Department of Chemistry
Morrill Research Group

Independent and Collaborative Publications:
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S. A. Elsherbeni, T. Maqbool, Md Abdul Bari, E. M. AlQahtani and L. C. Morrill,* Trends Chem., 2025, DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2025.02.001.
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H. A. Maashi, A. H. Husayni, K. M, M. E. Reid, J. Harnedy, E. C. Herneman, M. Pera-Titus and L. C. Morrill,* Org. Lett., 2024, 26, 9051-9055.
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Md Abdul Bari, S. A. Elsherbeni, T. Maqbool, D. E. Latham, E. B. Gushlow, E. J. Harper and L. C. Morrill,* J. Org. Chem., 2024, 89, 14571-14576.
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H. A. Maashi, T. Lewis-Atwell, J. Harnedy, M. N. Grayson* and L. C. Morrill,* Chem. Eur. J., 2024, e202403413.
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H. A. Maashi, A. H. Husayni, J. Harnedy and L. C. Morrill,* Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 11190-11201. [Invited contribution to the ChemComm 60th Anniversary Collection]
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S. A. Elsherbeni, R. L. Melen,* A. P. Pulis* and L. C. Morrill*, J. Org. Chem., 2024, 89, 4244-4248.
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J. P. Gillions, S. A. Elsherbeni, L. Winfrey, L. Yun, R. L. Melen*, L. C. Morrill* and A. P. Pulis*, Synlett, 2023, 34, 2117-2128. [Invited contribution to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Matteson homologation] [Highlighted in the 14th EuCheMS Young Investigators Workshop Special Issue]
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M. T. J. Williams, L. C. Morrill* and D. L. Browne*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2023, 365, 1477-1484. [Hot Topic: Earth-Abundant Transition Metal Catalysis]
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J. Harnedy, H. A. Maashi, A. A. M. A. El Gehani, M. Burns and L. C. Morrill*, Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 1486-1490.
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B. A. Kustiana, R. L. Melen, and L. C. Morrill*, Org. Lett., 2022, 24, 8694-8697. [Highlighted in Chemistry Views] [Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal]
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A. C. Jones†, M. T. J. Williams†, L. C. Morrill*, and D. L. Browne*, ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 13681-13689.
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B. A. Kustiana, S. A. Elsherbeni, T. G. Linford-Wood, R. L. Melen, M. N. Grayson and L. C. Morrill*, Chem. Eur. J., 2022, 28, e202202454.
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A. C. Seastram, M. D. Hareram, T. M. B. Knight and L. C. Morrill*, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 8658-8662.
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M. Deepak Hareram, A. A. M. A. El Gehani, J. Harnedy, A. C. Seastram, A. C. Jones, M. Burns, T. Wirth, D. L. Browne and L. C. Morrill*, Org. Lett., 2022, 24, 3890-3895.
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M. T. J. Williams, L. C. Morrill* and D. L. Browne*, ChemSusChem, 2022, 15, e202102157.
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A. R. Nödling, N. Santi, R. Castillo, M. Lipka-Lloyd, Y. Jin, L. C. Morrill, K. Swiderek*, V. Moliner* and L. Y. P. Luk*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 10424-10431.

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J. Harnedy, M. D. Hareram, G. J. Tizzard, S. J. Coles and L. C. Morrill*, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 12643-12646. [Invited contribution to the 2021 Emerging Investigators themed collection]
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W. I. Nicholson, J. L. Howard, G. Magri, A. C. Seastram, A. Khan, R. R. A. Bolt, L. C. Morrill, E. Richards and D. L. Browne*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 23128-23133.

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B. G. Reed-Berendt,† D. E. Latham,† M. B. Dambatta and L. C. Morrill*, ACS Cent. Sci., 2021, 7, 570-585.
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S. Basak, L. Winfrey, B. A. Kustiana, R. L. Melen*, L. C. Morrill* and A. P. Pulis*, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 3720-3737.
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N. Santi, L. C. Morrill, K. Swiderek, V. Moliner and L. Y. P. Luk*, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 1919-1922.

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M. T. J. Williams, L. C. Morrill* and D. L. Browne*, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2020, 8, 17876-17881.
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M. B. Dambatta, J. Santos, R. R. A. Bolt and L. C. Morrill*, Tetrahedron, 2020, 76, 131571. [Invited contribution to the Special Issue on Strategies for Efficient Organic Synthesis Dedicated to the Achievements of Prof. Jonathan Williams]
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N. Santi, L. C. Morrill and L. Y. P. Luk*, Molecules, 2020, 25, 2457. [Invited contribution to the Hybrid Catalysts for Asymmetric Catalysis Special Issue]

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S. Basak, A. Alvarez-Montoya, L. Winfrey, R. L. Melen*, L. C. Morrill* and A. P. Pulis*, ACS Catal., 2020, 10, 4835-4840.
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B. G. Reed-Berendt, N. Mast and L. C. Morrill*, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2020, 1136-1140. [Invited contribution to the YourJOC Talents Special Issue]
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W. I. Nicholson, A. C. Seastram, S. A. Iqbal, B. G. Reed-Berendt, L. C. Morrill* and D. L. Browne*, ChemSusChem, 2020, 13, 131-135. [Hot Topic: Organocatalysis]
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Manganese-Catalyzed Electrochemical Deconstructive Chlorination of Cycloalkanols via Alkoxy Radicals
B. D. W. Allen,† M. D. Hareram,† A. C. Seastram, T. McBride, T. Wirth, D. L. Browne* and L. C. Morrill*, Org. Lett., 2019, 21, 9241-9246. [Associated correction to citations]
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D. E. Latham, K. Polidano, J. M. J. Williams and L. C. Morrill*, Org. Lett., 2019, 21, 7914-7918.
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K. Polidano, J. M. J. Williams and L. C. Morrill*, ACS Catal., 2019, 9, 8575-8580. [Highlighted in Synfacts, 2019, 15, 1280]
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M. B. Dambatta, K. Polidano, A. D. Northey, J. M. J. Williams and L. C. Morrill*, ChemSusChem, 2019, 12, 2345-2349.
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B. G. Reed-Berendt and L. C. Morrill*, J. Org. Chem., 2019, 84, 3715-3724. [Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal]
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B. G. Reed-Berendt, K. Polidano and L. C. Morrill*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2019, 17, 1595-1607. [Invited contribution to the New Talent Special Issue]
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I. Khan, B. G. Reed-Berendt, R. L. Melen* and L. C. Morrill*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 12356-12359.
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J. N. Ayres, M. T. J. Williams, G. J. Tizzard, S. J. Coles, K. B. Ling and L. C. Morrill*, Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 5282-5285.
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A. R. Nödling, K. Swiderek, R. Castillo, J. W. Hall, A. Angelastro, L. C. Morrill, Y. Jin, Y-H. Tsai, V. Moliner* and L. Y. P. Luk*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 12478-12482.

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K. Polidano, B. D. W. Allen, J. M. J. Williams and L. C. Morrill*, ACS Catal., 2018, 8, 6440-6445.
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K. Polidano, B. G. Reed-Berendt, A. Basset, A. J. A. Watson, J. M. J. Williams and L. C. Morrill*, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 6716-6719.
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I. Khan, M. Manzotti, G. J. Tizzard, S. J. Coles, R. L. Melen* and L. C. Morrill*, ACS Catal., 2017, 7, 7748-7752.
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J. N. Ayres, M. W. Ashford, Y. Stöckl, V. Prudhomme, K. B. Ling, J. A. Platts and L. C. Morrill*, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 3835-3838.
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J. N. Ayres, K. B. Ling* and L. C. Morrill*, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 5528-5531.
Postdoctoral Publications (UC Berkeley with Prof. Richmond Sarpong):
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K. G. M. Kou, J. J. Pflueger, T. Kiho, L. C. Morrill, E. L. Fisher, K. Clagg, T. P. Lebold, J. K. Kisunzu* and R. Sarpong*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 8105-8109.
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J. J. Pflueger, L. C. Morrill, J. N. deGruyter, M. A. Perea and R. Sarpong*, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 4632-4635.
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A. Millet and O. Baudoin*; checked by L. C. Morrill and R. Sarpong, Org. Synth., 2015, 92, 76-90.
Postgraduate Publications (University of St Andrews with Prof. Andrew D. Smith):
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K. N. Van, L. C. Morrill, A. D. Smith and D. Romo, Book Chapter within “Lewis Base Catalysis in Organic Synthesis”, ed. E. Vedejs and S. E. Denmark, Wiley, Weinheim, 2016.
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D. B. Cordes, A. M. Z. Slawin, T. J. C. O’Riordan and A. D. Smith*, Chem. Asian J., 2016, 11, 395-400. [Special Issue: Catalysis and Transformation of Complex Molecules]
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S. R. Smith, C. Fallan, J. E. Taylor, R. McLennan, D. S. B. Daniels, L. C. Morrill, A. M. Z. Slawin and A. D. Smith*, Chem. Eur. J., 2015, 21, 10530-10536.
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L. C. Morrill, D. G. Stark, J. E. Taylor, S. R. Smith, J. A. Squires, A. C. A. D’Hollander, C. Simal, P. Shapland, T. J. C. O’Riordan and A. D. Smith*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2014, 12, 9016-9027. [Highlighted in Synfacts, 2015, 11, 315] [Part of themed collection: 2014 Hot Articles in Organic and Biological Chemistry]
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L. C. Morrill and A. D. Smith*, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2014, 43, 6214-6226. [One of the most accessed articles in Chem. Soc. Rev. during June 2014]
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A. D. Smith, J. Douglas, L. C. Morrill and E. Richmond, Book Chapter within “Methods and Applications of Cycloaddition Reactions in Organic Synthesis” , ed. N. Nishiwaki, Wiley, New York, 2014.
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L. C. Morrill, S. M. Smith, A. M. Z. Slawin and A. D. Smith*, J. Org. Chem., 2014, 79, 1640-1655.
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L. C. Morrill, L. A. Ledingham, J-P. Couturier, J. Bickel, A. Harper, C. Fallan and A. D. Smith*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2014, 12, 624-636.
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D. G. Stark, L. C. Morrill, P-P. Yeh, A. M. Z. Slawin, T. J. C. O’Riordan and A. D. Smith*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 11642-11646. [Selected as a Hot Paper] [Highlighted in Synfacts, 2013, 9, 1344] [Highlighted in Org. Chem. Highlights, 2014, June 23]
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A. T. Davies, J. E. Taylor, J. Douglas, C. J. Collett, L. C. Morrill, C. Fallan, A. M. Z. Slawin and A. D. Smith*, J. Org. Chem., 2013, 78, 9243-9257.
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L. C. Morrill, J. Douglas, T. Lebl, D. J. Fox, A. M. Z. Slawin and A. D. Smith*, Chem. Sci., 2013, 4, 4146-4155. [One of the most accessed articles in Chem. Sci. during August 2013] [Part of themed collection: Celebrating the 2014 RSC Prize and Award Winners]
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L. C. Morrill, T. Lebl, A. M. Z. Slawin and A. D. Smith*, Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 2088-2093.
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D. Belmessieri, L. C. Morrill, C. Simal, A. M. Z. Slawin and A. D. Smith*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 2714-2720. [Highlighted in Synfacts, 2011, 4, 436]
Undergraduate Publications (University of St Andrews):
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C. D. Campbell, C. Joannesse, L. C. Morrill, D. Philp and A. D. Smith*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 2895-2900. [Part of themed collection: 2015 Hot Articles in Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry]
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C. De Savi*, R. J. Cox*, D. Warner, A. R. Cook, M. R. Dickinson, A. McDonough, L. C. Morrill, B. Parker, G. Andrews, S. Young, P. S. Gilmour, R. Riley and M. S. Dearman, J. Med. Chem., 2014, 57, 4661-4676.
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C. Joannesse, C. P. Johnston, L. C. Morrill, P. A. Woods, M. Kieffer, T. A. Nigst, H. Mayr, T. Lebl, D. Philp, R. A. Bragg and A. D. Smith*, Chem. Eur. J., 2012, 18, 2398-2408.
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P. A. Woods, L. C. Morrill, R. A. Bragg and A. D. Smith*, Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 11060-11067.
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C. Joannesse, L. C. Morrill, C. D. Campbell, A. M. Z. Slawin and A. D. Smith*, Synthesis, 2011, 1865-1879.
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P. A. Woods, L. C. Morrill, T Lebl, A. M. Z. Slawin, R. A. Bragg and A. D. Smith*, Org. Lett., 2010, 12, 2660-2663
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R. A. Aitken*, L. P. Cleghorn, R. M. Leitch, L. C. Morrill and A. M. Z. Slawin, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2010, 3211-3214.
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J. E. Thomson, A. F. Kyle, C. Concellón, K. A. Gallagher, P. Lenden, L. C. Morrill, A. J. Miller, C. Joannesse, A. M. Z. Slawin and A. D. Smith*, Synthesis, 2008, 2805-2818.