onds . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁( RS N Z ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁The ▁R SN Z ▁awarded ▁R oper ▁the ▁H ector ▁Memorial ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁gave ▁a ▁v aled ict ory ▁address ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chem istry ▁Conference ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁Ir v ine , ▁Geoff rey ▁J ., ▁M J ▁Ger ald ▁Les ley , ▁Tod d ▁B . ▁M ard er , ▁Nicholas ▁C . ▁Norman , ▁Craig ▁R . ▁R ice , ▁Edward ▁G . ▁Rob ins , ▁Warren ▁R . ▁R oper , ▁George ▁R . ▁Wh itt ell , ▁and ▁L . ▁James ▁Wright . ▁" Trans ition ▁metal − ▁b ory l ▁comp ounds : ▁synth esis , ▁react ivity , ▁and ▁structure ." ▁Chem ical ▁reviews ▁ 9 8 , ▁no . ▁ 8 ▁( 1 9 9 8 ): ▁ 2 6 8 5 - 2 7 2 2 . ▁ ▁Gal lop , ▁Mark ▁A ., ▁and ▁Warren ▁R . ▁R oper . ▁" Car b ene ▁and ▁car by ne ▁complex es ▁of ▁r uth enium , ▁os m ium , ▁and ▁ir id ium ." ▁Adv . ▁Organ omet . ▁Chem ▁ 2 5 ▁( 1 9 8 6 ): ▁