Mohammad G. Dekamin

Biography

Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, under advising of Professor Firouz Matloubi Moghaddam (Title of the Ph.D. Thesis: Investigation of the Supported Reagents and Microwave Irradiation in Dry Media for Organic Synthesis), Sharif University of Technology [Visiting Scholar, under advising of Professor James H. Clark, Clean Technology Center (UK Green Chemistry Group), Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, UK, July 2001- March 2002], Cumulative Average = 18.86/ 20, First Class, Tehran, Iran, Sep. 1997- Feb. 2003. 2. M. Sc., Organic Chemistry, under advising of Professor Mohammad S. Khajavi, (Title of the M.Sc. Thesis: New Methodologies in Heterocyclic Chemistry), Cumulative Average = 18.52/ 20, First Class, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, Sep. 1995-Aug. 1997. 3. B.Sc., Pure Chemistry, Cumulative Average = 18.72/ 20, First Class, Shahid Chamran University, Ahwaz, Iran, Sep. 1991- Jul. 1995.

Research Interest

We are interested in Organic Synthesis towards Pharmaceutical and Biologically-Active Compounds using Green Chemistry principles. In this regard, my research team is working on the following research fields: 1) Heterogeneous Catalysis Especially Synthetic Nano-Sized Materials Or Natural Nano-Biocomposites. 2) Homogeneous Catalysis Especially Organocatalysis (Transition Metal-Free Catalysis). Indeed, some efficient organocatalysts have been introduced to the Chemical Community by our research group. These include Potassium Phthalimide-N-oxyl (POPINO), Tetrabutylammonium Phthalimide-N-oxyl (TBAPINO) and Tetraethylammonium 2-(N-hydroxycarbamoyl) benzoate (TEANHCB). 3) Application of Biopolymers such as chitosan or alginic acid in pure or modified forms. Indeed, this part of our research interest is a bridge between the Heterogeneous Catalysis and Organocatalysis. 4) Environmental and Sustainable Chemistry (Multicomponent Reactions, Rearrangement Reactions, Reactions under Solvent-Free conditions, Reactions in Aqueous Media, Production of Chemicals from Agriculture Supplies, and New Energy Inputs Such as Microwaves, Ultrasound, and Ball Milling).