Courses

• CHM 2500-001, 700, 701, Organic Chemistry I
• CHM 2500-002, 702, 703 Organic Chemistry I
• CHM 2980-001 Scientific Literature

Research Interests

                          Research in Biofuels

                         Synthesis of dithianamines

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.

• Communication at  « ACS National Meeting », San Diego, California  March 12-17, 2005.

 

• 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

 

• C.Tirla and A. Britt “ Synthesis of a novel organic ligand from citric acid to chelate copper ion “, Poster presentation at the Southeastern ACS regional meeting Augusta, November 1-4, 2006

   

• 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.

 

Membership

• American Chemical Society
• Council on Undergraduate Research