Research Contributions

I- Research Projects for B.Sc. Students (Chem 491) :

Supervisor for more than 30 graduation projects of organic chemistry since 1998.


 

II- Thesis Supervision :


Supervision of postgraduate Students thesis (Three Ms.C. and one Ph.D. Thesis) (Chem 699).

  • Synthesis of some 5-pyrazolone dyes, Zahra El-Amshani, (Started September 2001, Completed September 2004).
  • Alkylation and molecular orbitals calculations of some hydantoins under phase-transfer catalysis conditions, (Started January 2002, Completed September 2004).
  • Synthesis of phase transfer catalysts for chemical transformation of some phenols, (Started September 2005, in progress). 
  • Preparation and characterization of modified chitosan for bioactive aplications, (Started January 2007, in progress). 

 

III- Research Projects :

  • Synthesis of active organic compounds in aqueous media, SABIC Company, Completed December 2002.
  • Alkylation of some hydantoins under phase-transfer catalysis conditions, SABIC Company, Completed April 2004.
  • Synthesis of some 5-pyrazolone dyes, SABIC Company, Completed April 2004.
  • Conversion of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste into terephthalic acid as a primary material, SABIC Company, Completed December 2006.
  • Chemical modification of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste into unsaturated polyester, SABIC Company, Completed December 2007.
  • Synthesis and biotransformation of some potentially biologically active steroids by Mucor plumbeus, King Abdulaziz University, Completed December 2007.
  • Recycling of some polymeric thermosetting wastes, King Abdulaziz University, in progress 2008.
  • Synthesis of some potentially biologically active steroidal heterocyclic compounds, King Abdulaziz University, in progress 2008. 

IV- Sabbatical Leave :


Academic Visitor, Department of Chemistry, University of Cardiff, First semester 2004.
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