Dr. Abu Taher
(PhD & Post-Doc, South Korea)
Associate Professor & Chairman
Department of Industrial & Production Engineering,
Mobile: +8801712681890
Email: drtaher@eub.edu.bd or drtaher332@gmail.com
Homepage: https://eub.edu.bd/department-of-ipe/;
Google Scholar Citation: https://tinyurl.com/DrTaher
Research Interest:
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of synthetic and natural products, Biomedical engineering,
Novel polymeric materials, Renewable energy, Nano-catalysis, Nanomaterial and
Nanotechnology
Selected Publications:
(1) Mymuna Sabrina, Most. Sayima Siddika, Abu Taher, M. Azizul Islam, Bilkis Jahan
Lumbiny: Dye and Preservative Efficacy Screening of Some Synthesized Substituted
Chalcones through their Bioactivity, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and
Technology, 2021 (April-2021), 8, 13858-13862.
(2) Abu Taher, Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan, Noorjahan Begum, Ik-Mo Lee: Aminefunctionalized
metal–organic framework-based Pd nanoparticles: highly efficient
multifunctional catalysts for base-free aerobic oxidation of different alcohols, New J.
Chem., 2020, 44, 19113-19121.
(3) Abu Taher, Dong Wook Kim: Pyrene-Tagged Alcoholic Ionic Liquids as Phase Transfer
Catalysts for Nucleophilic Fluorination, Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 2020, 41, 1140-1146.
(4) Abu Taher, Bilkis Jahan Lumbinyb, Ik-Mo Lee: A facile microwave-assisted Knoevenagel
condensation of various aldehydes and ketones using amine-functionalized metal organic
frameworks, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2020, 119, 108092.
(5) Abu Taher, Kyo Chul Lee, Hye Ji Han, and Dong Wook Kim:Pyrene-Tagged Ionic Liquids:
Separable Organic Catalysts for SN2 Fluorination, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 3342−3345.
(6) Abu Taher, Dong Wook Kim and Ik-Mo Lee: Highly efficient metal organic framework
(MOF)-based copper catalysts for the base-free aerobic oxidation of various alcohols, RSC
Adv., 2017, 7, 17806–17812.
(7) Abu Taher, Hye-Young Yoo, Phil-In Oh, Sanggon Moon and Myung-Jong Jin: Microwaveaccelerated
Suzuki Coupling Reaction Catalyzed by Heterogeneous NHC-Pd, Bull.
Korean Chem. Soc., 2016, 37, 1908–1909.
(8) Abu Taher, Dong-Jin Lee,Ik-Mo Lee,Md. Lutfor Rahman, Shaheen M. Sarkar: A Novel
Graphene-Supported Palladium Catalyst for Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling of Less Reactive
Heteroaryl Halides in Water, Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 2016, 37, 1478–1485.
(9) Abu Taher, Dong-Jin Lee, Ik-Mo Lee: Graphene-Supported Palladium Complex: A Highly
Efficient, Robust and Recyclable Catalyst for the Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling of
Various Aryl Halides, Synlett, 2016, 27, 2333–2338.
(10) Abu Taher, Dong-Jin Lee, Byoung-Ki Lee, Ik-Mo Lee: Amine-functionalized Metal-
Organic Frameworks: An Efficient and Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst for the
Knoevenagel Condensation Reaction, Synlett, 2016, 27, 1433-1437.
(11) Dong-Hwan Lee, Abu Taher, Shahin Hossain, and Myung-Jong Jin: An Efficient and
General Method for the Heck and Buchwald-Hartwig Coupling Reactions of Aryl
Chlorides, Org. Lett., 2011, 13(20), 5540-5543.
(12) Ji-Young Jung, Abu Taher, Shahin Hossain, and Myung-Jong Jin: Highly Active
Heterogeneous Palladium Catalyst for the Suzuki Reaction of Heteroaryl Chlorides, Bull.
Korean Chem. Soc., 2010, 31(10), 3010-3012.
(13) Dong-Hwan Lee, Abu Taher, Wha-SeungAhn and Myung-Jong Jin: Room temperature
Stille cross-coupling reaction of unreactive aryl chlorides and heteroaryl chlorides, Chem.
Commun., 2010, 46, 478–480.
(14) Dong-Hwan Lee,Minkee Choi,Byung-Woo Yu, Ryong Ryoo, Abu Taher, Shahin Hossain,
and Myung-Jong Jin: Expanded Heterogeneous Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Reactions of
Aryl and Heteroaryl Chlorides under Mild Conditions, Adv. Synth. Catal.2009, 351, 2912
– 2920.
(15) Ji-Young Jung, Jin-Beom Kim, Abu Taher, and Myung-Jong Jin: Pd(OAc)2 Immobilized
on Fe3O4 as Magnetically Separable Heteogeneous Catalyst for Suzuki Reaction in Water,
Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 2009, 30(12), 3082-3084.
(16) Abu Taher, Jin-Beom Kim, Ji-Young Jung, Wha-SeungAhn, Myung-Jong Jin: Highly
Active and Magnetically Recoverable Pd-NHC Catalyst Immobilized on Fe3O4
Nanoparticle-Ionic Liquid Matrix for Suzuki Reaction in Water, Synlett, 2009,
No.15, 2477-2482.
(17) Myung-Jong Jin, Abu Taher, Hee-Jae Kang, Minkee Choi and RyongRyoo: Palladium
acetate immobilized in a hierarchical MFI zeolite-supported ionic liquid: a highly active
and recyclable catalyst for Suzuki reaction in water, Green Chem.2009, 11, 309-313.
(18) Ji-Young Jung, Abu Taher, Hyun-Jin Kim, Wha-SeungAhn, Myung-Jong Jin:Heck
Reaction Catalyzed by Mesoporous SBA-15-Supported Ionic Liquid-Pd(OAc)2,Synlett,
2009, No.1, 39-42.
(19) M. A. Hye,M. A. Taher, M.Y. Ali, M.U. Ali, and Shahed Zaman: Isolation of (+)-Catechin
from Acacia Catechu (Cutch Tree) by a Convenient Method, J. Sci. Res., 2009, 1 (2), 300-
305.
(20) M.A.Hye, M.A. Taher, M.Y.Ali and M.U.Ali: Preparation of two Novel Diazo Dyes from
Catechin, Journal of the Bangladesh Chemical Society, 2007, 20(1), 104-109.
(21) M.M.Ali, M.Khalequzzaman, M.A.Taher, J.Ara, M.Jesmin and J.A.Khanam: Toxicity of
Some Metal-Cystine Complexes Against Confused Flour Beetle
TriboleumCastaneum(Coleoptera:Tenebionidae), Bangladesh J.Life Sci,19(1): 115-119,
2007 (June).
(22) Jahan Ara Khanam, Most. Ferdousi Begum, Jesmine Ara, MeleJesmin, M. Abu Taherand
S. M. Mohsin Ali: Antimicrobial activity of Metal Cystine complexes, Dhaka
Univ.J.Pharm.Sci, 5(1-2): 29-32, 2006 (June-December).
(23) M.M.Ali, A.K.Azad, M.Jesmin, J.Alam,T.Alam, and M.A.Taher: Catalytic Activity of
Polymer Based Metal Complexes Towards Hydrolysis of Amino Acid Esters, ACGC
Chem.Res.Comm,(2006)20:20-23.
Patent:
M. I. Hossain Mondal, M. A. Khaleque, M. A. Hossain, M. A. Hye and M. A. Taher:A
process for the preparation of powerful phenyl from petuli seed oil; Bangladesh gazed,
April 9, 2009,Int. Cl. A61 K 31/47 CO7 D 409/12, A61 P 5/24 1004786