William J. Kerr

6.8k citations

170 papers · 5.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 36

Co-authors: Marc Reid Volker Derdau Jens Atzrodt Tell Tuttle Göran N. Nilsson David M. Lindsay Kenneth W. Henderson David Middlemiss
Topics: Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (48 papers)Chemical Reactions and Isotopes (42 papers)Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (41 papers)
Cited by: Pharmaceutical Science Inorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry Angewandte Chemie International Edition Circulation
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Sweden

In The Last Decade

William J. Kerr

168 papers receiving 4.9k citations

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Deuterium‐ and Tritium‐Labelled Compounds: Applications in the Life Sciences

2017 623 citations Jens Atzrodt, Volker Derdau et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
C−H Functionalisation for Hydrogen Isotope Exchange

2017 440 citations Jens Atzrodt, Volker Derdau et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Directing Hydrogen Isotope Exchange with Aryl Carboxylic Acids 2024 ·Synlett ·William J. Kerr,Richard J. Mudd,Marc Reid,Laura C. Paterson,Jens Atzrodt,Volker Derdau	2
2	Iridium‐Catalysed C(sp³)−H Activation and Hydrogen Isotope Exchange via Nitrogen‐Based Carbonyl Directing Groups 2024 ·Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis ·(unknown),(unknown),John A. Parkinson,David M. Lindsay,Tell Tuttle,William J. Kerr	12
3	Experimental and computational insights into the mechanism of the copper(i)-catalysed sulfonylative Suzuki–Miyaura reaction 2023 ·Chemical Science ·(unknown),Helen F. Sneddon,Péter Pogány,David M. Lindsay,William J. Kerr	3
4	Copper‐Mediated N‐Trifluoromethylation of O‐Benzoylhydroxylamines 2023 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown),William J. Kerr,J. S. Mason	6
5	Selective Deuteration of Heterocycle N-Oxides via Iridium-Catalysed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange 2023 ·Synthesis ·William J. Kerr,(unknown),(unknown),Sébastien Campos,David M. Lindsay	2
6	Robust and General Late-Stage Methylation of Aryl Chlorides: Application to Isotopic Labeling of Drug-like Scaffolds 2023 ·ACS Catalysis ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),David M. Lindsay,William J. Kerr	6
7	Structure-Guided Design of a Domain-Selective Bromodomain and Extra Terminal N-Terminal Bromodomain Chemical Probe 2023 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Erin K. Bradley,(unknown),Chun‐wa Chung,Peter D. Craggs,Emmanuel H. Demont,P. G. Humphreys,Darren J. Mitchell,(unknown),Inmaculada Rioja,(unknown),Christopher R. Wellaway,Rab K. Prinjha,David Scott Palmer,William J. Kerr,Marc Reid,Ian D. Wall,(unknown)	6
8	A sustainable and scalable multicomponent continuous flow process to access fused imidazoheterocycle pharmacophores 2021 ·Green Chemistry ·(unknown),William J. Kerr,David M. Lindsay,Vipulkumar K. Patel,Darren L. Poole	10
9	Computationally-Guided Development of a Chelated NHC-P Iridium(I) Complex for the Directed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange of Aryl Sulfones 2020 ·ACS Catalysis ·William J. Kerr,(unknown),Marc Reid,Tell Tuttle,(unknown),Ryan A. Bragg	26
10	The Natural Product Lepidiline A as an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand Precursor in Complexes of the Type [Ir(cod)(NHC)PPh3)]X: Synthesis, Characterisation, and Application in Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Catalysis 2020 ·Catalysts ·(unknown),Alan R. Kennedy,William J. Kerr,David M. Lindsay,Marc Reid,Tell Tuttle	11
11	A quantitative empirical directing group scale for selectivity in iridium-catalysed hydrogen isotope exchange reactions 2020 ·Catalysis Science & Technology ·(unknown),David M. Lindsay,William J. Kerr,David J. Nelson	15
12	PROTAC-Mediated Degradation of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Is Inhibited by Covalent Binding 2019 ·ACS Chemical Biology ·Christopher P. Tinworth,(unknown),(unknown),Zuni I. Bassi,(unknown),Marcel Muelbaier,Han Dai,Ian E. Smith,William J. Kerr,Glenn A. Burley,Marcus Bantscheff,John D. Harling	134
13	Profile of a Highly Selective Quaternized Pyrrolidine Betaine α_vβ₆ Integrin Inhibitor—(3S)-3-(3-(3,5-Dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)phenyl)-4-((1S and 1R,3R)-1-methyl-3-(2-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)ethyl)pyrrolidin-1-ium-1-yl)butanoate Synthesized by Stereoselective Methylation 2019 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Daniel Barker,Panayiotis A. Procopiou,(unknown),John W. Barrett,Joelle Le,Sean M. Lynn,Péter Pogány,Cassie Pratley,John M. Pritchard,James A. Roper,James E. Rowedder,Robert J. Slack,Giovanni Vitulli,Simon J. F. Macdonald,William J. Kerr	6
14	A Detailed Study of Irradiation Requirements Towards an Efficient Photochemical Wohl‐Ziegler Procedure in Flow 2018 ·ChemPhotoChem ·(unknown),Jason D. Williams,(unknown),S. Leach,William J. Kerr,Lee J. Edwards	32
15	A Practical and General Amidation Method from Isocyanates Enabled by Flow Technology 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Jason D. Williams,William J. Kerr,S. Leach,David M. Lindsay	21
16	A Practical and General Amidation Method from Isocyanates Enabled by Flow Technology 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Jason D. Williams,William J. Kerr,S. Leach,David M. Lindsay	4
17	Iridium‐Catalyzed Formyl‐Selective Deuteration of Aldehydes 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·William J. Kerr,Marc Reid,Tell Tuttle	88
18	Iridium‐Catalyzed Formyl‐Selective Deuteration of Aldehydes 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie ·William J. Kerr,Marc Reid,Tell Tuttle	22
19	Deuterium‐ und tritiummarkierte Verbindungen: Anwendungen in den modernen Biowissenschaften 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Jens Atzrodt,Volker Derdau,William J. Kerr,Marc Reid	101
20	Iridium(I) N‐Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)/Phosphine Catalysts for Mild and Chemoselective Hydrogenation Processes 2016 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·William J. Kerr,Richard J. Mudd,Jack A. Brown	33

About William J. Kerr

William J. Kerr is a scholar working on Pharmaceutical Science, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, having authored 170 papers that have together received 5.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (48 papers), Chemical Reactions and Isotopes (42 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (41 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pharmaceutical Science (2.3k citations), Inorganic Chemistry (1.8k citations) and Organic Chemistry (2.3k citations). William J. Kerr has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Marc Reid, Volker Derdau, Jens Atzrodt, Tell Tuttle, Göran N. Nilsson, David M. Lindsay, Kenneth W. Henderson, David Middlemiss, Laura C. Paterson and Jack A. Brown. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Circulation.

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