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Juan C. Scaiano

Juan C. Scaiano

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Chemistry
Canada
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
38718
World Ranking
1847
National Ranking
41

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 1999 - Chemical Institute of Canada Medal
  • 1998 - Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize, Canada Council
  • 1985 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1983 - Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry, Royal Society of Canada

Overview

Juan C. Scaiano is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada and has made contributions to the fields of Chemistry and Energy, with a significant focus on Organic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment. Their research also spans Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Juan C. Scaiano include:

  • Anabel E. Lanterna
  • Neeraj Kumar Joshi
  • Mahzad Yaghmaei
  • Connor R. Bourgonje
  • Bowen Wang

Key publication venues where the scientist has frequently published are:

  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Molecules
  • Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • Catalysts

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Juan C. Scaiano include:

  • Real-time fluorescence imaging of a heterogeneously catalysed Suzuki-Miyaura reaction, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • A beginners guide to understanding the mechanisms of photochemical reactions: things you should know if light is one of your reagents, 2023, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Glass wool supported ruthenium complexes: versatile, recyclable heterogeneous photoredox catalysts, 2020, Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Nitro to amine reductions using aqueous flow catalysis under ambient conditions, 2021, iScience
  • Heterogeneous photocatalysis of azides: extending nitrene photochemistry to longer wavelengths, 2020, Chemical Communications

Juan C. Scaiano has also authored work published by the American Chemical Society, including the book titled Light Photochemistry published in 2021.

Throughout their career, the scientist has received several awards:

  • Chemical Institute of Canada Medal (1999)
  • Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize, Canada Council (1998)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science (1985)
  • Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry, Royal Society of Canada (1983)

Best Publications

  • Modern Molecular Photochemistry of Organic Molecules

    Nicholas J. Turro;Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy;Juan C. Scaiano

  • Principles of Molecular Photochemistry: An Introduction

    Nicholas J. Turro;V. Ramamurthy;J. C. Scaiano

  • Rate constants for the reactions of free radicals with oxygen in solution

    B. Maillard;K. U. Ingold;J. C. Scaiano

  • Rate constants and Arrhenius parameters for the reactions of primary, secondary, and tertiary alkyl radicals with tri-n-butyltin hydride

    C. Chatgilialoglu;K. U. Ingold;J. C. Scaiano

  • SOLVENT EFFECTS IN THE PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF XANTHONE

    J. C. Scaiano

  • CRC handbook of organic photochemistry

    J. C. Scaiano

  • Light emitting diode irradiation can control the morphology and optical properties of silver nanoparticles.

    Kevin G. Stamplecoskie;Juan C. Scaiano

  • Optimal Size of Silver Nanoparticles for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

    Kevin G. Stamplecoskie;Juan C. Scaiano;Vidhu S. Tiwari;Hanan Anis

  • Photophysical Properties of Fluorescent DNA-dyes Bound to Single- and Double-stranded DNA in Aqueous Buffered Solution¶

    G. Cosa;K.-S. Focsaneanu;J. R. N. McLean;J. P. McNamee

  • Hydrogen abstraction by tert-butoxy radicals. A laser photolysis and electron spin resonance study

    H. Paul;R. D. Small;J. C. Scaiano

  • Facile photochemical synthesis of unprotected aqueous gold nanoparticles.

    Katherine L McGilvray;Matthew R Decan;Dashan Wang;Juan C Scaiano

  • Mechanistic Insights and Kinetic Analysis for the Oxidative Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids by Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis: A Metal-Free Alternative

    Spencer P. Pitre;Christopher D. McTiernan;Hossein Ismaili;Juan C. Scaiano

  • Intermolecular photoreductions of ketones

    Juan C. Scaiano

  • Absolute rate constants for the reactions of tert-butoxyl, tert-butylperoxyl, and benzophenone triplet with amines: the importance of a stereoelectronic effect

    D. Griller;J. A. Howard;P. R. Marriott;J. C. Scaiano

  • Metal-Free Photocatalytic Radical Trifluoromethylation Utilizing Methylene Blue and Visible Light Irradiation

    Spencer P. Pitre;Christopher D. McTiernan;Hossein Ismaili;Juan C. Scaiano

  • Exploratory study of the intermolecular reactivity of excited diphenylmethyl radicals

    J. C. Scaiano;M. Tanner;D. Weir

  • Recombinant human collagen for tissue engineered corneal substitutes.

    Wenguang Liu;Kimberley Merrett;May Griffith;Per Fagerholm

  • Phenyl radical kinetics

    J. C. Scaiano;L. C. Stewart

  • Intrazeolite Photochemistry: Toward Supramolecular Control of Molecular Photochemistry

    and J. C. Scaiano;Hermenegildo García

  • Reaction of tert-butoxy radicals with phenols. Comparison with the reactions of carbonyl triplets

    P. K. Das;M. V. Encinas;S. Steenken;J. C. Scaiano

  • Photochemistry and photophysics from upper triplet levels of 9,10-dibromoanthracene

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Frequent Co-Authors

Hermenegildo García
Hermenegildo García Universitat Politècnica de València
Keith U. Ingold
Keith U. Ingold National Research Council Canada
Miguel A. Miranda
Miguel A. Miranda Universitat Politècnica de València
Mercedes Alvaro
Mercedes Alvaro Universitat Politècnica de València
Robert W. Redmond
Robert W. Redmond Harvard University
Matthew S. Platz
Matthew S. Platz University of Hawaii at Hilo
Eduardo Lissi
Eduardo Lissi University of Santiago Chile
May Griffith
May Griffith University of Montreal
Peter J. Wagner
Peter J. Wagner Michigan State University
Salvatore Sortino
Salvatore Sortino University of Catania

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