International Journal of Materials and Chemistry

International Journal of Materials and Chemistry is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes high impact work on the chemistry of novel materials. It covers the chemistry of materials in all forms, particularly materials associated with new technologies. Coverage is broad and includes the design and synthesis of materials, their characterization, processing, modeling, properties and applications.

Arsalan Mirjafari

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Materials and Chemistry

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry and Mathematics, Florida Gulf Coast University, USA

Research Areas

Synthesis of new classes of ionic liquids and materials based on natural fatty acids and Lipids. Ionic Liquids, Biofuels production, Green Synthetic Chemistry, Green Catalysts, Lipid Chemistry.

Education

2009Ph.D.Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2003M.Sc.Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2000B.Sc.Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

Experience

2010-Present Staff Scientist and Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
2009-2010Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
2008-2008Postdoctoral Research Fellow, QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
2005-2010Consultant and Project Manager, Pars Molybden Co., Tehran, Iran

Academic Achievement

Graduate Student Award for Getting the Highest GPA in the M.Sc.ProgramofUniversity of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Membership

Member of American Chemical Society (ACS), Organic Chemistry Division

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Invited to write a chapter in ACS Symposium Series book entitled "Ionic Liquids: Science and Applications." edited by Dr. Ann Visser, Dr. Nicholas J. Bridges and Prof. Robin D. Rogers.
[2]  A. Mirjafari, S.M. Murry, R.A. O’Brien, A.C. Stenson, K.N. West, J. H. Davis Jr. “Transfection agents as tutors for the design of lipidic ionic liquids: The impact of cation structure on liquefaction” accepted in Chem. Commun.
[3]  A. Mirjafari, L. Pham, P. J. Smith, R. E. Sykora, J. H. Davis Jr. “Molecular co-crystal structure of 1,10-phenanthroline with boric acid: novel aza-aromatic complex” (Accepted in Acta Crystallographica E)
[4]  R.A. O’Brien, A. Mirjafari, V. Jajam, E.N. Capley, A.C. Stenson, K.N. West, J. H. Davis Jr. “Functionalized ionic liquids with highly polar polyhydroxylated appendages and their rapid synthesis via thiol-ene click chemistry” Tetrahedron Lett. 52 (2011) 5173.
[5]  S.C. Dorman, R.A. O’Brien, A.T. Lewis, E.A. Salter, A.Wierzbicki, P. W. Hixon, R. E. Sykora, A. Mirjafari, J. H. Davis Jr. “A new building block for electroactive organic materials? Synthesis, cyclic voltammetry, single crystal X-ray structure, and DFT treatment of a unique boron-based viologen” Chem. Commun. 47 (2011) 9072.
[6]  A. Mirjafari, N. Mobarrez, R. A. O’Brien, J. H. Davis, Jr., J. Noei “Microwave-promoted one-pot conversion of alcohols to oximes using 1-methylimidazolium nitrate, [Hmim][NO3], as a green promoter and medium” C. R. Chimie 14 (2011) 1065.
[7]  S.Y. Choi, H. Rodríguez, A. Mirjafari, D. F. Gilpin, S. McGrath, K.R. Malcolm, M.M. Tunney, R. D. Rogers, T. McNally, “Dual functional ionic liquids as plasticizers and anti-microbial agents for medical polymers” Green Chem. 13 (2011) 1527.
[8]  J. Noei, A.R. Khosropour, A. Mirjafari, “The combination of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide and Trichloro(trifluoromethanesulfonato)titanium(IV) as new protocol for the synthesis of aryl nitrile. (Accepted in Bull. Korean. Chem. Soc.)
[9]  I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, S. Anvar, A. Mirjafari “Microwave-promoted alkynylation-cyclization of 2-aminoaryl ketones: A green strategy for the synthesis of 2,4-disubstituted quinolones” Synlett 20 (2011) 3104.
[10]  I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork, A. R. Khosropour, M. Moghadam, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, S. Baghersad, A. Mirjafari “Efficient one-pot synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones from aromatic aldehydes and their one-pot oxidation to quinazolin-4(3H)-ones catalyzed by Bi(NO3)3•5H2O: Investigating the role of the catalyst” C. R. Chimie 14 (2011) 944.
[11]  I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork, M. Moghadam, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, M. Soltani, A. Mirjafari “One-pot synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted-2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)- ones using [Hmim][NO3]: An eco-friendly protocol” J. Heterocycl. Chem. 48 (2011) 1419.
[12]  I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork, M. Moghadam, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, A. Mirjafari “[C4mim][InCl4]: An efficient catalyst-medium for alkoxymethylation of alcohols and their interconversion to acetates and TMS-ethers” C. R. Chimie. 14 (2011) 568.
[13]  I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork, M. Moghadam, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, A. Mirjafari “H3PW12O40@[bmim][FeCl4]: A Green Catalytic System for Alkoxymethylation of Alcohols and Their One-Pot Interconversion to Acetates and TMS-Ethers” J. Iran. Chem. Soc. 8 (2011) 513.
[14]  A. Mirjafari, I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork, M. Moghadam, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, “Microwave-promoted one-pot conversion of alkoxymethylated protected alcohols into their nitriles, bromides and iodides using [bmim][InCl4] as a green catalyst” Tetrahedron Lett. 51 (2010) 3274.
[15]  I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork, M. Moghadam, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, A. Mirjafari “Microwave-enhanced rapid one-pot deprotection, esterification and silylation of MOM- and EOM-Ethers in [Hmim]HSO4 as a Brönsted acid ionic liquid” Monat. fur Chimie. 141 (2010) 1083.
[16]  I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork, M. Moghadam, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, A. Mirjafari “H3PW12O40-[bmim][FeCl4]: A novel and green catalyst-medium system for microwave-promoted selective interconversion of methoymethyl and ethoxymethyl ethers into their nitriles, bromides and iodides” C. R. Chimie 13 (2010) 1468.
[17]  A.R. Khosropour, J. Noei, A. Mirjafari “Efficient and green protocol for the synthesis of thioamides in C6(mim)2Cl2 as a dicationic ionic liquid” J. Iran. Chem. Soc. 7 (2010) 752.
[18]  M. Moghadam, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, Mohammadpoor-Baltor, A. Mirjafari, N.S. Mirbagheri “Multi-wall carbon nanotubes supported molybdenum hexacarbonyl: an efficient and highly reusable catalyst for epoxidation of alkenes with tert-butyl hydroperoxide” J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 329 (2010) 44.
[19]  I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork, M. Moghadam, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, A. Mirjafari, “12-Tungestophosphoric acid supported on inorganic oxides as heterogeneous and reusable catalysts for the selective preparation of alkoxymethyl ethers and their deprotections under the different conditions" Polyhedron 28 (2008) 2612.
[20]  I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork, M. Moghadam, S. Tangestaninejad, V. Mirkhani, A. Mirjafari "H3PW12O40: a selective, environmentally benign and reusable catalyst for preparation of methoxymethyl and ethoxymethyl ethers and their deprotection under mild conditions" Can. J. Chem. 86 (2008) 831.
[21]  H.R. Memarian; A. Mirjafari "Solid state photochemistry of 1,4-Dihydropyridines" Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 15 (2005) 3423.