Wesley Chalifoux, PhD, BSc

Professor, Faculty of Science - Chemistry

Personal Website: https://wchalifoux.wixsite.com/researchgroup

Contact

Professor, Faculty of Science - Chemistry
Email
wchalifoux@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-3233
Address
4-009 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS II
11335 Saskatchewan Drive NW
Edmonton AB
T6G 2H5

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Organic Synthesis Nanographenes Alkyne Chemistry Circularly Polarized Luminescence


About

Professor Wesley A. Chalifoux received his B.Sc. from the University of Alberta (Alberta, Canada) in 2004. During his undergraduate training, he did a one-year industrial internship at Raylo Chemicals (Edmonton) on an NSERC IURA award. He was an NSERC graduate scholar and Alberta Ingenuity scholar at the University of Alberta (Alberta, Canada) where he obtained his PhD in 2010 under the supervision of Professor Rik R. Tykwinski. The focus of his dissertation was the synthesis and study of polyynes to gain insight into the properties of the elusive sp-allotrope of carbon known as carbyne. Professor Chalifoux worked as an NSERC postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University under the supervision of James L. Leighton from 2010–2012. His project was the enantioselective allylation of beta-diketones. He joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2012 where he worked as an Assistant and Associate Professor until 2023. In 2023, he moved to the University of Alberta, Canada as a Professor of Chemistry.


Research

The Chalifoux group is interested in developing novel and efficient bottom-up approaches for the synthesis of achiral and chiral nanographene structures. Our group also has projects related to the synthesis of graphene nanoribbon polymers. We explore the properties of these fascinating materials in our laboratories, and through national and international collaborations. Some of the applications of these molecules include nonlinear optics (NLO), thin-film transistors (TFTs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic photovoltaics (OPVs), synthetic receptors, spintronics, battery applications, and molecular switches.

Courses

CHEM 261 - Organic Chemistry I

The correlation of structure and chemical bonding in carbon compounds with the physical properties and chemical reactivity of organic molecules. Discussion will be based on functional groups with emphasis on hydrocarbons and derivatives that contain halogens, oxygen, sulfur, and the hydroxy group. Introduction to stereochemistry, three dimensional structure, reaction mechanisms, especially addition to double bonds, nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions. Prerequisite CHEM 101 or 103. Note: Students who have obtained credit for CHEM 264 cannot take CHEM 261 for credit. Engineering students who take this course will receive 4.5 units.


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Featured Publications

Stephen P. George, Jonas Spengler, Ryan J. Malone, James Krzoska, Frank Würthner, Wesley A. Chalifoux

The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2024 March; 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02985


Ryan J. Malone, Jonas Spengler, Rachael A. Carmichael, Khoa Ngo, Frank Würthner, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Organic Letters. 2023 January; 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c04071


Hannah V. Anderson, Nicolai D. Gois, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 2023 January; 10.1039/D3QO00517H


Wesley A. Chalifoux, Paban Sitaula, Ryan J. Malone, Giovanna Longhi, Sergio Abbate, Eva Gualtieri, Andrea Lucotti, Matteo Tommasini, Roberta Franzini, Claudio Villani, Vincent J. Catalano

European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2022 May; 10.1002/ejoc.202101466


Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2022 January; 10.1149/1945-7111/ac9f72


Kelsie M. Magiera, Vivek Aryal, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 2020 January; 10.1039/D0OB00182A


Khagendra B. Hamal, Paban Sitaula, Wesley A. Chalifoux

European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2019 February; 10.1002/ejoc.201801606


Wenlong Yang, Jorge H. S. K. Monteiro, Ana de Bettencourt‐Dias, Vincent J. Catalano, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Chemistry – A European Journal. 2019 January; 10.1002/chem.201805248


Organic Letters. 2019 January; 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03273


Amber D. Senese, Wesley Chalifoux

Molecules. 2018 December; 10.3390/molecules24010118


Wenlong Yang, Radha Bam, Vincent J. Catalano, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2018 November; 10.1002/anie.201808043


Wenlong Yang, Radha Bam, Vincent J. Catalano, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Angewandte Chemie. 2018 November; 10.1002/ange.201808043


Radha Bam, Wesley A. Chalifoux

The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2018 September; 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01357


Wenlong Yang, Rezvan R. Kazemi, Nelum Karunathilake, Vincent J. Catalano, Mario A. Alpuche-Aviles, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 2018 January; 10.1039/C8QO00389K


Wenlong Yang, Giovanna Longhi, Sergio Abbate, Andrea Lucotti, Matteo Tommasini, Claudio Villani, Vincent J. Catalano, Aleksandr O. Lykhin, Sergey A. Varganov, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2017 September; 10.1021/jacs.7b06848


Wesley A. Chalifoux

Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2017 July; 10.1002/anie.201702687


Rachael A. Carmichael, Punyanuch Sophanpanichkul, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Organic Letters. 2017 May; 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00911


Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 2017 January; 10.1139/cjc-2016-0466


Tetrahedron. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.tet.2016.11.047


Synlett. 2017 January; 10.1055/s-0036-1588688


Wenlong Yang, Jorge H. S. K. Monteiro, Ana de Bettencourt‐Dias, Vincent J. Catalano, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Angewandte Chemie. 2016 August; 10.1002/ange.201604741


Wenlong Yang, Jorge H. S. K. Monteiro, Ana de Bettencourt‐Dias, Vincent J. Catalano, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2016 August; 10.1002/anie.201604741


Wenlong Yang, Andrea Lucotti, Matteo Tommasini, Wesley A. Chalifoux

J. Am. Chem. Soc.. 2016 July; 10.1021/jacs.6b03014


Rachael A. Carmichael, Wesley A. Chalifoux

Chemistry – A European Journal. 2016 June; 10.1002/chem.201601850


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