Assistant Professor Zaher Judeh

Division of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore 637459


Tel: (65) 6790 6738
Fax: (65) 6794 7553
Email: zaher@ntu.edu.sg

Education:

BSc (Chemistry) – University of Poona

MSc (Organic Chemistry) – University of Bombay

PhD (Organic Chemistry) – University of New South Wales
 
Research focus:
  • Organic synthesis and chemistry of natural products
  • Biocatalysis
  • Asymmetric synthesis
  • Synthesis and chemistry of bisisoquinoline heterocycles
  • Crystal engineering
Selected publications:
  • Comparative studies on alkylation of phenol with tert-butyl alcohol in the presence of liquid or solid acid catalysts in ionic liquids, Hao-Yu Shen , Zaher M. A. Judeh, Chi Bun Ching and Qing-Hua Xia; Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2004, 212 (1-2), 301-308.
  • New N-acyl, N-alkyl, and N-bridged derivatives of rac-6,6’,7,7'-tetramethoxy-1,1’,2,2’,3,3’,4,4’-octahydro-1,1'-bisisoquinoline, Donald C. Craig, Zaher M. A. Judeh, Roger Read, Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 461-472.
  • A facile and efficient nucleophilic displacement reaction at room temperature in ionic liquids, Zaher M. A. Judeh, Hao-Yu Shen, Chi Bun Ching, Li-Chun Feng, Selvaratnam Selvasothi; Tetrahedron Letters, 2002, 43, 9381-9384.
  • Structural Studies of N-Acyl 1,1′-Bis(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline) Derivatives, Donald C. Craig, Zaher M. A. Judeh, Roger Read, Australian Journal of Chemistry; 2002, 55, 733-736.
  • The first Bischler-Napieralski cyclization in a room temperature ionic liquid, Zaher M. A. Judeh, Chi Bun Ching, Jie Bu and Adam McCluskey; Tetrahedron Letters, 2002, 43, 5089-5091.
  • Molecular and Crystal Engineering of Polymetallic Magnetic Coupling Systems Hao-Yu Shen, Zaher Judeh, Chi-Bun Ching, Dai-Zheng Liao, Research Trends; (in press).
  • Selective Alkylation of Phenol with tert-Butyl Alcohol Catalyzed by [bmim]PF 6, Hao-Yu Shen, Zaher M. A. Judeh, Chi Bun Ching, Tetrahedron letters; (2003, 44, ; 981-983.
  • Epoxidation of Olefins Catalyzed by Mn(II) Salen Anchored on PAMAM-SiO 2 Dendrimer, Jie Bu, Zaher M. A. Judeh, Chi Bun Ching, and S. Kawi; Catalysis Letter; 2003, 85, 183-187.
 

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