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Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

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Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
23511
World Ranking
4606
National Ranking
25

Overview

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol is affiliated with Bu-Ali Sina University in Iran and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, with a focus on several subfields and research topics. Their work is primarily situated within the domain of Chemistry, with notable engagement in Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Molecular Biology.

Their research emphasizes the multicomponent synthesis of heterocycles, chemical synthesis and reactions, and the synthesis and applications of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Other significant areas include covalent organic framework applications and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions. These topics broadly represent the scientist's main fields of inquiry and publication themes.

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol's publication record includes contributions to several journals, featuring a considerable number of papers in:

  • RSC Advances
  • Scientific Reports
  • Molecular Catalysis
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • ACS Omega

Among the recent scholarly works are:

  • "A MOF-on-MOF strategy to construct double Z-scheme heterojunction for high-performance photocatalytic degradation," 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Stereoelectronic power of oxygen in control of chemical reactivity: the anomeric effect is not alone," 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks MIL-101(Cr)-NH2 Containing Phosphorous Acid Functional Groups: Application for the Synthesis of N-Amino-2-pyridone and Pyrano [2,3-c]pyrazole Derivatives via a Cooperative Vinylogous Anomeric-Based Oxidation," 2020, ACS Omega
  • "Applications of phosphonium-based ionic liquids in chemical processes," 2020, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society
  • "Synthesis and application of [Zr-UiO-66-PDC-SO3H]Cl MOFs to the preparation of dicyanomethylene pyridines via chemical and electrochemical methods," 2021, Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators in their research include Meysam Yarie, Morteza Torabi, Hassan Sepehrmansourie, and Mahmoud Zarei, highlighting sustained cooperative relationships that contribute to the scientist's output.

Best Publications

  • Bis- and Trisindolylmethanes (BIMs and TIMs)†

    Morteza Shiri;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Hendrik Gerhardus Kruger;Zahra Tanbakouchian

  • Silica sulfuric acid/NaNO2 as a novel heterogeneous system for production of thionitrites and disulfides under mild conditions

    Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

  • Silica sulfuric acid: an efficient and reusable catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones

    Peyman Salehi;Minoo Dabiri;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Mohammad Ali Bodaghi Fard

  • A MOF-on-MOF strategy to construct double Z-scheme heterojunction for high-performance photocatalytic degradation

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  • Silica Sulfuric Acid and Silica Chloride as Efficient Reagents for Organic Reactions

    Peyman Salehi;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Farhad Shirini;Mostafa Baghbanzadeh

  • Rapid synthesis of 1-amidoalkyl-2-naphthols over sulfonic acid functionalized imidazolium salts

    Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Ardeshir Khazaei;Ahmad Reza Moosavi-Zare;Abdolkarim Zare

  • Application of N-halo reagents in organic synthesis

    E. Kolvari;A. Ghorbani-Choghamarani;P. Salehi;F. Shirini

  • Hantzsch reaction on free nano-Fe2O3 catalyst: excellent reactivity combined with facile catalyst recovery and recyclability

    Nadiya Koukabi;Eskandar Kolvari;Ardeshir Khazaei;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

  • Selective synthesis of 2-aryl-1-arylmethyl-1H-1,3-benzimidazoles in water at ambient temperature

    Peyman Salehi;Minoo Dabiri;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Somayeh Otokesh

  • Ionic liquid triethylamine-bonded sulfonic acid {[Et3N–SO3H]Cl} as a novel, highly efficient and homogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of β-acetamido ketones, 1,8-dioxo-octahydroxanthenes and 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes

    Abdolkarim Zare;Ahmad Reza Moosavi-Zare;Maria Merajoddin;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

  • Design of ionic liquid 3-methyl-1-sulfonic acid imidazolium nitrate as reagent for the nitration of aromatic compounds by in situ generation of NO 2 in acidic media

    Mohammad A. Zolfigol;Ardeshir Khazaei;Ahmad R. Moosavi-Zare;Abdolkarim Zare

  • Silica sulfuric acid: An efficient reusable heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones in water and under solvent-free conditions

    Minoo Dabiri;Peyman Salehi;Mostafa Baghbanzadeh;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

  • A Magnetic Particle-Supported Sulfonic Acid Catalyst: Tuning Catalytic Activity between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Nadiya Koukabi;Nadiya Koukabi;Eskandar Kolvari;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Ardeshir Khazaei

  • Synthesis of 1,4-Dihydropyridines under Solvent-free Conditions

    Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Maliheh Safaiee

  • Ionic Liquid 3-Methyl-1-sulfonic Acid Imidazolium Chloride as a Novel and Highly Efficient Catalyst for the Very Rapid Synthesis of bis(Indolyl)methanes under Solvent-free Conditions

    Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Ardeshir Khazaei;Ahmad Reza Moosavi-Zare;Abdolkarim Zare

  • Silica modified sulfuric acid/NaNO2 as a novel heterogeneous system for the oxidation of 1,4-dihydropyridines under mild conditions

    Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Farhad Shirini;Arash Ghorbani Choghamarani;Iraj Mohammadpoor-Baltork

  • Stereoelectronic power of oxygen in control of chemical reactivity: the anomeric effect is not alone

    Igor V. Alabugin;Leah Kuhn;Michael G. Medvedev;Michael G. Medvedev;Nikolai V. Krivoshchapov;Nikolai V. Krivoshchapov

  • A Novel Method for the One-Pot Three-Component Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones

    Peyman Salehi;Minoo Dabiri;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Mostafa Baghbanzadeh

  • A highly stable and active magnetically separable Pd nanocatalyst in aqueous phase heterogeneously catalyzed couplings

    Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Vahid Khakyzadeh;Ahmad Reza Moosavi-Zare;Abed Rostami

  • Surfactant-type catalysts in organic reactions

    Morteza Shiri;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol

  • Design, characterization and application of new ionic liquid 1-sulfopyridinium chloride as an efficient catalyst for tandem Knoevenagel–Michael reaction of 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one with aldehydes

    Ahmad Reza Moosavi-Zare;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Mahmoud Zarei;Abdolkarim Zare

  • Organocatalyst trityl chloride efficiently promoted the solvent-free synthesis of 12-aryl-8,9,10,12-tetrahydrobenzo[a]-xanthen-11-ones by in situ formation of carbocationic system in neutral media

    Ardeshir Khazaei;Mohammad Ali Zolfigol;Ahmad Reza Moosavi-Zare;Abdolkarim Zare

Frequent Co-Authors

Farhad Shirini
Farhad Shirini University of Guilan
Ahmad Reza Moosavi-Zare
Ahmad Reza Moosavi-Zare Bu-Ali Sina University
Shadpour Mallakpour
Shadpour Mallakpour Isfahan University of Technology
Peyman Salehi
Peyman Salehi Shahid Beheshti University
Iraj Mohammadpoor-Baltork
Iraj Mohammadpoor-Baltork University of Isfahan
Khodabakhsh Niknam
Khodabakhsh Niknam Persian Gulf University
Arash Ghorbani-Choghamarani
Arash Ghorbani-Choghamarani Bu-Ali Sina University
Minoo Dabiri
Minoo Dabiri Shahid Beheshti University
Mostafa Baghbanzadeh
Mostafa Baghbanzadeh Harvard University
Habib Firouzabadi
Habib Firouzabadi Shiraz University

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