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William A. Swann

Chemistry · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1975Rising activity
Asymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesSurface Chemistry and CatalysisCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis for Biomass Conversion

Publications

16

Citations

79

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

52

Publishing since 1975

Research summary
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William A. Swann works in chemistry, focusing on catalysis-related topics such as hydrogenation reactions (adding hydrogen to molecules) using solid, heterogeneous catalysts. Recent work examines how amine and alcohol groups can direct the outcome of hydrogenation reactions on bicyclic aromatic compounds to control the 3D shape of the resulting molecules (diastereoselectivity). This research is relevant to developing more selective and efficient methods for building complex organic molecules.

Heterogeneous catalysisHydrogenation reactionsDiastereoselective synthesisSurface chemistryCatalytic materials

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from sporadic single papers before 2021 to a more steady output of 2-4 papers per year in 2023-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
17182019: 1 publication19202021: 2 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 4 publications4242025: 4 publications4252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • ACS Catalysis×3
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition×2
  • Angewandte Chemie×2
  • RSC Advances×2
  • ChemRxiv×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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