Wesley Chalifoux, PhD, BSc

Area of Study / Keywords

Organic Synthesis Nanographenes Alkyne Chemistry Circularly Polarized Luminescence

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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.

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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.

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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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

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

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

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

Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 2023 January; 10.1039/D3QO00517H

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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

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

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

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 2020 January; 10.1039/D0OB00182A

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

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

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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

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

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Amber D. Senese, Wesley Chalifoux

Molecules. 2018 December; 10.3390/molecules24010118

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

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

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

Angewandte Chemie. 2018 November; 10.1002/ange.201808043

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Radha Bam, Wesley A. Chalifoux

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

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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

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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

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Wesley A. Chalifoux

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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Rachael A. Carmichael, Wesley A. Chalifoux

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

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