MA (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon), FHEA
Personal Chair
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- w.harrison@abdn.ac.uk
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- School of Natural and Computing Sciences
Biography
Bill Harrison grew up in southern England and was the first in his family to enter higher education. He graduated with first-class Honours in Chemistry from University College, Oxford in 1982. He stayed in Oxford to study for his DPhil (PhD) under the supervision of Prof Tony Cheetham, FRS, investigating the magnetic behaviour of transition-metal oxides. He then worked as assistant instrument scientist on the high resolution powder diffractometer (HRPD) at the ISIS spallation neutron source and a highlight of that time was the determination of the crystal structure of the high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7–δ, which featured on the cover of Nature. Following that, in 1988 he headed for sunnier climes for a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Santa Barbara (supervisor Galen Stucky) where he studied advanced materials by state-of-the-art diffraction techniques. A second postdoc followed at the University of Houston (Texas), where a highlight was the study of layered hybrid perovskites as potential solar cell materials (Nature cover). His first ‘real’ academic position in 1995 was a lecturer at the University of Western Australia, where he discovered his previously unsuspected enthusiasm for teaching. He was appointed as lecturer in chemistry at the University of Aberdeen in 1998, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2000 and to Personal Chair in 2018. He currently serves as Director of Education in the School of Natural and Computing Science and sits on a number of University committees. He teaches at all levels of the Chemistry programme and his University awards for teaching include ‘most accessible lecturer’ (2015), ‘best lecturer’ (2017) and ‘most supportive lecturer’ (2020). His independent research in synthetic and structural chemistry focuses on undergraduate research projects. His interests outside the University include photography, walking the dog, objecting to planning applications, and family activities.
Internal Memberships
School Director of Education; personal tutor; member of the retention task group; positive outcomes task group; student survey working group...
Latest Publications
Potential building blocks for porous organic materials
Journal of Chemical ResearchContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/17475198241293518
Metal complexes of saccharin and thiosaccharin as potential anticancer and antimicrobial agents
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports, vol. 12, 100205Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSequential nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions of activated halogens
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 25, no. 15, 8162Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25158162
11-Hydroxy-7-Methoxy-2,8-Dimethyltetracene-5,12-Dione
MolBank, vol. 2024, no. 2, M1822Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPoly[3-methylpyridinium [(μ2-dihydrogen phosphito)bis(μ3-hydrogen phosphito)dizinc]]
IUCrData, vol. 9, no. 4, x240345Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
Synthetic and structural inorganic chemistry: 632 publications, 11733 citations, Hirsch h-index 52 (data retrieved from Web of Science, 8 March 2024).
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Bill Harrison is Course Coordinator for Level 1 Chemistry (CM1020, CM1021, CM1512 and CM1513) and teaches on the following courses:
- CM1020 Chemistry for the Life Sciences 1
- CM1021 Chemistry for the Physical Sciences 1
- CM1022 Elements of Chemistry 1
- CM1512 Chemistry for the Life Sciences 2
- CM1513 Chemistry for the Physical Sciences 2
- CM1522 Elements of Chemistry 2
- CM2519 Inorganic Chemistry
- CM3037 Inorganic and Solid-State Chemistry
- CM4037 Advanced Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
- CM4028/CM4036/CM4535 project supervision
- CM5003 MChem Chemistry Applications
- Publications
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Investigations into the construction of the pentasubstituted ring C of Neosurugatoxin – a crystallographic study
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 44-48Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015023506
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The continuing transformation of Acta Crystallographica Section E and the launch of IUCrData
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, vol. 72, no. Pt 1, pp. 109-110Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015021040
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An unusual coordination polymer containing Cu+ ions and featuring possible Cu⋯Cu `cuprophilic' interactions: poly[di-μ-chlorido-(μ4-3,5-diaminobenzoato-κ4O:O′:N:N′)tricopper(I)(3 Cu—Cu)]
Acta Crystallographica Section C, Crystal Structure Communications, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 63-67Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S205322961502330X
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Asymmetric Synthesis and Absolute Configuration of (+)- and (–)-Perhexiline
Synthesis, vol. 48, no. 01, pp. 73-78Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEthyl 2-(5-bromo-2-iodoanilino)cyclopent-1-ene-1-carboxylate
IUCrData, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-7Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2414314615021781
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5529/1/wm4001.pdf
Coordination networks of Cu2+ ions with 1,3-bis[2-(4-pyridyl)ethyl]benzene: strong structure-directing role of the counter ion (nitrate, acetate and sulphate), leading to clusters, sheets and chains
Polyhedron, vol. 102, pp. 496-502Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSyntheses and structures of pseudo-mauveine picrate and 3-phenylamino-5(2-methylphenyl)-7-amino-8-methylphenazinium picrate ethanol mono-solvate: the first crystal structures of a mauveine chromophore and a synthetic derivative
Journal of Chemical Research, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 711-718Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCrystal structures of a family of layered coordination polymers containing divalent metal ions (Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+) and the 3-amino 4-methyl benzoate ion
Journal of Structural Chemistry, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 1130-1135Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0022476615060165
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7637/1/coord_poly.docx
Crystal structures and characterization of two rare-earth-glutarate coordination networks: One-dimensional [Nd(C5H6O4)(H2O)4]•Cl and three-dimensional [Pr(C5H6O4)(C5H7O4)(H2O)]•H2O
Journal of Structural Chemistry, vol. 56, no. 5, pp. 934-941Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0022476615050169
Crystal structure of (E)-4-(acetoxyimino)-N-allyl-3-isopropyl-2,6-diphenylpiperidine-1-carbothioamide
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, vol. 71, no. 8, pp. o542-543Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015012499
Weak C-H...O and C-H...[pi] hydrogen bonds and [pi]-[pi] stacking interactions in a series of four N'-[(E)-(aryl)methylidene]-N-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidine-4-carbohydrazides
Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry, vol. 71, no. 8, pp. 647-652Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053229615012450
Syntheses, crystal structures, in vitro antitumor and free radical scavenging activity evaluation of a series of 2-substituted thiophenes
Medicinal Chemistry Research, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 3021-3036Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-015-1353-5
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Crystal structures of four indole derivatives as possible cannabinoid allosteric antagonists
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 654-659Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015008476
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4627/1/lh5763.pdf
A geomimetic synthesis of mellite: a mineral containing a benzene ring
Journal of Chemical Research, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 279-281Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCrystal structure of (E)-hex-2-enoic acid
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. o323Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCrystal structure of 11-(2,3-dimethoxy-phenyl)-14-methyl-12-oxa-8,14-diaza-tetracyclo[8.3.3.01,10.02,7]hexadeca-2(7),3,5-triene-9,13-dione
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. o293-o294Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015006386
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Crystal structure of 2-chloro-N-(3-fluorophenyl) acetamide
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. o315Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015007240
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Crystal structure of 2-{(E)-[(2-hydroxy-phenyl) iminiumyl]methyl}-4-methyl-phenolate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. o288Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015006374
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Crystal structure of 4-hydroxy-3-meth-oxybenzaldehyde 4-methylthiosemi-carbazone methanol monosolvate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. o313-o314Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015007227
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Crystal structure of 5,11-dihydropyrido-[2,3-b][1,4]benzodiazepin-6-one
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. o304-o305Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015006817
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Crystal structure of Ba5In4Sb6
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. i4Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015006933
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Crystal structure of [1-(3-chlorophenyl)- 5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl](p-tolyl) methanone
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. o280-o281Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015006258
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Crystal structure of ethyl 6-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-2-sulfanylidene-4-trifluoromethyl-1,3-diazinane-5-carboxylate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. o268-o269Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015005836
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Crystal structure of methyl 1-methyl-2-oxospiro[indoline-3,2′-oxirane]-3′-carboxylate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. o274-o275Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015006398
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Crystal structure of quinolinium 2-carboxy-6-nitrobenzoate monohydrate
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. o270-o271Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015006052
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