(Sharif University of Technology; Physical Chemistry Group) Kinetic and Catalysis Lab

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Name: Mohammad Reza Gholami

 

Address: Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

 

Email: gholami@sharif.edu

 

Tel: +9802166165327

 

Fax: +9802166029165

 

Cell: +989126225801

 

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Education

 

 

 

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Publications

1. M. R. Gholami, A. Habibi Yangjeh, Hydrophobic Effects in 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of C,N-Diphenylnitrone with Dibutyl fumarate in Aqueous Solutions. Journal of Chemical Research, Synopses, 3 (1999), 226-227.
2. R. Mostaghim, A. Habibi Yangjeh, M. R. Gholami, General acid catalysis of boric and water on dehydration step in formation of phenylhydrazone from salicylaldehyde, Indian Journal of Chemistry 38B (1999), 976-978.
3. A. R. Harifi-Mood, M. Sadat, M. R. Gholami, Solvent parameters effects on the second-order rate constants of the reaction of 2-chloro-3,5-dinitropyridine with aniline in aqueous solutions of alcohols. Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism, 31 (2000), 117.
4. M. R. Gholami, A. Habibi Yangjeh, Multiparameter correlation of the rate of a [2+2] cycloaddition reaction versus solvophobicity parameter and normalized polarity parameter in aqueous solutions. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 32 (2000), 468.
5. M. R. Gholami, A. Habibi Yangjeh, Kinetics of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between C,N-diphenylnitrone and dimethyl fumarate in various solvents and aqueous solutions. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 32 (2000), 431.
6. M. R. Gholami, A. Habibi Yangjeh, Dual‐parameter correlations on rate of an aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction in aqueous solutions of methanol, ethanol, and propan‐2‐ol. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 13 (2001), 118.
7. M. Harati, M. R. Gholami, Prediction of solvent effect on the reaction rate and endo/exo selectivity of a Diels–Alder reaction using molecular surface electrostatic potential. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 16 (2003), 369.
8. M. R. Gholami, M. Izadyar, Gas-phase kinetics and mechanism of diallyl sulfide thermal decomposition. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 16 (2003), 153.
9. M. R. Gholami, A. Habibi Yangjeh, Effect of aqueous solutions of various alcohols on kinetics of aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction of 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene with piperidine. Indian Journal of Chemistry. 42 B (2003), 895-899.
10. M. R. Gholami, M. Izadyar, Gas phase kinetics and mechanism of 2,2-dimethyl but-3-enal and 1-methyl-6-methylenecyclohexa-2,4-diene-1-carbaldehyde retro-cheletropic ene reaction. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM., 672 (2004), 61.
11. M. Harati, M. R. Gholami, Solute–solvent interaction effects on second-order rate constants of reaction between 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and aniline in alcohol–water mixtures. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 37 (2005), 90.
12. M. Khodadadi Moghaddam, M. R. Gholami, Preparation of Titania based solid strong acid and study of its catalytic activity in esterification of Phthalic anhydride and Sebacic acid. Materials Letters, 60 (2006), 715.
13. A. R. Harifi-Mood, A. Habibi Yangjeh, M. R. Gholami, Solvatochromic Parameters for Binary Mixtures of 1-(1-Butyl)-3-methylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate with Some Protic Molecular Solvents. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110 (2006), 7073.
14. M. Izadyara, M. R. Gholami, Substituent effects on the gas phase reactivity of alkyl allyl sulfides, a theoretical study. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, 759 (2006), 11.
15. A. R. Harifi-Mood, A. Habibi Yangjeh, M. R. Gholami, Solvent effects on kinetics of the reaction between 2-chloro-3,5-dinitropyridine and aniline in aqueous and alcoholic solutions of [bmim][BF₄]. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 39 (2007), 681.
16. M. Haqghu, M. Irani, M. R. Gholami, Theoretical study of kinetics and mechanism of reactions of hydroxylamine and amineoxide anion with methyl iodide in gas and aqueous phases. Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism, 32 (2007), 29.
17. M. R. Elahifard, S. Rahimnejad, S. Haghighi, M. R. Gholami, Apatite-Coated Ag/AgBr/TiO₂ Visible-Light Photocatalyst for Destruction of Bacteria. Journal of American Chemical Society, 129 (2007), 9552.
18. M. Haqghu, M. Irani, M. R. Gholami, Theoretical study of solvent and substituent effects on the reaction of 1,4-benzoquinone with cyclopentadiene and cyclohexadiene derivatives. Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism, 33 (2008), 203.
19. S. Rahimnejad, S. Rahman Setayesh, M. R. Gholami, A Credible Role of Copper Oxide on Structure of Nanocrystalline Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide. Journal of Iranian Chemical Society, 5 (2008), 367.
20. M. Khodadadi-Moghaddam, A. Habibi-Yangjeh, M. R. Gholami, Kinetic study of heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of cyclohexene to cyclohexane in ionic liquid-alcohols mixtures. Applied Catalysis A: General, 341 (2008), 58.
21. A. R. Harifi-Mood, A. Habibi-Yangjeh, M. R. Gholami, Kinetics study of a Diels-Alder reaction in mixtures of an ionic liquid with molecular solvents. Journal of Physical Orgrganic Chemistry, 21 (2008), 783.
22. M. Irani, M. Haqgu, M. R. Gholami, Theoretical study of protic solvents hydrogen bonding effect, on the reaction of cyclopentadiene and vinyl acetate; apart from the bulk properties. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, 909 (2009), 86-90.
23. M. Irani, M. Haqgu, B. A. Talebi, M. R. Gholami, A joint experimental and theoretical study of kinetic and mechanism of rearrangement of Allyl p-tolyl ether. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, 893 (2009), 73-76.
24. M. Khodadadi-Moghaddam, A. Habibi-Yangjeh, M. R. Gholami, Solvent effects on the reaction rate and selectivity of synchronous heterogeneous hydrogenation of cyclohexene and acetone in ionic liquid/alcohols mixture. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 306 (2009), 11.
25. S. Ghasemi, S. Rahimnejad, S. Rahman Setayesh, M. Hosseini, M. R. Gholami, Kinetics investigation of the photocatalytic degradation of Acid Blue 92 in aqueous solution using naoncrystalline TiO₂ prepared in an ionic liquid. Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism, 34 (2009), 55.
26. S. Ghasemi, S. Rahimnejad, S. Rahman Setayesh, S. Rohani, M. R. Gholami, Transition metal ions effect on the properties and photocatalytic activity of nanocrystalline TiO₂ prepared in an ionic liquid. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 172 (2009), 1573.

 

27. H. Salari, M. Khodadadi-Moghaddam, A. R. Harifi-Mood, M. R. Gholami, Preferential Solvation and Behavior of Solvatochromic Indicators in Mixtures of an Ionic Liquid with Some Molecular Solvents. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114 (2010), 9586.
28. H. Salari. A. R. Harifi-Mood. M. R. Gholami, Solvatochromic Probes Absorbance Behavior in Mixtures of 2-Hydroxy Ethylammonium Formate with Methanol, Ethylene Glycol and Glycerol. Solution chemistry, 39 (2010), 1509.
29. M. Tasviri, H. A. Rafiee-Pour, H. Ghourchian, M. R. Gholami, Amine functionalized TiO₂ coated on carbon nanotube as a nanomaterial for direct electrochemistry of glucose oxidase and glucose biosensing. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 68 (2011) 206.
30. J. Jamali-Paghaleh, A. R. Harifi-Mood, M. R. Gholami, Reaction kinetics investigation of 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene with substituted anilines in ethyl acetate-methanol mixtures using linear and nonlinear free energy relationship. Journal of physical organic chemistry, 24 (2011), 1095-1100.
31. M. Padervand, M. Tasviri, M. R. Gholami, Effective photocatalytic degradation of an azo dye over nanosized Ag/AgBr-modified TiO₂ loaded on zeolite. Chemical Papers, 65 (2011), 280-288.
32. M. Zarezade, S. Ghasemi, M. R. Gholami, The effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and activated carbon on the morphology and photocatalytic activity of TiO₂/C hybrid materials. Catalysis Science and Technology, 1 (2011), 279-284.
33. M. Padervand, H. salari, F. Sadeghzadeh darabi, M. Khodadadi-Moghaddam, M. R. Gholami, Photocatalytic reduction of nitrobenzene with NaBH₄ in aqueous medium over the Ag/AgBr/TiO₂/NZ and Ag/AgBr/NZ nanocomposites. International Journal of Materials and Chemistry, 1 (2011), 42-59.
34. F. sadeghzadeh darabi, M. Pedervand, M. Khodadadi Moghaddam, H. Salari, S. Ahmadvand, M. R. Gholami, Investigation of carbon nanofiber growth on Ni-based catalyst by Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition method. Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine, 4 (2012), 294.
35. M. Padervand, H. Salari, S. Ahmadvand, M. R. Gholami, Removal of organic pollutants in the waste water by photocatalytic behavior of AgX/TiO₂ photocatalysts. Research on Chemical Intermediates, 38 (2012), 1975-1985.
36. H. Salari, H. Rohani, M. R. Elahifard, M. Hosseini, M. R. Gholami, Solvents design on the basis of molecular-microscopic properties of binary mixtures for Lycopene extraction, American Journal of Chemistry, 2 (2012), 94.
37. S. Ghasemi, S. Rahman Setayesh, A. Habibi-Yangjeh, M. R. Hormozi-Nezhad, M. R. Gholam Assembly of CeO₂–TiO₂ nanoparticles prepared in room temperature ionic liquid on graphene nanosheets for photocatalytic degradation of pollutantsi. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 170 (2012), 199-200.

 

38. A. Esfandiara, S. Ghasemi, A. Irajizada, O. Akhavana, M. R. Gholami, The decoration of TiO2/reduced graphene oxide by Pd and Pt nanoparticles for hydrogen gas sensing. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (2012), 15423–15432.

 

39. M. Padervand, H. Salari, F. Sadeghzadeh Darabi, M. R. Gholami, Kinetic and mechanistic study of p-nitrochlorobenzene photoreduction and Bacillus inactivation over aluminosilicate-based nanocomposites. Monatshefte für Chemie-Chemical Monthly, 144 (2013), 589-596.
40. H. Salari, J. P. Hallett, M. Padervand, M. R. Gholami, System designed with Ionic Liquid and molecular solvents to investigate kinetics of a SNAr reaction. Progress in Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism, 38 (2013), 157-170.
41. S. Ghasemi, A. Esfandiar, S. Rahman Setayesha, A. Habibi Yangjeh, A. Iraji zad, M. R. Gholami, Synthesis and characterization of TiO₂–graphene nanocomposites modified with noble metals as a photocatalyst for degradation of pollutants. Applied Catalysis A: General, 462 (2013), 82-90.
42. H. Salari, M. Pedervand, F. Sadeghzadeh-Darabi, M. R. Gholami, Hydrogen bonding and solvent effects on reaction kinetics between 2-chloro-3, 5-dinitropyridine and aniline in Ionic Liquid and molecular solvents mixtures. Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 87 (2013), 1969-1975.
43. M. Tasviri, S. Ghasemi, H. Ghourchian, M. R. Gholami, Ionic liquid/graphene oxide as a nanocomposite for improving the direct electrochemistry and electrocatalytic activity of glucose oxidase. Solid State Electrochem., 17 (2013) 183.

 

44. H. Salari, S. Ahmadvand, A. R. Harifi-Mood, M. Padervand, M. R. Gholami, Molecular-microscopic properties and preferential solvation in protic Ionic Liquid mixtures. Journal of Solution Chemistry, 42 (2013), 1757-1769.
45. N. Mohaghegh, M. Tasviri, E. Rahimi, M. R. Gholami, Nano sized ZnO composites: Preparation, characterization and application as photocatalysts for degradation of AB92 azo dye. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 21 (2014) 167.
46. H. Salari, H. Robatjazi, M. R. Hormozi-Nezhad, M. Padervand, M. R. Gholami. Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles: An Unexpected Catalytic Activity in Aqueous Phase with Dioxygen. Catalysis Letters, 144 (2014), 1219.
47. M. Fakhraee, B. Zandkarimi, H. Salari, M. R. Gholami, Hydroxyl-Functionalized 1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl Imidazolium Ionic Liquids: Thermodynamic and Structural Properties using Molecular Dynamics Simulations and ab Initio Calculations. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 118 (2014), 14410.
48. M. Padervand, M. Vossoughi, H. Yousefi, H. Salari, M. R. Gholami, An experimental and theoretical study on the structure and photoactivity of XFe₂O₄ (X = Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, and Zn) structures. Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 88 (2014), 2451.
49. M. Izadyar, M. R. Gholami, Kinetics and mechanism of diallyl sulfoxide pyrolysis; a combined theoretical and experimental study in the gas phase. RSC Advances, 4 (2014), 62809-62816.
50. A. Esfandiar, A. Irajizad, O. Akhavan, S. Ghasemi, M. R. Gholami, Pd–WO₃/reduced graphene oxide hierarchical nanostructures as efficient hydrogen gas sensors. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (2014), 8169-8179.
51. N. Mohaghegh, M. Tasviri, E. Rahimi, M. R. Gholami, A novel p–n junction Ag3PO4/BiPO4-based stabilized Pickering emulsion for highly efficient photocatalysis. RSC Advances, 5 (2015), 44840-44846.
52. N. Mohaghegh, M. Faraji, F. Gobal, M. R. Gholami, Electrodeposited multi-walled carbon nanotubes on Ag-loaded TiO₂nanotubes/Ti plates as a new photocatalyst for dye degradation. RSC Advances, 5 (2015), 12944-12955.
53. N. Mohaghegh, S. Kamrani, M. Tasviri, M. Elahifard, M. R. Gholami, Nanoporous Ag₂O photocatalysts based on copper terephthalate metal–organic frameworks. Journal of Material Science, 50 (2015), 4536-4546.

 

Teaching Experience

• General Chemistry I & II

• General Chemistry (Chemical Engeenirenig)

• Physical Chemistry I & II

• Physical Chemistry (Chemical Engeenirenig)

• Quantum Chemistry

• Advanced Chemistry Kinetics

• Fast Reactions Kinetics

• Liquid Phase Kinetics

• Nano Chemistry

• Non Equilibrium Thermodynamics

• General Chemistry Lab I & II

• Physical Chemistry Lab I & II

• Physical Chemistry Lab (Chemical Engeenirenig)

 Career

• 1980-1983: President of University, Rasht, Gilan, Iran.

• 1983-1984: Director of the Bura for the Universities Development Ministry of Higher Education, Tehran, Iran.

• 1984-1986: Vice President for Education, University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.

• 1992-1994: Head of Chemistry Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

• 1997-1998: Consultant to the University President, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

• 2005-2009: Vice president for higher education, Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

• 2010-2015: President of Sharif University of Technology-International Campus-Kish Island, Kish, Iran.

 

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