Catalytic Role of Amino Acids in Organic Reactions

Zahra Taherinia finished her BS studies in pure chemistry at Ilam University (2012) received her MSc in organic chemistry (2014), and subsequently began her PhD studies in organic chemistry at the same university. She finished her PhD program at Ilam University in 2019. She conducted postdoctoral studies at Ilam University in the laboratory of Prof. Arash Ghorbani-Choghamarani. Arash Ghorbani-Choghamarani finished his BS studies in applied chemistry at Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran (2001), received his MSc in organic chemistry (2003), and subsequently began his PhD studies in organic chemistry at the same university. During his PhD program, he completed a sabbatical fellowship at The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada (from September 2005 to September 2006). He obtained his PhD degree in 2007. He then joined the Department of Chemistry at Ilam University, Ilam, Iran, as a faculty member from September 10, 2007, until September 2020. He was a Visiting Professor at The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada from March 2018 until October 2018. He has been a faculty member at Bu-Ali Sina University since September 2020. He is currently a Professor of Organic Chemistry. Zahra Moradi finished her B.S. studies in pure chemistry at Ilam University, (2016) and received her M.Sc. in organic chemistry (2018), and subsequently began her Ph.D. studies in organic chemistry at the same university. She finished her PhD program at Ilam University in 2022. Zahra Heidarnezhad finished her B.S. studies in pure chemistry at Ilam University, (2017) received her M.Sc. in organic chemistry (2019), and subsequently began her Ph.D. studies in organic chemistry at the same university. She finished her PhD program at Ilam University in 2023. Farhad Khanmohammadi-Sarabi finished his B.S. studies in applied chemistry at Razi University, Kermanshah, (2019) and received his M.Sc. in organic chemistry (2021) at Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, and subsequently began his Ph.D. studies in organic chemistry at the same university. Mohammad Ali Zolfigol finished his B.Sc. at Arak University, M.Sc. at the Isfahan University of Technology under the supervision of Prof. Shadpour Mallakpour, and his Ph.D. from Shiraz University with Prof. Nasser Iranpoor and Prof. Habib Frouzabadi as supervisor and advisor, respectively. Zolfigol has been a Bu-Ali Sina University faculty member since 1997 and was promoted to Professor Degree in 2005.