John De Backere

John De Backere is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto. His teaching responsibilities focus on undergraduate chemistry courses. He is affiliated with the University of Toronto's Chemistry department and can be contacted via email at john.debackere@utoronto.ca or through his profile page at https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/john-de-backere. His research interests and additional professional details are not specified in the available information.

John R. De Backere is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, specializing in Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry Education, and Green Chemistry. His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of noble-gas difluoride complexes, such as Hg(OTeF5)2·1.5NgF2 (Ng = Xe, Kr), and pentafluoro-oxotellurate anions of mercury(II). He also explores green chemistry approaches, including a greener tetraphenylporphyrin synthesis and metallation as an undergraduate teaching experiment. Additionally, he develops educational tools, such as a mobile application for visualizing molecular symmetry and orbitals in augmented reality. His work emphasizes sustainable practices and innovative teaching methods in chemistry education.