Spring 2012

Schedule

Courses

CHM 1300-003 General Chemistry I

CHM 2500-001,700, 701 Organic Chemistry I

CHM 1110-701 General Chemistry I Lab

CHM 1120-701 Health Science I Lab

 

Research Interests

                       Research in Biofuels

                         

Education

                           Ecole  Polytechnique, Paris, France.
                           Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry ,  June 2003.

                           Master ‘s degree in Organic Chemistry, in July 2000.

                                 
                           University “Politehnica “, Bucharest, Romania
                           Master’s degree with honors in Chemical Engineering in September 2002

Publications

• L. El Kaim, L.Grimaud, N.K. Jana, C. Tirla, “α-Nirtohydrazones : versatile intermediates for phosphonates derivatives formation fromprimary nitro compounds”, Tetrahedron Letters, 2002, 43, 2037.

• L. El Kaim, L.Grimaud, N.K. Jana, F. Mettetal, C. Tirla, “ Amine addition for α-nirtohydrazones : Application to amidrazones and triazoles formation ”, Tetrahedron Letters, 2002, 43, 8925 - 8927.

• C. Tirla, N. Mézailles, L. Ricard, F. Mathey, P. Le Floch, “Dianionic Platinadiphospholene complexes”, Inorganic Chemistry, 2002, 41, 6032 - 6037.

• Communication at 2nd International Conference on Multi Component Reactions, Combinatorial and Related Chemistry, Genova, April 14-16, 2003.

• L. El Kaim, L.Grimaud, Y. Perroux, C. Tirla "New Trimethylaluminum-Induced Mannich-Type Reaction of Hydrazones", Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2003, 68, 8733-8735.

• L. El Kaim, L.Grimaud, A. Lee, Y. Perroux, C. Tirla "First carbamates conversion to amides by simple alkyl group transfer from trialkylalanes", Organic Letters, 2004, 6, 381-383.

• N. S.,Mills; C. Tirla, .; M.A, Benish.; A. J.Rakowitz; L.M. Bebell ; C.C.M. Hurd ; A.L.M. Bria "Dications of Fluorenylidenes. The Relationship between Redox Potentials and Antiaromaticity for m- and p-Substituted Diphenylmethylidene Fluorenes", Journal of Organic Chemistry , 2005, 70, 10709-10716

 

• N. S.,Mills; K.B Llangostera; C. Tirla, S.M. Gordon.; D. Cappeneti, " Dications of 3-phenylindenylidenefluorenes: Evaluation of antiaromaticity of indenyl and fluorenyl cations by magnetic measures ", Journal of Organic Chemistry , 2006, 71, 7940-7946.

 

• C. Do; J. Hatfield; S. Patel; D. Vasudevan; C. Tirla; N. S.Mills " Dications of Benzylidenefluorenes and Diphenylmethylindene Fluorene: The Relatioship between Magnetic and Energetic Measurements of Antiaromaticity ", Journal of Organic Chemistry , 2011, 76, 181-187.

 

• N. S. Mills; FE. Cheng; J. M. Baylan; C. Tirla; J. L. Hartman; K. C. Patel; B. J. Dahl; S. P. McClintock " Dications of B3-Phenyl-indenylidene Dibenzo[a.d]cycloheptene: The Role of Change in the Antiaromaticity of Cationic Systems ", Journal of Organic Chemistry , 2011, 76, 645-653.

 

• C. Tirla; S. Mandjiny; R. Smith; D. Gilchrist*; N. Kingsbury* "Synthesis of Biodiesel using Liquid Morpholineas Homogeneous Basic Catalyst", Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, 2011, 10, 22-24.

Membership

• American Chemical Society
• Council on Undergraduate Research