Mohammad Dashteh was born in 1994 in Dashteh/ Hamedan, Iran. Having graduated in the field of Pure Chemistry (2016) from Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran, he continued his M.Sc. in 2018 in Organic Chemistry under the supervision of Professor Mohammad Ali Zolfigol. He is currently working towards his Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Mohammad Ali Zolfigol and Professor Ardeshir Khaza...

A large library of Cu(II) complexes with mononucleating and dinucleating ligands was synthesized to investigate their potential as catalysts for the catalytic oxidation of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol (3,5-DTBC). X-ray structure determination for a number of these complexes revealed relatively large Cu···Cu distances and the formation of polymeric species. Comparison of the 3,5-DTBC oxidation rate...

Major advances have been made towards efficient catalytically active model systems for cytochrome P-450 during these last ten years. Some recent developments of this field are described. This include (i) examples of application of these biomimetic systems to compounds of biological interest, (ii) the use of Mn-porphyrins to catalyze the transfer of a nitrogen atom into organic substrates, and (...

Simulation of the function of hepatic flavoenzyme and Cytochrome P-450 with transition metal-complex catalysts results in finding biomimetic, catalytic oxidations of amines, amides, alkenes, and hydrocarbons.

Herein, we present three new binuclear copper(II) complexes containing different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, able to catalyze the oxidation of 3,5-di-tert-butylcathecol, a model substrate for catechol oxidase. The ligands and were successful characterized in solid solution states. structure C1 was determined by X-ray crystallography it contains [CuII2(L1-?-phenoxo)(OAc)(H2O)2] unit, with ...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted great attention as a new type of prospective material with various merits and functionalities. MOFs can either act as biomimetic catalysts to mimic enzymatic activities or serve as hosts to encapsulate bio-active species for biomimetic catalysis. However, in comparison with the dramatic development of MOFs in other catalytic fields, MOF-based biomi...

 Nowadays, underground water is the main source of drinking water that contamination to organic pollutants such as MTBE is an important issue. One of the suitable methods for these types of pollutants is the advanced oxidation methods. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are involved in the production of highly reactive hydroxyl radicals that oxidize organic matter such as MTBE and even le...

Hydrogen is being considered as a versatile alternative fuel with the ever increasing energy demand and oil prices. Hydrogenases (H2ases) found in bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes are very efficient catalysts for biological hydrogen production. An important and unique hydrogenase enzyme is the [NiFe] H2ase, with an unusual heterobimetallic site. Since the determination of its crystal structure,...

Metalloenzymes that activate molecular oxygen possess great potential as catalyst for specific oxidation reactions and as guides for the development of efficient small molecule catalysts. These lowmolecular metal complexes serves as functional model and catalyze the same (or a closely related) reaction as does the metalloenzyme to be mimicked. In combination with the structural models which mim...