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Academic biography

SSE Faculty

Dr. Samir El Hajjaji
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
School of Science & Engineering
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane


Samir El Hajjaji (SEH, b. 1983) obtained his Higher National Diploma (Diplome Universitaire de Technologie) in Chemistry at the University Institute of Technology of Rouen, France and his BSc (Licence) in Chemistry at the University of Orleans, France. Next, he completed the 1st year of a MSc (Maîtrise) in Organic & Analytical Chemistry at the University of Orleans, France before undertaking a PhD in Organometallic Catalysis in the group of Prof. Simon Woodward, at the University of Nottingham, UK.
After completing his PhD in 2009, he was appointed to the School of Science & Engineering of Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI), Morocco as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. He is currently teaching there General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry courses at the undergraduate level.


· Samir El Hajjaji's CV
· Samir El Hajjaji's PhD Thesis


Teaching

Courses taught.


 

 

Semester
Course
Course title
Syllabus
Fall 2011 CHE1401 General Chemistry I Syllabus
CHE1402 General Chemistry II Syllabus
Spring 2011 CHE1401 General Chemistry I Syllabus
Fall 2010 CHE1401 General Chemistry I Syllabus
CHE1402 General Chemistry II Syllabus
Summer 2010 CHE1400 Chemistry and the envir. Syllabus
Spring 2010 CHE1402 General Chemistry II Syllabus
Fall 2009 CHE1401 General Chemistry I Syllabus
CHE2401 Organic Chemistry I Syllabus

 

Links for students:
Jenzabar, masteringchemistry.com, Attendance & Grades, Assignments


Research interests

Research

My research interests lie in the fields of Organic Chemistry and Organic & Organometallic Catalysis.






Chosen publications:

- “Asymmetric Transition Metal-Catalysed Alkyl Addition to Imines: High throughput screening of iridium and rhodium catalysts“, Samir El Hajjjaji, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, October 2010,
ISBN-13: 978-3843368513. Link

- “Reaction prospecting by 31P NMR: enantioselective rhodium-DuPhos catalysed addition of ZnMe2 to diphenylphosphinoylimines”, R. H. Crampton, S. El Hajjaji, M. E. Fox, S. Woodward, Tetrahedron Asymm., 2009, 20, 2497-2503.
Read it online

- “Enantioselective Iridium-catalysed allylic arylation”, A. Alexakis, S. E. Hajjaji, D. Polet, X. Rathgeb, C. A. Falciola, J-B. Langlois, Chem. Eur. J., 2009, 15, 1205-1216.
Read it online

- “Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution with Aryl Zinc Reagents”, A. Alexakis, S. El Hajjaji, D. Polet, X. Rathgeb, Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 3393-3395.
Read it online

 


Contact

Contact details

Dr. Samir El Hajjaji
Bldg5, room 104
School of Science & Engineering
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
PO Box 2162 - Ifrane 53000 - Morocco

Phone: +212(0)535.86.3394
E-mail: s.elhajjaji@aui.ma

Enquiries:
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Office hours:
Monday through Wednesday: 14:00-16:00
Thursday: 09:00-12:00

 

 

Videos

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