Curriculum Vitae

DR. SUZAIMI BINTI JOHARI

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
  • Nanotechnology Catalysis Research Centre
  • suzaimi
  • 03-79674501

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Suzaimi Johari is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Universiti Malaya (UM), where she is currently working under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Mohd Rafie Johan and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nader Ghaffari Khaligh. Her research focuses on developing organocatalytic materials with applications in both academia and industry, particularly in the field of green chemistry. 

Dr. Suzaimi holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) from Universiti Malaya (UM), where she conducted research into advanced organocatalysis, developing materials that can facilitate organic reactions with high selectivity and minimal waste. She also holds a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) from the Korea National University of Science and Technology (UST), and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (BSc. Chem.) from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

Her work aims to create more efficient, environmentally friendly catalytic systems that can help reduce waste and energy consumption in chemical processes, contributing to more sustainable industrial practices.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • Ph.D.Chem, (Organic Chemistry)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • M.Eng, (Engineering)
    Korea National University of Science and Technology (Ust)
  • Bsc.Chem, (Chemistry)
    Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • INSTITUT KIMIA MALAYSIA, MEMBER
    2022 to 2024 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN IONIC LIQUIDS RESEARCH SOCIETY, MEMBER
    2020 to 2024 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • First Runner-up for 2nd. Postgraduate Students Research Paper Competition in Malaysian Catalysis-An International Journal (MCIJ)
    Universiti Malaya, 2023 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Johari, Suzaimi; Johan, Mohd Rafie; Khaligh, Nader Ghaffari (2024). How Important is the Metal-free Catalytic Knoevenagel Reaction in Medicinal Chemistry? An Updated Review, CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. . doi:10.2174/0109298673260463231122074253
  2. Johari, Suzaimi; Johan, Mohd Rafie; Khaligh, Nader Ghaffari (2024). Mechanism study and preparing (hetero)arylidene malononitriles through a greener and scalable catalytic strategy, JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE. 1302. doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.137422
  3. Johari, Suzaimi; Johan, Mohd Rafie; Khaligh, Nader Ghaffari (2024). Organocatalytic Synthesis of (Hetero)arylidene Malononitriles Using a More Sustainable, Greener, and Scalable Strategy, CURRENT ORGANIC SYNTHESIS. 21(5), 704-716. doi:10.2174/0115701794268766231108110816
  4. Zaharani, Lia; Johari, Suzaimi; Johan, Mohd Rafie; Khaligh, Nader Ghaffari (2024). Synthesis, Characterization, and the Study of Thermal Behavior and Catalytic Activity of a Halogen-free Dicationic Ionic Liquid, CATALYSIS LETTERS. . doi:10.1007/s10562-024-04665-3
  5. Johari, Suzaimi; Halim, Siti Nadiah Abdul; Johan, Mohd Rafie; Khaligh, Nader Ghaffari (2022). Synthesis and characterization of 1,4-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl) butane dihydrate and 1,4-di(1H-2-methylimidazol-1-yl) butane tetrahydrate: A study of the methyl group effect on spectroscopic data, thermal properties, and the crystal structures, JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE. 1269. doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133823
  6. Johari, Suzaimi; Johan, Mohd Rafie; Khaligh, Nader Ghaffari (2022). An overview of metal-free sustainable nitrogen-based catalytic knoevenagel condensation reaction, ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY. 20(11), 2164-2186. doi:10.1039/d2ob00135g
  7. Johari, Suzaimi; Zaharani, Lia; Gorjian, Hayedeh; Johan, Mohd R.; Khaligh, Nader G. (2022). A novel sublimable organic salt: Synthesis, characterization, thermal behavior, and catalytic activity for the synthesis of arylidene, heteroarylidene, and alkylidene malonates, RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES. . doi:10.1007/s11164-021-04587-4
  8. Khaligh, Nader Ghaffari; Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee; Johari, Suzaimi (2019). Telescopic Synthesis of Azo Compounds via Stable Arenediazonium Tosylates by Using n-Butyl Nitrite as Diazotization Reagent, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS. 39(4), 346-352. doi:10.1080/10406638.2017.1326951
  9. Abd Hamid, S. B., Khaligh, N. G., Sharifi, M., Johari, S. (2017). GC-MS study of thermochemical conversion of guaifenesin in the presence of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium-based ionic liquids. Research on Chemical Intermediates, 43(7), 4007-4021.
  10. Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee; Khaligh, Nader Gaffari; Johari, Suzaimi; Sharifi, Mahdieh (2017). Microwave-assisted degradation of guaifenesin (GGE) to produce novel compounds in the presence of imidazolium-based ionic liquids, JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY. 130(3), 1513-1529. doi:10.1007/s10973-017-6433-y
Others
  1. Johari, S., & Khaligh, N. G. (2023). Poly(4-vinylpyridine) iodonium triiodide: A new efficient catalyst for the synthesis of 3,3-diheteroaromatic oxindole analogues. Malaysian Catalysis-An International Journal, 3(1), 7–16
  2. Choi, J.-S., Johari, S., Lee, S.-D., & Lee, H. (2012). Ionic Liquids as a SO2 Absorption Media. Clean Technology, 18(1), 22–30

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Recent Advances in the Base-Catalytic Knoevenagel Condensation, Webinar on Advanced Materials in Nanotechnology & Catalyst 2021, Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (International) (06 Apr 2021 - 06 Apr 2021)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Recent Advances in the Base-Catalytic Knoevenagel Condensation, 1st. Malaysia International Conference on Nanotechnology & Catalysis, Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (International) (01 Sep 2021 - 03 Sep 2021)
  2. Iodination and Bromination of Allyl Imidazole, International Conference on Environment 2018, Universiti Sains Malaysia (International) (11 Dec 2018 - 13 Dec 2018)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Comparative Investigation of Allyl Imidazole Bromination, The 9th Junior International Conference on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) (International) (23 Sep 2019 - 25 Sep 2019)