American Journal of Chemistry

American Journal of Chemistry is a peer-reviewed chemistry journal. It is aimed to publish all the latest and outstanding research articles, reviews and letters in all areas of Chemistry.


Larbi El Firdoussi

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Chemistry

Professor, University cadi ayyad, Department of Chemistry, Morocco

Research Areas

Homogeneous Catalysis

Education

1998Doctorat d’Etat’, Etude de l'Oxydation et de La Carboxylation des Oléfines Terpéniques Naturelles Catalysées par des Complexes à Base de Palladium
1990Doctorat de 3ème cycle ’ Catalyse par les complexes organométalliques à base de palladium. Fonctionnalisation des oléfines terpéniques
1987Master degree in organic chemistry with grade very good and start of the research work in, Marrakech, Morocco

Experience

2002-PresentProfessor Titular of Organic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia
1998-2002Professor of Organic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia
1992-1998Professor Assistant in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia
1996-1997Responsible of the practical courses of chemistry (BG and PC)

Membership

National Committee Member of « First National Meeting on Organometallic Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis »
National Committee Member of « Premier Colloque Francophone sur les Métaux Moléculaires »
National Committee Member of « Second National Meeting on Organometallic Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis»
Organization Committee Member of "4th Moroccan-Spanish Congress on Natural Product Chemistry"
National and Organization Committee Member of « Transmediterranean symposium on organometallic chemistry and catalysis »
Organization Committee Member of "Ecole de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire"
National Committee Member of « Conférence Internationale sur la Chimie Organométallique et la Catalyse »
Scientific Committee Member of « International symposium on organometallic chemistry and catalysis »
Scientific Committee Member of « 6ème Symposium International sur la Chimie Organometallique et la Catalyse »

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  A ruthenium(II) complex with p-cymene and (S)-2-(anilinomethyl)pyrrolidine. M. Ait Ali, L. El Firdoussi, A. Karim, A.F. Barrero, M. Quiros. Acta Crystallographica, C56, 2000., 1088-1089
[2]  Paladium-Catalysed alkoxycarbonylation of asymetric allylic natural terpenic functionalized olefins S. El Houssame, L. El firdoussi, S. Allaoud, A. Karim, Y. Castanet, A. Mortreux Journal of Molecular Catalysis A : Chemical, 168, 2001, 1-2, 15-23.
[3]  Bis (p-allylhimachalene)dichlorodipalladium L. El firdoussi, A. Karim Molecules, 6, 2001, M193
[4]  4, 7, 7-triméthyl-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol B. Ait Allal, L. El Firdoussi, S. Allaoud, A. Karim Molecules, 6, 2001, M239.
[5]  Trans Acetic acid 5-isopropyl-2-methylcyclohex-2-enyl ester (trans carvyl acetate) B. Ait Allal, L. El Firdoussi, S. Allaoud, A. Karim Molecules, 6, 2001, M240
[6]  3-(4'-Methyl-3'-oxocyclohex-1'-enyl)butyric Acid Methyl Ester Soufiane El Houssame, Larbi El Firdoussi and Abdellah Karim Molecules, 6, 2001, M267
[7]  4-Isopropenyl-cyclohex-1-enyl)acetic Acid Ethylester Soufiane El Houssame, Larbi El Firdoussi and Abdellah Karim Molecules, 6, 2001, M268.
[8]  Crystal structure of bis(i-allyldihydro-valencene)dichlorodipalladium A. Spannenberg, B. Ait Allal, L. El Firdoussi, A. Karim, M. Beller Zeitschrift Kristallographie, 216, 2001, 659-660.
[9]  Crystal structure of [(1R)-(+)-3-benzoyl-camphoryl-O, O](cycloocta-1, 5diene)rhodium(I) A. Spannenberg , N. Fdil, L. El Firdoussi, A. Karim Zeitschrift Kristallographie. 217, 2002, 549–550.
[10]  Catalytic oxidation of a-pinene by transition metal usingt-butyl hydroperoxyde and hydrogen peroxide. B. AIT ALLAL, L. El firdoussi, S. Allaoud, A. Karim, Y. Castanet, A. Mortreux Journal of Molecular Catalysis A : Chemical, 200, 2003, 1-2, 177-184.
[11]  Sequential Three-Component and Heck Reactions for the Synthesis of Phenanthridones A. J. Wangelin, H. Neumann, D. Gördes, S. Hübner, C. Wendler, S. Klaus, D. Strübing, A. Spannenberg, H. Jiao, L. El Firdoussi, K. Thurow, N. Stoll, M. Beller SYNTHESIS No. 12, 2005, 2029–2038.
[12]  Telomerization and Dimerization of Isoprene by In Situ Generated Palladium-Carbene Catalysts Ral Jackstell, Anne Grotevendt, Dirk Michalik, Larbi El Firdoussi, and Matthias Beller Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 692 (2007) 4737–4744
[13]  Crystal structure of dichloro((S)-2-(anilinomethyl)-pyrrolidine)-palladium(II), Pd(Cl)2(C11H16N2) Larbi El Firdoussi, Mustapha Ait Ali, Abdallah Karim , Anke Spannenberg Zeitschrift Kristallographie, NCS 222, 2007, 195-196
[14]  Palladium(0)-catalyzed amination of allylic natural terpenic functionalized olefins Soufiane El Houssame, Hafid Anane, Larbi El Firdoussi, Abdellah Karim Cent. Eur. J. Chem. • 6(3) • 2008 • 470–476
[15]  Crystal structure of (2S, 4S, 7S)-7, 7-dichloro-4-(1-chloro-1-methylethyl)-1-(2, 2, 2-trichloroethyl)bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane, C12H16Cl6 B. Boualy, L. El Firdoussi, M. Ait Ali, A. Karim and A. Spannenberg Zeitschrift Kristallographie, NCS 224, 2009, 631-632.
[16]  Crystal structure of bis("-allylvalencene)dichlorodipalladium, [PdCl(C15H23)]2 A. El Farrouji, L. El Firdoussi, M. Ait AliI, A. Karim and A. Spannenberg Zeitschrift Kristallogr. NCS 224, 2009, 385-387.
[17]  [(1R)-3-Benzoyl-1, 7, 7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one-κ2O, O']chlorido(η6-p-cymene )ruthenium(II) M. A. Harrad, P. Valerga, M. Carmen Puerta, M. Ait Ali, L. El Firdoussi and A. Karim Acta Cryst. 2010 E66, m281.
[18]  [(1R, 4S )-(+)-3-Benzoyl-1, 7, 7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-olato-κ2O2, O3](η4-norbor nadiene)rhodium(I) M. A. Harrad, B. Boualy, M. Ait Ali, L. El Firdoussi and C. Rizzoli Acta Cryst. 2010 E66, m915–m916.
[19]  Ca(CF3COO)2: An efficient Lewis acid catalyst for chemo-and regio-selective enamination of b-dicarbonyl compounds M. A. Harrad, R. Outtouch, M. Ait Ali, L. El Firdoussi, A. Karim, A. Roucoux Catalysis Communications 11, 2010, 442–446.
[20]  (1S, 2R, 4S )-1-[(Benzylamino)methyl]-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohexane-1, 2-diol R. Outouch, B. Boualy, M. Ait Ali, L. El Firdoussi and C. Rizzoli Acta Cryst. 2011 E67, o195–o196.
[21]  Ni(0)-CMC-Na-Nickel Colloids in Sodium Carboxymethyl-Cellulose: Catalytic Evaluation in Hydrogenation Reactions M. A. Harrad, P. Valerga, M. C. Puerta, I. Houssini, M. Ait Ali, L. El Firdoussi and A. Karim Molecules, 16, 2011, 367-372.
[22]  Allylic Chlorination of Terpenic Olefins using a Combination of MoCl5 and NaOCl Brahim Boualy, Larbi El Firdoussi, Mustapha Ait Ali and Abdellah Karim J. Braz. Chem. Soc., 22, 2011, 1259-1262.
[23]  (S )-4-(2-Chloropropan-2-yl)-1-(2, 2, 2-trichloroethyl)cyclohexene B. Boualy, M. A. Harrad, L. El Firdoussi, M. Ait Ali and C. Rizzoli Acta Cryst., 2011 E67, o960.
[24]  rac-Ethyl (2Z )-3-{2-[(Z )-4-ethoxy-4-oxobut-2-en-2-ylamino]-cyclohexylamino}but-2-enoate M A. Harrad, B. Boualy, M. Ait Ali, L. El Firdoussi and C. Rizzoli Acta Cryst. 2011 E67, o1269–o1270
[25]  Crystal structure of (1S, 2R, 4S)-1-((phenylamino)methyl)-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohexane-1, 2-diol), C16H23NO2 R. Outouch, B. Boualy, L. El Firdoussi, M. Ait Ali, C. Rizzoli and A.Spannenberg Z. Kristallogr. NCS 226 2011, 279-280.
[26]  Kharasch addition of tetrachloromethane to alkenes catalyzed by metal acetylacetonates B. Boualy, M. A. Harrad, S. El Houssame, L. El Firdoussi, M. Ait Ali and A. Karim Catalysis Communications, 12, 2011, 1295-1297.
[27]  (5R )-5-[(1R )-2, 2-Dichloro-1-methylcyclopropyl]-2-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one B. Boualy, M. A. Harrad, L. El Firdoussi, M. Ait Ali and C. Rizzoli Acta Cryst. 2011 E67, o1638.
[28]  2-(Naphthalen-1-ylamino)cyclohexanol R. Outouch, B. Boualy, M. Ait Ali, L. El Firdoussi and C. Rizzolib Acta Cryst. 2011 E67, o1628.
[29]  Friedel-Craft Acylation of ar-Himachalene: Synthesis of Acyl-ar-Himachalene and a New Acyl-Hydroperoxide I. Hossini, M. A. Harrad, M. Ait Ali, L. El Firdoussi, A. Karim, P. Valerga, M. C. Puerta Molecules, 16, 2011, 5886-5895.
[30]  Combination of Transition Metals-(2, 4-Pentanedionate) and P2O5 as a Regioselective Catalytic System for Nitric Acid Nitration of Ar-Himachalene I.Hossini, M. A. Harrad, B. Boualy, M. Ait Ali, L. El Firdoussi, A. Karim Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 1, 2011, 111-115.