Professor Hossein Tavakol h_tavakol@iut.ac.ir hosein_ta@yahoo.com hosseintavakol@gmail.com Google Scholar Office Room 503, Fifth Floor, Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran Phone +98 313 3913241 Fax +98 313 3913241 Positions B.Sc. Students for cooperation in industrial projects Research Interests 1. Organic synthesis by focus of including pharmaceutically active compounds 2. Synthesis and functionalization of carbon and metal-based aerogels and their catalytic applications 3. Theoretical study of reaction mechanisms and catalytic processes 4. Industrial projects Professor Hossein Tavakol type: Journal Title Date A combined experimental and density functional theory investigation of the reaction between β-Nitrostyrene and trimethylsilyl cyanide 2025 - 11 Using isopropanol as a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) for the reduction nitroarenes employing Au/Ag decorated carbon aerogels 2025 - 10 A synthesis, characterization and catalytic application of CNT aerogels for conversion of β-nitrostyrenes to arylhydrazones 2025 - 08 Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic application of biocompatible chitosan-graphene oxide aerogel in the retro-aza-Henry-type conversion 2025 - 07 Theoretical study of Ni, Co and Cu single atom catalysts for CO2 to formic acid reduction 2025 - 05 Comparative DFT, NBO, and AIM studies on the sensing and adsorption abilities of simple and doped graphene nanosheets for phosphine gas 2025 - 05 Near infrared photodetection based on a graphene/intercalated graphene junction 2025 - 03 Retro-aza-Henry-type conversion of β-nitrostyrenes to the related hydrazones using ascorbic acid-functionalized graphene as a catalyst 2025 - 03 Diastereoselective electrochemical coupling of beta-nitrostyrenes using constant-current conditions 2025 - 02 Diastereoselective electrochemical coupling of beta-nitrostyrenes using constant-current conditions 2025 - 02