Department of Organic Chemistry

About


Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Guilan has been accepting Master's students since 1992 and Ph.D. students since 1998. By the end of the first semester of the academic year 2023-2024, the department had graduated 409 MSc students and 83 Ph.D. students. Currently, there are 51 MSc students and 58 Ph.D. students in Organic Chemistry enrolled at the University of Guilan. Since 2019, the department has also been accepting MSc students in pharmaceutical chemistry, with 15 currently enrolled and 14 graduates by the end of the first semester of the academic year 2023-2024. Graduates of the department have published numerous articles in prestigious international journals.  

Majors and Programs

  • (B.Sc.)

    - Pure Chemistry
    - Applied Chemistry

  • (M.Sc.)

    - Organic Chemistry
    - Pharmaceutical Chemistry
    -Nanochemistry

  • (Ph.D.)

    - Organic Chemistry

Facilities and Equipment

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Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratories

  

  
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Central Chemistry Laboratory

  

  
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  • Teaching

    The mission of the Department of Organic Chemistry is to advance chemical knowledge through innovative research and to educate students to become leaders in organic chemistry. Our department is committed to providing students with a strong foundation in chemical principles, preparing them to solve complex problems in organic synthesis, analysis, and molecular design.
    Faculty members are dedicated to fostering an environment that supports life-long learning, ethical scientific practice, and effective collaboration. The Department of Organic Chemistry is a dynamic and intellectually stimulating community. Our research and academic programs emphasize cutting-edge developments in organic chemistry, interdisciplinary applications in pharmaceuticals, materials science, and biotechnology, and the cultivation of scientific leadership for future generations of chemists.

  • Research

    Our faculty members are active researchers and scientists with expertise in various fields of chemistry. Many are scientists familiar with advanced technologies and committed to integrating their research experience into the teaching of organic, pharmaceutical, and nanochemistry.

    Main Research Areas
    • Design and synthesis of novel organic compounds
    • Medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry
    • Green chemistry and sustainable synthetic methods
    • Nanostructured materials and nanotechnology applications
    • Catalysis and reaction mechanism studies
    • Bioactive molecules and drug development

  • Publication

    Publication

Academic Members

Kurosh Rad-Moghadam, Ph.D.
Head of Department
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Masoumeh Abedini, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research interests:
•    Multicomponent Reactions 
•    Organic Catalysts 
•    Modified Catalysts
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Behzad Khalili, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research interests:
•    Synthesis of organic compounds 
•    Computational organic chemistry 
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Nostratollah Mahmoodi, Ph.D.
Professor (Emeritus)
Research interests:
•    Design and synthesis of organic drugs 
•    Design of multicomponent synthesis
 Synthesis and investigation of photochromic dyes and molecular switches
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Manouchehr Mamaghani, Ph.D.
Professor (Emeritus)
Research interests:
•    Synthesis of biologically active heterocycles 
•    Design and synthesis of environmentally friendly catalysts 
•     Application of enzymes in organic synthesis
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S. Morteza Mehrdad, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research interests:
•    Synthesis of Organic and Pharmaceutical Compounds 
•     Theoretical and Computational Organic Chemistry 
Extraction of Active Medicinal Substances from Plants and Their Identification
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Farhad Shirini, Ph.D.
Professor
Research interests:
•    Introduction of new catalysts with respect to the principles of green chemistry for chemical reactions
•    Presenting new methods for the synthesis of organic compounds 
•    Investigation of solving the problems of industrial wastewaters as well as pharmaceutical impurities
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Hassan Tajik, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research interests:
•    Multicomponent Reactions 
•    Oxidation of Organic Compounds
•    Halogenation of Organic Compounds
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Asiyeh Yahyazadeh, Ph.D.
Professor
Research interests:
  • Synthesis of Organic Compounds
  •  Synthesis and Investigation of Organic Dyes
Synthesis and Identification of New Nanocatalysts
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