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Biography of Dr. Nisar Ahmed

Nisar Ahmed obtained his PhD in organic chemistry with Brain Korea BK21 fellowship from POSTECH, Korea. Then, he moved to the University of Zurich, Switzerland for a postdoctoral stay with an Innovative Novartis Fellowship. Subsequently, he joined the University of Bristol as a senior research associate. Further, he started his independent academic career at Cardiff University, United Kingdom. He also holds an Adjunct position (Visiting Professor) at HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, ICCBS.. He is also an editorial board member of internationally reputed journals of chemistry such as Frontier in Chemistry, Micromachines & Current Organic Chemistry. He is (co-)author of more than 60 peer-reviewed publications & 4 book chapters. He has participated over 80 national & international conferences as a keynote speaker, presenter & attendee. His fields of research include synthesis of value-added chemicals, fine chemicals, green fuels, and pharmaceuticals with special focus on inert bonds activations & cleavage using a renewable energy source rather than fossil fuels (green chemistry) & modern synthetic tools such as electrochemistry, photochemistry, sonochemistry, flow technology, digital & automation chemistry, and reaction engineering. These methods require fewer reaction steps, consume less energy, and generate less or zero waste and are environmentally benign to achieve goal of Zero/Net carbon future. Furthermore, novel synthetic derivatives are used in molecular recognition (supramolecular chemistry), drug delivery & drug discovery (pharmaceutical & medicinal chemistry).

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Publications

Corresponding Author*

  1. “Electrochemical C–H/C–C Bond oxygenation: A Potential Technology for Plastic Depolymerization” Rani, S.; Aslam, S.; Lal, K.; Noreen, S.; Alsader, K.A.M.; Hussain, R.; Shirinfar, B.; Ahmed, N.* Chem. Rec. 2023, DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300331.

  2. “Electrochemical Hydrogen Production: Sustainable Hydrogen Economy” Aslam, S.; Rani, S.; Lal, K.; Fatima, M.; Hardwick, T.; Shirinfar, B.; Ahmed, N.* Green Chem, 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02849F.

  3. “Cathodic Electrolysis: Electroreductive Organic Synthesis” Bijaya, B.K.; Lingden, C.P.; Pokhrel, T.; Paudel, M.; Sajid, K.; Adhikari, A.; Shirinfar, B.; Ahmed, N.* ChemElectroChem 2023, DOI:10.1002/celc.202300289.

  4. “Polymeric Complex Nanocarriers of Mangifera Indica Gum & Chitosan for Methotrexate Delivery: Formulation, Characterization, and In Vitro Toxicological Assessment” Noreen, S.; Ehsan, S.; Akram, S.; Hasan, G. S.; Batool, F.; Ijaz, B.; Shirinfar, B.; Alsader, K.A.M.; and Ahmed, N.* Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2023, 88, 105001.

  5. “A novel pH-responsive hydrogel system based on Prunus armeniaca gum and acrylic acid: Preparation and evaluation as a potential candidate for controlled drug delivery” Noureen, S.; Noreen, S.; Ghumman, A. A.; Abdelrahman, E.A.; Batool, F.; Aslam, A.; Mehdi, M.; Shirinfar, B.; Ahmed, N.* Eur. J. Pharm. Sci. 2023, 189, 106555.

  6. “Arenes and Heteroarenes C–H Functionalization Under Enabling Conditions: Electrochemistry, Photoelectrochemistry & Flow Technology” Murtaza, A.; Ulhaq, Z.; Shirinfar, B.; Aslam, S.; Rani, S.; Martins, G. M.; Ahmed, N.* Chem. Rec. 2023, 23, e202300119.

  7. “Heterocyclic Electrochemistry: Renewable Electricity in Construction of Heterocycles” Aslam, S.; Sbei, N.; Rani, S.; Saad, M.; Fatima, A.; Ahmed, N.* ACS Omega 2023, 8, 7, 6175–6217.

  8. “C-H bond functionalization under electrochemical flow conditions” Pokhrel, T.; Bijaya, B. K.; Giri, R.; Adhikari, A.; Ahmed, N.* Chem. Rec. 2022,22 (6), e202100338.

  9. “Renewable Electricity Enables Green Routes to Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals” Murtaza, A.; Qamar, M. A.; Saleem, K.; Hardwick, T.;Ulhaq, Z.; Shirinfar, B.; Ahmed, N.* Chem. Rec. 2022, 22 (5), e202100296.

  10. “C–H Functionalization via Iodine-mediated Electrocatalysis and C–N Bond Formation" Ahmed, N.*; Martins, G. M. ChemRxiv, 2022, DOI:10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-f4b61-v2.

  11. “Sonoelectrochemistry: Ultrasound-assisted organic electrosynthesis” Rodrigues, H. B.; Lira, J. O. B.; Padoin, N.; Soares, C.; Qurashi, A.;Ahmed, N.* ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 29, 9590–9603.

  12. “Organic synthesis via Kolbe and related non-Kolbe electrolysis: Enabling electro-strategy” Sbei, N.; Aslam, S.; Ahmed, N.* React. Chem. Eng. 2021, 6, 1342–1366.

  13. “Green Chemistry: Electrochemical organic transformations via paired electrolysis” Sbei, N.; Hardwick, T.; Ahmed, N.* ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 18, 6148–6169.

  14. “C-H functionalization via electrophotocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry: Complementary Synthetic Approach” Hardwick, T.; Ahmed, N.*ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 12, 4324–4340.

  15. “Digitising Chemical Synthesis in Automated and Robotic Flow” Hardwick, T.; Ahmed, N.* Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 11973–11988.

  16. “Electrochemical Phosphorylation of Organic Molecules” Sbei, N.; Martins, G. M.; Shirinfar, B.; Ahmed, N.* Chem. Rec. 2020, 20, 1530–1552.

  17. “Memory of Chirality in Room Temperature Flow Electrochemical Reactor” Hardwick, T.; Cicala, R.; Ahmed, N.* Scientific Reports, 2020, 10, 16627 (10.1038/s41598-020-73957-6).

  18. “Electrifying Green Synthesis: Recent Advances in Electrochemical Annulation Reactions” Martins, G. M.; Zimmer, G. C.; Mendes, S. R.; Ahmed, N.* Green Chem, 2020, 22, 4849–4870.

  19. “Interfacial Photoelectrochemical Catalysis: Solar-Induced Green Synthesis of Organic Molecules” Hardwick, T.; Qurashi, A.; Shirinfar, B.;Ahmed, N.* ChemSusChem 2020, 13, 1967–1973.

  20. “Nitrogen doped carbon quantum dots conjugated with AgNi alloy nanoparticles as potential electrocatalyst for efficient water splitting” Naqvi, S.T. R.; Rasheed, T.; Majeed, S.; Hussain, D.; Fatima, B.; Najam-ul-Haq, M.; Nawaz, R. Ahmed. N.; Noon, T. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020, 847, 156492.

  21. “Modification strategies for improving the solubility/dispersion of carbon nanotubes” Naqvi, S.T. R.; Rasheed, T.; Hussain, D.; Najam-ul-Haq, M.; Majeed, S.; Shafi, S.; Ahmed. N.; Nawaz, R. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020, 297, 111919.

  22. “Memory of Chirality in Flow Electrochemistry: Fast Optimisation with DoE and Online 2D-HPLC” Santi, M.; Seitz, J.; Cicala, R.; Hardwick, T.; Ahmed, N.; Wirth, T.  Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 16230-16235.

  23. “Recent Advances in Electrochemical Chalcogen (S/Se)-Functionalization of Organic Molecules" Martins, G. M.; Meirinho, A. G.; Ahmed, N.; Braga, A. L.; Mendes, S. R. ChemElectroChem, 2019, 6, 5928-5940. Highlighted on “cover feature” of the Journal (ChemElectroChem, 2019, 6, 5908) 

  24. “Organic Electrosynthesis: Electrochemical Alkyne Functionalization” Martins, G. M.; Shirinfar, B.; Hardwick, T.; Murtaza, A.; Ahmed, N.*Catal. Sci. Technol, 2019, 9, 5868-5881. Highlighted on “back cover” of the journal (Catal. Sci. Technol, 2019, 9, 6200)

  25. "Flow Electrochemical Cyclizations via Amidyl Radicals: Easy Access of Cyclic Ureas" Ahmed, N.*; Vgenopoulou, A. SynOpen 2019, 3, 46–48.

  26. "A Green Approach: Vicinal Oxidative Electrochemical Alkene Difunctionalization" Martins, G. M.; Shirinfar, B.; Hardwick, T.; Ahmed, N.*ChemElectroChem, 2019, 6, 1300–1315. Highlighted on “front cover” and “cover profile” of the journal (ChemElectroChem, 2019, 6, 1254).

  27. "Efficient Electrosynthesis of Thiazolidin-2-imines via Oxysulfurization of Thiourea-Tethered Terminal Alkenes using the Flow Microreactor"Islam, M.; Kariuki, B. M.; Shafiq, Z.; Wirth, T.; Ahmed, N.* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 1371–1376. Highlighted in outstanding organics section of the journal.

  28. "Electrochemical Sensing of Ascorbic Acid, Hydrogen Peroxide and Glucose by Bimetallic (Fe, Ni)-CNTs Composite Modified Electrode" Naqvi, S.T. R.; Shirinfar, B.; Hussain, D.; Majeed, S.; Ashiq M. N.; Aslam, Y.; Ahmed, N.* Electroanalysis, 2019, 31, 851–857.

  29. "Diabetes Treatment: Selective Synthetic Receptor for Glucose" Sirinfar, B.; Ahmed, N.* ChemistryOpen 2019, 8, 84-86. 

  30. "Easy Access to Crystalline Indolines through hydrogen bond Transfer" Khatoon, S.; Vgenopoulou, A.; Naseer, M.M.; Sirinfar, B.; Kariuki, B. M.; Dege, N.; Ahmed, N.* J. Heterocyclic Chem, 2019, 56, 1388-1392.

  31. "Advances in Electro- and Sono- Microreactors for Chemical Synthesis” Hardwick, T.; Ahmed, N.* RSC Advances, 2018, 8, 22233–22249.

  32. "Facile Electrochemical Intramolecular Amination of Urea-Tethered Terminal Alkenes for the Synthesis of Cyclic Ureas" Ahmed, N.*; Khatoon, S. ChemistryOpen, 2018, 7, 576–582. Highlighted on “cover feature” of the journal.

  33. "Radical Diazidation of Alkenes: Cu/Fe/Mn Catalysis and Electrochemical Support” Ahmed, N.*; Khatoon, S.; Shirinfar, B. ChemElectroChem, 2018, 5, 1245–1248.

  34. “Rational Design of “Turn-on” and “Turn-off” Fluorescent Probes for On-site Detection of Carbon Monoxide and Blood Carboxyhemoglobin”Shi, G.; Yoon, T-S.; Cha, S.; Yousuf, M.; Ahmed, N.; Kim, D.; Kim, K. S. ACS Sensors, 2018, 3, 1102−1108.

  35. "Synthesis, Designing and Analytical Applications of Nanostructured Ceria Based Materials" Naqvi, S.T.R.; Shirinfar, B.; Majeed, S.; Najam-ul-Haq, M.; Hussain, D.; Iqbal, T.; Ahmed, N.* Analyst, 2018, 143, 5610 – 5628.

  36. “Memory of Chirality as a Prominent Pathway for the Synthesis of Natural Products through Chiral Intermediates” Hardwick, T.; Ahmed, N.*ChemistryOpen 2018, 7, 484–487.

  37. "Peptide Bond Formations through Flow Chemistry" Ahmed, N.* Chem. Biol. Drug Des, 2018, 91, 647–650.

  38. "Charged probes: Turn-on selective fluorescence for RNA" Shirinfar, B.; Seema, H.; Ahmed, N.* Org. Biomol. Chem, 2018, 16, 164–168.

  39. "Chemical Glycosylations for the Synthesis of Building Units of Post-translational modifications" Shirinfar, B.; Ahmed, N.* Helv. Chim. Acta2018, 101, e1700226.

  40. "Facile Synthesis of Selective Biomolecule Chemosensor and Fabrication of Its Highly Fluorescent Graphene Complex" Seema, H.; Shirinfar, B.; Shi, G.; Youn, I. S.; Ahmed, N.* J. Phys. Chem. B, 2017, 121, 5007–5016.

  41. “Halides with Fifteen Aliphatic C–H···Anion Interaction Sites” Shi, G.; Tehrani, Z. A.; Dongwook, K.; Han M. L.; Cho, W. J.; , Youn, I. S.;  Yousuf, M.; Ahmed, N.; Shirinfar, B.; Teator, A. J; Lastovickova, D. N.; Rasheed, L.; Myoung, S. L.; Bielawski, C.W.; Kim, K. S. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6, 30123, 10.1038/srep30123.

  42.  “A New Selective “Turn-On” Small Fluorescent Cationic Probe for Recognition of RNA in Cells” Ahmed, N.* Shirinfar, B.; Madhav, M. V.; Choi, S-K.; Lee, K-M.; Jeon, W. B.; Park, Y. S.; Nam, H. G. Supramol. Chem, 2015, 27, 478–483.

  43. “Desymmetrization of myo-Inositol Derivatives by Lanthanide Catalyzed Phosphitylation with C2-Symmetric Phosphites” Duss, M.; Capolicchio, S.; Linden, A.; Ahmed, N.; Jessen, H. J. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2015, 23, 2854-2861.

  44.  “Precise Tuning of Cationic Cyclophanes Towards Highly Selective Fluorogenic Recognition of Specific Bio-phosphate Anions” Yousuf, M.;Ahmed, N.*; Shirinfar, B.; Miriyala, V.M.; Youn, I. S.; Kim, K.S. Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 2150–2153.

  45. “Phosphate Esters and Anhydrides–Recent Strategies Targeting Nature’s Favoured Modifications” Jessen, H. J.; Ahmed, N.; Hofer, A. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 3526–3530. Highlighted in ChemInform, doi: 10.1002/chin.201429259.

  46.  “Selective fluorescent detection of RNA in living cells by using imidazolium-based cyclophane” Ahmed, N.‡; Shirinfar, B.‡; Park, Y.S.; Cho, G-S.; Youn, I. S.; Han, J-K.; Nam, H.G.; Kim, K. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 90−93. ‡Co-first Authors.

  47. 47. “Highly Selective Detection of Guanosine-5´-triphosphate and Iodide by Fluorescent Benzimidazolium-Based Cyclophanes” Ahmed, N.;Shirinfar, B.; Youn, I. S.; Yousuf, M.; Kim, K.S. Org. Biomol. Chem.  2013, 11, 6407–6413.

  48.   “A simple pyrene-based highly sensitive turn-on fluorescent chemodosimeter for Hg2+” Bist, A. Cho, S. J.; Ahmed, N.* J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem. 2013, 77, 75–81.

  49.  “Solution-processable conductive micro-hydrogels of nanoparticle/graphene platelets produced by reversible self-assembly and aqueous exfoliation” Le, N. H.; Seema, H.; Kemp, K.C.; Ahmed, N.; Park, S.; Kim, K.S. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 12900-12908. 

  50.  “A highly selective fluorescent chemosensor for guanosine-5'-triphosphate via eximer formation in aqueous solution of physiological pH” Ahmed, N.; Shirinfar, B.; Youn, I. S.; Bist, A.; Suresh, V.; Kim, K. S. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 2662–2664. Highlighted on “inside cover” of the journal, Chem. Commun 2012, 48, 2650.

  51.  “Fluorogenic ditopic receptor for CH3CO2− and H2PO4− through conformational change” Ahmed, N.*; Suresh, V.; Shirinfar, B.; Geronimo, I.; Hwang, I.-C.; Bist, A.; Kim, K. S. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 10, 2094–2100. Paper in top 10 articles for February 2012.

  52.  “Fluorescent imidazolium-based cyclophane for the selective recognition of Iˉ in aqueous solution” Suresh, V.; Ahmed, N.; Youn, I. S.; Kim, K. S. Chem. Asian J. 2012, 7, 658–663.

  53. “Cyclo-Bis(urea-3,6-dichlorocarbazole) as a chromogenic and fluorogenic receptor for anions and a selective sensor of zinc and copper cations” Ahmed, N.; Geronimo, I.; Hwang, I.-C.; Singh, N. J.; Kim, K. S. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17. 8542–8548.

  54.  “Fluorescent imidazolium-based cyclophane for detection of guanosine-5-triphosphate and I− in aqueous solution of physiological pH” Ahmed, N.; Shirinfar, B.; Geronimo, I.; Kim, K. S. Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 5476–5479.

  55. Book Chapters:

  56. “Electrocatalysis in Water” Aslam, S.; Rani, S.; Lal, K.; Ahmed, N.* Organic Transformations in Water: Principles and Applications, Wiley-VCH, 2024, in press.

  57. “Electrodes selection in electro-organic synthesis” Bijaya, B. K., Pokhrel, T., Shrestha, D., Adhikari, A., Shirinfar, B., Ahmed, N.* Encyclopedia of Solid-Liquid Interfaces (1st Edition), Elsevier, 2024, 3, 23–35, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-85669-0.00048-9, ISBN: 9780323856690.

  58. “Photoelectrocatalysis Enables Greener Routes to Valuable Chemicals and Solar Fuels” Shrestha, D.; Dhakal, K.; Pokhrel, T.; Adhikari, A.; Shirinfar, B.; Ahmed, N.* Solar Fuels, 2023, DOI: 10.1002/9781119752097.ch6, ISBN: 9781119750574.

  59. “C-H activation / functionalization via metalla-electrocatalysis” Martins, G. M.; Sbei, N.; Zimmer, G. C.; Ahmed, N.* Electrocatalysis and Electrocatalysts for a Cleaner Environment - Fundamentals and Applications, 2021, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.95517, ISBN 978-1-83968-127-1.

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