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Articles in Refereed Journals and Publications :
57. “Activated Niobium and Tantalum Imido Complexes: From Tuneable Polymerization to Selective Ethylene Dimerization Systems”,
A. M. Messinis, A. S. Batsanov, J. A. K. Howard, M. J. Hanton and P. W. Dyer, ChemCatChem, 2019, 11, 1756–1764. (DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02201)

56. “Exploration of Homogeneous Ethylene Dimerization Mediated by Tungsten Mono(imido) Complexes”,
A. M. Messinis, W. R. H. Wright, A. S. Batsanov, J. A. K. Howard, M. J. Hanton and P. W. Dyer, ACS Catal., 2018, 8, 11235–11248. (DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02201)

55. “Bis(Imido) Tungsten Complexes: Efficient Precatalysts for the Homogeneous Dimerization of Ethylene”,
A. M. Messinis, A. S. Batsanov, W. R. H. Wright, J. A. K. Howard, M. J. Hanton and P. W. Dyer, ACS Catal., 2018, 8, 11249–11263. (DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02202)

54. “Biodiesel Production via Trans-Esterification Using Pseudomonas cepacia Immobilized on Cellulosic Polyurethane”,
L. Li, P. W. Dyer and H. C. Greenwell, ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 6804–6811. (DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00110)

53. “Species Variation in the Effects of Dewatering Treatment on Macroalgae”
J. A. Gallagher, L. B. Turner, J. M. M. Adams, S. Barrento, P. W. Dyer and M. K. Theodorou, J. Appl. Phycol., 2018, 102, 1–12. (DOI: 10.1007/s10811-018-1420-7)

52. “The Role of Catalyst Support, Diluent and Co-Catalyst in Chromium-Mediated Heterogeneous Ethylene Trimerisation”,
M. J. Lamb, D. C. Apperley, M. J. Watson and P. W. Dyer, Top. Catal., 2018, 61, 213–224. (DOI: 10.1007/s11244-018-0891-8)

51. “Analysis of Air-, Moisture- and Solvent-sensitive Chemical Compounds by Mass Spectrometry Using an Inert Atmospheric Pressure Solids Analysis Probe”,
J. A. Mosely, P. Stokes, D. Parker, P. W. Dyer and A. M. Messinis, Eur. J. Mass Spec., 2018, 24, 74–80.

50. “Dewatering treatments to increase dry matter content of the brown seaweed, kelp (Laminaria digitata ((Hudson) JV Lamouroux))”,
J. A. Gallagher, L. B. Turner, J. M. M. Adams, P. W. Dyer and M. K. Theodorou, Bioresour Technol, 2017, 224, 662–669. (DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.11.091)

49. “Changes in higher heating value and ash content of seaweed during ensiling”,
H. Redden, J. J. Milledge, H. C. Greenwell, P. W. Dyer and P. J. Harvey, J Appl Phycol,2016, 1–10. (DOI: 10.1007/s10811-016-0975-4)

48. “Phosphanyl Methanimine (PCN) Ligands for the Selective Trimerization/Tetramerization of Ethylene with Chromium”,
J. E. Radcliffe, A. S. Batsanov, D. M. Smith, J. A. Scott, P. W. Dyer and M. J. Hanton, ACS Catal, 2015, 5, 7095–7098. (DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b02106.)

47. “Combined DFT and experimental studies of C–C and C–X elimination reactions promoted by a chelating phosphine–alkene ligand: the key role of penta-coordinate PdII”
L. Estévez, L. W. Tuxworth, J.-M. Sotiropoulos, P. W. Dyer, K. Miqueu, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 11165-11179 (DOI: 10.1039/c4dt00340c).

46. “Copper(II)-mediated Thermolysis of Alginates: A Model Kinetic Study on the Influence of Metal Ions in the Thermochemical Processing of Macroalgae”,
J. S. Rowbotham, P. W. Dyer, H. C. Greenwell, D. Selby, and M. K. Theodorou, Interface Focus, 2013, 3, 1-11 (DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2012.0046).

45. “Hydroformylation by Pt–Sn compounds from N-heterocyclic stannylenes”,
B. M. Day, P. W. Dyer and M. P. Coles, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 7457-7460 (DOI: 10.1039/C2DT30988B).

44. “Thermochemical Processing of Macroalgae: A Late Bloomer in the Development of Third Generation Biofuels?”,
J. S. Rowbotham, P. W. Dyer*, H. C. Greenwell, M. K. Theodorou, Biofuels, 2012, 3, 441-461 (DOI: 10.4155/bfs.12.29).

43. “Phosphine–alkene ligand-mediated alkyl–alkyl and alkyl–halide elimination processes from palladium(II)”,
L. Tuxworth, L. Baiget, A. Phanopoulos, O. J. Metters, A. S. Batsanov, M. A. Fox, J. A. K. Howard, and P. W. Dyer, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 10413-10415 (DOI: 10.1039/C2CC35623F).

42. “Application of molybdenum bis(imido) complexes in ethylene dimerisation catalysis”,
W. R. H. Wright, A. S. Batsanov, A. M. Messinis, J. A. K. Howard, R. P. Tooze, M. J. Hanton, P. W. Dyer*, Dalton Transactions, 2012, 41, 5502-5511 (DOI: 10.1039/c2dt12061e).

41. “Insoluble Perfluoroalkylated Polymers: New Solid Supports for Supported Fluorous Phase Catalysis”
N. Audic, P. W. Dyer, E. G. Hope, A. M. Stuart, S. Suhard, Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 2010, 352, 2241-2250 (DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000196).

40. “Exploring the Reactivity of Tungsten bis(Imido) Dimethyl Complexes With Methyl Aluminium Reagents: Implications For Ethylene Dimerization”,
W. R. H. Wright, A. S. Batsanov, J. A. K. Howard, R. P. Tooze, M. J. Hanton, P. W. Dyer, Dalton Transactions, 2010, 39, 7038-7045 (DOI: 10.1039/c0dt00110d).

39. “Exploiting Non-Innocent Ligands to Prepare Masked Pd(0) Complexes”,
D. A. Smith, A. S. Batsanov, K. Costuas, R. Edge, D. C. Apperley, D. Collison, J-F. Halet, J. A. K. Howard, P. W. Dyer, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 7040-7044 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201003946).

38. “From Cyclic Iminophosphoranes to π-Conjugated Materials”,
D. A. Smith, A. S. Batsanov, M. A. Fox, A. Beeby, D. C. Apperley, J. A. K. Howard, P. W. Dyer, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2009, 48, 9109-9113 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200904219).

37. “Bridging M–Cl bonds with ambiphilic phosphine-borane ligands”,
S. Bontemps, G. Bouhadir, D. C. Apperley, P. W. Dyer*, K. Miqueu, D. Bourissou*, Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 2009, 4, 428-435 (DOI: 10.1002/asia.200800388).

36. “A Truly multifunctional heterocycle: iminophosphorane, N,P chelate, and dihydropyridine”,
D. A. Smith, A. S. Batsanov, K. Miqueu, J-M. Sotiropoulos, D. C. Apperley, J. A. K. Howard, P. W. Dyer, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47, 8674–8677 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200803373). Highlighted in: Nature Chemistry, 2008, DOI: 10.1038/nchem.76.

35. “Rigid N-phosphino guanidine P,N ligands and their use in nickel-catalyzed ethylene oligomerization”,
P. W. Dyer, J. Fawcett and M. J. Hanton, Organometallics, 2008, 27, 5082–5087 (DOI: 10.1021/om8005933).

34. “Ambiphilic diphosphine–borane ligands: metal–borane interactions within isoelectronic complexes of rhodium, platinum and palladium”,
S. Bontemps, M. Sircoglou, G. Bouhadir, H. Puschmann, J. A. K. Howard, P. W. Dyer, K. Miqueu, D. Bourissou, Chem. Eur. J., 2008, 14, 731–740 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.200701027).

33. “N-Phosphino-amidines and -guanidines: synthesis, structure and P,N-chelate chemistry”, L. Baiget, A. S. Batsanov, P. W. Dyer, M. A. Fox, M. J. Hanton, J. A. K. Howard, P. K. Lane, S. Solomon, Dalton Trans., 2008, 1043–1056 (DOI: 10.1039/b715736c).

32. “Quasi-Thermoneutral P-to-B interactions within di- and tri-phosphine boranes”,
S. Bontemps, G. Bouhadir, P. W. Dyer*, K. Miqueu, D. Bourissou*, Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 5149–5151 (DOI: 10.1021/ic7006556).

31. “Chelating N-pyrrolylphosphino-N´-arylaldimine ligands: synthesis, ligand behaviour and catalysis”,
C. E. Anderson, A. S. Batsanov, P. W. Dyer*, J. A. K. Howard, Dalton Trans., 2006, 5362–5378 (DOI: 10.1039/b611652c).

30. “Concise syntheses of tridentate PNE ligands and their coordination chemistry with palladium(II): a solution- and solid-state study”,
C. E. Anderson, D. C. Apperley, A. S. Batsanov, P. W. Dyer*, J. A. K. Howard, Dalton Trans., 2006, 4134–4145 (DOI: 10.1039/b605995c).

29. “The synthesis and catalytic application of spacer-modified diol-functionalised Merrifield resins”,
P. W. Dyer*, S. Handa, S. Suhard, T. B. Reeve, Tetrahedron Lett., 2005, 46, 4753–4756 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.05.039).

28. “Diphenylphosphino(phenyl pyridin-2-yl methylene)amine palladium(II) complexes: chemoselective alkene hydrocarboxylation initiators”,
P. W. Dyer*, J. Fawcett, M. J. Hanton, J. Organomet. Chem., 2005, 690, 5264–5281 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2005.04.032). Invited contribution – young organometallic chemist.

27. “Exploiting steric control in regioselective para-lithiation of secondary anilines”,
P. W. Dyer*, J. Fawcett, G. A. Griffith, M. J. Hanton, C. Olivier, S. Suhard, Chem. Commun., 2005, 3835–3837 (DOI: 10.1039/b506824j).

26. “The oxidative addition of a chlorophosphine to Pd0: formation and characterisation of a 42-electron triangulo palladium cluster”,
P. W. Dyer*, J. Fawcett, M. J. Hanton, D. M. P. Mingos, A.-M. Williamson, Dalton Trans., 2004, 2400–2401.

25. “Precipitation polymerisation of methylmethacylate in supercritical difluoromethane”,
A. P. Abbott*, N. E. Durling, P. W. Dyer*, E. G. Hope, S. Lange, S. Vukusic, Green Chemistry, 2004, 6, 81–83.

24. “Theoretical study of ligand effects in rhodium(I) carbene complexes: the structural versatility of phosphino- compared to amino-carbenes”,
K. Miqueu, E. Despagnet-Ayoub, P. W. Dyer*, D. Bourissou, G. Bertrand*, Chemistry, A European Journal, 2003, 9, 5858–5864.

23. “The first coordination of an (α-diazo)phosphine to a transition metal center”,
E. Despagnet-Ayoub, H. Gornitzka, J. Fawcett, P. W. Dyer*, D. Bourissou, G. Bertrand*, Organometallics, 2003, 22, 1358–1360.

22. “Organic -Conjugated Systems Featuring The Heavy Group 14 and 15 Elements”,
M. Hissler, P. W. Dyer*, R. Réau*, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2003, 1–2, 1–44.

21. “Stable (Aryl)(Phosphino)Carbenes: New Ligands for Transition Metals”,
E. Despagnet, K. Miqueu, H. Gornitzka, P. W. Dyer, D. Bourissou, and G. Bertrand, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 11834–11835.

20. “Synthesis Coordination Chemistry and Reactivity of Dialkylamino- and bis(Dialkylamino)-Phosphines”,
P. W. Dyer*, J. Fawcett, M. J. Hanton, R. D. W. Kemmitt, R. Padda, D. R. Russell, and N. Singh, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 2003, 104–113.

19. “The Synthesis, Characterisation, and Preliminary Reactivity Studies of Some [2.2]para-Cyclophanyl-phosphines, PPh3-x(C16H15)x (x= 1-3)”,
P. W. Dyer*, P. J. Dyson*, S. L. James, A.-L. Renaud, and P. Suman, New Journal of Chemistry, 2002, 26, 441–447.

18. “Synthesis and Reactivity of Group 6 and 10 Complexes of the bis(Dialkylaminophosphanyl)-imine iPrN=C[CH2P(NiPr2)2]2”,
F. Dahan, P. W. Dyer*, M. J. Hanton, M. Jones, D. M. P. Mingos, A. J. P. White, D. J. Williams, and A.-M. Williamson, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2002, 737–742.

17. “The ‘One-pot’ Syntheses of α,α’-Diphosphino-substituted Imines: A Unique Reaction of Bulky bis(Dialkylamino)chlorophosphines”,
A. Baceiredo, G. Bertrand, P. W. Dyer*, J. Fawcett, N. Griep-Raming, O. Guerret, M. J. Hanton, D. R. Russell, and A.-M. Williamson, New Journal of Chemistry, 2001, 25, 591–596.

16. “Dibenzylbis(tert-Butylimido)Molybdenum(VI), Containing Both eta(1)- and eta(2)-Benzyl Ligands”,
W. Clegg, M. R. Elsegood, P. W. Dyer*, V. C.Gibson*, E. L. Marshall, Acta Crystallographica Section C-Crystal Structure Communications, 1999, 55, 916–918.

15. “Effect of Weak Hydrogen Bonding and Included Solvent on the Crystal Structure of the Square Planar Complex trans-[Pt{PPh2(C16H15)}2Cl2]”,
P. Suman, P. W. Dyer*, P. J. Dyson*, S. L. James, and J. W Steed, New Journal of Chemistry, 1998, 22, 1311–1313.

14. “The First Structural Characterisation of a [2.2]PHANEPHOS-Transition Metal Complex: Structure of rac-[Pd(4,12-bis(diphenylphosphino)[2.2]paracyclophane)Cl2]”,
P. W. Dyer*, P. J. Dyson*, S. L. James, C. M. Martin, and P. Suman, Organometallics, 1998, 17, 4344–4346.

13. “A remarkable Example of Co-Crystallisation: the Crystal Structure of the Mononuclear and Dinuclear Diphenyl[2.2]Paracyclophanylphosphine Palladium(II) Chloride Complexes trans-[Pd{PPh2(C16H15)}2Cl2].[Pd{PPh2(C16H15)}Cl2]2.0.6 CH2Cl2”,
P. W. Dyer*, P. J. Dyson*, S. L. James, P. Suman, J. E. Davies and C. M. Martin, Chem. Commun., 1998, 1375–1376.

12. “Mechanistic Study of the Calcination of Chromium(III) Precursors for Ethene Polymerisation”,
V. J. Ruddick, P. W. Dyer, G. Bell, V. C. Gibson, and J. P. S. Badyal, J. Phys. Chem., 1996, 100, 11062–11066.

11. “Molybdenum (VI) Complexes Containing Differing Cis-Multiply-Bonded Ligands: Some Structural Consequences of Competing p-Donor Groups”,
R. C. B. Copley, P. W. Dyer, V. C. Gibson, J. A. K. Howard, E. L. Marshall, W. Y. Wang, and B. Whittle, Polyhedron, 1996, 15, 3001–3008.

10. “Synthesis of Stable (Phosphino)(phosphonio)carbenes: Multi-functional Derivatives”,
P. Dyer*, A. Baceiredo, and G. Bertrand*, Inorg. Chem., 1996, 35, 46–50.

9. “Four- versus Five-co-ordinate Bis(Imido) Alkene Complexes of Molybdenum: the Contrasting Effects of tert-Butyl- and 2,6-Diisopropylphenyl-imido Substituents”,
P. W. Dyer, V. C. Gibson, and W. Clegg, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 1995, 3313–3316.

8. “A New Reaction Involving 1,5-Diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene as a Nucleophile and a Two Proton Donor”,
P. Dyer*, O. Guerret, F. Dahan, A. Baceiredo and G. Bertrand*, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1995, 2339–2340.

7. “Unexpected Synthesis of a Binuclear Chromium (III) Salt Exhibiting N-H…Cl Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions”,
P. W. Dyer, V. C. Gibson, and J. C. Jeffery, Polyhedron, 1995, 14, 3095–3098.

6. “Four Coordinate Molybdenum Alkene and Alkyne Complexes Bearing Ancillary Imido Ligands”,P. W. Dyer, V. C. Gibson, J. A. K. Howard, B. Whittle, and C. Wilson, Polyhedron, 1994, 14, 103–111.

5. “N-Cyano P-Hydrogeno Iminophosporanes- Trimethylchlorostannane Adducts [R2P(H)=N-C≡N. Me3SnCl] and Related Species: Building Blocks for bis(Carbodiimides) of Phosphorus”,
G. Veneziani, P. W. Dyer*, R. Réau, and G. Bertrand*, Inorg. Chem., 1994, 33, 5639–5642.

4. “A versatile Route to Well-defined Molybdenum Metathesis Catalysts via Mixed Imido Precursors: The Molecular Structure of [Mo(N-2,6-iPr2C6H3)(N-tBu)(CH2CMe3)2]”,
A. Bell, W. Clegg, P. W. Dyer, M. R. J. Elsegood, V. C. Gibson, and E. L. Marshall, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1994, 2547–2548.

3. “Novel Bis(Imido) Complexes of Molybdenum (VI): Precursors to New Alkene Metathesis Catalysts”,
A. Bell, W. Clegg, P. W. Dyer, M. R. J. Elsegood, V. C. Gibson, and E. L. Marshall, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1994, 2247–2248.

2. “Synthesis, Structural Characterisation and Reactivity of the d2 Pseudo-Metallocene Complex Mo(N-2,6-iPr2C6H3)2(PMe3)2”,
P. W. Dyer, V. C. Gibson, J. A. K. Howard, and C. Wilson, J. Organomet. Chem., 1993, 462, C15–C17.

1. “Four Coordinate Bis (Imido) Alkene Complexes of Molybdenum (IV); Relatives of the Zirconocene Family”,
P. W. Dyer, V. C. Gibson, J. A. K. Howard, B. Whittle, and C. Wilson, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1992, 1666–1668.

Edited Books :

5. “An Introduction to Pyrolysis and Catalytic Pyrolysis: Versatile Techniques for Biomass Conversion ” L. Li, J. S. Rowbotham, H. C. Greenwell, and P. W. Dyer in “New and Future Developments in Catalysis: Catalytic Biomass Conversion”, S. L. Suib, Ed., Elsevier, 2013, 173-208 (DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53878-9.00009-6)

4. “Phospholes”
P. W. Dyer and R. Réau, in “Comprehensive Heterocylic Chemistry III”, A. R. Katritzky, C. A. Ramsden, E. F.V. Scriven, and R. J. K. Taylor, Eds.; Elsevier, Oxford; 2008, Vol. 3, Chapter 15, pp 1029–1148.

3. “Design of π-Conjugated Systems Using Organophosphorus Building Blocks”
P. W. Dyer and R. Réau, in “Functional Organic Materials – Syntheses, Strategies, and Applications”, T. Mueller and U. Bunz, Eds., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2007, 119–178.

2. “The Rise of Organophosphorus Derivatives in π-Conjugated Materials Chemistry”
M. Hissler, P. W. Dyer, and R. Réau, in “Topics in Current Chemistry: New Aspects in Phosphorus Chemistry”, Springer, Berlin, 2005, Vol. 250, 127–184.

1. “The Chemistry and Photochemistry of the Precursor Route to Polyacetylene, Implications for Materials Science and Physics. An Overview”
P. I. Clemenson, H. Cramail, P. W. Dyer, S. Feast, W. J. Feast, V. C. Gibson, E. Khosravi, D. Parker, and J. N. Winter, Chapter 13 in “Conjugated Polymers and Related Materials: The Interconnection of Chemical and Electronic Structure”, Edited by W. R. Salaneck, I. Lindstrom, and B. Rånby, OUP, 1993, 171–184.
Other publications:

• Organometallic Chemistry, P. W. Dyer, In “A Comprehensive Dictionary of Chemistry”, Brown, New York, 2005, 1124–1129.