2019-2022 President of the RSC Dalton Division Council.

2002 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).

2001 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE).

2001 Member of the Higher Education Academy.

2001 Member of the American Chemical Society.

1991 Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), Chartered Chemist (CChem).

1986 Graduate of the Royal Society of Chemistry (GRSC).

Selected Top Publications

1. T. X. Gentner, M. J. Evans, A. R. Kennedy, S. E. Neale, C. L. McMullin, M. P. Coles and R. E. Mulvey, Rubidium and caesium aluminyls: synthesis, structures and reactivity in C–H bond activation of benzene, Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 1390.

Expanding knowledge of low valent aluminium chemistry, rubidium and caesium aluminyls are reported to complete the group 1 (Li–Cs) set of metal aluminyls. Citations (as of 29/1/25) 34.

2. T. X. Gentner, A. R. Kennedy, E. Hevia and R. E. Mulvey, Alkali metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) mediation in magnesium hexamethyldisilazide [Mg(HMDS)₂] catalysed transfer hydrogenation of alkenes, ChemCatChem, 2021,13, 2371.

 4.  V. A. Pollard, M. Ángeles Fuentes, A. R. Kennedy, R. McLellan and R. E. Mulvey, Comparing neutral (monometallic) and anionic (bimetallic) aluminum complexes in hydroboration catalysis: influences of lithium cooperation and ligand set. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 10651. 

Bimetallic lithium aluminates and neutral aluminum counterparts are compared as catalysts in hydroboration reactions with aldehydes, ketones, imines and alkynes. Possessing Li–Al cooperativity, ate catalysts are found to be generally superior. Citaions (as of 29/1/25), 81.

5. A. J. Martínez-Martínez, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey and C. T. O’Hara, Directed ortho-meta’- and meta-meta’-dimetalations: a template base approach to deprotonation, Science, 2014, 346, 834.

Here, we introduce a protocol by which the metalating agent, a disodium-monomagnesium alkyl-amide, forms a template that extends regioselectivity to more distant arene sites. Depending on the nature of the directing group, ortho-meta′ or meta-meta′ dimetalation is observed. Citations (as of 29/1/25) 163.

6. R. E. Mulvey, V. L. Blair, W. Clegg, A. R. Kennedy, J. Klett, L. Russo, Cleave and capture chemistry illustrated through bimetallic-induced fragmentation of tetrahydrofuran, Nature Chemistry, 2010, 2, 588.

 Opposite to the “sedation” story in the 2009 Science paper, switching to a different bimetallic reagent leads to a catastrophic cleavage of THF, breaking 6 of its 13 bonds. All fragments are captured in novel crystalline bimetallic products. Citations (as of 29/1/25) 117.

7. A. R. Kennedy, J. Klett, R. E. Mulvey, D. S. Wright, Synergic sedation of sensitive anions: alkali-mediated zincation of cyclic ethers and ethene, Science, 2009, 326, 706.

This paper demonstrates that zinc reagents generally regarded to be poor bases can exhibit greatly enhanced deprotonating abilities when combined with sodium or potassium and that the sensitive ether or vinyl anions generated by such Zn-H exchanges can be stabilized through co-operative bimetallic bonding. Citations (as of 29/1/25) 129.

8. R. E. Mulvey, F. Mongin, M. Uchiyama, Y. Kondo, Deprotonative metalation using ate compounds: Synergy, synthesis, and structure building, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 3802.

This review reports that deprotonation accomplished by organometallic ate complexes has opened up new perspectives in organic chemistry with unprecedented reactivities and sometimes unusual and unpredictable regioselectivities. Citations (as of 29/1/25) 506.

9. D. R. Armstrong, W. Clegg, S. H. Dale, E. Hevia, L. M. Hogg, G. W. Honeyman, R. E. Mulvey, Directed meta-metalation using alkali-metal-mediated zincation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 3775.  

Metallation of substituted aromatic compounds usually occurs at the ortho position.  Breaking this rule, this study reveals that deprotonation of anilines can be redirected to a meta site using a bimetallic reagent. Citations (as of 29/1/25) 95.

10.   W. Clegg, K. W. Henderson, A. R. Kennedy, R. E. Mulvey, C. T. O'Hara, R. B. Rowlings, D. M. Tooke,  Regioselective tetrametalation of ferrocene in a single reaction: Extension of s-block inverse crown chemistry to the d-block, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 3902.  

Previously no known organomagnesium reagent could deprotonate a metallocene, but here using a synergic sodium-magnesiate reagent, ferrocene could be deprotonated not once but four times. The outcome of this remarkable regioselective tetramagnesiation was a new 16-membered inverse crown ring structure). Citations (as of 29/1/25) 112.

Conference Presentations and Seminars

 2025

[160] New frontiers in alkali metal organometallic chemistry. ICMGSC 2025, IISER, Thiruvananthapuram, India.

[159] Deciphering cooperativities in s-block organoelement Chemistry. IISER, Thiruvananthapuram, India.

2024

[158] Cage and cluster molecules: you can count on electrons. University of Bern, Switzerland.

[157] Alkali metal heavyweights: potential big hitters in homogeneous catalysis. Heriot-Watt University.

[156] Caesium: a heavyweight champion in homogeneous catalysis. Beilstein Institute organic chemistry symposium, main-group chemistry for modern catalysis and synthesis, Limburg, Germany.

[155] Fundamentals and fascinations of organolithium chemistry from an inorganic perspective. University of Regensburg, Germany.

[154] Heavy and light alkali metals: potential big hitters in homogeneous catalysis. University of Regensburg, Germany.

2023

[153] Cage and cluster molecules. University of Bern, Switzerland.

[152] Alkali metal heavyweights: potential big hitters in homogeneous catalysis. XXXIX Reunión Bienal De La Real Sociedad Espańola De Quimica (RSEQ), Zaragoza, Spain.

[151] Alkali metal heavyweights: potential big hitters in homogeneous catalysis. ACS Spring Meeting, Indianapolis, USA, Abstract 3817019 INOR.

2022

[150] Beyond lithium: developing the chemistry of heavy alkali metal amides. ACS Fall Meeting, Chicago, USA, 3736725 INOR.

[149] Putting on weight: Heavy alkali metal mediation in synthesis and catalysis. 29^th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (ICOMC 2022), Prague, Czech Republic, Abstract KL5C.

[148] Putting on weight: Heavy alkali metal mediation in synthesis and catalysis. University of Regensburg, Germany.

[147] Putting on weight: Heavy alkali metal mediation in synthesis and catalysis. RSC-IISER (Indian Institute for Science and Education Research) Desktop Seminar, Thiruvananthapuram, India (virtual presentation).

2021

[146] Alkali metal mediation in synthesis and catalysis. Summer School Solvation Science, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany (virtual presentation).

2020

[145] Alkali metal mediation in synthesis and catalysis. Universität Stuttgart, Germany (virtual presentation).

2019

[144] A university life in chemistry. St Aloysius’ College, Glasgow.

[143] A university life. New College, Durham.    

[142] Alkali metal organometallics: masters of mediation. UK-Spain Organometallic Chemistry Symposium (USOCS2019), University of Alcalá, Spain.

[141] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany.           

[140] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany.

[139] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. University of Göttingen, Germany.

[138] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany.

[137] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. University of Sussex.

[136] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. University of Nottingham.

[135] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. University of Oxford.

[134] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. National Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

[133] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

2018

[132] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. Freire Universität Berlin, Germany.

[131] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. RWTH Aachen, Germany.

[130] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

[129] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. Ruhr Universität, Bochum, Germany.

[128] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. Technische Universität, Dortmund, Germany.          

[127] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and homogeneous catalysis. University of Regensburg, Germany.

2017

[126] Alkali metal mediation in synergistic synthesis and catalysis. University of Sheffield.

[125] Main group dihydropyridine surrogate hydrides: synthesis, structures, reactivity and catalytic applications. 254^th ACS National Meeting, Washington DC, USA, INOR 736.

[124] "Synergistic Approaches to C-H Metallation: Template and Trans-Metal-Trapping". Cardiff University.

[123] Synergistic bimetallics for metallation of arenes and metallocenes. 15^th Ferrocene Colloquium, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany.

2016

[122] Synergistic second-generation metalation chemistry. 27^th Annual Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, ICOMC-2016, Melbourne, Australia.

[121] Pre-organized approaches to metallation chemistry. University of Oxford.

2015

[120] Pre-organized base approaches to arene and related metallation. Pacifichem, Hawaii, Abstract INOR 2041.

[119] Second generation metallation chemistry: synergistic templates. The 8^th PKU-Eli Lilly Symposium of Organic Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, China, September 17-19.

[118] Developing a complementary strategy to directed ortho-metalation: Directed meta-meta’ dimetalations of polyaromatics. 250^th ACS National Meeting, Boston, USA, Abstract INOR 479.

[117] Template base directed metallations in arene and metallocene chemistry. 250^th ACS National Meeting, Boston, USA, Abstract INOR 480.

[116] Template ring approaches to metallation chemistry. 14th International Symposium on Inorganic Ring Systems (IRIS-14), University of Regensburg, Germany.

[115] Alkali metal mediation in synthesis. Michael Lappert Memorial Symposium, Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London.

2014

[114] Structural rules for boron, but what about lithium and the alkali metals? Ken Wade Celebration Symposium, University of Durham.

[113] TMP-aluminates: bases or bystanders in aromatic C-H deprotonation reactions? 248^th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, USA, Abstract INOR 971.

[112] Fundamentals of organolithium chemistry. University of Regensburg, Germany.

[111] Synergistic reactivities and structural insights in mixed-metal metallation chemistry of aromatic compounds. University of Regensburg, Germany.

[110] Synergistic reactivities and structural insights in mixed-metal metallation chemistry of aromatic compounds. University of Kiel, Germany.

[109] Deconvoluting the black art of metallation: understanding the benefits of placing two metals in the synthetic chemists’ palette. 247^th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, USA, Abstract INOR 530.

2013

[108] FascinATES: synergistic reactivity in alkali-metal-mediated metallation. 10^th International Symposium on Carbanion Chemistry, ISCC-10, Kyoto, Japan, Abstract IL-17.

[107] FascinATES: synergistic reactivity in mixed-metal metallation chemistry. GDCh Wissenschaftsforum Chemie, Darmstadt, Germany.

[106] FascinATES: two metals working together to create novel metallation chemistry. University of Georgia, Athens, USA.

[105] Main Group heterobimetallic fascinATES: surprising cooperative reactivity. 245th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, USA, Abstract INOR 1063.

[104] The art of metallation: benefits of placing two metals in the synthetic chemists’ palette. Scottish Dalton Meeting, Heriot-Watt University.

[103] FascinATES: synergic bimetallics in metallation chemistry. Joint symposium with Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, University of Strathclyde.

2012

[102] FascinATES: two metals co-operating to create novel chemistry. RWTH University, Germany.

[101] FascinATES: synthetic and structural consequences of bimetallic co-operation. ICCC40, International Conference on Coordination Chemistry. Valencia, Spain, Abstract MS.C3.C.04.

[100] Fascin(ATES): synthetic and structural consequences of bimetallic co-operation in metallation chemistry. ICOMC, XXV International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry. Lisbon, Portugal, Abstract O6.6.

[99] Synergic stabilization of sensitive anions by a sodium-zinc reagent: applications to N-Boc pyrrolidine chemistry. 243^rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, USA, Abstract INOR 1198.

[98] FascinATES: two metals working together to create novel metallation chemistry. University of Bristol.

2011

[97] FascinATES: two metals working together to create novel metallation chemistry. Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.

[96] FascinATES: two metals working together to create novel metallation chemistry. AGICHEM 2011, 8^th International Conference on Inorganic Chemistry, Heidelberg, Germany.

[95] Structurally powered synergic TMP-bimetallics: new developments in metallation chemistry. 43^rd IUPAC Conference, Puerto Rico, Abstract No. 801.

[94] Molecular Architecture and Synergy in Organometallic Chemistry. International Symposium on Molecular Aesthetics, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany.

[93] Two metals are better than one: co-operative bimetallics for chemical synthesis. 11^th West of Scotland Meeting for Teachers of Chemistry, University of Strathclyde.

2010

[92] Advances in alkali-metal-mediated metallation. Symposium in early main group chemistry. Pacifichem, Hawaii, USA.

[91] Synergic surprises from bimetallic metallating agents: cleave and capture chemistry. Symposium on carbanions: modern perspectives in structure, reactivity and synthesis. Pacifichem, Hawaii, USA.

[90] Structurally powered synergic bimetallics: applications in metallation chemistry. University College Dublin, Ireland.

[89] Multicomponent metallating agents: structurally designed for special reactivity. Gideon Fraenkel Celebration Lecture, The Ohio State University, USA.

[88] Multicomponent metallating agents: structurally engineered for special reactivity. ISCC-9, Florence, Italy.

[87] Turbo-Grignard reagents: structural characterization in solid (X-ray) and solution (DOSY-NMR) states. 239^th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, USA. Abstract No. INOR 123.

[86] Social and structural synergy: Clegg, Snaith, and Mulvey meet the alkali metals. Bill Clegg Symposium, University of Newcastle.

2009

[85] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules: low polarity metallation, inverse crowns and hot anion trapping. University of Newcastle.

[84] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules: low polarity metallation, inverse crowns and reactive anion trapping. Scottish Dalton Meeting, University of St. Andrews, UK.

[83] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules: low polarity metallation, inverse crowns and hot anion trapping. 42nd IUPAC Congress, Glasgow, UK.

[82] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules with alkali metal-heteroatom ligand-metal bridges. ICHAC-9, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.

[81] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules: low polarity metallation, inverse crowns and hot anion trapping. Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Germany.

[80] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules: low polarity metallation, inverse crowns and hot anion trapping. University of Göttingen, Germany.

[79] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules: low polarity metallation, inverse crowns and hot anion trapping. University of Nottingham.

[78] Inorganic synthesis at WestCHEM. International Review of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh.

[77] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules: low polarity metallation, inverse crowns and hot anion trapping. University of Manchester.

[76] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules: low polarity metallation, inverse crowns and hot anion trapping. Zing Main Group Chemistry Conference, Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

[75] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules: low polarity metallation, inverse crowns and hot anion trapping. Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany.

2008

[74] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules:  low polarity metallation, inverse crowns and hot anion trapping. New Chemistry of the Elements Symposium, Royal Society London.

[73] Synergic surprises from bimetallic molecules: low polarity metallation, inverse crowns and hot anion trapping. Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany.

[72] Direct C-H metalation with Mg, Zn, Mn(II), Cr(II) and Fe(II): new inverse crown architectures. Forty-Second USIC Conference, University of Strathclyde. 

[71] Direct C-H metalation with Mg, Zn, Mn(II), Cr(II) and Fe(II): new inverse crown architectures. 236^th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, USA. Abstract No. INOR 52. 

[70] Alkali-metal-mediated organotransitionmetallation: a method for directly attaching transition metals to aromatic frameworks. 235^th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Abstract No. INOR 450.

[69] Synergic synthesis and structure building: alkali-metal-mediated metallation. RSC Dalton Division Symposium, University of Durham.

2007

[68] Synergic synthesis and structure building: alkali-metal-mediated metallation. University of Reading.  

[67] Alkali-metal-mediated metallation: application to cross-coupling reactions. USIC Conference, University of Edinburgh.   

[66] Main group dominance of transition metal chemistry: alkali-metal-mediated manganation. RSC Dalton Division Meeting on Main Group Chemistry, University of Bristol. 

[65] Synergic synthesis and structure building: alkali-metal-mediated transition metallation. Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.

[64] Synergic synthesis and structure building: alkali-metal-mediated magnesiation and zincation. Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. 

[63] Organolithium reagents: structurally defining key reactions. Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. 

[62] Organolithium reagents: in their own right. Universidad de Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.

2006

[61] Alkali-metal-mediated metallation: a new concept of synergic synthesis. USIC Conference, University of St. Andrews. 

[60] Synergic alkali-metal mediated magnesiation and zincation: introducing directed meta metalation. Gordon Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. 

[59] Alkali-metal-mediated zincation (AMMZ): synergic synthesis in action. RSC Dalton Division Meeting on Main Group Chemistry, University College, London.      

[58] Applications of synergic mixed-metal reagents in synthesis and structure building. WestCHEM Research Day, University of Glasgow.

[57] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in arene and metallocene deprotonation reactions. University of Wales, Bangor.

2005  

[56] Applications of alkali metal-mediated magnesiation and zincation in synthesis and supramolecular structure building. Pacifichem 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii, Abstract No. INOR 11. 

[55] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in arene and metallocene deprotonation reactions. XXX Reunión Bienal De La Real Sociedad Espańola De Quimica, Lugo, Spain. Abstract No. G11-16. 

[54] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in arene and metallocene deprotonation reactions. University of Mainz, Germany. 

[53] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in arene and metallocene deprotonation reactions. RSC Dalton Division Meeting on Main Group Chemistry, University College, London. 

[52] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in inverse crown chemistry. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. 

[51] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in inverse crown chemistry. Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA. 

[50] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in inverse crown chemistry. Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

[49] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in inverse crown chemistry. Ohio-state University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. 

[48] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in inverse crown chemistry. University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. 

[47] Synergic deprotonation of arenes and metallocenes using mixed-metal bases. 229^th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, USA. Abstract No. INOR 875.

[46] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in inverse crown chemistry. University of Strathclyde. 

[45] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in inverse crown chemistry. University of Edinburgh. 

2004

[44] Mixed-metal molecular synergy and its application in inverse crown chemistry. University of Durham.  

[43] Synergic metallation of bis(arene) chromium molecules using mixed alkali metal-magnesium amide bases. USIC, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Abstract O10.

[42] Bigamy is better: novel reactions and structures promoted by mixed-metal amide reagents. Imperial College, University of London.

2003

[41] Anionic polymerisation of MMA using novel s-block organometallic initiators. USIC Conference, University of Strathclyde, Abstract 01. 

[40] Novel mixed alkali metal-alkali metal alkoxide cage structures.  Alkchem-3, Würzburg, Germany, Abstract P35. 

[39] Oxygen incorporation in mixed s-block macrocyclic amide-ring systems. 218^th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, USA.

[38] From simple lithium organonitrogen rings to complex inverse crown rings: from Snaith the Teacher to Snaith the Inspirer. Alkchem-3, Würzburg, Germany. 

[37] New synergic metalation reactions of metallocenes and other molecules using heterobimetallic s-metal mixtures. IRIS X, Burlington, Vermont, USA, Abstract 1-7.

[36] Novel metallation reactions of metallocenes and other molecules using synergic main group metal amides. University of Bath. 

[35] Novel metallation reactions of metallocenes and other molecules using synergic main group metal amides. UMIST. 

[34] Bigamy is better: novel reactions and structures promoted by mixed-metal amide reagents. Royal Society of Chemistry South East Wales Section, Cardiff University.

2002

[33] New Insights into superbase chemistry. USIC Conference, University of Edinburgh, Abstract No. MA4. 

[32] Novel metalation reactions of metallocenes and other molecules using synergic main group metal amide mixtures. 224^th ACS National Meeting, Boston, USA, Abstract No. INOR 678.

[31] Hungry inverse crown ligands: devouring sandwich complexes. University of Leeds.

2001

[30] Hungry inverse crown ligands: devouring sandwich complexes. USIC Conference, University of St. Andrews.

[29] Chemical and structural synergism in heterometallic s-block amide chemistry. ISCC-6, Marburg, Germany, Abstract No. IL5. 

[28] Developments in heterometallic s-block chemistry from inverse crown ether rings to cage structures. University of Bristol. 

[27] Inverse crowns and related mixed-metal macrocycles of the s-block. University of Cambridge. 

[26] Inverse crown ether complexes and related mixed-metal macrocycles of the s-block. University of Leicester.

2000

[25] Extending the remarkable family of inverse crowns and related mixed-metal macrocycles. Pacifichem 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii, Abstract No. INOR 1320.

1997

 [24] Mixed lithium-magnesium structural chemistry of hexamethyldisilazane. USIC Conference, University of Glasgow.

1999

[23] Inverse crown ether complexes: metal-based macrocyclic hosts with anion cores. Scottish Dalton Meeting, University of St. Andrews. 

1998

[22] Mixed metal macrocycles of the s-block. Symposium on Contemporary Main Group Chemistry, the Royal Society of Chemistry, London. 

[21] Inverse ‘crown ether’ complexes : cyclic rings containing metal cations which capture oxygen-based atoms or molecules. Main Group Chemistry Symposium, University of Durham.

1997

[20] Ladders and extensions in alkali metal amide structural chemistry. AGICHEM 4, Marburg, Germany. 

[19] Ladders and extensions in alkali metal amide chemistry. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Autumn Meeting, Aberdeen. 

[18] Recent developments in the alkali metal chemistry of primary amines. Heriot-Watt University.

1996

[17] Studies of cocomplexes between trimethylaluminium and alkali metal complexes. Thirtieth USIC Conference, University of St. Andrews.

[16] Introducing a new category of intermetallic complex containing three different alkali metals. XVIIth International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, Brisbane Australia, Abstract No. PA5. 

 1995

[15] Potassium dihydrotriazines-a new genus of metallate complex. Twenty-Nineth USIC Conference, University of Strathclyde.

[14] Synthetic and structural studies of organo derivatives of the s-block metals. University of Leeds.

1994

[13] Exploring the lithium magnesium diagonal relationship with organo partners. RSC Endowed Lectureship Symposium, St Andrews, UK.

[12] Alkali and alkaline-earth metal ‘ates. First International Meeting on the chemistry of the alkali and alkaline earth metals, Cambridge, UK.

[11] The lithium-magnesium diagonal relationship: cages versus chains in organoelement derivatives. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Autumn Meeting, University of Glasgow.

1993

[10] Structural and mechanistic variations in the alkali metal amide chemistry of dibenzylamine. 206^th ACS National Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Abstract 0079.

[9] The role of lithium in the cyclotrimerisation of nitriles: uncovering “hidden” chemistry. Scottish Dalton Meeting, University of Strathclyde.

 1992

[8] A compendium of coordination studies in early main group chemistry.University of Newcastle.

[7] Helices, heterocycles and habits in early main group chemistry. Symposium on ‘Main Group Element Chemistry’.  University of Cambridge, UK. 

[6] Studies of some alkali metal imide and alkali metal triazine complexes. Twenty-seventh USIC conference, University of St. Andrews.

[5] Structural variations in alkali metal amide chemistry and their influence on reactivity. 203^rd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, California, Abstract no. 762.

1991

[4] New structural developments in sodium organometallic chemistry. First international meeting on inorganic chemistry between The Royal Society of Chemistry/Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker. University of Sussex.

 1989

[3] Alkali metal molecular architecture (Meldola Medal lecture). International Symposium on ‘New Directions in Organometallic Chemistry’, London. 

 1987

[2] A mixed alkali metal organonitrogen oligomer. Twenty-Second USIC Conference, Ross Priory.

 1986

[1] Rings, stacked rings and ladders in lithium chemistry. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Dalton Division Spring Meeting, University of Strathclyde.

PhD External Examiner Appointments

UK: University of Bath; University of Bristol; University of Cambridge x 12; Cardiff University; University College London; University of Durham; University of Edinburgh x 4; Imperial College, London x 4; University of Leicester; University of Manchester; Newcastle University x 3; University of Nottingham x 2; University of St Andrews; University of Sussex x 2.

International: University of Bern, Switzerland; Ruhr Universität, Bochum, Germany; RWTH Aachen University, Germany; Monash University x 2, Australia; The University of New South Wales, Australia; Trinity College, Ireland.

External Examiner Appointments (Undergraduate degree courses)

University of Edinburgh (2021-2025)

University of Oxford (2018-2021)

University of Manchester (2015-2019)

University of St Andrews (2012-2015)

University of Newcastle (2007-2010)

University of Glasgow (2004-2007)