“Exploring (Ph2PCH2CH2)2E ligand space (E = O, S, PPh) in Rh(I) alkene complexes as potential hydroacylation catalysts”, S. D. Pike, R. J. Pawley, A. B. Chaplin, A. L. Thompson, J. A. Hooper, M. C. Willis and A.S. Weller* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 5558 - 5565. (doi: 10.1002/ejic.201100958).
“An alkyne hydroacylation route to highly substituted furans”, Philip Lenden, David A. Entwistle and Michael C. Willis, Angew. Chem. Ind. Ed. 2011, 50, 10657–10660. (doi: 10.1002/anie.201105795). Selected by the Editors as a “Hot” article. Highlighted in Synfacts 2012, page 13).
“DABCO-bis(sulfur dioxide), DABSO, as a convenient source of sulfur dioxide for organic synthesis: Utility in sulfonamide and sulfamide preparation”, Holly Woolven, Carlos González-Rodríguez, Isabel Marco, Amber L. Thompson and Michael C. Willis, Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 4876–4878. (doi: 10.1021/ol201957n)
“Catalytic enantioselective total synthesis of hodgkinsine B”, Robert H. Snell, Robert L. Woodward and Michael C. Willis, Angew. Chem Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 9116-9119. (doi: 10.1002/anie.201103864)
“Replacing dichloroethane as a solvent for rhodium-catalysed intermolecular alkyne hydroacylation reactions: The utility of propylene carbonate”, Philip Lenden, Paul M. Ylioja, Carlos González-Rodríguez, David A. Entwistle and Michael C. Willis, Green Chem. 2011, 13, 1980-1982. (doi: 10.1039/C1GC15293A)
“Rhodium-catalyzed branched-selective alkyne hydroacylation: A ligand controlled regioselectivity switch”, Carlos González-Rodríguez, Rebekah J. Pawley, Adrian B. Chaplin, Amber L. Thompson, Andrew S. Weller and Michael C. Willis, Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 5134–5138. (doi: 10.1002/anie.201100956)
“O-Substituted alkyl aldehydes for rhodium-catalyzed intermolecular alkyne hydroacylation: The utility of methylthiomethyl-ethers”, Scott R. Parsons, Joel F. Hooper and Michael C. Willis, Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 998-1000. (doi: 10.1021/ol1030662)
“Rhodium-catalyzed enantioselective intermolecular hydroacylation reactions”, Carlos González-Rodríguez and Michael C. Willis, Pure and Applied Chemistry 2011, 85, 577- 585. (doi: 10.1351/PAC-CON-10-09-23)
“Palladium- and copper-catalyzed aryl halide amination, etherification and thioetherification reactions in the synthesis of aromatic heterocycles”, Jessie E. R. Sadig and Michael C. Willis, Synthesis 2011, 1-22. (doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1258294)