Publications
63 A. D. Payne, G. Bojase, M. N. Paddon-Row, M. S. Sherburn, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 4836-4839: "Practical Synthesis of the Dendralene Family Reveals Alternation in Behavior" VIP paper
62 T. V. Nguyen, D. J. Sinclair, A. C. Willis and M. S. Sherburn, Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 5892-5895: "Guest Binding Drives Reversible Atropisomerism in Cavitand Hosts."
61 M. N. Paddon-Row, A. I. Longshaw, A. C. Willis, M. S. Sherburn, Chem. Asian J. 2009, 4, 126-134: “On the Effect of Tether Composition on cis/trans Selectivity in Intramolecular Diels−Alder Reactions."
60 M. N. Paddon-Row, L. C. H. Kwan, A. C. Willis, M. S. Sherburn, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2008, 47, 7013-7017: “Enantioselective oxazaborolidium-catalyzed Diels-Alder reactions without CH•••O hydrogen bonding.”
59 N. A. Miller, A. C. Willis, M. S. Sherburn, Chem. Commun. 2008, 1226-1228: “Formal Total Synthesis of Triptolide”
58 G. Bojase, A. D. Payne, A. C. Willis, M. S. Sherburn, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 910–912. “One-Step Synthesis and Exploratory Chemistry of [5]Dendralene.”
57 E. L. Pearson, A. C. Willis, M. S. Sherburn, M. N. Paddon-Row Org. Biomol. Chem. 2008, 6, 513-522: “Controlling cis/trans-selectivity in intramolecular Diels–Alder reactions of benzo-tethered, ester linked 1,3,9-decatrienes.”
56 T. A. Bradford, A. D. Payne, A. C. Willis, M. N. Paddon-Row, M. S. Sherburn, Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 4861–4864: “Cross-Coupling For Cross-Conjugation: Practical Synthesis and Diels–Alder Reactions of [3]Dendralenes.”
55 R. Tripoli, T. N. Cayzer, A. C. Willis, M. S. Sherburn, M. N. Paddon–Row, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2007, 5, 2606-2616: “Stereocontrol of Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions by an Allylic Diphenylcyclopropyl Group.”
54 A. I. Longshaw, M. Carland, E. Krenske, M. L. Coote, M. S. Sherburn, Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 5585-5588: “Tris(trimethylsilyl)methane is not an effective mediator of radical reactions.”
53 N. A. Miller, A. C. Willis, M. N. Paddon-Row, M. S. Sherburn, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 937–940. “Chiral Dendralenes for Rapid Access to Enantiomerically Pure Polycycles.”
52 E. L. Pearson, L. C. H. Kwan, C. I. Turner, G. A. Jones, A. C. Willis, M. N. Paddon-Row, M S. Sherburn, J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 6099–6109: "Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Ester Linked 1,3,9-Decatrienes: cis/trans Selectivity in Thermal and Lewis Acid Promoted Reactions of Ethylene-Tethered and Benzo-Tethered Systems"
51 H. Jude, D. S. Sinclair, N. Das, M. S. Sherburn, P. J. Stang, J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 4155–4163: "Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Platinum Complexes with Bis-4-pyridyl Cavitands"
50 T. N. Cayzer, N. A. Miller, M. N. Paddon-Row, M. S. Sherburn: Org. Biomol. Chem. 2006, 4, 2019 - 2024: “Enhanced stereocontrol in Diels–Alder reactions of chiral dienols”
49 M. N. Paddon-Row, D. Moran, G. A. Jones, M. S. Sherburn J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 10841–10853: “On the Origin of Cis/Trans Stereoselectivity in Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Substituted Pentadienyl Acrylates: A Comprehensive Density Functional Study.”
48 A. D. Payne, A. C. Willis, M. S. Sherburn J. Am. Chem. Soc.2005, 127, 12188-12189: “Practical Synthesis and Diels-Alder Chemistry of [4]Dendralene.”
47 T. N. Cayzer, M. N. Paddon–Row, D. Moran, A. D. Payne, M. S. Sherburn, P. Turner, J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 5561-5570: “Intramolecular Diels–Alder Reactions of Ester Linked 1,3,8-Nonatrienes.”
46 E. S. Barrett, M. S. Sherburn, Chem. Commun. 2005, 3418-3420: “Practical Synthesis and Guest-Guest Communication in Multi-hemicarceplexes.”
45 D. J. Sinclair, M. S. Sherburn, J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 3730-3733: “Single and Double Suzuki–Miyaura Couplings with Symmetric Dihalobenzenes.”
44 T. N. Cayzer, M. J. Lilly, R. M. Williamson, M. N. Paddon-Row, M. S. Sherburn, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2005, 1302-1307: “On the Diels–Alder Reactions of Pentadienyl Maleates and Citraconates.”
43 M. J. Lilly, N. A. Miller, A. J. Edwards, A. C. Willis, P. Turner, M. N. Paddon-Row, M. S. Sherburn, Chem. Eur. J.2005, 11, 2525-2536: “Allylic Stereocontrol of the Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction.”
42 C. I. Turner, M. N. Paddon–Row, A. C. Willis, M. S. Sherburn, J. Org. Chem.2005, 70, 1154–1163, “Double Diels-Alder Reactions of Linear Conjugated Tetraenes.”
41 E. A. Barrett, J. L. Irwin, A. J. Edwards, M. S. Sherburn, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2004, 126, 16747-16749, “Superbowl Container Molecules.”
40 J. Fischer, A. J. Reynolds, L. A. Sharp, M. S. Sherburn, Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 1345-1348: “Radical Carboxyarylation Approach To Lignans. Total Synthesis of (–)-Arctigenin, (–)-Matairesinol, and Related Natural Products.”
39 J. L. Irwin, D. J. Sinclair, A. Edwards, M. S. Sherburn, Aust. J. Chem. 2004, 57, 339-343: “Chiral Conjoined Cavitands.” Invited paper
38 A. J. Reynolds, A. J. Scott, C. I. Turner, M. S. Sherburn, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2003, 125, 12108-12109: “The Intramolecular Carboxyarylation Approach to Podophyllotoxin”
37 L. S.-M. Wong, M. S. Sherburn, Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 3603-3606: “IMDA–Radical Cyclisation Approach to Himbacine.”
36 T. N. Cayzer, M. N. Paddon–Row, M. S. Sherburn, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 4059-4068: “Stereocontrol of the Intramolecular Diels–Alder Reaction by Internal Hydrogen Bonding”.
35 C. I. Turner, R. M. Williamson, P. Turner, M. S. Sherburn, Chem. Commun. 2003, 1610-1611: “The Domino Intramolecular Diels–Alder Approach to 16-Oxasteroids.”
34 G. A. Jones, M. N. Paddon-Row, M. S. Sherburn, C. I. Turner, Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 3789-3792: “On the Endo/Exo Stereoselectivity of Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Hexadienylacrylates –An Interesting Failure of Density Functional Theory.”
33 T. M. Altamore, E. S. Barrett, P. J. Duggan, M. S. Sherburn, M. L. Szydzik, Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 3489-3491: “Cavitand Boronic Acids Mediate Highly Selective Fructose Transport.”
32 L. S.-M. Wong, L. A. Sharp, N. M. C. Xavier, P. Turner, M. S. Sherburn, Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 1955-1957: “The Bromopentadienyl Acrylate Approach to Himbacine.”
31 E. S. Barrett, J. L. Irwin, P. Turner, M. S. Sherburn, Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 1455-1458: “Chiral Bis-Cavitand Propellers: Synthesis, Conformations and Multiple Guest Binding.”
30 E. S. Barrett, J. L. Irwin, K. Picker, M. S. Sherburn, Aust. J. Chem. 2002, 55, 319-325: “Partial Etherification Reactions of Cavitand Phenol Bowls.”
29 T. N. Cayzer, L. S.-M. Wong, P. Turner, M. N. Paddon-Row, M. S. Sherburn, Chem. Eur. J.  2002, 8, 739-750: “Optimising Stereoselectivity in Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Pentadienyl Acrylates:  Synthetic and Computational Investigations into the 'Steric Directing Group' Approach.”
28 E. S. Barrett, J. L. Irwin, P. Turner, M. S. Sherburn, J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 8227-8229: “Efficient distal-Difunctionalization of Cavitand Bowls.”
27 M. Nörret, M. S. Sherburn, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2001, 40, 4074-4076: “The Zipper-Mode Domino IMDA Reaction: A New 0®ABCD Strategy For Steroids and Related Compounds.”
26 S. Fielder, D. D. Rowan, M. S. Sherburn, A. K. Burrell, Acta Cryst.2001, E57, o533-o534: “1-(Cholest-4-en-3b-yl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanimidate tert-butyl methyl ether hemisolvate.”
25 D. D. Rowan, M. B. Hunt, S. Fielder, J. Norris, M. S. Sherburn, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2001, 49, 2780-2787: “Conjugated Triene Oxidation Products of a-Farnesene Induce Symptoms of Superficial Scald on Stored Apples.”
24 C. I. Turner, R. M. Williamson, M. N. Paddon-Row, M. S. Sherburn, J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 3963-3969: “Stereocontrol of Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions: Synthetic Studies and Transition Structure Modeling with C5-Substituted 1,3,8-Nonatrienes and Nonadienynes.”
23 J. L. Irwin, M. S. Sherburn, Org. Lett., 2001, 3, 225-227: “Monolithiocavitands: Versatile Intermediates For New Cavitand-Based Hosts.”
22 S. Fielder, D. D. Rowan, M. S. Sherburn, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2000, 39, 4331-4333: “The First Synthesis of the [n]Dendralene Family of Fundamental Hydrocarbons.”
21 M. N. Paddon-Row, M. S. Sherburn, Chem. Commun, 2000, 2215-2216: “A Density Functional Theory Study of p-Facial Stereoselectivity in Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions.”
20 M. J. Lilly, M. N. Paddon-Row, M. S. Sherburn, C. I. Turner, Chem. Commun, 2000, 2213-2214: “New Insights into the endo-exo Stereoselectivity of the Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction of 1,3,8-Nonatrienes.”
19 J. L. Irwin, M. S. Sherburn, J. Org. Chem., 2000, 65, 5846-5848: “Optimised Synthesis of Cavitand Phenol Bowls.”
18 J. L. Irwin, M. S. Sherburn, J. Org. Chem., 2000, 65, 602-605: “Practical Synthesis of Selectively Functionalised Cavitands.”
17 S. Fielder, D. D. Rowan, M. S. Sherburn, Tetrahedron, 1998, 54, 12907-12922: “Synthesis of Sesquiterpene Polyene Hydroperoxides by Regio- and Stereoselective Transposition Reactions.”
16 S. Fielder, M. S. Sherburn, D. D. Rowan, Acta Horticulturae, 1998, 464, 177-181: “The Preparation of a-Farnesene Hydroperoxides for the Study of Superficial Scald.”
15 M. J. Lilly, M. S. Sherburn, Chem. Commun., 1997, 967-968:  “Stereochemical Control Of The Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction By Remote Allylic Substituents On The Diene.”
14 S. Fielder, D. D. Rowan, M. S. Sherburn, Synlett, 1996, 349-350: “Synthesis of a-Farnesene Hydroperoxides.”
13 L. N. Mander, M. S. Sherburn, D. Camp, R. W. King, L. T. Evans, R. P. Pharis, Phytochemistry, 1998, 49, 2195-2206: “Effects Of D-Ring Modified Gibberellins On Flowering And Stem Elongation In Lolium Temulentum.”
12 L. N. Mander, M. S. Sherburn, A. C. Willis, Acta Cryst. C, 1997, C53, 223-225: “The Unusual Structure of a C-Arylated Gibberellin Bis-g-lactone Formed from a Free Radical-Initiated Cyclisation.”
11 L. N. Mander, M. S. Sherburn, Tetrahedron Lett., 1996, 37, 4255-4258: “Unexpected C-Arylation of a Gibberellin: A Cautionary Note on the Radical Deoxygenation of Homoallylic Secondary Alcohols.”
10 L. N. Mander, D. Camp, L. T. Evans, R. W. King, R. P. Pharis, M. S. Sherburn, B. W. Twitchin, Acta Horticulturae,1995, 394, 45-55:  “Designer Gibberellins: The Quest for Specific Activity.”
9 A. Batsanov, M. J. Begley, R. J. Fletcher, J. A. Murphy, M. S. Sherburn,  J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 11995,  1281-1294:  “Stereocontrol in Cyclisation of Dioxolanyl Radicals.”
8 M. J. Begley, R. J. Fletcher, J. A. Murphy, M. S. Sherburn, J. Chem Soc., Chem. Commun., 1993, 1723-1724: “Stereochemical Control in Reactions of Bicyclic Dioxolanes.”
7 J. A. Murphy, M. S. Sherburn, Tetrahedron, 1991, 47, 4077-4088: “Intramolecular Free-Radical Substitution of Pyridinium Rings.”
6 J. A. Murphy, M. S. Sherburn, J. M. Dickinson, C. Goodman, J. Chem Soc., Chem. Commun., 1990, 1069-1070: “A Controlled Balance between Ionic and Radical Pathways in Reactions of Tributyltin Hydride.”
5 J. A. Murphy, M. S. Sherburn, Tetrahedron Lett., 1990, 31, 3495-3496: “Intramolecular Free-Radical Substitution of Pyridinium Rings: Efficient Formation of [5,6] and [6,7]-Fused Ring Systems.”
4 J. A. Murphy, M. S. Sherburn, Tetrahedron Lett., 1990, 31, 1625-1628: “Intramolecular Addition of Free Radicals to Quaternised Hereocyclic Rings.”
3 J. A. Murphy, J. M. Dickinson, M. S. Sherburn, C. W. Patterson, N. F. Wooster, Free Rad. Biol. Med., 1990, 9 (supplement 1), 61: “A Study of Chemical Reactions Which Report the Presence of Free Radicals.”
2 J. A. Murphy, M. S. Sherburn, Annual Reports B, 1989, 86, chapter 4, part (iii), 73-85:  “Reaction Mechanisms: Free Radicals.”
1 A. Johns, J. A. Murphy, M. S. Sherburn, Tetrahedron, 1989, 45, 7835-7858: “Intramolecular Reactions of Allyloxy Radicals.”