, A. J. Morrison, M. Pazicky, and T. Weber, Synfacts, 2012, 8, 0898.  DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1316637.

“Investigation of the Reaction Impurities Associated with Methylamphetamine Synthesized using the Nagai Method”, V. Kunalan, W. J. Kerr, and N. Nic Daéid, Analytical Chem., 2012, 84, 5744-5752.  DOI: 10.1021/ac3009302.

“Modified Shapiro Reactions with Bismesitylmagnesium as an Efficient Base Reagent”, W. J.
Kerr, A. J. Morrison, M. Pazicky, and T. Weber, Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 2250-2253.  DOI: 10.1021/ol300652k.

Stereocontrolled Access to Optically-enriched Oxabispidines”, H. Brice, D. M. Gill, L. Goldie, P. S. Keegan, W. J. Kerr, and P. H. Svensson, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 4836 – 4838.  DOI: 10.1039/c2cc30761h.

“E– and Z-Stereoselectivity in the Preparation of Enamides from Glycidyl Sulfonamides and Carbamates”, J. A. Brown, V. Chudasama, M. E. Giles, D. M. Gill, P. S. Keegan, W. J. Kerr, R. H. Munday, K. Griffin, and A. Watts, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 509-511.  DOI: 10.1039/c1ob06569f.

Highly Active Iridium(I) Complexes for the Selective Hydrogenation of Carbon-carbon Multiple Bonds”, L. S. Bennie, C. J. Fraser, S. Irvine, W. J. Kerr, S. Andersson, and G. N. Nilsson, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 11653-11655.  DOI: 10.1039/C1CC14367K.

“Organic Impurities, Stable Isotopes, or Both: A Comparison of Instrumental and Pattern Recognition Techniques for the Profiling of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine”, H. A. S. Buchanan, W. J. Kerr, W. Meier-Augenstein, and N. Nic Daéid, Analytical Methods, 2011, 3, 2279-2288.  DOI: 10.1039/c1ay05088e.

“Cobalt Close-up”, D. M. Lindsay and W. J. Kerr, Nature Chemistry, 2011, 3, 494.  DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1053.

“New Potentially Chelating Chiral Magnesium Amide Bases for Use in Enantioselective Deprotonation Reactions”, W. J. Kerr, M. Middleditch, and A. J. B. Watson, Synlett, 2011, 177-180.  DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259282.

“Towards Energetically Viable Asymmetric Deprotonations: Selectivity at More Elevated Temperatures with C₂-Symmetric Magnesium Bisamides”, L. S. Bennie, W. J. Kerr, M. Middleditch, and A. J. B. Watson, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47,2264 – 2266.  DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04939e.

“Bicyclic Cyclopentenones via the Combination of an Iridium-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution with a Diastereoselective Intramolecular Pauson-Khand Reaction”, A. Farwick, J. U. Engelhart, O. Tverskoy,C. Welter, Q. A. Umlauf (née Stang),F. Rominger, W. J. Kerr, and G. Helmchen, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2011, 353, 349-370.  DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000706.

“Towards the Total Synthesis of Agariblazeispirol C”, L. C. Paterson, W. J. Kerr, and A. Sutherland, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 2010, 240, 118-ORGN.

“A Tetrahydropentaleno[1,6a-a]naphthalen-4(2H)one of Defined Relative Stereochemistry for use Towards Agariblazeispirol C.”, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, L. C. Paterson, and A. Sutherland, Acta Cryst., 2010, C66, o473-o474.  DOI: 10.1107/S0108270110031781.

“The Development and Use of Novel Iridium Complexes as Catalysts for ortho-Directed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Reactions”, G. N. Nilsson and W. J. Kerr, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2010, 53, 662-667.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.1817.

“Role of Five Synthetic Reaction Conditions on the Stable Isotopic Composition of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine”, H. A. S. Buchanan, N. Nic Daéid, W. J. Kerr, J. F. Carter, and J. C. Hill, Anal. Chem., 2010, 82, 5484-5489.  DOI: 10.1021/ac1002432.

“Tuned Methods for Conjugate Addition to a Vinyl Oxadiazole; Synthesis of Pharmaceutically Important Motifs”, A. R. Burns,J. H. Kerr, W. J. Kerr, J. Passmore, L. C. Paterson, and A. J. B. Watson, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2010, 8, 2777-2783.  DOI: 10.1039/C001772H.

“Regioselective Pauson-Khand Processes with Olefins Possessing Extended Phosphonates”, J.
L. Kędzia, W. J. Kerr, and A. R. McPherson, Synlett, 2010, 649-653.  DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1219349.

“Highly Active Iridium(I) Complexes for Catalytic Hydrogen Isotope Exchange and Selective Hydrogenation”, J. A. Brown, S. Irvine, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, S. Andersson, and G. Nilsson, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2009, 52, 259-261.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.1594.

“Highly Active Iridium(I) Complexes for Catalytic Hydrogen Isotope Exchange and Selective Hydrogenation”, J. A. Brown, S. Irvine, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, S. Andersson, and G. Nilsson, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2009, 52, 210-211.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.1590.

“Characterization of Route Specific Impurities Found in Methamphetamine Synthesized by the Leuckart and Reductive Amination Methods”, V. Kunalan, N. Nic Daéid, W. J. Kerr. H. A. S. Buchanan, and A. R. McPherson, Analytical Chem., 2009, 81, 7342-7348. DOI: 10.1021/ac9005588.

“Recyclable Supported Chiral Amines for use within Highly Efficient Asymmetric Mg-amine Base Processes”, W. J. Kerr, M. Pazicky, and D. McArthur, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 2008, 236, 45-ORGN.  File: http://oasys2.confex.com/acs/236nm/techprogram/P1173516.HTM.

“Highly Active Iridium(I) Complexes for Catalytic Hydrogen Isotope Exchange”, J. A. Brown, S. Irvine, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, S. Andersson, and G. Nilsson, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2008, 51, 257.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.1513.

“On-site Determination of Formaldehyde: a Low Cost Measurement Device for Museum Environments”, L. T. Gibson, W. J. Kerr, A. Nordon, J. Reglinski, C. Robertson, L. Turnbull, C. M. Watt, A. Cheung, and W. Johnstone, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2008, 623, 109-116.  DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2008.06.002.

“Emerging Use of Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry as a Tool for Discrimination of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine by Synthetic Route”, H. A. S. Buchanan, N. Nic Daeid, W. Meier-Augenstein, H. F. Kemp, W. J. Kerr, and M. Middleditch, Analytical Chem., 2008, 80, 3350-3356.  DOI: 10.1021/ac702559s.

“Di-tert-butylmagnesium as an Atom-efficient Carbon-centred Base Reagent for the Preparation of Silyl Enol Ethers from Ketones”, W. J. Kerr, A. J. B. Watson, and D. Hayes, Synlett, 2008, 1386-1390. DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072739.

“In situ Generation of Mes₂Mg as a Non-nucleophilic Carbon-centred Base Reagent for the Efficient One-pot Conversion of Ketones to Silyl Enol Ethers”, W. J. Kerr, A. J. B. Watson, and D. Hayes, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2008, 6, 1238-1243.  DOI: 10.1039/B802082E.

“Highly Active Iridium(I) Complexes for Catalytic Hydrogen Isotope Exchange”, J. A. Brown, S. Irvine, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, S. Andersson, and G. N. Nilsson, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1115-1117.  DOI: 10.1039/B715938B.

“Approaching Ambient Temperatures in 1,2-DCE to Deliver Efficient Intermolecular Dötz Benzannulation Processes”, S. Irvine, W. J. Kerr, A. R. M^cPherson, and C. M. Pearson, Cycloaddition and Benzannulation Approaches to Functionalised Aromatic Compounds, Tetrahedron (Symposium-in-Print), 2008, 64, 926-935.  DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.09.088.

“Highly Active Iridium(I) Complexes for Catalytic Hydrogen Isotope Exchange”, W. J.
Kerr, S. Irvine, J. A. Brown, S. Andersson, and G. N. Nilsson, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 2007, 234, 79-ORGN.

“Bismesitylmagnesium: a Thermally Stable and Non-nucleophilic Carbon-centred Base Reagent for the Efficient Preparation of Silyl Enol Ethers”, W. J. Kerr, A. J. B. Watson, and D. Hayes, Chem. Commun., 2007, 5049 – 5051.  DOI: 10.1039/B711407A.

“Use of a Highly Effective Intramolecular Pauson-Khand Cyclisation for the Formal Total Synthesis of (±)-a- and b-Cedrene by Preparation of Cedrone”, J. J. Crawford, W. J. Kerr, M. McLaughlin, A. J. Morrison, P. L. Pauson, and G. J. Thurston, Professor D. MacMillan Special Issue, Tetrahedron (Symposium-in-Print), 2006, 62, 11360-11370.  DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2006.05.044.

“Direct and Efficient One-pot Preparation of Ketones from Aldehydes using N–tert-Butylphenylsulfinimidoyl Chloride”, J. J. Crawford, K. W. Henderson, and W. J. Kerr, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 5073-5076.  DOI: 10.1021/ol061903l.

“Highly Efficient Methods for the One-pot Synthesis of b-Substituted Enones”, W. J. Kerr, C. M. Pearson, and G. J. Thurston, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2006, 4, 47-50.  DOI: 10.1039/B512177A.

“Total Synthesis of Japanese Hop Ether Using an Efficient Intramolecular Pauson-Khand Reaction”,J. J. Caldwell, I. D. Cameron, S. D. R. Christie, A. M. Hay, C. Johnstone, W. J. Kerr, and A. Murray, Synthesis, 2005, 3293-3296.  DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-918459.

“Regioselective Pauson-Khand Cyclisations with Allyl Phosphonates”, J. A. Brown, T. Janecki, and W. J. Kerr, Synlett, 2005, 2023-2026.  DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871969.

“New Odourless Protocols for Efficient Pauson-Khand Annulations”, J. A. Brown, S. Irvine, W. J. Kerr, and C. M. Pearson, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2005, 3, 2396-2398.  DOI: 10.1039/B506947P.

“Application of Polydentate Chiral Amines within Magnesium-mediated Asymmetric Deprotonation Reactions”, M. J. Bassindale, J. J. Crawford, K. W. Henderson, and W. J. Kerr, Tetrahedron Lett., 2004, 45, 4175-4179.  DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.03.113.

“Ligand Effects upon Deuterium Exchange in Arenes Mediated by [Ir(PR₃)₂(cod)]⁺.BF₄^–”, G. J. Ellames, J. S. Gibson, J. M. Herbert, W. J. Kerr, and A. H. McNeill, J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm., 2004, 47, 1-10.  DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.1817.

“Novel Homochiral Heteroleptic Magnesium Complexes for use in Enantioselective Deprotonation Reactions”, E. L. Carswell, D. Hayes, K. W. Henderson, W. J. Kerr, and C. J. Russell, Synlett, 2003, 1017-1021.  DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39291.

“Conditions for Deuterium Exchange Mediated by Iridium Complexes formed in situ”, P. W. C. Cross, G. J. Ellames, J. S. Gibson, J. M. Herbert, W. J. Kerr, A. H. McNeill, and T. W. Mathers, Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 3349-3358.  DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(03)00422-8.

“The Microwave-assisted Dötz Benzannulation Process”, E. J. Hutchinson, W. J. Kerr, and E. J. Magennis, Chem. Commun., 2002, 2262-2263.  DOI: 10.1039/B206981B.

“Magnesium Amide Base Mediated Enantioselective Deprotonation Processes”, K. W. Henderson, W. J.
Kerr, and J. H. Moir, Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 4573-4587.  DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(02)00364-2.

“Key Tricyclic Synthetic Intermediates for the Preparation of the Sesquiterpenes, a- and b-Cedrene”, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, M. McLaughlin, and P. L. Pauson, Acta Cryst., 2001, C57, 1316-1318.  DOI: 10.1107/S0108270101013336.

“Effect of Amine Structure and Reaction Additives on Enantioselective Deprotonations Mediated by Homochiral Magnesium Amide Bases”, J. D. Anderson, P. García García, D. Hayes, K. W. Henderson, W. J. Kerr, J. H. Moir, and K. Pai Fondekar, Tetrahedron Lett., 2001, 42, 7111-7114.  DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)01465-4.

“Formal Total Synthesis of (±)-a- and b-Cedrene by Preparation of Cedrone. Construction of the Tricyclic Carbon Skeleton Using a Highly Efficient Intramolecular Khand Annulation”, W. J.
Kerr, M. McLaughlin, A. J. Morrison, and P. L. Pauson, Org. Lett., 2001, 3, 2945-2948.  DOI: 10.1021/ol016054a.

“Novel use of a Selenoalkyne within Untraditionally Mild Dötz Benzannulation Processes; Total Synthesis of a Calceolaria andina L. Natural Hydroxylated Naphthoquinone”, J. J. Caldwell, R. Colman, W. J. Kerr, and E. J. Magennis, Synlett, 2001, 1428-1430.  DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16782.

“Enantioselective Deprotonation Reactions using Polymer-supported Chiral Magnesium Amide Bases”, K. W. Henderson, W. J. Kerr, and J. H. Moir, Chem. Commun., 2001, 1722-1723.  DOI: 10.1039/B104417F.

“Deuterium Exchange Mediated by an Iridium Phosphine Complex Formed in situ”, G. J. Ellames, J. S. Gibson, J. M. Herbert, W. J. Kerr, and A. H. McNeill, Tetrahedron Lett., 2001, 42, 6413-6416.  DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)01266-7.

“Behaviour of Monocomplexed 1,4-Diynes in the Khand Reaction and use of Ethylene Equivalent Techniques in a Convenient Route to Tritium-labelled Methyl Jasmonate”, W. J. Kerr, M. McLaughlin, and P. L. Pauson, J. Organomet. Chem., 2001, 630, 118-124.  DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(01)00890-7.

“The Utility of Vinyl Ethers and Vinyl Esters in the Khand Reaction. The Value of Vinyl Esters as Ethylene Equivalents and a Modified Synthesis of (+)-Taylorione as an Example”, W. J. Kerr, M. McLaughlin, P. L. Pauson, and S. M. Robertson, J. Organomet. Chem., 2001, 630, 104-117.  DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(01)00891-9.

“Magnesium Bisamides as Reagents in Synthesis”, K. W. Henderson and W. J. Kerr, Chem. Eur. J., 2001, 7, 3430-3437.  DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20010817)7:16<3430::AID-CHEM3430>3.0.CO;2-1.

“Polymer-Supported N-Methylmorpholin N-Oxide as an Efficient and Readily Recyclable Co-Oxidant in the TPAP Oxidation of Alcohols”, D. S. Brown, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, K. G. Pike, and P. D. Ratcliffe, Synlett, 2001, 1257-1259.  DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16046.

“Enantioselective Deprotonation of 2,6-Disubstituted Cyclohexanones with a Homochiral Magnesium Amide Base and the Observation of a Novel Kinetic Resolution Process”, K. W. Henderson, W. J. Kerr, and J. H. Moir, Synlett, 2001, 1253-1256.  DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16048.

“Stereochemical and Mechanistic Features of Asymmetric Pauson-Khand Processes”, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, J. S. Scott, and S. P. Watson, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 2000, 4366-4372.  DOI: 10.1039/B006523O.

“High Loading Polymer-supported N-Methylmorpholine N-Oxide; a Practically Efficient and Readily Recyclable Promoter of the Pauson-Khand Reaction”, D. S. Brown, E. Campbell, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, A. J. Morrison, K. G. Pike,and S. P. Watson, Synlett, 2000, 1573-1576.  DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7932.

“Facile Chromium Carbene Mediated Synthesis of Functionalised 5- to 7-Ring Lactones”, G. M. Good, M. I. Kemp, and W. J. Kerr, Tetrahedron Lett., 2000, 41, 9323-9326.  DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)01684-1.

“Promotion of the Pauson-Khand Reaction using High Intensity Ultrasound”, J. G. Ford, W. J. Kerr, G. G. Kirk, D. M. Lindsay, and D. Middlemiss, Synlett, 2000, 1415-1418.  DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7639.

“A Polymer-supported Alkyl Methyl Sulfide as an Efficient Promoter of the Khand Cyclisation Reaction”, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, M. McLaughlin, and P. L. Pauson, Chem. Commun., 2000, 1467-1468.  DOI: 10.1039/B004568N. 

“Preparation and Reaction of Desymmetrised Cobalt Alkyne Complexes”,D. R. Carbery, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, J. S. Scott, and S. P. Watson, Tetrahedron Lett., 2000, 41, 3235-3238.  DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)00356-7.

“The Brucine N-Oxide Promoted Asymmetric Pauson-Khand Reaction”, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, E. M. Rankin, J. S. Scott, and S. P. Watson, Tetrahedron Lett., 2000, 41, 3229-3233.  DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)00357-9.

“Enantioselective Deprotonation Reactions using a Novel Homochiral Magnesium Amide Base”, K. W. Henderson, W. J. Kerr, and J. H. Moir, Chem. Commun., 2000, 479-480.  DOI: 10.1039/B000425L.

“Preparation of an Amine N-Oxide on Solid Phase; an Efficient Promoter of the Pauson-Khand Reaction”, W. J. Kerr, D. M. Lindsay, and S. P. Watson, Chem. Commun., 1999, 2551-2552.  DOI: 10.1039/A908267K.

“Structural Studies of the Chiral Lithium Amides [{PhC(H)Me}₂NLi] and [PhCH₂{PhC(H)Me}NLi.THF Derived from a-Methybenzylamine”, D. R. Armstrong, K. W. Henderson, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, F. S. Mair, J. H. Moir, P. H. Moran, and R. Snaith, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1999, 4063-4068.  DOI: 10.1039/A904725E.

“Vinyl Esters as Ethylene Equivalents in the Khand Annulation Reaction”, W. J. Kerr, M. McLaughlin, P. L. Pauson, and S. M. Robertson, Chem. Commun., 1999, 2171-2172.  DOI:  10.1039/A906660H.

“Redetermination of Bis[[m-bromo(N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethylenediamine-N,N’)lithium]”, K. W. Henderson, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, and P. H. Moran, Acta Cryst., 1999, C55, Ref. QA0138, Data Validation Number IUC9900078.  DOI: 10.1107/S0108270199099096.

“Functionalised b-Lactones from Chromium Alkyl(alkoxy)carbene Complexes”, J. J. Caldwell, W. J. Kerr, and S. McKendry, Tetrahedron Lett., 1999, 40 3485-3486.  DOI: 0.1016/S0040-4039(99)00430-X.

“Chromium-mediated b-Lactone Synthesis using Ultrasonication”, J. J. Caldwell, J. P. A. Harrity, N. M. Heron, W. J. Kerr, S. McKendry, and D. Middlemiss, Tetrahedron Lett., 1999, 40, 3481-3484.  DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00429-3.

“Synthesis of Analogues of Methyl Jasmonate using the Formation of Cyclopentenones from Alkyne-hexacarbonyl-dicobalt Complexes”, C. J. Clements, D. Dumoulin, D. R. Hamilton, M. Hudecek, W. J. Kerr, M. Kiefer, P. H. Moran, and P. L. Pauson, J. Chem. Res., 1998, (S) 636-637; (M) 2658-2677.  DOI: 10.1039/A804323J.

“Elucidating the Mechanism of the Photochemical Pauson-Khand Reaction: Matrix Photochemistry of Phenylacetylenehexacarbonyldicobalt”, C. M. Gordon, M. Kiszka, I. R. Dunkin, W. J. Kerr, J. S. Scott, and J. Gebicki, J. Organomet. Chem., 1998, 554, 147-154.  DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(97)00660-8.

“4-Cyclohexanespiro-3-(Z-2-methoxy-2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)ethenyl)oxetan-2-one”, A. R. Kennedy, W. J. Kerr, and S. McKendry, Acta Cryst., 1997, C53, 746-748.  DOI: 10.1107/S0108270197001418.

“Total Synthesis of Parvaquone and the Serendipitous Discovery of a Novel Chromium-mediated Method for b-Lactone Formation”, J. P. A. Harrity, W. J. Kerr, D. Middlemiss, and J. S. Scott, J. Organomet. Chem., 1997, 532, 219-227.  DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(96)06764-2.

“Facile Synthesis of Functionalised b-Lactones; Novel Cyclisations of Chromium Carbene Complexes with Propargylic Alcohols”, J. P. A. Harrity, N. M. Heron, W. J. Kerr, S. McKendry, D. Middlemiss, and J. S. Scott, Synlett, 1996, 1184-1186.  DOI: 10.1055/s-1996-5711.

“Mild and Efficient Preparation of Alkynepentacarbonyldicobalt Complexes Containing the Chiral R-(+)-Glyphos Ligand”, W. J. Kerr, G. G. Kirk, and D. Middlemiss, J. Organomet. Chem., 1996, 519, 93-101.  DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(96)06174-8.

“Development of Modified Pauson-Khand Reactions with Ethylene and Utilisation in the Total Synthesis of (+)-Taylorione”, J. G. Donkervoort, A. R. Gordon. C. Johnstone, W. J. Kerr, and U. Lange, Tetrahedron, 1996, 52, 7391-7420.  DOI: 10.1016/0040-4020(96)00259-1.

“Selective Cleavage of Ketals and Acetals under Neutral, Anhydrous Conditions using Triphenylphosphine and Carbon Tetrabromide”, C. Johnstone, W. J. Kerr, and J. S. Scott, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1996, 341-342.  DOI: 10.1039/CC9960000341. 

“Enantioselective Pauson-Khand Reactions Mediated by a Chiral Amine N-Oxide”, W. J. Kerr, G. G. Kirk, and D. Middlemiss, Synlett, 1995, 1085-1086.  DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-5170.

“Mild and Efficient N-Oxide Promoted Pauson-Khand Reactions with Ethylene”, A. R. Gordon, C. Johnstone, and W. J. Kerr, Synlett, 1995, 1083-1084.  DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-5169.

“Highly Efficient Enantioselective Pauson-Khand Reactions”, A. M. Hay, W. J. Kerr, G. G. Kirk, and D. Middlemiss, Organometallics, 1995, 14, 4986-4988.  DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1021/om00011a007.

“Synthesis and Reactivity of Novel p-Allylcyclopentadienyl Cobaltolactone Complexes”, S. D. R. Christie, C. Cosset, D. R. Hamilton, W. J. Kerr, and J. M. O’Callaghan, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1995, 2051-2052.  DOI: 10.1039/C39950002051. 

Total Synthesis of (+)-Taylorione utilising Modified Pauson-Khand Reaction Methodology”, C. Johnstone, W. J. Kerr, and U. Lange, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1995, 457-458.  DOI: 10.1039/C39950000457.

“An Organocobalt-Mediated Route to the Quadrone Skeleton. Synthesis of the Antitumour Agent, Bisdemethyldescarboxyquadrone”, G. S. Forsyth, W. J. Kerr, and T. Ladduwahetty, In Organometallics in Organic Synthesis, J. H. Bateson and M. B. Mitchell, Eds., Academic Press, London, 1994, p.239.

“Promotion of the Chromium Carbene Dötz Annulation Reaction under Sonochemical and Dry State Adsorption Conditions”, J. P. A. Harrity, W. J. Kerr, and D. Middlemiss, Tetrahedron, 1993, 49, 5565-5576.  DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)87269-0.

“Assessment of Buten-1,4-diols as Starting Materials for the Preparation of p-Allyltricarbonyliron Complexes”, R. W. Bates, D. Diéz-Martin, W. J. Kerr, J. G. Knight, S. V. Ley, and A. Sakelaridis, Tetrahedron, 1990, 46, 4063-4082.  DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)90541-1.

“The Khand Reaction of some Trisubstituted Alkenes. Uses of the Catalytic Version of the Reaction”, D. C. Billington, W. J. Kerr, P. L. Pauson, and C. F. Farnocchi, J. Organomet. Chem., 1988, 356, 213-219.  DOI: 10.1016/0022-328X(88)83092-4.

“Formation and Reactivity of Trimethylsilylmethyl Cyclopentenones”, D. C. Billington, W. J. Kerr, and P. L. Pauson, J. Organomet. Chem., 1988, 341, 181-185.  DOI: 10.1016/0022-328X(88)89073-9.

“A Synthesis of Japanese Hop Ether”, D. C. Billington, W. J. Kerr, and P. L. Pauson, J. Organomet. Chem., 1987, 328, 223-227.  DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(00)99782-1.