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Curriculum Vitae
Sheida Amiralaei, Ph.D.
Atlanta, GA, 30319, US
Tel : 678-***-****
e-mail: ablfo3@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION:
University of Windsor, ON, Canada
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry-2010
Thesis Advisor: Dr. James Green
Thesis title: Aromatic versus non-aromatic dienyl proparyldicobalt cations,
preparation and competitive reactivity
Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Northern Cyprus
M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry-2004
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Huriye Icil
Thesis title: Perylene and naphthalene diimides with chiral substituents
K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry-2002
Brief description of PhD thesis
The structurally interesting, dehydrotropylium- Co 2(CO)6 cation, has been generated and its
reactivity towards different nucleophiles has been studied. Both electrophilic and electron transfer
reactions have been observed for the cation. While propargyl cation- complexes generally
undergo electrophile - nucleophile reactions with nucleophiles as weak as N= - 4,
dehydrotropylium- Co2(CO)6 cation undergoes analogous reactions only with relatively strong
nucleophiles (N >1 ) and switches to a radical dimerization process in the presence of weaker
nucleophiles (N <1). The different trend of reactivity for the dehydrotropylium- Co 2(CO)6 cation
could be attributed to aromatic stabilizing influence on this cation. Comparative reactivity studies
of a highly conjugated acyclic cation and further calculation studies on dehydrotropylium-
Co2(CO)6 cation and its benzo-fused derivatives have been done to shed light on stability/
reactivity of this nominally aromatic cation.
Brief description of MSc thesis
Perylene imides/ bisimides have found widespread applications due to their optical and electrical
properties, in particular their strong absorption and emission in the visible region. In this thesis,
new perylene monoanhydride monoimide (N-((S)- -1-phenylethyl)-3, 4, 9, 10-perylene
tetracarboxylic-3, 4-anhydride-9, 10-imide) has been synthesized along with an analogous
perylene and naphthalene diimides. The sterically hindered chiral substituent prevents the π –π
contacts of fluorophores and contributes to high solubility observed for the perylene bisimide.
Solid state absorption, fluorescence and electrochemical properties of these dyes are studied.
RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
University of Windsor
Research Assistant- Professor James Green’s group (2004- 2010)
Description: Synthetic organic lab; dealing with syntheses and application of
cobalt carbonyl complexes in organic synthesis, with special interests towards the
development of new methods of syntheses for polycyclic compounds whose
skeletons are found in verities of natural products.
University of Windsor
Teaching Assistant-Undergraduate Students labs (2004- 2009)
Description: General Chemistry labs and tutorials, Organic Chemistry (I) and (II)
labs, Spectroscopic Characterization of Organic Molecules labs
Eastern Mediterranean University
Research Assistant-Professor Huriye Icil’s group, (2002-2004)
Description: Synthetic lab with the focus on syntheses of novel perylene dyes
for different applications, advanced photochemistry and electrochemistry studies
of the perylene dyes.
Eastern Mediterranean University
Teaching Assistant- Undergraduate labs (2003- 2004)
Description: General Chemistry labs and tutorials
SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES:
• Over 6 years working experience in organic research laboratories, experienced in
working with and handling of air sensitive materials.
• Practical knowledge of wide range of organic syntheses and different methods of
purification.
• Familiar with GC Mass spectrometer and well experienced in interpretation of
HNMR, CNMR, UV-Vis, IR spectra.
• Basic knowledge of DFT and computational chemistry
• Good knowledge of MS Office (word, excel, PowerPoint)
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Articles published in refereed journals
1. S. Amiralaei; J. R. Green. Chem. Com. 2008, 4971-73.
2. S. Amiralaei; H. Icil.; D. Uzun. Photochem. Photobi. Sci. 2008, 7, 936-947.
3. M. Harati; J. Wang.; J. R. Green.; S. Amiralaei. Photochem. Photobi. A : Chem.
2008, 198, 1, 92-97
4. M. Harati; J. Wang.; J. R. Green.; S. Amiralaei. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2007, 439, 337-
341.
Conference Presentations
1. S. Amiralaei; J. R. Green. Benzo Fused Dehydrotropone Dicobalt Hexacarbonyl
Complexes: Access via Knoevenagel Cyclization and Competitive Reactivity of their
Derived Diols. 91st CSC-2008, Edmonton. Canada.
2. S. Amiralaei; J. R. Green. Aromatic versus Acyclic Dienyl Propargyldicobalt
Cations. Preparation and Comparative Reactivity. 89th CSC-2006, Hamilton,
Canada.
3. S. Amiralaei; J. R. Green. Synthesis and reactions of aromatic propargyldicobalt
Cations. 88th CSC- 2005, Saskaton, Canada.
AWARDS:
University of Windsor
Tuition Fee Waver Scholarship (2004-2008)
Travel awards (2005 and 2008)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS:
American Chemical Society
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