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Wesley B. Swords
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications - 22
Citations - 776
Wesley B. Swords is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Electron transfer & Enantioselective synthesis. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 20 publications receiving 424 citations. Previous affiliations of Wesley B. Swords include University of Wisconsin-Madison & Uppsala University.
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Halide Photoredox Chemistry.
Ludovic Troian-Gautier,Michael D. Turlington,Sara A. M. Wehlin,Andrew B. Maurer,Matthew D. Brady,Wesley B. Swords,Gerald J. Meyer +6 more
TL;DR: A plethora of new inner-sphere complexes based on transition and main group metal halide complexes that show promise for HX splitting are described and some key goals for future research promise to direct the field of halide photoredox chemistry to even greater heights.
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Chiral Photocatalyst Structures in Asymmetric Photochemical Synthesis.
TL;DR: A review of the chiral catalyst structures for solution-phase asymmetric photochemistry can be found in this paper, including chiral organic sensitizers, inorganic chromophores, and soluble macromolecules.
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Enantioselective Intermolecular Excited-State Photoreactions Using a Chiral Ir Triplet Sensitizer: Separating Association from Energy Transfer in Asymmetric Photocatalysis.
Jian Zheng,Wesley B. Swords,Wesley B. Swords,Hoimin Jung,Kazimer L. Skubi,Jesse B. Kidd,Gerald J. Meyer,Mu-Hyun Baik,Tehshik P. Yoon +8 more
TL;DR: A highly enantioselective intermo-lecular [2+2] cycloaddition of 3-alkoxyquinolones catalyzed by a chiral hydrogen-bonding iridium photosensitizer suggests that a broader range of alternate design strategies for asymmetric photocatalysis might be possi-ble.
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Discovery and Elucidation of Counteranion Dependence in Photoredox Catalysis.
Elliot P. Farney,Steven J. Chapman,Wesley B. Swords,Marco D. Torelli,Robert J. Hamers,Tehshik P. Yoon +5 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated thatcounteranion effects exert a surprising, dramatic impact on the rate of a representative photocatalytic radical cation Diels-Alder reaction and the importance of counteranion identity as a variable in the design and optimization of photoredox transformations is demonstrated.
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Halogen Bonding Promotes Higher Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Photovoltages
Sarah J. C. Simon,Fraser G. L. Parlane,Wesley B. Swords,Cameron W. Kellett,Chuan Du,Brian Lam,Rebecca K. Dean,Ke Hu,Gerald J. Meyer,Curtis P. Berlinguette +9 more
TL;DR: An enhancement in photovoltage for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) where halogen-bonding interactions exist between a nucleophilic electrolyte species and a photo-oxidized dye immobilized on a TiO2 surface is reported.