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Ahmad Houri
Researcher at Lebanese American University
Publications - 32
Citations - 756
Ahmad Houri is an academic researcher from Lebanese American University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Enantioselective synthesis. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 31 publications receiving 725 citations. Previous affiliations of Ahmad Houri include Boston College.
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Cascade Catalysis in Synthesis. An Enantioselective Route to Sch 38516 (and Fluvirucin B1) Aglycon Macrolactam
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Applications of Zr-Catalyzed Carbomagnesation and Mo-Catalyzed Macrocyclic Ring Closing Metathesis in Asymmetric Synthesis. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Sch 38516 (Fluvirucin B1)
Zhongmin Xu,Charles W. Johannes,Ahmad Houri,Daniel S. La,Derek Cogan,and Gloria E. Hofilena,Amir H. Hoveyda +6 more
TL;DR: The first enantioselective total synthesis of antifungal agent Sch 38516, also known as fluvirucin B1, is described in this paper, which includes a convergent asymmetric preparation of amine 17 and acid 18, which are then united to afford diene 62.
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Zirconium-catalyzed ethylmagnesiation of hydroxylated terminal alkenes; a catalytic and diastereoselective carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction
TL;DR: In this article, the results of catalgic carbomagnesation of acyclic substrates are shown to be unique with high levels of regio- and stereocontrol, with the appropriate choice of the neighboring heteroatom substituent (alcohol vs ether).
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The mechanism of the zirconium-catalyzed carbomagnesiation reaction. Efficient and selective catalytic carbomagnesiation with higher alkyls of magnesium
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors demonstrate that the observed levels of selectivity and reactivity are not simply the result of regioselective insertion of the alkene into the zirconacyclopropane.
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Solar water heating in Lebanon: Current status and future prospects
TL;DR: The use of solar thermal collectors is an economic alternative for water heating in Lebanon as mentioned in this paper, and more than 100,000 m2 of collector area has been installed while the market can accommodate more than 1.5 million m2.