Bio-data

                                     

                                         Dr. Mohamad Yusuf

 

Lecturer (Senior Scale)

          Department of Chemistry,

          Punjabi University, Patiala.

 

Degrees:

 

·        B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry, Maths), Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (1995)

·        M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry), Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (1997)

·        Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry), Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (2002).

 

Employment:

 

·        2002-2003, Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar

·        2003 to till date, Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University, Patiala

 

Courses Taught:

 

·        Photochemistry (M.Phil. - Semester I)

·        Organic Chemistry Practicals (M.Phil. - Semester I)

·        Heterocyclic Chemistry (M.Sc. Part-II)

·        Modern Synthetic Reaction and Rearrangements (M.Sc. Part-II)

·        Organic Chemistry Practicals (M.Sc. Part-I & II).

 

Member:

 

·        Punjab Academy of Sciences

 

Research Funding, Consultancies and Grants:

 

Title of Project: Photochemical H-abstractions in some                               dialkoxy-Anthraquinones

Funding Agency: CSIR, New Delhi

Year of award:  April, 2007

Duration of Scheme: 3 Years

Conferences/Workshops Attended:

 

1.     2009 (Jan., 21-22): National Seminar on Recent Trends in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University, Patiala.

2.     2009 (Feb., 05-06): National Symposium on Green Chemistry-Applications in Science & Engineering, School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala.

Publications:

1. Photoisomerization of allyl ethers: syntheses of vinyl ethers

   S. C. Gupta, M. Yusuf, S. Sharma, S. Arora, Tetrahedron Lett., 43, 2002,       

  6875.

2. Photocyclisation of 3-alkoxythiochromones: activation for H-abstraction  

    S. C. Gupta, S. Sharma, M. Yusuf, S. Arora, A. Saini, R. C. Kamboj,         

    S. N. Dhawan, J. Chem. Res.(S),  2002, 165.

3. Photoreorganisation of some bischromones

    S. C. Gupta, M. Yusuf, M. S. Arora, S. Sharma, R. C. Kamboj,

    S. N. Dhawan, Tetrahedron, 58, 2002, 3095.

4. Photolysis of xylylbischromones

    S. C. Gupta, M. Yusuf, S. Arora, R. C. Kamboj, Tetrahedron, 2003, 59,

    3609.

5. Phototransformations of some 3-alkoxy-2-styrylchromones: type II

   cyclisations of 1,4- and 1,6-biradicals

   S. C. Gupta, M. Yusuf, S. Sharma, A. Saini, S. Arora, R. C. Kamboj,

   Tetrahedron, 60, 2004, 8445.

 

6. Photocyclisation of o-xylylbischromones: proximity effect

    S. C. Gupta, M. Yusuf, M. Thakur, R. C. Kamboj, J. Chem. Res.(s), 2005,

    741.

7.  Chromones and bischromones: an account of photoinduced reactions

     R. Kumar and Mohamad Yusuf, ARKIVOC (ix), 2006, 239-264.

8.  Photochemical transformations of 1,10-decylbischromones: effect of

    spacer length

    Mohamad Yusuf, R. Kumar and S. C. Gupta, ARKIVOC (xv), 2006,    

    28-36.

9.  Photochemistry of 6-Chloro-3-hydroxy-2-(2’-thienyl)-4-oxo-4H-1-

     benzopyran

     R. Bala, R. Kumar, Mohamad Yusuf and W. R. Bansal, Ind. J. Chem.,

     46A, 2007, 1440-1444.

10. Photocyclisations of some 3-alkoxychromones: Substituent control on

      photoreactivity

      Mohamad Yusuf, R. Kumar, R. Bala, and W. R. Bansal,  Ind. J. Chem., 

      46B, 2007, 1860-1867.

11. Photolysis of some 3-alkoxy-2-thienylchromones

      R. Kumar and Mohamad Yusuf, ARKIVOC (xvi), 2007, 227-237.

12. Photocyclisation of some 3-Alkoxy-2-thienylchromones,

   Mohamad Yusuf, Rupesh Kumar and S.C. Gupta, J. Heterocyclic  

   Chem., 45, 2008, 963-968.

13. Photo-rearrangements of some 3-allyloxy-2-phenyl-chromones:  

      Synthesis of vinyl substituted benzopyronopyranes

      Rupesh Kumar and Mohamad Yusuf, Org. Commun., 1:3, 2008, 39-47.

14. Synthesis, spectral studies and in vitro antibacterial activity of steroidal    

      thiosemicarbazone and their palladium Pd (II) complexes

      Salman Ahmad Khan and Mohamad Yusuf, European Journal of

      Medicinal Chemistry, 44 (5), 2009, 1823-2338.

15. Photolysis of some 2-butenyl/butynylbischromones: Effect of solvent

      Polarity

      Rupesh Kumar and Mohamad Yusuf, Org. Commun., 2:1, 2009, 7-19.

Abstracts published in National/International Conferences:

1.     Synthesis and Photochemistry of some Bischromones

      Indo-Russian ILTP Seminar (Jan. 24-25, 2000), DST, New Delhi.

      S. C. Gupta, Mohamad Yusuf, S. Arora and S. N. Dhawan

2.     Photoinduced synthesis of some vinyl ethers

      S. C. Gupta, Mohamad Yusuf and R. C. Kamboj

      Proceedings of the 30th Annual Convention of Chemist 2001 (Jai

      Narain Vyas University Jodhpur), ORG (AP)-15, pp C4, Indian

      Chemical Society.

3.  Energy redistribution in organic molecules: Photochemistry of 1-(R)-

     Benzoyl-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane

     S. K. Arora, S. C. Gupta, Mohamad Yusuf and R. C. Kamboj

     Proceedings of the 30th Annual Convention of Chemist 2001 (Jai

     Narain Vyas University Jodhpur), ORG (AP)-15, pp C4, Indian

     Chemical Society.

4.    Photochemical H-abstraction in some 3-alkoxy-2-arylchromones:

       Synthesis of substituted pyranobenzo-g-pyrones

            R. Kumar and Mohamad Yusuf

            National Symposium on Green Chemistry: Applications in Science

            And Engineering, (March 29-30, 2007), Deptt. Of Chemistry, Sant

             Longowal Institute, RC-02, pp. 35.

5.     Photochemistry of 6-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-(2’-thienyl)-4-oxo-4H-1-

        benzopyran

             R. Bala, R. Kumar, Mohamad Yusuf and W. R. Bansal

             National Symposium on Green Chemistry: Applications in Science

             And Engineering, (March 29-30, 2007), Sant Longowal Institute

             RC-03, pp. 36.

6.     Photo Induced type II H-abstractions in some Alkoxy Substituted

        Chromones

             R. Kumar, Payal Jain and Mohamad Yusuf

              Ist Annual conference on Recent Advances in Chemical and

              Environmental Sciences (January 16-17, 2009), S. No. 59, pp. 63,   

              Multani Mal College, Patiala.

7.            Photochemical H- abstraction of some 2- phenyl -3-Allyloxy-

Bischromones

             Rupesh Kumar, Payal Jain, Mamta Rani and Mohamad Yusuf

             National Seminar on Recent Trends in Chemistry (January 21-  

             22, 2009), Deptt. of Chemistry, Punjabi University, Patiala.

 

     8.    Photochemical selective dealkylation of some 1,4-bisalkoxy-

            Anthraquione

            Salman Ahmad Khan, Payal Jain, Rupesh Kumar, Mamta Rani and   

            Mohamad Yusuf

            National Seminar on Recent Trends in Chemistry (January 21-  

            22, 2009), PS-20, pp. 22, Deptt. of Chemistry, Punjabi University,

            Patiala.

    9.     Novel Photorearrangment of 6-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-(2’-thienyl)-4- 

            oxo-4H-1-benzopyran through Photosensitized Reaction

            Ritu Bala, Mohamad Yusuf and W.R. Bansal

            National Seminar on Recent Trends in Chemistry (January 21-  

            22, 2009), PS-42, pp.49, Deptt. of Chemistry, Punjabi University,

           Patiala.

10.        New derivatives of steroidal thiazolidinone: Synthesis and activity

           against bacteria

            Salman Ahmad Khan, Malik Nasibullah and Mohamad Yusuf

            National Seminar on Recent Trends in Chemistry (January 21-  

            22, 2009), PS-31, pp. 37, Deptt. of Chemistry, Punjabi University,

            Patiala.