Ahmed Shahin

Position: PhD Student, IMPRS-LM

Room no.: C2-03-701

Telephone no.: +49 231 755 3987

Member of the group since: 01/2024

University Degree: M.Sc. in Synthesis and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Regensburg

Expertise: Organic Synthesis, Natural Product Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry, and Photocatalysis

Off-Lab activities (hobbies): Reading, Hiking, and Swimming

 

 

Earlier positions:

Research Assistant, Barham Lab at Regensburg University, (04.2022-04.2023)

  • Organophotocatalytic N-CH3 Selective Alkynylation of Trialkylamines

External Research Internship, Kalesse Lab at the University of Hannover, (07.2019-09.2019)

  • The Total Synthesis of Georatusin.

Bachelor Thesis, Elgendy Lab, Benha University, Egypt.  (11.2015-07.2016)

  • Development of novel liver X receptor modulators based on a 1,2,4-triazole scaffold

 

Publications:

  1. Shahboz Yakubov, Willibald J. Stockerl, Xianhai Tian, Ahmed Shahin, and Joshua P. Barham. Benzoates as photosensitization catalysts and auxiliaries in efficient, practical, light-powered direct C(sp3)–H fluorinations. Chem. Sci., 2022,13, 14041-14051.
  2. Mark John P. Mandigma, Ahmed Shahin, and Joshua P. Barham. An Organophotocatalytic Late-stage N-CH3 Oxidation of Trialkylamines to N-formamides with O2 in Continuous Flow. Chem. Sci., 2022,13, 1912-1924.
  3. Jaspreet Kaur, Ahmed Shahin, and Joshua P. Barham. Photocatalyst-Free, Visible-Light-Mediated C(sp3)-H Arylation of Amides via a Solvent-Caged EDA Complex. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 6, 2002–2006.

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