Publications

Roger Read has presented over 70 invited lectures at local and international conferences and to university and industrial groups in Australia and abroad. His research group has also presented another 60+ oral and poster presentations at local and international conferences. He has published close to 60 refereed articles (listed separately) in high impact, peer reviewed, international journals, including Journal of Organic Chemistry, Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, Journal of Natural Products, Tetrahedron, Tetrahedron Letters, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, and the Australian Journal of Chemistry, in addition to three Provisional Patent specifications and five full PCT Specification. He has also published three book chapters by invitation. Roger Read's contributions have been recognized through lectureship awards, such as the Vielberth Lectureship at Regensburg University, Cytopia Lectureship, Lorne, and a Fellowship and Citation from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

 

Refereed Journal Articles

1.    Cirigottis, K.A., Cleaver, L. Corrie, J.E.T., Grasby, R.G., Green, G.H., Mock, J., Nimgirawath, S., Read, R.W., Ritchie, E., Taylor, W.C., Vadasz, A., and Webb, W.R.G., (1974) Chemical Studies of the Proteaceae. VII. An Examination of the Woods of 17 Species for Resorcinol Derivatives, Aust. J. Chem.,  27, 345.

2.    Bowden, B.F., Read, R.W., Ritchie, E., and Taylor, W.C., (1975) Synthesis of 9,10-Dihydrophenanthrenes Including Orchinol Methyl Ether, Aust. J. Chem.,  28, 65.

3.    Free, A.J., Read, R.W., Ritchie, E., and Taylor, W.C., (1976) Some Extractives of Melicope octandra (Rutaceae), Aust. J. Chem.,  29, 695.

4.    Barrett, A.G.M.,  Barton, D.H.R.,  and  Read,  R.W., (1979)  Synthesis and Reactions of t-Butyltelluronocarbonyloxyalkanes,  J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun.,  645-647.

5.    Read, R.W.,  and  Taylor,  W.C., (1979)  Constituents of Eupomatia Species. V.  The Isolation of Eupomatenoid-13 (a New Neolignan), (+)-trans-Dehydrodiisoeugenol, and Other Extractives from the Bark of Eupomatia laurina,  Aust. J. Chem.,  32,  2317-2321.

6.    Bowden, B.F., Read, R.W., and Taylor, W.C., (1980) Constituents of Eupomatia Species. VI. The Structures of Eupodienone-1, -2 and -3, Aust. J. Chem., 33, 1823-1831.

7.    Barrett, A.G.M., Barton, D.H.R., and Read, R.W., (1980) Reactions of Relevance to the Chemistry of Aminoglycoside Antibiotics. Part 13. A Novel Synthesis of Benzyl Ethers, J. Chem . Soc. , Perkin I, 2184-2190.

8.    Barrett, A.G.M., Barton, D.H.R., and Read, R.W., (1980) Synthesis and Reactions of t-Butyltelluronocarbonyloxyalkanes,  J. Chem. Soc., Perkin I, 2191-2195.

9.    Cambie, R.C., Potter, G.J., Read, R.W., Rutledge, P.S., and Woodgate, P.D., (1981)  Solanum Alkaloids. XVIII. Utilization of Solasodine for the Preparation of Nitrogen Analogues of Ecdysones, Aust. J. Chem., 34, 599-622.

10.  Bowden, B.F., Read, R.W., and Taylor, W.C., (1981) Constituents of Eupomatia Species. VII. Dienone-Phenol and Dienol-Benzene Rearrangements in the Eupodienone-1 Series, Aust. J. Chem., 34, 799-817.

11.  Read, R.W., and Taylor, W.C., (1981) Constituents of Eupomatia Species. VIII. The Structures of Eupodienone-4, -5, -6, and -7, Aust. J. Chem., 34, 1125-1134.

12.  Anderson, G., Cameron, D.W., Feutrill, G.I., and Read, R.W., (1981) Thermal 1,5-Rearrangements of a Silyl Group from Oxygen to Carbon, Tetrahedron Lett., 22, 4347-4348.

13.  Norris, W.P., Spear, R.J., and Read, R.W., (1983) Explosive Meisenheimer Complexes Formed by Addition of Nucleophilic Reagents to 4,6-Dinitrobenzofurazan 1-Oxide, Aust. J. Chem., 36, 297-309.

14.  Spear, R.J., Norris, W.P., and Read, R.W., (1983) 4,6-Dinitrobenzofuroxan, an Important Explosive Intermediate, MRL Technical Note, MRL-TNT-470.

15.  Read, R.W., Spear, R.J., and Norris, W.P., (1983) Synthesis of 4,6-Dinitrobenzofurazan, a New Electron Deficient Aromatic, Aust. J. Chem., 36, 1227-1237.

16.  Spear, R.J., Norris, W.P., and Read, R.W., (1983) Direct (Uncatalysed) Formation of Meisenheimer Complexes from Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Arylamines,  Tetrahedron Lett., 24, 1555-1558.

17.  Norris, W.P., Chafin, A., Spear, R.J., and Read, R.W., (1984) Synthesis and Thermal Rearrangement of 5-Chloro-4,6-dinitrobenzofuroxan, Heterocycles, 22, 271-274.

18.  Read, R.W., Spear, R.J., and Norris, W.P., (1984) Meisenheimer Complex Formation Between 4,6-Dinitrobenzofurazan 1-Oxide and Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Aromatic Amines, Aust. J. Chem., 37, 985-999.

19.  Whelan, D.J., Spear, R.J., and Read, R.W., (1984) The Thermal Decomposition of Some Primary Explosives as Studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Thermochim. Acta,  80, 149-155.

20.  Read, R.W., and Norris, W.P., (1985) The Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of 5- and 7-Chloro-4,6-dinitrobenzofurazan 1-Oxide by Aromatic Amines, Aust. J. Chem.,  38, 435-445.

21.  Cameron, D.W., Feutrill, G.I., Gibson, C.L., and Read, R.W., (1985) Synthesis of Naphthacenequinone SS-228R, Tetrahedron Lett., 26, 3887-3888.

22.  Bell, A.J., Eadie, E., Read, R.W., Skelton, B.W., and White, A.H., (1987) 2,2',4,4',6,6'-Hexanitrobiphenyl-3,3',5,5'-tetramine: Synthesis and Comparison of Physicochemical Properties with Those of other Amino Nitrobiphenyls, Aust. J. Chem., 40, 175-187.

23.  Bell, A.J., and Read, R.W., (1987) Synthesis of Polynitro Substituted 2'-Nitrobiphenyl-2-amines, Analogues of Polynitro Benzo[c]cinnoline Oxide Derivatives, Aust. J. Chem., 40, 1813-1829.

24.  Cameron, D.W., Read, R.W., and Stavrakis, J., (1987) Reactions of Dimethyl (2'-Oxopropylidene)propanedioate and Dimethyl (3'-Bromo-2'-oxopropylidene)propanedioate, Two Highly Electrophilic Trisubstituted Alkenes, Aust. J. Chem., 40, 1831-1834.

25.  Black, D.StC., Craig, D.C., Giitsidis, O., Read, R.W., Salek, A., and Sefton, M.A., (1989)  Synthesis of Fused Polyazapolycyclic Compounds through Condensation of Diaminoalkanes with Carbonyl Compounds, J. Org. Chem., 54, 4771-4779.

26.  Aguinaldo, A., and Read, R.W., (1990) A Major Piperidine Alkaloid from Microcus philippinensis (Perk.) Burrett, Phytochemistry, 29, 2309-2313.

27.  Black, D.StC., Craig, D.C., Kassiou, M., and Read, R.W., (1991) Preferred Equatorial Linkages of Hexahydropyrimidine Rings in Perhydro-2,2'-bipyrimidines, Aust. J. Chem., 44, 143-149.

28.  Black, D.StC., Kassiou, M., and Read, R.W., (1991) Evidence for Equatorial Bridging in Bis-hexahydropyrimidines, Perhydro-4,5,8a,9a-tetraazafluorenes and Perhydro-4a,5a,8a,9a-tetraazacyclopentanofluorenes through One Bond C-H Coupling, J. Org. Chem., 56, 4308-4312.

29.  Yinon, J., and Read, R.W., (1991) MS/MS of Energetic Compounds. A Collision Induced Dissociation (CID) Study of Some Polynitrobiphenyl-2-amines, J. Energetic Mater., 9, 191-204.

30.  Craig, D.C., Kassiou, M. and Read, R.W., (1991) Unexpected Formation of 5,12-Dimethyl-3,7,10,14,15,16-tetraazapentacyclo[7.5.1.12,8.15,16.112,15]octa-decane, a Novel Caged Nitrogen Heterocycle, and Preparation and X-Ray Crystal Structure of Its Copper (II) Chloride Complex, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 607-608.

31.  Craig, D.C., Kassiou, M., and Read, R.W., (1992) Synthesis and Stereochemical Assignment of Heterocycles Derived from (2S*, 2'S*, 4R*, 4'R*, 6S*, 6'S*)-Perhydro-4,4',6,6'-tetramethyl-2,2'-bipyrimidine, J. Org. Chem., 57, 3901-3905.

32.  Craig, D.C., Doughty, A., Kassiou, M., MacIntosh, M.G., and Read, R.W., (1993) Reactions of Perhydro-2,2'-bipyrimidines with Carbonyl Compounds Bearing a-Carbonyl Functionality, J. Org. Chem, 58, 5753-5759.

33.  Ali, S., Read, R.W., and Sotheeswaran, S., (1993) Arylpropanoids from Myristica castaneifolia (Myristicaceae), Aust. J. Chem., 46, 1421-1424.

34.  Ali, S., Read, R.W., and Sotheeswaran, S., (1994) Benzisochromanquinones and an Isofuranonaphthoquinone from Ventilago vitiensis (Rhamnaceae), Phytochemistry, 35, 1029-1032.

35.  Kassiou, M., and Read, R.W., (1994) Synthesis and Stereochemical Assignment of 2,5-trans-2',5'-trans-5,5'-Dimethylperhydro-2,2'-bipyrimidine and Heterocycles Derived from Its Condensation with Formaldehyde, Tetrahedron,  50, 2497-2506.

36.  Affandi, H., Bayquen, A.R., and Read, R.W., (1994) Direct Conversion of Carboxylic Acids into Carbamoyl Azides, Tetrahedron Lett., 35, 2729-2732.

37.  Carroll, A.R., Read, R.W., and Taylor, W.C., (1994) Intramolecular Oxidative Coupling of Aromatic Compounds. VII. A Convenient Synthesis of (±)-Deoxyschizandrin, Aust. J. Chem., 47, 1579-1589.

38.  Guerrero, P., Read, R.W., Batley, M., and Janario, G.C., (1995) The Structure of a Novel Cembranoid Diterpene from the Philippine Soft Coral Sinularia flexibilis, J. Nat. Prod., 58, 1185-1188.

39.  Banwell, M.G., Bissett, B.D., Busato, S., Cowden, C.J., Hockless, D.C.R., Holman, J.W., Read, R.W., and Wu, A.W., (1995) Triflic Anhydride/4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)pyridine as a Reagent Combination for Effecting Bischler-Napieralski Cyclisation Under Mild Conditions: Application to Total Syntheses of the Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids N-Methylcrinasiadine, Anhydrolycorinone, Hippadine and Oxoassoanine, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 2551-2553.

40.  O'Leary, T.K., and Read, R.W., (1996) Nitrogen Heterocycles From Sugar Derived Polyamines, Aust. J. Chem., 48, 285-291.

41.  Bayquen, A.V., Read, R.W., (1996) Total Synthesis of Micropine and Epimicropine, Tetrahedron, 52, 13467-13482.

42.  Ahmad, F., Bakar, S.A., Ibrahim, A.Z., and Read, R.W., (1997) Constituents of the Leaves of Piper caninum, Planta Med., 63, 193-194.

43.  Kassiou, M., Read, R.W., Shi, X.-Q., (1997) Synthesis and Evaluation of Halogenated Dibenzodiazepines as Muscarinic Receptor Ligands, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 7, 799-804.

44.  Manny, A.J., Kjelleberg, S., Kumar, N., De Nys, R., Read, R.W., Steinberg, P., (1997) Reinvestigation of the Sulfuric Acid-Catalysed Cyclisation of Brominated 2-Alkyllevulinic Acids to 3-Alkyl-5-methylene 2(5H)-furanones, Tetrahedron, 53, 15813-15826.

45.  Read, R.W., Shi, X.-Q., (1998) Chemoselectivity and Stereoselectivity in the Condensation Reactions of 4,4'-Diethylperhydro-2,2'-bipyrimidine, Tetrahedron, 54, 15371-15384.

46.  Ahmad, F., Bakar, S.A., Read, R.W., (1998) Benzofurans from the Leaves of Piper magnibacum C. DC, ACGC Chem. Res. Commun., 7, 33-37.

47.  Lao, W., Kjelleberg, S., Kumar, N., De Nys, R., Read, R.W., Steinberg, P., (1999) 13C NMR Study of N-Acyl-(S)-Homoserine Lactone Derivatives, Magn. Reson. Chem., 37, 157-158.

48.  Manefield, M., De Nys, R., Givskov, M., Kumar, N., Read, R.W., Steinberg, P., Kjelleberg, S., (1999) Inhibition of LuxR based AHL regulation by halogenated furanones from Delisea pulchra, Microbiology, 145, 283-291.

49.  Luo, Z., Williams, J., Read, R.W., Curran, D.P., (2001) Fluorous Boc (Fboc) Carbamates: New Amine Protecting Groups for Use in Fluorous Synthesis, J. Org. Chem., 66, 4261-4266.

50.  Ahmad, F., Poongavanam, N., Taher, M., Arbain, D., Jamal, R., Read, R.W.. (2002) Flavones from Piper ungaromense C. DC. ACGC Chemical Research Communications,  14,  64-69.

51.  Craig, D.C., Judeh, Z.M.A., Read, R.W. (2002) Evidence for Conserved Molecular Structures in N-Acyl 1,1'-Bis(tetrahydroisoquinoline) Derivatives, Aust. J. Chem., 55, 733-736.

52.  Busato, S., Craig, D.C., Judeh, Z.M.A., Read, R.W. (2003) New N-acyl, N-alkyl, and N-bridged derivatives of rac-6,6',7,7'-tetramethoxy-1,1',2,2',3,3',4,4'-octahydro-1,1'-bisisoquinoline, Tetrahedron, 59, 461-472.

53.  Read, R.W., Zhang, C., (2003) Synthesis of Fluorous Acetal Derivatives of Aldehydes and Ketones, Tetrahedron Lett., 44, 7045-7048.

54.  Zhang, C., Read, R.W. (2004) 5,5-Bis(3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluorooctyl)-2-(4-formylphenyl)-1,3-dioxane. Selective Acetal Formation with Fluorous 1,3-Diol Reagents and Its Use in Multistep Synthesis, In "The Handbook on Fluorous Chemistry", Ed. J. Gladysz, E. Horváth, D.P. Curran (Wiley-VCH: New York), 471-473.

55.  Hume, E.B.H., Baveja, J., Muir, B., Schubert, T.A., Kumar, N., Kjelleberg, S., Griesser, H. J., Thissen, H., Read, R., Poole-Warren, L. A., Schindhelm, K., Willcox, M. D. P., (2004) The Control of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Formation and In Vivo Infection Rates by Covalently Bound Furanones, Biomaterials, 25, 5023-5030.

56.  Akeng'a, T. O., Read, R. W.  (2005) Synthesis of indoles: Tetrahydropyrazino[1,2-a]indole-1,4-dione and pyrazino[1,2-a]indole-6,13-diones from piperazine-2,5-diones.    S. African J. Chem.,  58, 93-97.

57.  Akeng'a, T. A. R.; Read, R. W. (2005)  Reactions of 5-[1-(2-phenyl)methylidene]-3-phenylimidazolidine-2,4-diones with some organometallic reagents.    Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiopia, 19, 55-60. 

58.  Macabeo, A.P.G., Krohn, K., Gehle, D., Read, R.W., Brophy, J.J., Cordell, G.A., Franzblau, S.G., Aguinaldo, A.M., (2005) Indole alkaloids from the leaves of Philippine Alstonia scholaris, Phytochemistry, 66, 1158-1162.

59.  Chan, B., Deng, B., Jones, M.A., Read, R.W., (2006) An Effective Method for the Preparation of N-Monoalkyl Derivatives of 1,1'-Bis(6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline), Tetrahedron, 62, 4979-4987.

60. Judeh, Z. M. A., Read, R. W., Seong, C. T., Jones, M. W., Qi, G., (2006) 1,1'-Bisisoquinoline derivatives: Robust Synthesis and Structural Conformation Studies, Tetrahedron, submitted.

61.  Akeng'a, T.O., Black, D.StC., Kassiou, M., Read, R.W., (2006) A New Strategy Towards Synthesis of Indoles: Imidazolo[1,5-a]indole-1,3-diones from Benzalimidazolidene-2,4-diones, Aust. J. Chem., submitted for publication, in revision.

62.  Jones, M.A., Read, R.W., (2006) Synthesis and X-ray Structures of the First Copper(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes of 1,1'-Bis(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines), JCS Dalton Trans, in draft.

63.  Read, R.W., Zhang, C., Polyfluoroalkyl-substituted 1,3-dioxanes and 1,3-dioxolanes: fluorous tagged acetal derivatives of aldehydes, ketones and alkanediols, manuscript in preparation.

64.  Abeysinghe, P. M., Read, R.W., Zhang, C., Polyfluoroalkyl-substituted 1,3-dioxanes and 1,3-dioxolanes: fluorous tagged acetal derivatives of alkanediols, manuscript in preparation.

65.  Abeysinghe, P.M., Lai, C., Nguyen, T.T.H., Pascoe, A., Read, R.W., Shepherd, A., The use of acetals in the formation of dynamic combinatorial libraries, manuscript in preparation.

66.  Huang, Y., Read, R. W., Wang, X., Synthesis of 1,4-Disubstituted 1,2,3-Triazoles, manuscript in preparation.

67.  Huang, Y., Read, R. W., Wang, X., Efficient Alkylation Methods for the Synthesis of Hybrid Fluorocarbon-Hydrocarbon Tetrazoles, manuscript in preparation.

 

Reviews

1.    Read, R.W., (1995) Synthesis of Vinyl- and Aryl-arsenic, -antimony and -bismuth Functions, in "Organic Functional Group Transformations", Vol 2.17, Ed A.R. Katritzky and C.W. Rees, Oxford: Pergamon Press, pp. 871-897.

2.    Read, R.W., (1996) 1,2-Diazepines, in "Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry, Second Edition", Vol 9.04, Ed A.R. Katritzky, C.W. Rees and E.F.V. Scriven, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 113-138. (Invited to update in 2006 but declined)

3.    Read, R.W., (2005) Synthesis of Vinyl- and Aryl-arsenic, -antimony and -bismuth Compounds, in "Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations II", Vol 2.17, Ed A.R. Katritzky and R,J,K, Taylor, Oxford: Elsevier Pergamon, pp. 909-940.

 

Patents

1.    Read, R.W., Kumar, N., Preparation of Fimbrolide Analog Fouling Inhibitors and Bactericides, PCT/AU99/285; AU 33225/99; CA 2328364; CN 99806190; EP 99914366.2; JP 2000-544662; KR 2001-0042771; MX 10133; US 09/673305; 17 April 1998.

2.    Read R., Kumar N., Willcox, M., Zhu, H., Griesser, H., Muir, B., Thissen, H., Hughes, T. "Antimicrobial Coatings Containing Furanones", PCT Int. Appl. (2001), WO 2001-AU407 20010410, 27pp. CODEN: PIXXD2 WO 0176594 A1 20011018

3.    Curran, D.P., Read, R., Luo, Z., "Fluorous Tagging Compounds and Methods of Increasing the Fluorous Nature of Compounds to Facilitate the Separation of Products", PCT Int. Appl. (2001), WO 2001-US14350 20010503, 46pp. CODEN: PIXXD2 WO 0185675 A2 20011115

4.    Kumar N., Read R., "Preparation and Antimicrobial Activity of Fimbrolides", Int. Patent Appl. PCT/ AU01/00781  (2001). PCT Int. Appl. (2002), WO 2001-AU781 20010628, 77pp. CODEN: PIXXD2 WO 0200639 A1 20020103

5.    Read R.W., "Fluorous Acetalation", Int. Patent Appl. PCT/AU/03/00218  (2003).

 

Refereed published conference papers

1.    Read, R.W., (1989) A Selective Approach to the Synthesis of Methoxylated Spirocyclohexadienones, in "Progress in the Chemistry of Medicinal Plants in Asia", Ed.  S.A. Achmad  (Bandung: Institut Teknologi Bandung) pp 347-357.

2.    Yinon, J., and Read, R.W., (1989) MS/MS of Energetic Compounds. A Collision Induced Dissociation Study of Some Polynitrobiphenyl-2-amines, Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Analysis and Detection of Explosives, 10-13 July 1989, Mannheim-Neuostheim.

3.    Read, R.W., (1993) The Impact of Chemotaxonomy on the Study of Secondary Metabolites from Plants in "Taxonomy of Tropical Trees for Genetic Diversity Studies. Biotrop Special Publication No. 51" (Bogor: Seameo Biotrop).

 

Invited lectures

1.    RACI Organic Division - 6th National Conference, Melbourne, 24-28 August 1980, "Synthesis of N-Analogues of Ecdysones"            

2.    RACI Organic Division - 6th National Conference, Melbourne, 24-28 August 1980, "Synthesis and Reactions of t-Butyltellurocarbonyloxyalkanes"

3.    RACI Organic Division - 7th National Conference, Canberra, 22-27 August 1982, "Some Reactions of a Vinylogous Ketodiester"

4.    RACI Organic Division - 8th National Conference, Perth,  13-18 May 1984, "Meisenheimer Complex Formation Between 4,6-Dinitrobenzofurazan 1-Oxide and Aromatic Amines"

5.    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 28 September 1984, "Some Chemistry of Energetic Materials"

6.    Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia, 7 December 1985, "The Role of Phytochemical Surveys in Natural Products Chemistry"

7.    Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia, 11 December 1985, "The Chemistry of Some Polynitro Heterocycles".

8.    RACI Organic Division - 9th National Conference, Adelaide, 11-15 May 1986, "Synthesis and Properties of Comparative Polynitro Biphenyl and Benzocinnoline Oxides"

9.    Symposium on Phytochemical Screening of Tropical Plants, Bandung, Indonesia, 12 July 1986, "Aspects and Prospects of Phytochemical Surveys in Natural Products Chemistry".

10.  RACI Organic Division - 10th National Conference, Sydney, 24-28 August 1987, "Novel Heterocycles Through Condensation of Diaminoalkanes with Glyoxal"

11.  University of Wollongong, 9 October 1987, "Synthesis of New Energetic Materials"

12.  Silpakorn University, Thailand, 9 December, 1987, "Recent Studies in the Synthesis of Polyaza Heterocycles and Spirodienone Natural Products"

13.  UNESCO Sub-Regional Seminar/ Workshop on Transformation and Synthesis Related to Natural Products, Surabaya, Indonesia, 15-17 December 1987, "1,3-Dimethoxy-2-trimethyl-silyloxybutadiene: a versatile participant in the Diels-Alder reaction"

14.  Padjadjaran University, Indonesia, 19 December 1987, "1,3-Dimethoxy-2-trimethylsilyloxy-butadiene: a versatile participant in the Diels-Alder reaction"

15.  University of Aachen, W. Germany, 28 October 1988, "A Selective Approach to Methoxylated Spirodienones"

16.  Karlsruhe University, W. Germany, 31 October 1988, "Synthesis of New Energetic Materials"

17.  University of Giessen, W. Germany, 1 December 1988, "Chemistry of New Energetic Materials"

18.  Kaiserslautern Technical University, W. Germany, 2 December 1988, Title: "Synthesis of Methoxylated Spirodienones"

19.  University of Marburg, W. Germany, 12 December 1988, Title: "A Selective Approach to Methoxylated Spirodienones"

20.  University of Bonn, W. Germany, 14 December 1988, "A Selective Approach to Methoxylated Spirodienones"

21.  Fraunhofer Institüt, Karlsruhe-Pfintzal, 10 January 1989, "New Nitro Substituted Heterocycles as Energetic Materials"

22.  Sixth Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants and Spices, Bandung, Indonesia,  24-28 January 1989, "A Selective Approach to the Synthesis of Methoxylated Spirocyclohexadienones"

23.  University of New South Wales, 26 May 1989,     "Selectivity in Synthesis of Natural Products"

24.  RACI Organic Division - 11th National Conference, Townsville, 2-7 July 1989, "Synthesis and Characterisation of Perhydrotetraaza-fluorene and -cyclopentanofluorene Derivatives"

25.  University of Newcastle, 6 April 1990, "Energetic Materials Research"

26.  University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, 6 July 1990, "Bis-hexahydropyrimidines: A Source of Novel Polyaza Heterocycles"

27.  University of Rochester, Rochester, USA, 16 July 1990, "Bis-hexahydropyrimidines: A Source of Novel Polyaza Heterocycles"

28.  University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Chemistry, Chicago, USA, 17 July 1990, "Bis-hexahydropyrimidines: A Source of Novel Polyaza Heterocycles"

29.  University of New South Wales Chemical Society, Presidential Address, 16 April 1991, "Polycyclic Tetraamines:  Structural Chameleons"

30.  RACI Organic Division - 12th National Conference, Brisbane, 7-12 July 1991, "Stereochemical Aspects of the Condensation of 2,2'-Bis-hexahydropyrimidines with Aldehydes"

31.  University of Melbourne, 4 October 1991, "The Synthesis and Chemistry of 2,2'-bis-Hexahydropyrimidines"

32.  Seventh Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Spices and Other Natural Products, Manila, Philippines,  2-7 February 1992, "2,2'-Bis-Hexahydro-pyrimidines:  A Source of Novel Heterocycles"

33.  Symposium on the Taxonomy of Tropical Trees for Genetic Diversity Studies, Bogor, Indonesia, 5-7 May 1992, Lecture: "The Impact of Chemotaxonomy on the Study of Secondary Metabolites from Plants"

34.  Institute of Teacher Education (IKIP), Semarang, Indonesia, 9 May 1992, "Chemistry Laboratories, a Major Resource in Science Education"

35.  Upjohn Laboratories, Kalamazoo, USA, 21 October 1993, "Highly Reduced Polyaza Heterocycles from Perhydro-2,2'-bipyrimidines: Remarkable Selectivity"

36.  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA, 28 October 1993, "Chemistry of the Perhydro-2,2'-bipyrimidines"

37.  Notre Dame University, South Bend, USA, 10 November 1993, "Perhydro-2,2'-bipyrimidines - Structure and Chemistry"

38.  University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognacy, Chicago, USA, 19 November 1993, "Perhydro-2,2'-bipyrimidines - Structure and Chemistry"

39.  Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, USA, 30 November 1993, "The Synthesis and Chemistry of Perhydrobipyrimidines"

40.  US Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, USA, 25 January 1994, "Perhydro-2,2'-bipyrimidines - Structure and Reactivity"

41.  Royal Australian Chemical Institute, NSW Branch Natural Products Group, Concord NSW, 20 April 1994, "From Alkaloids to Pigments: A Report on Collaborative Natural Products Chemistry Research",

42.  Eighth Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Spices and Other Natural Products, Melaka, Malaysia, 12-16 June 1994, "Three New Quinones from Ventilago vitiensis (Rhamnaceae)"

43.  Sixth Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Spices and Other Natural Products, Melaka, Malaysia, 12-16 June 1994, "Heterocycles from Sugar Derived Polyamines"

44.  Philippines Association of Laboratory Instrumentation Users, Manila, Philippines, 26 May 1995, "Modern Instrumentation Applied to Present Day Organic Synthesis"

45.  Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Bowral NSW, 3-5 September 1995, "Highly Reduced Nitrogen Heterocycles Through Amine-Aldehyde Condensations"

46.  Plant Natural Products - Genetics, Biochemistry and Chemistry, a One-Day Workshop, Melbourne, 14 June 1995, "Regional Cooperation and Targeted Natural Product Synthesis"

47.  RACI Organic Division - 15th National Conference, Yeppoon, 30 June-5 July 1996, "Stereoselectivity in the Reduction of a,b-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds Using Sodium Hydrogen Telluride"

48.  216th American Chemical Society National Meeting", Boston, MA, USA, Aug 23-27, 1998, "New Derivatives of Reduced 1,1'-Bisisoquinolines"

49.  XVIIIth European Colloquium on Heterocyclic Chemistry", Rouen, France, Oct 4-7, 1998, "Progress in the Synthesis of Crown and Azacrown Ether Derivatives of 1,1'-Bisisoquinolines"

50.  The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, Nov 29 - Dec 4, 1999, Seminar-Workshop on Special Topics in Organic Synthesis, a series of invited lectures and laboratory workshops

51.  International Symposium on the Recent Developments in the Discovery of Biologically Active Compounds, Ateneo University, Quezon City, Philippines, Dec 6-8, 1999,  "Biosignals - A Driving Force for Natural Products Chemistry"

52.  University of San Augustin, Iloilo, Philippines, Dec 13, 1999, "In Search of Organic Molecules with Useful Biological Activity"

53.  Sydney University Chemical Society, Jul 12, 2000, "Fluorous Chemistry - A Device for Efficient Separations with a Role in Modern Organic Synthesis"

54.  Pacifichem 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA,  Dec, 2000,      Invited lecture in the New Developments in Heterocyclic Chemistry Symposium, 17-20 Dec 2000, "Recent Investigations into the Chemistry of 1,1'-Bisisoquinolines"

55.  Inaugural Royal Australian Chemical Institute Victorian Branch Combinatorial Chemistry Group Half-Day Symposium, 21 Feb 2001, "Fluorous Tagging, an Attractive Strategy in Solution Phase Organic Synthesis"

56.  Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research, The University of New South Wales, 23 Feb 2001, "Understanding bioactives from Delisia pulchra"

57.  Brown University, Newport, RI, USA, 16 July, 2001, "Functional Heterocycles Derived from 1,1'-Bisisoquinolines"

58.  University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown Campus, NSW, September 7, 2001, "Fluorous Tags as Aids in Organic Synthesis and Separations"

59.  JASOC-1 The Inaugural Japan-Australia Symposium on Organic Synthesis, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, 10-11 Dec 2001, "Progress in the design of fluorous tags for use in combinatorial organic synthesis"

60.  University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, 15 March 2002, "Progress in the design of fluorous taggants"

61.  Chemicals and Process Engineering Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 21 June 2002, "Fluorous techniques in organic synthesis"

62.  Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Regensburg University, Regensburg, Germany, 25 and 26 June 2002, Vielberth Lectures, "Chemical signals in the marine environment", "Fluorous techniques in organic synthesis"

63.  Institut für Organische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany, 28 June 2002, "Fluorous tagging strategies in organic synthesis"

64.  Department of Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany,  1 July 2002 , "Fluorous tagging strategies in organic synthesis"

65.  19th Royal Australian Chemical Institute Organic Conference, Lorne, Vic, 6-11 July 2003 (Cytopia plenary lecture), "Acetals: from fluorous tagging agents to advances in dynamic combinatorial chemistry"

66.  Merck Research Laboratories, West Point PA, USA, 18 August 2003,      "Fluorous tails (tales) on acetals"

67.  Fluorous Technologies Inc - University of Pittsburgh, USA, 21 August 2003,          "Acetals: from fluorous modifications to elucidating applications in combinatorial library synthesis"

68.  Organic Chemistry: Perspectives on the 21 Century III, Heron Island, 2-8 November 2003, "Discovery Using Fluorous Chemistry: Fluorous tales on acetals"

69.  Department of Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan, 30 July 2004, "Applications of fluorous chemistry and acetals in synthesis"

70.  Melbourne University Chemical Society, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, 1 September 2004 (Geoffrey I. Feutrill Memorial Lecture) , "Progress in fluorous chemistry - unfolding the fluorous toolbox"

71.  20th International Congress for Heterocyclic Chemistry, Palermo, 31 July - 5 August 2005 , "Evidence for Conformational Control in the 1,1'-Bis(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline) Ligand System"

 

Conference papers (other than those mentioned above)

1.    Gee LC, Houghton MA, Read RW, Ruigrok, 1,3-Dimethoxy-2-trimethyl-silyloxybuta-1,3-diene, a Novel Functionalised Butadiene, Royal Australian Chemical Institute Eighth National Convention, Organic Division - 10th National Conference, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 24-28 August 1987 (poster)

2.    Black DStC, Giitsidis O, Read RW, Salek A, Sefton MA, Novel Heterocycles Through Condensation of Diaminoalkanes with Glyoxal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute Eighth National Convention, Organic Division - 10th National Conference, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 24-28 August 1987 (poster)

3.    Ochotorena ZL, Read RW, Selective Deuteration Using a Modified NaBH4/Te Reagent, Princess Congress 1, International Congress on Natural Products, Bangkok, Thailand, 10-13 December 1987 (poster)

4.    Houghton MA, Gee LC, Read RW, Ruigrok, A Cycloaddition Approach to Naturally-Occurring Spirocyclohexadienone Compounds, Seventh IUPAC Conference on Organic Synthesis, Nancy, France, 4-7 July 1988 (poster)

5.    Affandi H, Read RW, The Chemistry of Reduced Furanoid Substances, Sixth Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants and Spices, Bandung, Indonesia, 24-28 January 1989 (invited lecture)

6.    Houghton MA, Lim CG, Read RW, Synthesis and Cycloaddition Reactions of g-Carbonyl-a-nitroalkenes, RACI Organic Division - 11th National Conference, James Cook University,Townsville, 3-7 July 1989 (invited lecture)

7.    Affandi H, Read RW, A Safe One-Pot Conversion of Carboxylic Acids to Carbamoyl Azides, RACI Organic Division - 11th National Conference, James Cook University,Townsville, 3-7 July 1989 (poster)

8.    Kassiou M, Read RW, Synthesis of Novel Fused Nitrogen Heterocycles, RACI Organic Division - 11th National Conference, James Cook University, Townsville, 3-7 July 1989 (poster)

9.    Doughty A, Kassiou M, Read RW, Regio and Stereoselectivity in the Formation of Tri and Tetracyclic Heterocycles from Bis-Hexahydropyrimidines, RACI NSW Branch Organic Group One-Day Symposium, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 27 November 1989 (invited lecture)

10.  Giitsidis O, Kassiou, Read RW, Salek A, Sefton MA, Novel Polyazaheterocycles Prepared Through Condensation of Alkanediamines with Aldehydes, Gordon Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, New Hampton School, New Hampshire, USA, 9-13 July 1990 (poster)

11.  Kassiou M, Read RW, Structural Characterisation of Heterocycles Related to 2,2'-Bis-Hexahydropyrimidines, Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, Milton Park, Bowral, 2-4 September 1990 (poster)

12.  Craig DC, Kassiou M, Read RW, Metal Complexation of Heterocycles Derived from 2,2'-Bis(hexahydropyrimidines), Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, Milton Park, Bowral, 1-3 September 1991 (poster)

13.  Kassiou M, Read RW, Diversion of the Natural Dimerization Pathway of Glutaraldehyde, Seventh Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Spices and Other Natural Products, Manila, Philippines, 2-7 February 1992 (poster)

14.  Affandi H, Nuryadin A, Read RW, Chemotaxonomical Survey of Albizia spp., Symposium on the Taxonomy of Tropical Trees for Genetic Diversity Studies, Bogor, Indonesia, 5-7 May 1992 (invited lecture)

15.  Basir D, Black DStC, Hoffmann J, Kassiou M, Read RW, An Efficient Route to Substituted Ring-Fused Indoles, Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, Milton Park, Bowral, 30 Aug - 1 Sept 1992 (poster)

16.  Bayquen AV, Read RW, Progress in the Synthesis of Micropine and Its Perhydro Derivative, RACI 9th National Convention and Organic Division - 13th National Conference, Monash University, Melbourne, 6-11 December 1992 (poster)

17.  Craig DC, Kassiou M, Read RW, The Ligand Properties of Heterocycles Derived From Perhydro-2,2-bipyrimidines, RACI 9th National Convention and Organic Division - 13th National Conference, Monash University, Melbourne, 6-11 December 1992 (poster)

18.  Kassiou M, Macintosh MG, Read RW, New Heterocycles Derived from Perhydro-2,2'-bipyrimidines. Reactions With Carbonyl Compounds Bearing a-Carbonyl Functionality, Gordon Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, New Hampton School, New Hampshire, USA, 5-9 July 1993 (poster)

19.  Bayquen AV, Read RW, Total Synthesis of Micropine, RACI Organic Division - 14th National Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 3-8 July 1994 (poster)

20.  Craig DC, Houghton MA, Read RW, A Comparison of Diels-Alder Reactivity of g-Carbonyl-a-nitroalkenes, RACI Organic Division - 14th National Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 3-8 July 1994 (poster)

21.  O'Leary TK, Read RW, Shi XQ, Regiochemical and Stereochemical Control in the Synthesis of Some Reduced Nitrogen Heterocycles, Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, Milton Park, Bowral, 4-6 September 1994 (poster)

23.  Bayquen AV, Read RW, Total Synthesis of Micropine, RACI NSW Branch Natural Products Chemistry Group, One Day Symposium, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 30 September 1994 (invited lecture)

24.  O'Leary TK, Read RW, Selectivity in the Synthesis of Substituted 1,3,6,8-Tetraazadecalins,         15th International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Taipei, Taiwan, 6-11 August 1995 (poster)

25.  O'Leary TK, Read RW, Shi XQ, Reactant Control in the Synthesis of Substituted Perhydro-4,5,8a,9a-tetraazafluorenes and 1,3,6,8-Tetraazadecalins, Hong Kong International Symposium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 13-16 August 1995 (poster)

26.  Black DStC, Condie GC, Durie A, Kassiou M, Kumar N, Read RW, New Synthetic Routes to Functionalised Indoles, Hong Kong International Symposium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 13-16 August 1995 (invited lecture)

27.  Read RW, Shi XQ, New Muscarinic Antagonists, Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, Milton Park, Bowral, 1-3 September 1996 (poster)

28.  Lao W, Manny A, Kumar N, Read RW, Synthesis of N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone Bacterial Autoinducers, RACI NSW Branch Natural Products Chemistry Group, One Day Symposium, University of Western Sydney, Nepean, 4 October 1996 (invited lecture)

29.  Kassiou M, Read RW, Shi XQ, Synthesis and Evaluation of Halogenated Dibenzodiazepines as Muscarinic Receptor Ligands, RACI NSW Branch Organic Chemistry Group, One Day Symposium, University of Sydney, Sydney, 3 December 1996 (invited lecture)

30.  Judeh Z, Read RW, Probing the Solution Conformations of 1,1'-Bisisoquinolines: The Effect of Added Carboxylic Acids, presented at "NSW Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry", Bowral, Sep 5-7 1999 (poster)

31.  Oduor TA, Black DStC, Read RW, A Comparison of Hydantoin and Piperazinedione Routes to Indoles, presented at "NSW Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry", Bowral, Sep 5-7, 1999 (poster)

32.  Zhang C, Read RW, A Study of Highly Fluorinated 1,3-Alkanediols for Use in Acetalation Chemistry, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 38th Congress, World Chemical Congress, Theme E, Brisbane Qld, July 1-6, 2001 (poster)

33.  Abeysinghe, PM, Chutian Z, Read RW, Progress in the Synthesis of Fluorous Reagents for Acetal Formation, Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Bowral NSW, September 2-4, 2001 (poster)

34.  Jones MA, Judeh ZMA, Read RW, Structural Features of New Ligands Based on 1,1'-Bis-isoquinolines, Gordon Summer Reseach Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, Newport RI, USA, July 8-13, 2001 (poster)

35.  Lao W, Kumar N, Read RW, A Study of the Halogenation/Dehalogenation Sequence in Approaches to the Bromomethylene Functionality of Fimbrolide Lactones, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 38th Congress, World Chemical Congress, Theme E, Brisbane Qld, July 1-6, 2001 (poster)

36.  Muir BW, Thiessen H, Read RW, Erickson P, Griesser HJ, Natural antimicrobial furanone compounds: Covalent surface immobilization and antibacterial effect in vitro, 11th Annual Meeting, Australian Society for Biomaterials, Beechworth Vic, February 2001 (poster)

37.  Aiglstorfer I, Kumar N, Read RW, A synthesis of new fimbrolide analogues and its adaptation to fluorous technology, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 38th Congress, World Chemical Congress, Theme E, Brisbane Qld, July 1-6, 2001 (invited lecture)

38.  Lao W, Kumar N, Read RW, A study of the halogenation/dehalogenation sequence in approaches to the bromomethylene functionality of fimbrolide lactones, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 38th Congress, World Chemical Congress, Theme E, Brisbane Qld, July 1-6, 2001 (poster)

39.  Zhang C, Read RW, A study of highly fluorinated 1,3-alkanediols for use in acetalation chemistry, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 38th Congress, World Chemical Congress, Theme E, Brisbane Qld, July 1-6, 2001 (poster)

40.  Jones MA, Judeh ZMA, Read RW, Structural features of new ligands based on 1,1'-bis-isoquinolines, Gordon Summer Reseach Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, Newport RI, USA, July 8-13, 2001 (poster)

41.  Abeysinghe, PM, Chutian Z, Read RW, Progress in the synthesis of fluorous reagents for acetal formation, Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Bowral NSW, September 2-4, 2001 (poster)

42.  Deng B, Read RW, An approach to unsymmetrically N,N'-Disubstituted 1,1'-bis(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines), Royal Australian Chemical Insitute NSW Branch Organic Chemistry Group, One-Day Symposium, University of Wollongong, December 2001 (poster)

43.  Abeysinghe PM, Zhang Chutian, Read RW, Fluorous reagents for acetal formation, 14th International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry International Conference on Organic Synthesis, Christchurch, New Zealand, 14-18 July 2002 (poster)

44.  Abeysinghe PM, Read RW, Zhang C, Fluorous Reagents for Acetal Formation, 14th International Congress on Organic Synthesis, Christchurch, New Zealand, July 2002 (poster)

45.  Da Silva P, Heaton A, Kumar N, Read RW, Organometallic Approaches to the Regioselective Synthesis of Arylstilbenes, 14th IUPAC International Congress on Organic Synthesis, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1-6 July 2002 (poster)

46.  Abeysinghe PM, Zhang C, Read RW, Fluorous reagents for acetal formation, Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Moss Vale NSW, 1-3 September 2002 (poster)

47.       Read, R.W., Zhang, C., The Application of Fluorous Reagents in the Preparation of Alkyl Aryl Ethers, Royal Australian Chemical Institute NSW Branch Organic Group One-Day Symposium, University of Western Sydney, December 2002 (poster, and student poster prize winner)

48.       Da Silva P, Kumar N, Heaton A, Read RW, The Suzuki Reaction in the Regioselective Synthesis of Arylstilbenes, Royal Australian Chemical Institute NSW Branch Organic Group One-Day Symposium, University of Western Sydney Macarthur, 2 December 2002 (poster)

49.       Da Silva P, Heaton A, Kumar N, Read RW, Suzuki Methodology in the Regioselective Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Aryl- and/or Aroyl-Substituted Stilbenes, 19th Royal Australian Chemical Institute Organic Conference, Lorne Vic, 6-11 July 2003, P102 (poster)

50.  Jones MW, Read RW, Selectivity in the Synthesis of Unsymmetrical N-Substituted 1,1'-Bis(6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines), 19th Royal Australian Chemical Institute Organic Division Conference, Lorne, Vic., 6-11 July 2003 (poster)

51.  Zhang C, Read RW, A Demonstration of the Application of Fluorous Reagents in Organic Synthesis, 19th Royal Australian Chemical Institute Organic Division Conference, Lorne, Vic., 6-11 July 2003 (poster)

52.  Read, R.W., Zhang, C., A Demonstration of the Application of Fluorous Reagents in Organic Synthesis, 19th Royal Australian Chemical Institute Organic Conference, 6-11 July 2003, Lorne, Vic (poster)

53.  Chan B, Deng B, Jones M, Read RW, The Design of Ligands Based on Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical N-Alkyl Derivatives of 1,1'-Bis(6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline), 19th International Congress on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA, August 2003 (poster)

54.  Chan B, Deng B, Jones M, Read RW, The Design of Ligands Based on Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical N-Alkyl Derivatives of 1,1'-Bis(6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline), Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, Moss Vale, NSW, 7-9 September 2003 (poster)

55.  Abeysinghe PM, Indiani G, Read RW, Solman M, Fluorous Chemistry: New fluorous tagged reagents, 2004 ISMC / RACIOC Chemistry Conference, Cairns, Qld, 4-9 July 2004 (poster)

56.  Chan BKH, Read RW, An investigation of the difference in acid titration in their behaviour between N,N'-disubstituted and -unsubstituted bis-tetrahydroisoquinolines, 2004 ISMC/RACIOC Royal Australian Chemical Insitute Organic Division Conference, Cairns, Qld, 4-9 July 2004 (poster)

57.  Abeysinghe PM, Read RW, Dynamic Covalent Chemistry of Acetals, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 15th International Congress on Organic Synthesis, IUPAC ICOS-15, Nagoya, Japan, 1-6 August 2004 (poster)

58.  Abeysinghe PM, Read RW, Dynamic Covalent Chemistry of Acetals, Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Moss Vale, NSW, 5-7 September 2004 (poster)        

59.  Chan BKH, Read RW, Substituent Effects on the Conformation of 1,1'-Bistetrahydroisoquinoline Derivatives Under pH Control, Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Moss Vale, NSW, 5-7 September 2004 (poster)

60.  Wang X-B, Read RW, Fluorous Surfactants Based on 1,2,3-Triazoles and 1,2,3,4-Tetrazoles, Royal Australian Chemical Institute NSW Branch Organic Group, 25th Annual One-Day Symposium, University of New South Wales, 30 November 2004 (poster)

61.  Chan BKH, Taylor IF, Read RW, Towards a catch and release ligand based on 1,1'-bisisoquinolines, RACI CONNECT2005 National Congress, Sydney Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, 3-7 July 2005 (poster)

62.  Wang X-B, Huang Y, Read RW, Fluorous Surfactants: Synthesis of polyfluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles and tetrazoles, RACI CONNECT2005 National Congress, Sydney Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, 3-7 July 2005 (poster)

63.  Wang X-B, Huang Y, Read RW, Fluorous Surfactants: Synthesis of polyfluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles and tetrazoles, Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Moss Vale, NSW, 4-6 September 2005 (poster)

64.  Abeysinghe PM, Read RW, The dynamics of 2-aryl-1,3-dioxane and -hexahydropyrimidine formation from substituted aromatic aldehydes, Combinatorial Chemistry Symposium, Pacifichem 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA,  18-20 Dec, 2005 (poster)