Summary
I am synthetic Chemist and keen interest to develop new methodologies for organic synthesis as well as for Peptide Chemistry. I have 10 years’ experience in organic, including ß-peptides synthesis. Ti
Academic Background
PhD
(Organic Synthesis) Quaid-i-Azam University
March 03, 2003 - March 01, 2011
Honours and Awards
Best Researcher Award
Best Researcher Award of years 2006 (Organic Section), Chemistry Department, Quaid- e- Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
June 21, 2006
COMSATS Research Award
COMSATS Research Productive Award 2012-13
September 16, 2013
Best Researcher Award
Best Researcher Award of years 2007(Organic Section), Chemistry Department, Quaid- e- Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
August 21, 2007
Best Researcher Award
Best Researcher Award of years 2008 (Organic Section), Chemistry Department, Quaid- e- Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
August 20, 2008
Best Poster Award
Best Poster Award 2009 (Organic Section). Chemistry Department Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
August 19, 2009
Research Productive award
Research Productive Allowance 2007 (G category), PCST (Pakistan Council for Sciences &Technology).
September 21, 2008
Research Productive Award
Research Productive Allowance 2008 (G category), PCST (Pakistan Council for Sciences &Technology).
September 21, 2009
Research Productive Award
Research Productive Award 2010-11 (G category), PCST. (Pakistan Council for Sciences &Technology).
September 19, 2011
Research Productive Award
Research Productive Award 2011-12 (F category), PCST. (Pakistan Council for Sciences &Technology).
September 20, 2012
COMSATS Research Award
COMSATS Research Productive Award 2013-14.
September 15, 2014
Publications
Synthesis and Characterization of Short α and β-Mixed Peptides with Excellent Anti-Lipase Activities
February 07, 2024
Naeem Ahmed , Sabahat Asif, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arfan, Qaiser Mahmood, Amjad Islam, Mansour K. Gatasheh, Muhammad Zia,
Molecules - Volume: 29, Issue: 04, Article Number: 765
Ferrocene-Boosted Nickel Sulfide Nanoarchitecture for Enhanced Alkaline Water Splitting
January 12, 2024
Abeera Hassan, Hafiza Komal Zafar, Raja Shahid Ashraf, Muhammad Arfan, Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Md A. Wahab, Manzar Sohail,
Chemistry-An Asian Journal - Article Number: e202301051, Pages: 11
Development of Waterproof Cum Heat Resistant, Montmorillonite Clay Modified High-Pressure Plywood Composite from Renewable-Nonedible Agricultural Wastes – An Industrial Case Study of ‘Flask to Reactor’ Approach
August 04, 2023
Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Zeeshan Asad, Syeda Mahnoor Zehra, Aroosa Farooq, Azhar Mahmood, Muhammad Arfan, Syed Tasweer Hussain Shah,
Pakistan Journal of Chemistry - Vol:13(3-4), page:81-87
Improved photocatalytic decolorization of reactive black 5 dye through synthesis of graphene quantum dots–nitrogen-doped TiO2
July 27, 2023
Muhammad Saqib Khan, Nadia Riaz, Saeed Rehman, Liu Chenhui, Ahson Jabbar Shaikh, Muhammad Arfan, Iftikhar Zeb, Muhammad Arshad, Farhan Hafeez, Muhammad Bilal,
Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Pages 1-14
Corrosion Inhibition of Low Carbon Steel in Soil Solutions, Using Novel Schiff Base Inhibitor
August 30, 2022
Mehmoona Faryal, Muhammad Uzman, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Arfan,
Solid State Phenomena - Volume 336, Pages 25-33
Partial oxidation of methane over biomass fly ash (BFA)-supported Ni/CaO catalyst for hydrogen-rich syngas production
March 12, 2022
Nida Naeem, Asif Hussain Khoja, Faaz Ahmed Butt, Muhammad Arfan, Rabia Liaquat , Amin Ul Hasnat,
Research on Chemical Intermediates - Pages 1-28
Melia azedarach Activated Carbon and its novel TiO2 Nanocomposite for Chemisorption and Photodecoloration of Reactive Orange 16: Isotherm and Kinetic Modeling
January 01, 2021
Jehanzeb A. Shah, Tayyab Ashfaq, Muhammad S. Khan, Nadia Riaz , Khizar H. Shah, Muhammad Arshad, Sajid H. Shah, Bilal A.Z. Amin, Muhammad Arfan, Yongqing Zhang, Muhammad Bilal ,
Current Analytical Chemistry - Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 107-119
Reactive oxygen species: New insights into photocatalytic pollutant degradation over g-C3N4/ZnSe nanocomposite
December 01, 2020
Muhammad Fahad Ehsan, Maryam Shafiq, Saher Hamid, Ali Shafiee, Muhammad Usman, Ibrahim Khan, Muhammad Naeem Ashiq, Muhammad Arfan,
Applied Surface Science - Volume 532, Article Number 147418
CoFe2O4 decorated g-C3N4 nanosheets: New insights into superoxide anion mediated photomineralization of methylene blue
December 01, 2020
Muhammad Fahad Ehsan, Anam Fazal, Saher Hamid, Muhammad Arfan, Ibrahim Khan, Muhammad Usman, Ali Shafieeb , Muhammad Naeem Ashiq,
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - Volume 8, Issue 6, Article Number 104556
Photocatalytic Decolorization and Biocidal Applications of Nonmetal Doped TiO2: Isotherm, Kinetic Modeling and In Silico Molecular Docking Studies
September 29, 2020
Muhammad Saqib Khan, Jehanzeb Ali Shah, Muhammad Arshad, Sobia Ahsan Halim, Ajmal Khan, Ahson Jabbar Shaikh, Nadia Riaz, Asim Jahangir Khan, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Shahid, Arshid Pervez, Ahmad al Harasi, Muhammad Bilal,
Molecules - Volume 25, Issue 19, Article Number 4468
A Facile Approach to the Synthesis of Benzothiazoles from N-Protected Amino Acids
February 01, 2020
Muhammad Arfan, Amna Tahira, A. Mannan, T. Fatima ,
Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - Volume 56, No. 2, Pages 292–297
Successful callogenesis from leaf and petiole of Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb and antibacterial activity of callus extracts
October 01, 2019
INHAM UL HAQ, GHAZAL KHURSHID, ANUM ZEB ABBASI, ISMAT NAWAZ, TATHEER NAQVI, MUHAMMAD ARFAN, MOHAMMAD MAROOF SHAH, BILAL AHMED, ZAFAR AMIN, JAMSHAID HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD ARIF ALI, SHAFIQ UR REHMAN, RAZA AHMAD,
Pakistan Journal of Botany - Volume 51, Issue 5, Pages 1847-1852
ZnTe/ZnSe heterostructures: In-situ synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity for Congo Red degradation
March 19, 2019
Muhammad Fahad Ehsan, Samia Qudoos, Zahoor Ahmad, Saher Hamid, Muhammad Arfan, Adeel Zia, Khaula Umbreen, Muhammad Naeem Ashiq, Deependra Tyag,
SN Applied Sciences - Volume 1, Issue 3, Article Number 197
Evaluation of antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic potential in Artemisia vulgaris L.
October 18, 2018
Asad Hamad, Muhammad Arfan, Shujaat Ali Khan, Nighat Fatima, Arshad Mehmood Abbasi, Abdul Mannan,
REVISTA ROMANA DE MEDICINA DE LABORATOR - Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 431-441
Antioxidants, antimicrobial and cytotoxic potential of Swertia chirata.
October 10, 2018
Muhammad Atif Khan, Muhammad Zia, Muhammad Arfan, Abdul Nazir, Nighat Fatima, Muhammad Naseer, Shujaat Ali Khan, Tariq Ismail, Yasser MSA Alkahraman, Ghulam Murtaza, Abdul Mannan,
Biomedical Research - Volume 29, Issue 13, Pages 2722-2726
Cytotoxicity, In vitro anti-Leishmanial and fingerprint HPLC- photodiode array analysis of the roots of Trillium govanianum
September 06, 2018
Kashif Maqbool, Lutfun Nahar, Abdul Mannan, Ihsan Ul-Haq, Muhammad Arfan, Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Izhar Hussain, Satyajit D. Sarker,
NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH - Volume 32, Issue 18, Pages 2193-2201
Evaluation of resazurin microtiter plate assay and HPLC- photodiode array analysis of the roots of Asparagus adscendens
July 03, 2018
Kashif Maqbool Khan, Lutfun Nahar, Abdul Mannan, Muhammad Arfan, Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Glyn Hobbsa, Satyajit D. Sarker,
Natural Product Research - 32(3):346-349
Amino acid conjugated antimicrobial drugs: Synthesis, lipophilicityactivity relationship, antibacterial and urease inhibition activity
February 10, 2018
Atta Ullah, Fatima Iftikhar, Muhammad Arfan, Syeda Tayyaba Batool Kazmi , Muhammad Naveed Anjum, Ihsan-ul Haq, Muhammad Ayaz, Sadia Farooq, Umer Rashid,
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY - NULL
Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Analysis and Cytotoxicity of Asparagus adscendens Roots against Human Cancer Cell Lines
January 31, 2018
Kashif Maqbool Khan, Lutfun Nahar, Abdul Mannan, Muhammad Arfan, Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Afaf Al-Groshi, Andrew Evans, Nicola M. Dempster, Fyaz M. D. Ismail, Satyajit D. Sarker,
Pharmacogn Magazine - NULL
Synthesis of Hydrazones from Amino Acids and their Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities
September 01, 2017
Obaid-ur-Rahman Abid, Ghamama Khatoon, Muhammad Arfan, Imran Sajid, Peter Langer, Wajid Rehman, Fazal Rahim, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Waqar, Kashif Syed Haleem,
Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society - Volume 64, Issue 9, Pages 1079-1087
Biocompatible biodegradable polymeric antibacterial nanoparticles for enhancing the effects of a third-generation cephalosporin against resistant bacteria
March 01, 2017
Sana Mushtaq, Jawad Akbar Khan, Faiz Rabbani, Usman Latif, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Arfat Yameen,
Journal of Medical Microbiology - Volume 66, Issue 3, Pages 318-327
Aluminum Phthalocyanine Derivatives: Potential in Antimicrobial PDT and Photodiagnosis
December 09, 2016
Zafar I, Muhammad Arfan, Nasir RP, Shaikh AJ,
Austin Biomolecules - Volume 1, Issue 02, Pages 01-07
How to improve antifungal bioactivity: POM and DFT study of some chiral amides derivatives of diacetyl-Ltartaric acid and amines
December 01, 2016
Yahia N. Mabkhot, Muhammad Arfan, Hsaine Zgou, Zuhal K. Genc, Murat Genc, Abdur Rauf, Saud Bawazeer, Taibi Ben Hadda,
RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES - Volume 42, Issue 12, Pages 8055-8068
Eccentricity based topological indices of a hetrofunctional dendrimer
November 01, 2015
Rashid Farooq, N. Nazir, M. Ali Malik, Muhammad Arfan,
Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Volume 17, issue 11-12, Pages 1799-1807
Biological Evaluation of Chiral Amides Synthesized from Diacetyl-L-tartaric Acid and Aromatic Amines,
January 02, 2013
Mahrukh Malik, Sher Wali Khan, Muhammad Arfan, Javid Hussain Zaidi, Asghari Bano, Faizan Ullah,
Asian Journal of Chemistry - Volume 25, No. 2, Pages 745-748
Furanone Derivatives from Terrestrial Streptomyces spp.
July 04, 2012
Muhammad Arfan, Khaled A. Shaaban, Anja Schüffler, Hartmut Laatsch,
Natural Product Communications - Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages 1199-1202
Asymmetric Induction via Metalation of Succinic Esters and Amide using S(+) Menthol and R(+) 1-Phenylethylamine as Chiral Auxiliaries
April 11, 2012
Auj e Sana, Sher W. Khan, Nida Ambreen, Muhammad Arfan, Javed H. Zaidi, Khalid M. Khan, Shahnaz Perveen, Ghulam A. Miana,
Letters in Organic Chemistry - Volume 9, Issue 9, Pages 632-638
A New Method of Reducing 2-Mercapto-Substituted1,3,4-Oxadizoles: Synthesis of Acylhydrazine Derivatives
May 05, 2010
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Javid Hussain Zaidi, , Muhammad Arfan,, Muhammad Ali , Khalid M. Khan,
Letters in Organic Chemistry - Volume 7, Issue 5, Pages 411-414
Convenient Synthesis of p-substituted 1- arylsulfonyl-pyrrolidin-2-ones.
March 20, 2009
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Khalid M. Khan, Javid H. Zaidi, Zia-Ullah , Muhammad Arfan,
Natural Product Research - Volume 23, No. 5, Pages 485–488
2-[4-Benzyl-5-(2-furyl)4-H-1,2,4- triazole -3-ylsufanyl]acetamide
June 07, 2008
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Arfan, Masood Pervez,
Acta Crystallographica Section E - E64, o1259
N`-(2-flurobenzoyl) benzohydrazide
May 15, 2008
Krzysztof Ejsmont, Muhammad Zareef , Muhammad Arfan, Sarfaraz A. Bashir, Jacek Zaleski,
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online - Volume E64, Article Number o1128
Ethyl 2-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-
ylsulfanyl)acetate
May 14, 2008
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Arfan, Masood Parvez,
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online - Volume E64, Article Number o736
4-Ethyl-3-(3-pyridyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole5(4H)-thione 0.095-hydrate
April 23, 2008
Muhammad Zareef , Muhammad Arfan, Rashid Iqbal, Masood Parvez,
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online - Volume E64, Article Number o945
A Novel Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of 1-[(Substitutedphenyl sulfonyl] pyrrolidin-2-ones.
February 07, 2008
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Arfan,
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, - Volume 23(1), Pages 82–86
An Improved Method of Synthesis of N-protected L-Amino acids As Their Benzoxymethyl (BOM) Esters.
January 10, 2008
Javid Hussain Zaidi , Muhammad Arfan , Saadullah Mir , Jabbar Hussain Shah , Shahnaz Perveen , Khalid Mohammed Khan,
Natural Product Research - Volume 22, No. 1, Pages 22–25
In situ Synthesis of Benzyl chloromethyl ether and its use for the Protection and Deprotection of Bifuctional Hydroxyl Compounds
January 01, 2008
Javid H. Zaidi, Khalid M. Khan, Sadullah Mir, Naseem Iqbal Gunjial, M. Arfan,
Letters in Organic Chemistry - Volume 5 , Issue 2
Microwave Assisted Synthesis and Anti-HIV Activity of Novel benzenesulfonamides Bearing 2,5-disubstituted -1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety
August 08, 2007
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Najim A. Al-Masoudi , Javid H. Zaidi, Muhammad Arfan,
Heteroatom Chemistry - Volume 18, Number 4, Pages 425-431
Synthesis, Anti-malarial and Anti-HIV Activities of Novel Chiral and Achiral benzenesulfonamides bearing 1, 3, 4-oxadizole moieties;
June 14, 2007
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Neira Gamboa De Dominguez, Juan Rodrigues, Javid H. Zaidi, Muhammad Arfan, Claudiu T. Supuran,
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, - Volume 22(3), Pages 301–308
N-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)-3, 4, 5-trimethoxybenzohydrazide Monohydrate
June 06, 2007
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Ghulam Qadeer, Muhammad Arfan, Wai-Yeung Wong,
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online - Volume E63, Article Number o3052
Synthesis, Anti- microbial and Anti-HIV Activity of Some Novel Benzenesulfonamides Bearing 2, 5- Disubstituted-1,3,4- Oxadiazole Moiety.
June 06, 2007
R. Iqbal, M. Zareef, S. Ahmed, J. H. Zaidi, M. Arfan, M. Shafique, N. A. Al-Masoudi,
Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society - Volume 53, No. 3, Pages 689-696
Synthesis, Anti- HIV and Anti- fungal Activities of Novel Benzenesulfonamides Bearing 2, 5 - disubstituted-1,3,4 Oxadiazole Moiety
March 15, 2007
Muhammad Zareef , Rashid Iqbal , Najim A. Al-Masoudi , Javid H. Zaidi , Muhammad Arfan , Sohail A. Shahzad,
Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements - Volume 182(2), Pages 281-298
Ethyl 2 -(benzoyloxy)benzoate
March 08, 2007
Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Zareef, Saeeda Aziz, Ghulam Qadeer , Muhammad Arfan,
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online - Volume E63, Pages o744–o745
A Convenient Synthesis of 6,8-Dimethoxy-3-[(2-(4- methoxy phenyl)ethyl] isocoumarin
February 14, 2007
H. Badaruddin Ahmad, Muhamma Arfan, N. Hasan Rama, M. Aslam Malana, Shahid Mahboob,
Chinese Journal of Chemistry - Volume 25, Pages 102-104
Reactions of N-Protected Amino Acids with Alkyl chloromethyl ethers and Chloromethyl Sulfide
September 06, 2006
Javid H. Zaidi, Muhammad Arfan, Khalid M. Khan, Shahnaz Perveen , Nida Ambereen,
Letters in Organic Chemistry - Volume 3(3), Pages 242-243
N-{[-(5-(Benzylsulfanyl)-1,3,4-oxadizol-2-yl]- ethyl}-4- chlorobenzenesulfonamide
September 06, 2006
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Javid H. Zaidi, Muhammad Arfan , Masood Pervaz,
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online - Volume E62, Pages o2449-o2451
1- [(4-Methylphenyl)sulfonyl]pyrrolidin-2-one
August 29, 2006
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Javid. H. Zaidi, Muhammad Arfan , Masood Pervaz,
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online - Volume E62, Pages o2955-o2957
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors. Inhibition of Human Tumor-associated Isozymes IX and Cytosolic isozymes I and II with Some 1,3,4-oxadiazole-thiols
August 10, 2006
Muhammad Zareef, Alessio Innocenti , Rashid Iqbal , Javid H. Zaidi , Muhammad Arfan , Andrea Scozzafava, Claudiu T. Supuran,
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry - Volume 21(4), Pages 351–359
Crystal structure of 2-bromobenzoic acid hydrazide, C7H7BrN2O
August 09, 2006
M. Zareef, R. Iqbal, G. Qadeer , W. Y. Wong, H. Akhtar, M. Arfan,
Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures - Volume 221, Pages 305-306
3,4,5- Trimethoxy Benzohydrazide hemihydrate
August 08, 2006
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Ghulam Qadeer , Muhammad Arfan , Xiaoming Lu,
Acta Crystallographica Section E - Volume 62, Issue 8, Pages o3259-o3261
N-Benzoyl-N000-methyl-N000-(p-tolylsulfonyl)hydrazine
June 21, 2006
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Javid. H. Zaidi, Muhammad Arfan , Masood Pervaz,
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online - Volume E 62, Pages o3049-o3051
4-Methyl-N-[1-(5-(thioxo-4,5dihydro-1,3,4-oxadizol-2-yl)propyl]Benzene sulfonamide
May 10, 2006
Muhammad Zareef, Rashid Iqbal, Javid H. Zaidi, Muhammad Arfan , Masood Pervaz,
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online - E 63, Pages o2481-o2483
A Convenient Synthesis and Antibacterial Activities of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical 2, 5-Disubsituted 1, 3, 4-Oxadiazoles
April 06, 2006
R. Iqbal, S. Ahmed, J. H. Zaidi, M. Zareef, K. M. Khan, M. Arfan , M. Shafique, S. A. Shahzad,
Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan - Volume 28(2), Pages 165-168
Synthesis of Some New Dihalophenyl-,Dihalobenzyisocoumrins and Their (dl)-3,4-Dihydroderivatives
January 12, 2005
Zahid Shfiq, Muhammad Arfan, Nasim Hasan Rama, Shahid Hameed, Ghulam Abbas, Muhammad Tahir Hussain,
Turkish Journal of Chemistry - Volume 29, Pages 321-325
A Convenient One Step Synthesis of trans- Artemidin, and Tetrachydro Capillarin
June 05, 2003
Zahid Shafiq , Muhammad Arfan , Nasim Hasan Rama , Mazhar Hussain, Shahid Hameed,
Indian Journal of Chemistry - Section B Organic and Medicinal Chemistry - Volume 42B, Pages 1523-1526
An Efficient Synthesis of 3,5 Dimethoxyhomophthalic Acid, A Key Intermediate for Synthesis of Natural Isocoumarins
June 04, 2003
Nasim H. Rama, Aamer Saeed , M. Arfan,
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry - Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 519-522
Chemical Constituents of Taxus wallichiana Zucc
April 09, 2003
Habib-ur- Rehman, M. Arfan, Atta-ur-Rehman, M.I. Choudhary , A. M. Mailk,
Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan - Volume 25(4), Pages 337-340
Conferences
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry SNS
August 26, 2014 - June 29, 2016
Assistant Professor
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
July 29, 2009 - August 25, 2014