Swern
Swern is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daniel Swern (1916–1982), American chemist ** Swern oxidation, an organic chemical reaction * Phil Swern (1948–2024), English radio producer and music collector See also *Swen Swen is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include Given name *Swen Gillberg, American visual effects supervisor *Swen König (born 1985), Swiss footballer *Swen Nater (born 1950), Dutch basketball player *Swen Schuller (born ...

Swern Oxidation
In organic chemistry, the Swern oxidation also known as Moffatt-Swern, named after Daniel Swern, is a chemical reaction whereby a primary or secondary Alcohol (chemistry), alcohol () is redox, oxidized to an aldehyde () or ketone () using oxalyl chloride, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and an organic Base (chemistry), base, such as triethylamine. It is one of the many oxidation reactions commonly referred to as 'activated DMSO' oxidations. The reaction is known for its mild character and wide tolerance of functional groups. The by-products are dimethyl sulfide ((CH3)2S), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and—when triethylamine is used as base—triethylammonium chloride (Et3NHCl). Of the volatile by-products, dimethyl sulfide has a strong, pervasive odour and carbon monoxide is acutely toxic, so the reaction and the work-up needs to be performed in a fume hood. Dimethyl sulfide is a volatile liquid (B.P. 37 °C) with an unpleasant odour at even low concentrations. Me ...
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Phil Swern
Anthony Philip Swern (30 June 1948 – 31 August 2024) was an English radio producer, record producer and collector. Career Born in Ealing, London, Swern was a record producer and songwriter, and also wrote for television. He earned the nickname "The Collector" from working on '' Sounds of the 60s'' with Brian Matthew. He produced ''Pick of the Pops'' for BBC Radio 1 in the late 1980s and early 1990s and produced the show for BBC Radio 2 from 1997 to 2023. He also produced '' Sounds of the 60s'' for Radio 2 from 2007 until his death and formerly produced the Saturday night '' Bob Harris Show'' for the same station, also producing Harris's Radio 1 shows in the early 1990s. He also devised the questions for the '' PopMaster'' quiz on Radio 2's '' Ken Bruce Show'' until this role was assumed by Neil Myners and Simon Bray. Swern co-wrote the quiz show ''Pop the Question'' with Jeremy Beadle and co-created another quiz show, '' That's Showbusiness'', with screenwriter Jeremy Pasc ...
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Daniel Swern
Daniel Swern (January 21, 1916 – December 5, 1982) was an American chemist who discovered the Swern oxidation. References

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