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Rik Tykwinski, PhD, BSc

Professor, Faculty of Science - Chemistry
Chair, Faculty of Science - Chemistry
Contact Overview Activities Publications

Contact

Professor, Faculty of Science - Chemistry
Email
rik.tykwinski@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-9529
Address
W5-03C Chemistry Centre - West
11227 Saskatchewan Drive NW
EdmontonAB
T6G 2G2
Chair, Faculty of Science - Chemistry
Email
tykwinsk@ualberta.ca

Overview

About

BSc: University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota

PhD: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (Prof. Peter J. Stang)

Research

Physical organic chemistry, new synthetic methods to carbon-rich molecules (e.g., cumulenes and polyynes, acenes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), relationships between chemical structure and molecular reactivity/properties; synthesis of compounds for applications as wires in single-molecule devices, solar cells, TFTs, singlet fission, as well as synthetic model compounds for the asphaltenes

Scholarly Activities

Research - Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Editor-in-Chief,

Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Publications

Synthesis of radiaannulene oligomers: Segments of the elusive carbon allotrope 6,6,12-graphyne

Author(s): M.D. Kilde, A.H. Murray, C.L. Andersen, F.E. Storm, K. Schmidt, A. Kadziola, K.V. Mikkelsen, F. Hampel, O. Hammerich, R.R. Tykwinski, M.B. Nielsen
Publication Date: 8/16/2019
Volume: 10
Page Numbers: 3714
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11700-0
External Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11700-0

Singlet Fission for Photovoltaics – Reaching 130% Injection Efficiency

Author(s): A. Kunzmann, M. Gruber, R. Casillas, J. Zirzlmeier, M. Stanzel, W. Peukert, R.R. Tykwinski, D.M. Guldi
Publication Date: 2018
Publication: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
Volume: 57
Page Numbers: 10742–10747
External Link: DOI: 10.1002/anie.201801041

Studies on the barrier to rotation about the cumulenic C=C bonds of tetraaryl[n]cumulenes

Author(s): M.U. Bühringer, K. Padberg, M.D. Phleps, H. Maid, C. Placht, C. Neiss, M.J. Ferguson, A. Görling, R.R. Tykwinski
Publication Date: 2018
Publication: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
Volume: 57
Page Numbers: 8321–8325
External Link: DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802137

Two-photon absorption in pentacene dimers

Author(s): E. Garoni, J. Zirzlmeier, B.S. Basel, C. Hetzer, K. Kamada, D.M. Guldi, R.R. Tykwinski
Publication Date: 2018
Publication: J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Volume: 139
Page Numbers: 14017−14020
External Link: DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b08287

Odd [n]cumulenes (n = 3, 5, 7, 9): Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity

Author(s): D. Wendinger, R.R. Tykwinski
Publication Date: 2017
Publication: Acc. Chem. Res.
Volume: 50
Page Numbers: 1468–1479
External Link: DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00164

Pyridyl endcapped polyynes: Stabilized wire-like molecules

Author(s): M. Krempe, R. Lippert, F. Hampel, I. Ivanovic-Burmazovic, N. Jux, R. R. Tykwinski
Publication Date: 2017
Publication: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed
Volume: 55
Page Numbers: 14802–14806
External Link: DOI: 10.1002/anie.201608633