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Dr Nisar Ahmed
EPSRC Investigator in synthetic organic chemistry and enabling chemical technologies
Overview
Research interests
Innovative and enabling technologies-based research topics are preferred with broad applications that are beneficial for the scientific community (industry & academia) and welfare of society.
Modern Synthetic Chemistry
To derive value-added chemicals under green & sustainable conditions based on renewable energy resources to maximise atom economy using modern synthetic tools and enabling strategies such as electrocatalysis, microfluidic devices, photocatalysis and digital chemistry.
Supramolecular Chemistry
Molecular recognition of anions, cations and biomolecules or drugs via non-covalent interactions in aqueous and organic media at physiological pH using small molecules, nanomaterial and fluorescent probes. Supramolecular complexations are supported with theorical calculations.
Publication
2023
- Noureen, S. et al. 2023. 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. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 189, article number: 106555. (10.1016/j.ejps.2023.106555)
- Murtaza, A., Ulhaq, Z., Shirinfar, B., Rani, S., Aslam, S., Martins, G. M. and Ahmed, N. 2023. Arenes and heteroarenes C-H functionalization under enabling conditions: electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry & flow technology. The Chemical Record (10.1002/tcr.202300119)
- Shrestha, D., Dhakal, K., Pokhrel, T., Adhikari, A., Hardwick, T., Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2023. Photoelectrocatalysis enables greener routes to valuable chemicals and solar fuels. In: Solar Fuels. Scrivener Publishing & Wiley, pp. 185-203., (10.1002/9781119752097.ch6)
- Aslam, S., Sbei, N., Rani, S., Saad, M., Fatima, A. and Ahmed, N. 2023. Heterocyclic electrochemistry: renewable electricity in the construction of heterocycles. ACS Omega 8(7), pp. 6175-6217. (10.1021/acsomega.2c07378)
- Bijaya, B., Pokhrel, T., Shrestha, D., Adhikari, A., Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2023. Electrodes selection in electro-organic synthesis. In: Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering. Elsevier, (10.1016/B978-0-323-85669-0.00048-9)
2022
- Pokhrel, T., B. K., B., Giri, R., Adhikari, A. and Ahmed, N. 2022. C-H bond functionalization under electrochemical flow conditions. Chemical Record 22(6), article number: e202100338. (10.1002/tcr.202100338)
- Murtaza, A., Qamar, M. A., Saleem, K., Hardwick, T., ul haq, Z., Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2022. Renewable electricity enables green routes to fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Chemical Record 22(5), article number: e202100296. (10.1002/tcr.202100296)
2021
- Sbei, N., Aslam, S. and Ahmed, N. 2021. Organic synthesis via Kolbe and related non-Kolbe electrolysis: an enabling electro-strategy. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering 6(8), pp. 1342-1366. (10.1039/D1RE00047K)
- de Bitencourt Rodrigues, H., Oliveira de Brito Lira, J., Padoin, N., Soares, C., Qurashi, A. and Ahmed, N. 2021. Sonoelectrochemistry: ultrasound-assisted organic electrosynthesis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 9(29), pp. 9590-9603. (10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02989)
- Sbei, N., Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2021. Green chemistry: electrochemical organic transformations via paired electrolysis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 9(18), pp. 6148–6169. (10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c00665)
- Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2021. C-H functionalization via electrophotocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry: complementary synthetic approach. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 9(12), pp. 4324-4340. (10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c08434)
- Martins, G. M., Sbei, N., Zimmer, G. C. and Ahmed, N. 2021. C-H activation/functionalization via metalla-electrocatalysis. In: Khotseng, L. ed. Electrocatalysis. Intech Open, (10.5772/intechopen.95517)
2020
- Sbei, N., Martins, G. M., Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2020. Electrochemical phosphorylation of organic molecules. Chemical Record 20(12), pp. 1530-1552. (10.1002/tcr.202000096)
- Raza Naqvi, S. T. et al. 2020. Nitrogen doped carbon quantum dots conjugated with AgNi alloy nanoparticles as potential electrocatalyst for efficient water splitting. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 847, article number: 156492. (10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.156492)
- Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2020. Digitising chemical synthesis in automated and robotic flow. Chemical Science 11(44), pp. 11973-11988. (10.1039/D0SC04250A)
- Hardwick, T., Cicala, R., Wirth, T. and Ahmed, N. 2020. Memory of chirality in a room temperature flow electrochemical reactor. Scientific Reports 10(1), article number: 16627. (10.1038/s41598-020-73957-6)
- Martins, G. M., Zimmer, G. C., Mendes, S. R. and Ahmed, N. 2020. Electrifying green synthesis: recent advances in electrochemical annulation reactions. Green Chemistry 22(15), pp. 4849-4870. (10.1039/D0GC01324B)
- Hardwick, T., Qurashi, A., Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2020. Interfacial photoelectrochemical catalysis: solar-induced green synthesis of organic molecules. ChemSusChem 13(8), pp. 1967-1973. (10.1002/cssc.202000032)
- Naqvi, S. T. R. et al. 2020. Modification strategies for improving the solubility/dispersion of carbon nanotubes. Journal of Molecular Liquids 297, article number: 111919. (10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111919)
2019
- Santi, M., Seitz, J., Cicala, R., Hardwick, T., Ahmed, N. and Wirth, T. 2019. Memory of chirality in flow electrochemistry: fast optimisation with DoE and online 2D-HPLC. Chemistry - A European Journal 25(71), pp. 16230-16235. (10.1002/chem.201904711)
- Martins, G. M., Meirinho, A. G., Ahmed, N., Braga, A. L. and Mendes, S. R. 2019. Recent advances in electrochemical chalcogen (S/Se)‐functionalization of organic molecules. ChemElectroChem 6(24), pp. 5928-5940. (10.1002/celc.201901525)
- Martins, G. M., Shirinfar, B., Hardwick, T., Murtaza, A. and Ahmed, N. 2019. Organic electrosynthesis: electrochemical alkyne functionalization. Catalysis Science and Technology 9(21), pp. 5868-5881. (10.1039/C9CY01312A)
- Naqvi, S. T. R., Shirinfar, B., Hussain, D., Majeed, S., Ashiq, M. N., Aslam, Y. and Ahmed, N. 2019. Electrochemical sensing of ascorbic acid, hydrogen peroxide and glucose by bimetallic (Fe, Ni)-CNTs composite modified electrode. Electroanalysis 31(5), pp. 851-857. (10.1002/elan.201800768)
- Khatoon, S., Vgenopoulou, A., Naseer, M. M., Shirinfar, B., Kariuki, B. M., Dege, N. and Ahmed, N. 2019. Easy access to crystalline indolines via hydrogen bond transfer. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 56(4), pp. 1388-1392. (10.1002/jhet.3516)
- Martins, G. M., Shirinfar, B., Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2019. A green approach: Vicinal oxidative electrochemical alkene difunctionalization [Mini review]. ChemElectroChem 6(5), pp. 1300-1315. (10.1002/celc.201801466)
- Martins, G. M., Shirinfar, B., Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2019. A green approach: vicinal oxidative electrochemical alkene difunctionalization [Cover Profile]. ChemElectroChem 6(5), pp. 1254-1254. (10.1002/celc.201801892)
- Ahmed, N. and Vgenopoulou, A. 2019. Flow electrochemical cyclizations via amidyl radicals: easy access to cyclic ureas. SynOpen 3(1), pp. 46-48. (10.1055/s-0037-1611772)
- Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2019. Diabetes treatment: Selective synthetic receptor for glucose. ChemistryOpen 8(1), pp. 84-86. (10.1002/open.201800279)
2018
- Islam, M., Kariuki, B. M., Shafiq, Z., Wirth, T. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Efficient electrosynthesis of thiazolidin-2-imines via oxysulfurization of thiourea-tethered terminal alkenes using the flow microreactor. European Journal of Organic Chemistry (10.1002/ejoc.201801688)
- Raza Naqvi, S. T., Shirinfar, B., Majeed, S., Najam-ul-Haq, M., Hussain, D., Iqbal, T. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Synthesis, design and sensing applications of nanostructured ceria-based materials. Analyst 143(23), pp. 5610-5628. (10.1039/C8AN01268G)
- Ahmed, N. and Khatoon, S. 2018. Facile electrochemical intramolecular amination of urea-tethered terminal alkenes for the synthesis of cyclic ureas. ChemistryOpen 7(8), pp. 576-582. (10.1002/open.201800064)
- Shi, G. et al. 2018. Turn-on and turn-off fluorescent probes for carbon monoxide detection and blood carboxyhemoglobin determination. ACS Sensors 3(6), pp. 1102-1108. (10.1021/acssensors.8b00083)
- Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Advances in electro- and sono-microreactors for chemical synthesis. RSC Advances 8(39), pp. 22233-22249. (10.1039/C8RA03406K)
- Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Memory of chirality as a prominent pathway for the synthesis of natural products through chiral intermediates. ChemistryOpen 7(6), pp. 484-487. (10.1002/open.201800061)
- Ahmed, N., Khatoon, S. and Shirinfar, B. 2018. Radical diazidation of alkenes: Cu/Fe/Mn catalysis and electrochemical support. ChemElectroChem 5(9), pp. 1245-1248. (10.1002/celc.201800160)
- Ahmed, N. 2018. Peptide bond frmations through flow chemistry. Chemical Biology and Drug Design 91(2), pp. 647-650. (10.1111/cbdd.13115)
- Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Chemical glycosylations for the synthesis of building units of post-translational modifications. Helvetica Chimica Acta 101(1), article number: e1700226. (10.1002/hlca.201700226)
- shirinfar, b., Seema, H. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Charged probes: turn-on selective fluorescence for RNA. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2018(16), pp. 164-168. (10.1039/C7OB02423A)
2017
- Seema, H., Shirinfar, B., Shi, G., Youn, I. S. and Ahmed, N. 2017. Facile synthesis of selective biomolecule chemosensor and fabrication of its highly fluorescent graphene complex. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 121(19), pp. 5007-5016. (10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b02888)
2016
- Shi, G. et al. 2016. Halides with fifteen aliphatic C-H···Anion interaction sites. Scientific Reports 6(1), article number: 30123. (10.1038/srep30123)
2015
- Duss, M., Capolicchio, S., Linden, A., Ahmed, N. and Jessen, H. J. 2015. Desymmetrization of myo-inositol derivatives by lanthanide catalyzed phosphitylation with C2-symmetric phosphites. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 23(12), pp. 2854-2861. (10.1016/j.bmc.2015.03.023)
- Ahmed, N. et al. 2015. A new selective 'turn-on' small fluorescent cationic probe for recognition of RNA in cells. Supramolecular Chemistry 27(7-8), pp. 478-483. (10.1080/10610278.2014.989851)
2014
- Jessen, H. J., Ahmed, N. and Hofer, A. 2014. Phosphate esters and anhydrides - recent strategies targeting nature's favoured modifications. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 12(22), pp. 3526-3530. (10.1039/c4ob00478g)
- Yousuf, M., Ahmed, N., Shirinfar, B., Miriyala, V. M., Youn, I. S. and Kim, K. S. 2014. Precise tuning of cationic cyclophanes toward highly selective fluorogenic recognition of specific biophosphate anions. Organic Letters 16(8), pp. 2150-2153. (10.1021/ol500613y)
2013
- Shirinfar, B. et al. 2013. Selective fluorescent detection of RNA in living cells by using imidazolium-based cyclophane. Journal of the American Chemical Society 135(1), pp. 90-93. (10.1021/ja3112274)
- Ahmed, N., Shirinfar, B., Youn, I. S., Yousuf, M. and Kim, K. S. 2013. Selective detection of guanosine-5?-triphosphate and iodide by fluorescent benzimidazolium-based cyclophanes. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 11(37), pp. 6407-6413. (10.1039/c3ob41470a)
- Le, N. H., Seema, H., Kemp, K. C., Ahmed, N., Tiwari, J. N., Park, S. and Kim, K. S. 2013. Solution-processable conductive micro-hydrogels of nanoparticle/graphene platelets produced by reversible self-assembly and aqueous exfoliation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 1(41), pp. 12900-12908. (10.1039/c3ta12735d)
2012
- Suresh, V., Ahmed, N., Youn, I. S. and Kim, K. S. 2012. An imidazolium-based fluorescent clophane for the selective recognition of iodide. Chemistry - An Asian Journal 7(4), pp. 658-663. (10.1002/asia.201100941)
- Bist, A., Cho, S. J. and Ahmed, N. 2012. A simple pyrene-based highly sensitive turn-on fluorescent chemodosimeter for Hg2+. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry 77(1-4), pp. 75. (10.1007/s10847-012-0218-5)
- Ahmed, N., Shirinfar, B., Youn, I. S., Bist, A., Suresh, V. and Kim, K. S. 2012. A highly selective fluorescent chemosensor for guanosine-5?-triphosphate via excimer formation in aqueous solution of physiological pH. Chemical Communications 48(21), pp. 2662-2664. (10.1039/c2cc17145g)
- Ahmed, N., Suresh, V., Shirinfar, B., Geronimo, I., Bist, A., Hwang, I. and Kim, K. S. 2012. Fluorogenic sensing of CH3CO2 and H2PO4 by ditopic receptor through conformational change. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 10(10), pp. 2094-2100. (10.1039/c2ob06994f)
2011
- Ahmed, N., Shirinfar, B., Geronimo, I. and Kim, K. S. 2011. Fluorescent Imidazolium-Based Cyclophane for Detection of Guanosine-5'-triphosphate and I-in Aqueous Solution of Physiological pH. Organic Letters 13(20), pp. 5476-5479. (10.1021/ol202183t)
- Ahmed, N., Geronimo, I., Hwang, I., Singh, N. J. and Kim, K. S. 2011. cyclo-Bis(urea-3,6-dichlorocarbazole) as a chromogenic and fluorogenic receptor for anions and a selective sensor of zinc and copper cations. Chemistry - a European Journal 17(31), pp. 8542-8548. (10.1002/chem.201100243)
2008
- Khan, R., Fatima, I., Ahmed, N. and Malik, A. 2008. Caragin, a new isoflavone from Caragana conferta. Journal of Asian Natural Products Research 10(9), pp. 823-825. (10.1080/10286020802102394)
Articles
- Noureen, S. et al. 2023. 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. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 189, article number: 106555. (10.1016/j.ejps.2023.106555)
- Murtaza, A., Ulhaq, Z., Shirinfar, B., Rani, S., Aslam, S., Martins, G. M. and Ahmed, N. 2023. Arenes and heteroarenes C-H functionalization under enabling conditions: electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry & flow technology. The Chemical Record (10.1002/tcr.202300119)
- Aslam, S., Sbei, N., Rani, S., Saad, M., Fatima, A. and Ahmed, N. 2023. Heterocyclic electrochemistry: renewable electricity in the construction of heterocycles. ACS Omega 8(7), pp. 6175-6217. (10.1021/acsomega.2c07378)
- Pokhrel, T., B. K., B., Giri, R., Adhikari, A. and Ahmed, N. 2022. C-H bond functionalization under electrochemical flow conditions. Chemical Record 22(6), article number: e202100338. (10.1002/tcr.202100338)
- Murtaza, A., Qamar, M. A., Saleem, K., Hardwick, T., ul haq, Z., Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2022. Renewable electricity enables green routes to fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Chemical Record 22(5), article number: e202100296. (10.1002/tcr.202100296)
- Sbei, N., Aslam, S. and Ahmed, N. 2021. Organic synthesis via Kolbe and related non-Kolbe electrolysis: an enabling electro-strategy. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering 6(8), pp. 1342-1366. (10.1039/D1RE00047K)
- de Bitencourt Rodrigues, H., Oliveira de Brito Lira, J., Padoin, N., Soares, C., Qurashi, A. and Ahmed, N. 2021. Sonoelectrochemistry: ultrasound-assisted organic electrosynthesis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 9(29), pp. 9590-9603. (10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02989)
- Sbei, N., Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2021. Green chemistry: electrochemical organic transformations via paired electrolysis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 9(18), pp. 6148–6169. (10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c00665)
- Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2021. C-H functionalization via electrophotocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry: complementary synthetic approach. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 9(12), pp. 4324-4340. (10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c08434)
- Sbei, N., Martins, G. M., Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2020. Electrochemical phosphorylation of organic molecules. Chemical Record 20(12), pp. 1530-1552. (10.1002/tcr.202000096)
- Raza Naqvi, S. T. et al. 2020. Nitrogen doped carbon quantum dots conjugated with AgNi alloy nanoparticles as potential electrocatalyst for efficient water splitting. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 847, article number: 156492. (10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.156492)
- Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2020. Digitising chemical synthesis in automated and robotic flow. Chemical Science 11(44), pp. 11973-11988. (10.1039/D0SC04250A)
- Hardwick, T., Cicala, R., Wirth, T. and Ahmed, N. 2020. Memory of chirality in a room temperature flow electrochemical reactor. Scientific Reports 10(1), article number: 16627. (10.1038/s41598-020-73957-6)
- Martins, G. M., Zimmer, G. C., Mendes, S. R. and Ahmed, N. 2020. Electrifying green synthesis: recent advances in electrochemical annulation reactions. Green Chemistry 22(15), pp. 4849-4870. (10.1039/D0GC01324B)
- Hardwick, T., Qurashi, A., Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2020. Interfacial photoelectrochemical catalysis: solar-induced green synthesis of organic molecules. ChemSusChem 13(8), pp. 1967-1973. (10.1002/cssc.202000032)
- Naqvi, S. T. R. et al. 2020. Modification strategies for improving the solubility/dispersion of carbon nanotubes. Journal of Molecular Liquids 297, article number: 111919. (10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111919)
- Santi, M., Seitz, J., Cicala, R., Hardwick, T., Ahmed, N. and Wirth, T. 2019. Memory of chirality in flow electrochemistry: fast optimisation with DoE and online 2D-HPLC. Chemistry - A European Journal 25(71), pp. 16230-16235. (10.1002/chem.201904711)
- Martins, G. M., Meirinho, A. G., Ahmed, N., Braga, A. L. and Mendes, S. R. 2019. Recent advances in electrochemical chalcogen (S/Se)‐functionalization of organic molecules. ChemElectroChem 6(24), pp. 5928-5940. (10.1002/celc.201901525)
- Martins, G. M., Shirinfar, B., Hardwick, T., Murtaza, A. and Ahmed, N. 2019. Organic electrosynthesis: electrochemical alkyne functionalization. Catalysis Science and Technology 9(21), pp. 5868-5881. (10.1039/C9CY01312A)
- Naqvi, S. T. R., Shirinfar, B., Hussain, D., Majeed, S., Ashiq, M. N., Aslam, Y. and Ahmed, N. 2019. Electrochemical sensing of ascorbic acid, hydrogen peroxide and glucose by bimetallic (Fe, Ni)-CNTs composite modified electrode. Electroanalysis 31(5), pp. 851-857. (10.1002/elan.201800768)
- Khatoon, S., Vgenopoulou, A., Naseer, M. M., Shirinfar, B., Kariuki, B. M., Dege, N. and Ahmed, N. 2019. Easy access to crystalline indolines via hydrogen bond transfer. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 56(4), pp. 1388-1392. (10.1002/jhet.3516)
- Martins, G. M., Shirinfar, B., Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2019. A green approach: Vicinal oxidative electrochemical alkene difunctionalization [Mini review]. ChemElectroChem 6(5), pp. 1300-1315. (10.1002/celc.201801466)
- Martins, G. M., Shirinfar, B., Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2019. A green approach: vicinal oxidative electrochemical alkene difunctionalization [Cover Profile]. ChemElectroChem 6(5), pp. 1254-1254. (10.1002/celc.201801892)
- Ahmed, N. and Vgenopoulou, A. 2019. Flow electrochemical cyclizations via amidyl radicals: easy access to cyclic ureas. SynOpen 3(1), pp. 46-48. (10.1055/s-0037-1611772)
- Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2019. Diabetes treatment: Selective synthetic receptor for glucose. ChemistryOpen 8(1), pp. 84-86. (10.1002/open.201800279)
- Islam, M., Kariuki, B. M., Shafiq, Z., Wirth, T. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Efficient electrosynthesis of thiazolidin-2-imines via oxysulfurization of thiourea-tethered terminal alkenes using the flow microreactor. European Journal of Organic Chemistry (10.1002/ejoc.201801688)
- Raza Naqvi, S. T., Shirinfar, B., Majeed, S., Najam-ul-Haq, M., Hussain, D., Iqbal, T. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Synthesis, design and sensing applications of nanostructured ceria-based materials. Analyst 143(23), pp. 5610-5628. (10.1039/C8AN01268G)
- Ahmed, N. and Khatoon, S. 2018. Facile electrochemical intramolecular amination of urea-tethered terminal alkenes for the synthesis of cyclic ureas. ChemistryOpen 7(8), pp. 576-582. (10.1002/open.201800064)
- Shi, G. et al. 2018. Turn-on and turn-off fluorescent probes for carbon monoxide detection and blood carboxyhemoglobin determination. ACS Sensors 3(6), pp. 1102-1108. (10.1021/acssensors.8b00083)
- Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Advances in electro- and sono-microreactors for chemical synthesis. RSC Advances 8(39), pp. 22233-22249. (10.1039/C8RA03406K)
- Hardwick, T. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Memory of chirality as a prominent pathway for the synthesis of natural products through chiral intermediates. ChemistryOpen 7(6), pp. 484-487. (10.1002/open.201800061)
- Ahmed, N., Khatoon, S. and Shirinfar, B. 2018. Radical diazidation of alkenes: Cu/Fe/Mn catalysis and electrochemical support. ChemElectroChem 5(9), pp. 1245-1248. (10.1002/celc.201800160)
- Ahmed, N. 2018. Peptide bond frmations through flow chemistry. Chemical Biology and Drug Design 91(2), pp. 647-650. (10.1111/cbdd.13115)
- Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Chemical glycosylations for the synthesis of building units of post-translational modifications. Helvetica Chimica Acta 101(1), article number: e1700226. (10.1002/hlca.201700226)
- shirinfar, b., Seema, H. and Ahmed, N. 2018. Charged probes: turn-on selective fluorescence for RNA. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2018(16), pp. 164-168. (10.1039/C7OB02423A)
- Seema, H., Shirinfar, B., Shi, G., Youn, I. S. and Ahmed, N. 2017. Facile synthesis of selective biomolecule chemosensor and fabrication of its highly fluorescent graphene complex. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 121(19), pp. 5007-5016. (10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b02888)
- Shi, G. et al. 2016. Halides with fifteen aliphatic C-H···Anion interaction sites. Scientific Reports 6(1), article number: 30123. (10.1038/srep30123)
- Duss, M., Capolicchio, S., Linden, A., Ahmed, N. and Jessen, H. J. 2015. Desymmetrization of myo-inositol derivatives by lanthanide catalyzed phosphitylation with C2-symmetric phosphites. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 23(12), pp. 2854-2861. (10.1016/j.bmc.2015.03.023)
- Ahmed, N. et al. 2015. A new selective 'turn-on' small fluorescent cationic probe for recognition of RNA in cells. Supramolecular Chemistry 27(7-8), pp. 478-483. (10.1080/10610278.2014.989851)
- Jessen, H. J., Ahmed, N. and Hofer, A. 2014. Phosphate esters and anhydrides - recent strategies targeting nature's favoured modifications. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 12(22), pp. 3526-3530. (10.1039/c4ob00478g)
- Yousuf, M., Ahmed, N., Shirinfar, B., Miriyala, V. M., Youn, I. S. and Kim, K. S. 2014. Precise tuning of cationic cyclophanes toward highly selective fluorogenic recognition of specific biophosphate anions. Organic Letters 16(8), pp. 2150-2153. (10.1021/ol500613y)
- Shirinfar, B. et al. 2013. Selective fluorescent detection of RNA in living cells by using imidazolium-based cyclophane. Journal of the American Chemical Society 135(1), pp. 90-93. (10.1021/ja3112274)
- Ahmed, N., Shirinfar, B., Youn, I. S., Yousuf, M. and Kim, K. S. 2013. Selective detection of guanosine-5?-triphosphate and iodide by fluorescent benzimidazolium-based cyclophanes. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 11(37), pp. 6407-6413. (10.1039/c3ob41470a)
- Le, N. H., Seema, H., Kemp, K. C., Ahmed, N., Tiwari, J. N., Park, S. and Kim, K. S. 2013. Solution-processable conductive micro-hydrogels of nanoparticle/graphene platelets produced by reversible self-assembly and aqueous exfoliation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 1(41), pp. 12900-12908. (10.1039/c3ta12735d)
- Suresh, V., Ahmed, N., Youn, I. S. and Kim, K. S. 2012. An imidazolium-based fluorescent clophane for the selective recognition of iodide. Chemistry - An Asian Journal 7(4), pp. 658-663. (10.1002/asia.201100941)
- Bist, A., Cho, S. J. and Ahmed, N. 2012. A simple pyrene-based highly sensitive turn-on fluorescent chemodosimeter for Hg2+. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry 77(1-4), pp. 75. (10.1007/s10847-012-0218-5)
- Ahmed, N., Shirinfar, B., Youn, I. S., Bist, A., Suresh, V. and Kim, K. S. 2012. A highly selective fluorescent chemosensor for guanosine-5?-triphosphate via excimer formation in aqueous solution of physiological pH. Chemical Communications 48(21), pp. 2662-2664. (10.1039/c2cc17145g)
- Ahmed, N., Suresh, V., Shirinfar, B., Geronimo, I., Bist, A., Hwang, I. and Kim, K. S. 2012. Fluorogenic sensing of CH3CO2 and H2PO4 by ditopic receptor through conformational change. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 10(10), pp. 2094-2100. (10.1039/c2ob06994f)
- Ahmed, N., Shirinfar, B., Geronimo, I. and Kim, K. S. 2011. Fluorescent Imidazolium-Based Cyclophane for Detection of Guanosine-5'-triphosphate and I-in Aqueous Solution of Physiological pH. Organic Letters 13(20), pp. 5476-5479. (10.1021/ol202183t)
- Ahmed, N., Geronimo, I., Hwang, I., Singh, N. J. and Kim, K. S. 2011. cyclo-Bis(urea-3,6-dichlorocarbazole) as a chromogenic and fluorogenic receptor for anions and a selective sensor of zinc and copper cations. Chemistry - a European Journal 17(31), pp. 8542-8548. (10.1002/chem.201100243)
- Khan, R., Fatima, I., Ahmed, N. and Malik, A. 2008. Caragin, a new isoflavone from Caragana conferta. Journal of Asian Natural Products Research 10(9), pp. 823-825. (10.1080/10286020802102394)
Book sections
- Shrestha, D., Dhakal, K., Pokhrel, T., Adhikari, A., Hardwick, T., Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2023. Photoelectrocatalysis enables greener routes to valuable chemicals and solar fuels. In: Solar Fuels. Scrivener Publishing & Wiley, pp. 185-203., (10.1002/9781119752097.ch6)
- Bijaya, B., Pokhrel, T., Shrestha, D., Adhikari, A., Shirinfar, B. and Ahmed, N. 2023. Electrodes selection in electro-organic synthesis. In: Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering. Elsevier, (10.1016/B978-0-323-85669-0.00048-9)
- Martins, G. M., Sbei, N., Zimmer, G. C. and Ahmed, N. 2021. C-H activation/functionalization via metalla-electrocatalysis. In: Khotseng, L. ed. Electrocatalysis. Intech Open, (10.5772/intechopen.95517)
Research
- Modern synthetic tools to derive value-added chemicals
- Organic electrochemistry
- Flow chemistry
- Green Chemistry
- Electro-, photo-, sono-, metalla- electrocatalysis
- Digital & automated technology
- Multiphasic catalysis
- Sustainable catalysis
- Synthesis of biologically important compounds
- Double, triple and C-H bonds functionalization
- Annulations and heterocyclic reactions
- Asymmetric transformations (memory of chirality)
- Complementary chemistry (electrochemistry + photochemistry)
- Development of microfluidic devices
- Artificial intelligence & machine learning
- Gases conversion to fuels & chemicals
- Organic supramolecular chemistry
- Supramolecular complexation
- Molecular recognition of ions and biomolecules
- Fluorescent probes and receptors
Biography
- 2021 – present: EPSRC Investigator, Cardiff School of Chemistry,Cardiff University
- 2018 – present: Adjunct Faculty, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry,ICCBS
- 2017 – 2019: Marie Curie COFUND Research Fellow (Sêr Cymru Fellow),Cardiff University
- 2015 – 2016: Research Associate (Prof. A.P. Davis) School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
- 2013 – 2015: Novartis NIBR Fellow (Prof. H. J. Jessen), University of Zurich
- 2012 – 2013: NRF Postdoctoral Fellow (Prof. K. S. Kim), UNIST / POSTECH
- 2009 – 2012: Ph.D in organic supramolecular chemistry (Prof. Kwang S. Kim), POSTECH