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
Recent Advances in the Biological Profiles of Fluorine-Containing Pyridine and its Derivatives: A Brief Overview
June 04, 2026
Medicinal Chemistry - In Press
Advances in PARP Inhibition in Improving Outcomes of Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, and Other Solid Tumors: Journey of Discovery, Development, and Clinical Updates of Talazoparib
May 06, 2026
Drug Design, Development and Therapy - Volume 2026(20), Article Number 575152
A Mechanical Robust Tunable Terepthaloyl Modified Chitosan Hydrogel Matrix for Modulating Biological Response
April 20, 2026
Small - Pages 18
Investigating the in vitro antimicrobial potential and comprehensive computational studies of new Schiff base derivatives
February 15, 2026
Journal of Molecular Structure - Volume 1352, Part 1, Article Number 144483
Deciphering the role of non-covalent interactions in CO2 Capture: A DFT and COSMO-RS study of amino acid-based ionic liquids
November 01, 2025
Journal of Environmental Management - Volume:394, Article Number 127580
Fluorescence-based sensors for environmental monitoring of small hazardous molecules: Recent trends and future prospects
October 01, 2025
Microchemical Journal - Volume: 218, Article Number: 115386
Development and characterization of glutaryl thiourea crosslinked novel hydrogel; a detailed analysis of biocompatibility, angiogenesis, and antibacterial potential
September 01, 2025
Reactive and Functional Polymers - Volume 214, Article Number 106313
Experimental and numerical techniques for exploring conventional and seasonal biomass combustion optimization: insights into thermokinetics, combustion characteristics, and ash fusion analysis
September 01, 2025
Thermal Science and Engineering Progress - Volume:65, Article Number 103873
Solid-State Engineered Fe-CoMoO4 with a Defect-Rich Structure: Trimetallic Synergy for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction
August 31, 2025
Energy and Fuels - Vol 39/Issue 36
Leveraging PLS and Lasso in MARS for high-dimensional FTIR data: A hybrid proposed model for antidiabetic activity of schiff base compounds
August 15, 2025
Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems - Volume:263, Article Number 105418
Recent developments and discourse on catalyst systems for partial oxidation of methane to syngas production
June 18, 2025
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY - Volume:139, Pages 646-717
Unravelling the role of non-covalent interactions using imidazolium and amino acid based organic salts for efficient CO2capture: Experimental, DFT and COSMO-RS explorations
June 01, 2025
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - Volume:13, Issue:3, Article Number 116237
Schiff bases targeting an Sw-480 colorectal cell line: synthesis, characterization, ds-DNA binding and anticancer studies
January 16, 2025
RSC Advances - Volume:15, Issue 3, Pages 1527-1539
A Convenient Synthesis of Short α-/β-Mixed Peptides as Potential α-Amylase Inhibitors
August 26, 2024
Molecules - Volume 29(17), Article Number 4028
Effect of the anionic counterpart of amino acid based Ionic liquids upon efficient CO2 Capture: A correlation of experimental and DFT study
July 01, 2024
Journal of Molecular Liquids - Volume 405, Article Number 125079
Synthesis and Characterization of Short α and β-Mixed Peptides with Excellent Anti-Lipase Activities
February 07, 2024
Molecules - Volume: 29, Issue: 04, Article Number: 765
Ferrocene-Boosted Nickel Sulfide Nanoarchitecture for Enhanced Alkaline Water Splitting
January 12, 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Molecules - Volume 25, Issue 19, Article Number 4468
A Facile Approach to the Synthesis of Benzothiazoles from N-Protected Amino Acids
February 01, 2020
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
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
SN Applied Sciences - Volume 1, Issue 3, Article Number 197
Evaluation of antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic potential in Artemisia vulgaris L.
October 18, 2018
REVISTA ROMANA DE MEDICINA DE LABORATOR - Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 431-441
Antioxidants, antimicrobial and cytotoxic potential of Swertia chirata.
October 10, 2018
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
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
Natural Product Research - 32(3):346-349
Amino acid conjugated antimicrobial drugs: Synthesis, lipophilicityactivity relationship, antibacterial and urease inhibition activity
February 10, 2018
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
Pharmacogn Magazine - NULL
Synthesis of Hydrazones from Amino Acids and their Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities
September 01, 2017
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
Journal of Medical Microbiology - Volume 66, Issue 3, Pages 318-327
Aluminum Phthalocyanine Derivatives: Potential in Antimicrobial PDT and Photodiagnosis
December 09, 2016
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
RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES - Volume 42, Issue 12, Pages 8055-8068
Eccentricity based topological indices of a hetrofunctional dendrimer
November 01, 2015
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
Asian Journal of Chemistry - Volume 25, No. 2, Pages 745-748
Furanone Derivatives from Terrestrial Streptomyces spp.
July 04, 2012
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
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
Letters in Organic Chemistry - Volume 7, Issue 5, Pages 411-414
Convenient Synthesis of p-substituted 1- arylsulfonyl-pyrrolidin-2-ones.
March 20, 2009
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
Acta Crystallographica Section E - E64, o1259
N`-(2-flurobenzoyl) benzohydrazide
May 15, 2008
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, - Volume 22(3), Pages 301–308
Synthesis, Anti- microbial and Anti-HIV Activity of Some Novel Benzenesulfonamides Bearing 2, 5- Disubstituted-1,3,4- Oxadiazole Moiety.
June 06, 2007
Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society - Volume 53, No. 3, Pages 689-696
N-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)-3, 4, 5-trimethoxybenzohydrazide Monohydrate
June 06, 2007
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online - Volume E63, Article Number o3052
Synthesis, Anti- HIV and Anti- fungal Activities of Novel Benzenesulfonamides Bearing 2, 5 - disubstituted-1,3,4 Oxadiazole Moiety
March 15, 2007
Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements - Volume 182(2), Pages 281-298
Ethyl 2 -(benzoyloxy)benzoate
March 08, 2007
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
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
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
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online - Volume E62, Pages o2449-o2451
1- [(4-Methylphenyl)sulfonyl]pyrrolidin-2-one
August 29, 2006
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
Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry - Volume 21(4), Pages 351–359
Crystal structure of 2-bromobenzoic acid hydrazide, C7H7BrN2O
August 09, 2006
Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures - Volume 221, Pages 305-306
3,4,5- Trimethoxy Benzohydrazide hemihydrate
August 08, 2006
Acta Crystallographica Section E - Volume 62, Issue 8, Pages o3259-o3261
N-Benzoyl-N000-methyl-N000-(p-tolylsulfonyl)hydrazine
June 21, 2006
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
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
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
Turkish Journal of Chemistry - Volume 29, Pages 321-325
A Convenient One Step Synthesis of trans- Artemidin, and Tetrachydro Capillarin
June 05, 2003
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
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry - Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 519-522
Chemical Constituents of Taxus wallichiana Zucc
April 09, 2003
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