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DR UTA WILLE



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Organization: Chemistry
Position: SENIOR LECTURER IN CHEMISTRY
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Homepage: http://www.chemistry.unimelb.edu.au/staff/uwille/research/Homepageframeset.htm
Work: 8344 2425
Fax: 9347 8189
Room: 534
Level: 05
Building: David Pennington Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Free radical reactions in synthesis and bioorganic chemistry reaction mechanisms, photo- and electrochemistry, computational chemistry, atmospheric radicals Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
France Universite Denis Diderot (Paris VII) Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Diplom-Chemiker Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet 31-Oct-1988
Doctor of Natural Sciences Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet 31-Dec-1992
Habilitation Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet 29-Jul-1999

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Royal Australian Chemical Institute Member 01-Jan-2005

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Prize Selby Foundation 01-Nov-2004

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Exploring the frontiers of free-radical chemistry: self-terminating radical reactions Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2004
CENTRE FOR FREE RADICAL CHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Centres of Excellence 01/01/2005
Atmospheric free-radicals: exploring the role of nitrate radicals in the oxidative damage of bio-surfaces Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2005
X-ray Molecular Structure Elucidation Facility (MSEF) Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) 01/01/2007
COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF DUAL ORBITAL INTERACTIONS ON THE REGIOSELECTIVITY OF RADICAL REACTIONS WITH SYSTEMS Chief Investigator VIC PARTNERSHIP FOR ADVANCED COMPUTING LTD E-Research Program Scheme 01/03/2007
Development of new pathways for the oxidative transformation of alkynes into highly reactive carbonyl compounds. Chief Investigator AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY PETROLEUM RESEARCH FUND Petroleum Research Fund Research Grants 01/09/2008
Enhanced Capacity in Ultra-Trace Level Detection and Speciation of Compounds of Environmental, Biological and Materials Science Interest Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) 01/01/2009
Reaction Kinetics Analysis Facility Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) 01/01/2009
Improving Energy Efficiency through Cool Polymers in Building Materials Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Projects 01/01/2009

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Book Chapters

  • Houben-Weyl Science of Synthesis Vol 40b: N-Haloamines
    Year: 2008
    Book: Houben-Weyl; Science of Synthesis, Vol 40b
    Publisher: Thieme Publishing Group(Stuttgart)
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Journal Articles

  • A Computational Study of Multi-Component Orbital Interactions during the Cyclization of Silyl, Germyl and Stannyl Radicals onto C–N and C–O Multiple Bonds
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Organic Chemistry
    Volume: 73
    Page numbers: 5821
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  • Activation of molecular oxygen by S-radicals.: experimental and computational studies on a novel oxidation of alkynes to alpha-diketones
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Chemical Communications
    Volume: 2008
    Page numbers: 6239-6241
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  • Can the Night-Time Atmospheric Oxidant NO3(dot) Damage Aromatic Amino Acids?
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Chemical Communications
    Volume: 2008
    Page numbers: 2121-2123
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  • N-Centered Radicals in Self-Terminating Radical Cyclizations: Experimental and Computational Studies
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Organic Chemistry
    Volume: 73
    Page numbers: 1413-1421
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Publications in 2007

Books

  • Chemistry Australasia
    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Wiley - John Wiley & Sons(Brisbane)
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  • The cutting edge - Free Radicals: a highly reactive species.
    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Harcourt Education(Port Melbourne)
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Journal Articles

  • Dual Orbital Effects in N-Philic Cyclizations of Silyl Radicals onto Imines
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Chemistry Letters
    Volume: 36
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 300-301
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  • Oxidation of Aromatic Alkynes with Nitrate Radicals (NO3.): An Experimental and Computational Study on a Synthetically Highly Versatile Radical.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian Journal of Chemistry
    Volume: 60
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 420-428
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  • Radicals Masquerading as Electrophiles: Dual Orbital Effects in N-Philic Acyl Radical Cyclizations and Related Addition Reactions
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Accounts of Chemical Research
    Volume: 40
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 303-313
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • A Computational Study on the 1,2-Rearrangement in β-(Nitroxy)vinyl and β-(Acetoxy)vinyl Radicals
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Organic Chemistry
    Volume: 71
    Issue: 11
    Page numbers: 4040-4048
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  • A Computational Study on the 1,2-Rearrangement in beta-(Nitroxy)vinyl and beta-(Acetoxy)vinyl Radicals.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Organic Chemistry
    Volume: 71
    Page numbers: 4040-4048
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  • Mechanistic Insights into NO3. Induced Self-Terminating Radical Oxygenations, Part I: A Computational Study on NO3. and Its Addition to Alkynes.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Physical Chemistry A
    Volume: 110
    Page numbers: 2195-2203
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  • Mechanistic Insights into NO3. Induced Self-Terminating Radical Oxygenations, Part I: A Computational Study on NO3. and Its Addition to Alkynes.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Physical Chemistry A
    Volume: 110
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 2195-2203
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  • Polarity Reversal Catalysis with Benezeneselenols.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Helvetica Chimica Acta
    Volume: 89
    Page numbers: 2306
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  • Polarity-Reversal-Catalyzed Hydrostannylation Reactions: Benzeneselenol-Mediated Homolytic Hydrostannylation of Electron-Rich Olefins
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Helvetica Chimica Acta
    Volume: 89
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 2306-2311
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  • Unexpected dual orbital effects in radical addition reactions involving acyl, silyl and related radicals
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Chemical Communications
    Volume: -
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 1067-1069
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  • Unexpected dual orbital effects in radical addition reactions involving acyl, silyl and related radicals.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Chemical Communications
    Volume: n/a
    Page numbers: 1067-1069
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Alkoxyl Radicals as O-Synthons in Self-Terminating Radical Oxygenations. An Experimental and Theoretical Study.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Synthesis
    Volume: n/a
    Page numbers: 1437 - 1444
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  • Alkoxyl Radicals as O-Synthons in self-terminating radical oxygenations: An experimental and theoretical study
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Synthesis
    Volume: 99
    Page numbers: 1437-1444
    Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag
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Publications in 2004

Book Chapters

  • Oxidative Splitting of Pyrimidine Cyclobutane Dimers.
    Year: 2004
    Book: Highlights in Bioorganic Chemistry
    Publisher: Wiley-VCH(Weinheim)
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  • Oxidative splitting of pyrimidine cyclobutane dimers
    Year: 2004
    Book: Highlights in Bioorganic Chemistry
    Publisher: Wiley-VCH(Weinheim)
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Journal Articles

  • Dissociative Electron Transfer to and from Pyrimidine Cyclobutane Dimers: An Electrochemical Study.
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
    Volume: 2
    Page numbers: 2742-2750
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  • Dissociative electron transfer to and from pyrimidine cyclobutane dimers: An electrochemical study
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
    Volume: 2
    Page numbers: 2742-2750
    Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry(Cambridge)
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  • NO3. Induced Self-Terminating Radical Oxygenations: Diastereoselective Synthesis of Anellated Pyrrolidines.
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Australian Journal of Chemistry
    Volume: 357
    Page numbers: 1055-1066
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  • NO3 induced self-terminating radical oxygenations: Diastereoselective synthesis of anellated pyrrolidines
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Australian Journal of Chemistry
    Volume: 57
    Issue: 11
    Page numbers: 1055-1066
    Publisher: CSIRO Publications(Collingwood)
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  • Self-terminating, oxidative radical cyclizations
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Molecules
    Volume: 9
    Page numbers: 480-497
    Publisher: Molecular Diversity Preservation International
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Self-Terminating Radical Oxygenations: Probing the Concept by use of Various Organic O-Centered Radicals.
    Year: 2003
    Journal: European Journal of Organic Chemistry
    Volume: n/a
    Page numbers: 3173 - 3178
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  • Self-terminating radical oxygenations: Probing of the scope of the concept by use of various organic O-centered radicals
    Year: 2003
    Journal: European Journal of Organic Chemistry
    Volume: 2003
    Issue: 16
    Page numbers: 3173-3178
    Publisher: Wiley-VCH(Berlin)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Inorganic Radicals in Organic Synthesis.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Chemistry - A European Journal
    Volume: 8
    Page numbers: 340-347
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  • Oxidative Radical Cyclizations: A Novel Reaction of Acyloxyl Radicals.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society
    Volume: 124
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 14-15
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  • Radical Oxygenations with Inorganic Radicals: Can Hydroxyl Radicals (HO.) Act as Donor of Oxygen Atoms?
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Tetrahedron Letters
    Volume: 43
    Page numbers: 1239-1242
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  • Self-Terminating, Oxidative Radical Cyclizations of Medium-Sized Cycloalkynones with Inorganic and Organic Oxygen-Centered Radicals XO.: The Reaction Pathway Depends on the Leaving Group X..
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 1036-1041
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  • cis-[4a]-cisoid-[4a,4b]-cis-[4b]-1,3,4b,5,7,8b-Hexamethyl-perhydro-1,3,5,7-tetraazabiphenylene-2,4,6,8-tetraone.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Acta Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online
    Volume: E58
    Page numbers: 405-406
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  • cis-[4a]-cisoid-[4a,4b]-cis-[4b]-1,3,6,8,8a,8b-Hexamethyl-perhydro-1,3,6,8-tetraazabiphenylene-2,4,5,7-tetraone.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Acta Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online
    Volume: E58
    Page numbers: 409-410
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  • cis-[4a]-cisoid-[4a,4b]-cis-[4b]-4b,8b-Diethyl-1,3,5,7-tetramethylperhydro-1,3,5,7-tetraazabiphenylene-2,4,6,8-tetraone.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Acta Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online
    Volume: E58
    Page numbers: 407-408
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  • cis-[4a]-cisoid-[4a,4b]-cis-[4b]-4b,8b-Diethyl-1,3,6,8-tetramethylperhydro-1,3,6,8-tetraazabiphenylene-2,4,5,7-tetraone.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Acta Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online
    Volume: E58
    Page numbers: 415-416
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  • cis-[4a]-cisoid-[4a,4b]-cis-[4b]-4b-Ethyl-1,3,4a,5,7,8b-hexamethylperhydro-1,3,5,7-tetraazabiphenylene-2,4,6,8-tetraone.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Acta Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online
    Volume: E58
    Page numbers: 411-412
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  • cis-[4a]-transoid-[4a,4b]-cis-[4b]-1,3,6,8,8a,8b-Hexamethyl-perhydro-1,3,6,8-tetraazabiphenylene-2,4,5,7-tetraone.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Acta Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online
    Volume: E58
    Page numbers: 413-414
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Nitrate Radical Induced Oxidative, Self-Terminating Radical Cyclization Cascades: Significant Improvement of Yield Using a Photochemical Radical Source.
    Year: 2001
    Volume: 55
    Page numbers: 377-380
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  • Oxidative Cleavage of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers by Photochemically Generated Nitrate Radicals (NO3.).
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Organic Letters
    Volume: 3
    Page numbers: 1455-1458
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