User:Nisarhej

Nisar Ahmed is a member of the Royal Society of chemistry (MRSC). He obtained his Ph.D (2012) in organic chemistry from the POSTECH (Korea) with a Brain Korea Fellowship working in the group of Prof. Kwang S. Kim on synthetic receptors for molecular recognition of phosphorylated moieties. Further, he received the highly competitive Novartis NIBR Postdoctoral Fellowship (2013-2015) at the University of Zurich (Switzerland) working on iterative synthesis of phosphorylated natural products. Subsequently, he joined the University of Bristol (2015-2016) as a senior research associate working on synthetic organic methodology & supramolecular applications. In late 2016, he was awarded a prestigious Marie Curie COFUND fellowship (Sêr Cymru & Horizon 2020 programme) to commence his research career in microflow organic electrosynthesis at Cardiff University.

Research Interests:

Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Flow Chemistry, Sustainable Chemistry, Heterocyclic Chemistry, Electrochemical Asymmetric Synthesis Electrocatalysis, Sonoelectrosynthesis, Photoelectrosynthesis, Supramolecular Electrocatalysis, Metals Electrocatalysis, Microreactor Technology Supramolecular Chemistry, Molecular Recognition, Fluorescent Probes

Research Awards, Honors, Fellowships and Honorary Positions:

•	Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) •	Grant peer-reviewer for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) •	World-Leading Exceptional Talent (2019, Royal Society & Home Office, UK) •	Adjunct faculty, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry (ICCBS, Pakistan, 2018-present) •	Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND Fellowship (2017-2020, Cardiff University, UK) •	Visiting Research Scientist (University of Bristol, 2017-2019) •	 Honorary Fellow Award for Research Associate Position (University of Bristol, 2015-2016) •	Novartis Post-doctoral Fellowship (2013-2015, NIBR, University of Zurich, Switzerland) •	NRF Post-doctoral Fellowship (Korea, UNIST, 2012-2013) •	Best Publications Cash Award (POSTECH, Korea, 2011) •	Brain Korea 21 PhD Fellowship (Ministry of Science and Education, Korea, 2009-2012) •	Korean National Research Support Fellowship (POSTECH, 2007-2009) •	HEJRIC Junior Research Fellowship, (ICCBS, 2005-2007) honored with the District (RYK) Fellowship (2006) •	Two-time winner of District (RYK) Fellowship for Master Studies, IUB, Pakistan (2003, 2004)

Editors and Board Members of International Journals:

•	Current Organic Chemistry (Bentham Science), Associate Editorial Board Member (2019 - present) •	The Natural Products Journal (Bentham Science), Section Editor: Physical Organic Chemistry, (2019 - present) •	Current Chinese Chemistry (Bentham Science), Editorial Board Member (2020 - present)

Publications: Corresponding Author*

1.	“Interfacial Photoelectrochemical Catalysis: Solar-Induced Green Synthesis of Organic Molecules” Hardwick, T.; Qurashi, A.; Shirinfar, B.; Ahmed, N*, ChemRxiv, Preprint, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.11303666.v2.

2.	“Room Temperature Flow Electrochemistry as a Means of Retaining the “Memory of Chirality” via Hofer Moest Type Reaction” Hardwick, T.; Cicala, R.; Ahmed, N*. ChemRxiv, Preprint, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.11516967.v1.

3.	“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.

4.	“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.

5.	“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)

6.	“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)

7.	“Meet Our Associate Editorial Board Member” Ahmed. N.* Current Organic Chemistry, 2019, 23 (9), 975.

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

9.	"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).

10.	"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.

11.	"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.

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

13.	"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.

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

15.	"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.

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

17.	“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.

18.	"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.

19.	“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.

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

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

22.	"Chemical Glycosylations for the Synthesis of Building Units of Post-translational modifications" Shirinfar, B.; Ahmed, N.* Helv. Chim. Acta 2018, 101, e1700226.

23.	"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.

24.	“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, doi: 10.1038/srep30123.

25.	 “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.

26.	“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.

27.	 “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. 28.	“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.

29.	 “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.

30.	“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.

31.	 “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.

32.	 “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.

33.	 “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.

34.	 “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.

35.	 “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.

36.	 “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.

37.	 “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.

38.	 “Caragin, a new isoflavone from Caragana conferta” Khan, R.; Fatima, I.; Ahmed, N.; Malik, A. J. Asian Nat. Prod. Res. 2008, 10, 823-825.