Jamal Rafique Khan

Graduated with a degree in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan, in 2003. Completed a Master’s in Organic Chemistry at the University of Malakand, Pakistan, in 2005, followed by a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Braga, in 2014. He successfully completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Chemistry at UFSC, under the guidance of Prof. Braga. He is currently serving as a Visiting Professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. He has both interest and experience in C-H activation, chalcogenation of heterocyclic compounds, photochemistry applied to organic synthesis, and the synthesis of small molecules of pharmacological interest that incorporate sustainable chemistry principles.He has extensive experience in Organic Synthesis, with a focus on Green Chemistry, Photochemistry, the synthesis and reactivity of organochalcogens, and bioactive molecules of selenium and tellurium. He holds a CNPq Fellowship – Level 2 (from March 2021 to February 2024, and from March 2024 to February 2027). He has authored 80 scientific articles in prestigious journals and has an H-index of 30. He has supervised three master’s students and one doctoral student. He holds six patent applications and has successfully coordinated four scientific projects with secured funding.He is currently an Affiliate Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences – ABC (2023-2027), a Member of the American Chemical Society – ACS (2014-present), an Affiliate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry – AMRSC (2014-2019), and a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry – MRSC (2019-present). He also serves on the editorial boards of several international chemistry journals. He has been honored with multiple international awards, including the RSC/BMOS Early Career Investigator Award (2024) and the ICCST/Elsevier Young Emerging Scientist Award (2022).

Main line of research

• Organic Synthesis
• Green Chemistry
• Catalysis

Themes of interest

• Organochalcogen chemistry.
• Green and Sustainable Chemistry.
• Development of new synthetic methodologies.
• C(sp2)-H bond functionalization.
• Photo-catalysis, transition-metal/non-transition-metal catalysis, homogenous/heterogeneous catalysis.
•  Synthesis of structurally diverse molecules with applications in biological/material sciences.