WILLIAM UNSWORTH

Prof

Professor, Chemistry

Former affiliations

Postdoc Research Fellow, Chemistry
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Chemistry
Research and Teaching Fellow, Chemistry
Postdoc Research Associate, Chemistry
Leverhulme Fellow, Chemistry
Eleanor Dodson Fellow, Chemistry
Senior Research Fellow, Chemistry
Senior Lecturer, Chemistry

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9169-5156

Phone(01904) 322533
Emailwilliam.unsworthyork.acuk

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105 Article
7 Review article
4 Chapter
2 Comment/debate

Asymmetric synthesis of stereogenic-at-sulfur compounds via biocatalytic oxidation with Unspecific Peroxygenases
GROGAN, G. J., Li, J., Melling, B. S., Cornish, K., Mulholland, N., Cartwright, J. & UNSWORTH, W. P., 19 Jan 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 9 p., 646.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Biomimetic total synthesis of ten Securinega alkaloids
UNSWORTH, W. P., Waddell, L. J. N., Jiang, Z., GROGAN, G. J. & Lichman, B. R., 13 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Parallel evolution of plant alkaloid biosynthesis from bacterial-like decarboxylases
GROGAN, G. J., WOOD, C., Jiang, Z., Armanath, I., Waddell, L. J. N., Batey, U. S., Daza, O. S., NEWLING, K., James, S., UNSWORTH, W. P. & Lichman, B. R., 13 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: New Phytologist. 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2 Not started
5 Active
11 Finished

A ‘minted’ method for the sustainable, bio-based production of menthol enantiomers
Lichman, B. (Principal investigator), GROGAN, G. (Co-investigator), O'TOOLE, P. (Co-investigator) & UNSWORTH, W. (Co-investigator)
BBSRC (BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL)
2/02/26 → 1/02/29
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
Enabling Native Amine Dehydrogenases (nat-AmDHs) for the Sustainable Synthesis of Chiral Amines
GROGAN, G. (Principal investigator), O'TOOLE, P. (Co-investigator) & UNSWORTH, W. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC
1/10/25 → 30/09/28
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
MC4DD: Macrocycles for Drug Discovery
UNSWORTH, W. (Principal investigator)
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
1/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: Research project (funded) › Research

Invited talk at AstraZeneca
UNSWORTH, W. P. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
27 Jan 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Invited talk at University of Glasgow
UNSWORTH, W. P. (Invited speaker)
14 Jan 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Invited talk at University of Bristol
UNSWORTH, W. P. (Invited speaker)
26 Nov 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

Divergent Reactivity of Indole-Tethered Ynones with Silver(I) and Gold(I) Catalysts: A Combined Synthetic and Computational Study
Unsworth, W. P. (Creator), University of York, 17 Jul 2018
DOI: 10.15124/b72b66ce-1d5c-4e9e-8c80-a4b1c00380a8
Dataset
Raw data for the paper 'Dearomatisation approaches to spirocyclic dienones via the electrophilic activation of alkynes'
Unsworth, W. P. (Creator), Clarke, A. K. (Contributor), Liddon, J. T. R. (Contributor), Taylor, R. J. K. (Contributor) & Cuthbertson, J. D. (Contributor), University of York, 3 May 2017
DOI: 10.15124/59cdbcad-ab0e-46e0-8c13-5be98b3f9867
Dataset
Raw data for the paper "Preparation and Reactions of Indoleninyl Halides"
Unsworth, W. P. (Creator), University of York, 28 Apr 2017
DOI: 10.15124/724dbcbe-232f-4095-91ca-894c49282a72
Dataset

RSC Hickinbottam award
Unsworth, W. P. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
RSC/BMOS Young Investigator Award
Unsworth, W. P. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Dave Kelly cup
Unsworth, W. P. (Recipient), Sept 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)