Prof. Mohammad Al-Masum

Department of Chemistry, Tennessee State University, USA

Professor

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1996 Ph.D., Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

1991 Post-Graduate, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

1986 M.Sc., University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Publications (Selected)

Journals

1. Al-Masum, M.; Alsafwani, M. PdCl2(Ph3P)2, an effective catalyst for cross-coupling of acyl halides and ArBF3K, Intl. J. Org. Chemistry, (Vol.15 No.1, Mar 2025).
2. Al-Masum, M.; Quinones, L. A new process of synthesizing anandamide derivatives from arachidonic acid in the presence of boron catalyst, Intl. J. Org. Chem.2024, 14, 128.
3. Al-Masum, M.; Phillips, B. A novel process of cholesterol ester by the cross-coupling of cholesterol and aroyl chlorides, Intl. J. Org. Chem.2024, 14, 123.
4. Al-Masum, M.; Albeshy, R. M.; Alalwan, H. A. Palladium-Catalyzed unprecedented cross-coupling of mixed Phenols and Halides for the Synthesis of aromatic ethers, Intl. J. Org. Chem.2022, 12, 75.
5. Al-Masum, M.; Aman, M. Pd-Catalyzed New Type of Cross-Coupling of RCOOH and Styryltrifluoroborates, Intl. J. Org. Chem. 2022, 12, 181. Al-Masum, M.; Alalwan, H. A. Microwave Irradiated Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Type Cross Coupling of Phenols and Halides for the Synthesis of Polyphenolic Ethers, Intl. J. Org. Chem.2020, 10, 135.
6. Al-Masum, M.; Hira, A. Chrisman, S.; Nguyen, N. Introducing efficient cross coupling reaction of tertiary alcohols and aroyl chlorides for the synthesis of highly substituted esters, Tetrahedron Lett. 2019, 60, 150936.
7. Al-Masum, M.; Islam, T.; Clopton, G. Efficient Cross-Coupling Reaction of Aryltrifluoroborates and Aroyl Chlorides for the Synthesis of Fluorine Substituted Aromatic Ketones, Intl. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 9, 67.
8. Al-Masum, M.; Hira, A. Microwave irradiated cross coupling of carboxylic acids and Crotyl bromides: Efficient application to make arachidonic acid esters, Intl. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 8, 341.
9. Al-Masum, M.; Islam M.S.; Shaban, W. Cu-Pd dual catalyst system for amide styrylation reaction from potassium styryltrifluoroborates and amides, Intl. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 7, 254.
10. Al-Masum, M.; Legan S.; Liu, K-Y, Pd-catalyzed microwave irradiated regioselective aroylation reaction of crotyl- and allyltrifluoroborates, Intl. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 6, 220.
11. Al-Masum, M.; Quinones, L. Cain, L. Microwave application and anhydrous Cu(OAc)2 mediated O-arylation of aliphatic amino alcohols, Intl. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 6, 100.
12. Al-Masum, M., Shaban, W., Microwave irradiated Pd-catalyzed C(sp)-H activation and cross-coupling with styryltrifluoroborates, Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 1437.
13. Al-Masum, M.; Welch, R. L. Catalyst free, base free microwave irradiated synthesis of aryl nitrites from potassium aryltrifluoroborates and bismuth nitrate, Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 1726.
14. Al-Masum, M.; Saleh, N.; Islam, T., A Novel Route to Organonitrites by Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Sodium Nitrite and Potassium Organotrifluoroborates, Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54, 1141.
15. Al-Masum, M.; Lott, B. W.; Ghazialsharif, N., An efficient reaction process for the synthesis of oxazinanes and oxazolidines in the presence of air, Int. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 2, 362.
16. Al-Masum, M.; Liu, K-Y., A New organic transformation by introducing crotyl\allyltrifluoroborates in cross-coupling reaction with aroyl chlorides, Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 5090.
17. Al-Masum, M.; Ng, E.; Wai, M., Palladium-catalyzed direct cross-coupling of potassium styryltrifluoroborates and benzoyl chlorides—a one-step method for chalcone synthesis, Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 1008.
18. Al-Masum, M.; Wai, M. C.; Dunnenberger, H., A Solvent Free C-Benzoylation and N-Benzoylation Reactions by Using Microwave Heating, Synthetic Commun. 2011, 41, 2888.
19. Al-Masum, M.; Alam, S., Remarkable regioselectivity in microwave enhanced palladium catalyzed allylation reaction involving allyltrifluoroborates and aryl halides, Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 5201.
20. Domin, D. S.; Al-Masum, M.; Mensah, J., Students’ categorizations of organic compounds, Chem. Educ. Res. Pract. 2008, 9, 114.
21. Kabalka, G. W.; Al-Masum, M., Microwave enhanced cross-coupling reactions of potassium alkenyltrifluoroborates and allyl acetates, A new method for 1,4-pentadiene synthesis, Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 11.
22. Kabalka, G. W.; Dadush, E.; Al-Masum, M., Microwave-enhanced cross-coupling of allyl chlorides with vinyltrifluoroborates, Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 7459.
23. Kabalka, G. W.; Al-Masum, M., Mereddy, A.; Dadush, E. Microwave enhanced cross-coupling reactions involving alkenyl- and alkynyltrifluoroborates, Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 1133.
24. Kabalka, G. W.; Al-Masum, M., Microwave enhanced cross-coupling reactions involving potassium organotrifluoroborates, Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 6329.

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