Yusif Abdullayev, PhD

Address: 509 Chisolm Way, Lexington, SC 29073 (Permanent US Resident)

Email: yabd14@gmail.com

Phone: +1 (803) 543-8703

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., Petroleum Chemistry and Material Science (2008), National Academy of Science, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • M.S., Organic Chemistry, Ganja State University (2003), Ganja, Azerbaijan
  • B.A., Chemistry & Biology, Ganja State University (2001), Ganja, Azerbaijan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Adjunct Faculty, Midlands Technical College (MTC) (2024-present)
  • Chair of Chemistry Department, Baku Engineering University (BEU) (2009-2023)
  • Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, Baku Engineering University (BEU) (2016-2023)
  • Horizon 2020/National Contact Point, Secure, Clean, and Efficient Energy (2019-2021)
  • Principal Researcher, Institute of Petrochemical Processes/ANAS (2008-2023, part-time)
  • Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, Baku Engineering University (BEU) (2009-2016)
  • Visiting Fulbright Research Scholar (2015-2016), University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Department of Chemistry, Buffalo, NY, USA (with Prof. Jochen Autschbach)
  • Visiting Research Scholar (2013), Emory University, Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific Computation, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (with Prof. Jamal Musaev)
  • Visiting Research Scholar (2011-2012), Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Ankara, Turkey (with Prof. Metin Balci)
  • Chemistry Olympiad Coordinator, Ministry of Education, Azerbaijan (2006-2009)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate Courses:

  • Organic Chemistry (I) (taught Fall ’14-13; enrollment ranges 30-40 students per section)
  • Organic Chemistry (II) (taught Spring ’14-13; enrollment ranges 30-40 students per section)
  • Analytical Chemistry (taught Fall ’18-17 semesters; enrollment ranges 20-40 students per section)
  • Physical Chemistry (taught Spring ’19-18 semesters; enrollment ranges 20-40 students per section)
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering (I, II) (taught Fall ’13, Spring ’14 semesters; enrollment ranges ~30 students per section)
  • Catalysis and Catalytic Processes (taught Fall ’20-17 semesters; enrollment ranges ~30 students per section)

Graduate Courses:

  • Advanced Spectrometry (taught Spring ’21-17 semesters; enrollment ranges 7-10 students per section)
  • Advanced Electrochemistry (taught Fall ’20-17 semesters; enrollment ranges 7-10 students per section)
  • Stereochemistry and Reaction Mechanisms (taught Fall ’20-17 semesters; enrollment ranges 7-10 students per section)

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

  • Conference Chair, 13th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, May 23-24, 2022, Baku, Azerbaijan (https://www.ictea.ca/)
  • Founding member of Chemistry Department at BEU (2009)
  • General Chair, International Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Conference, Baku, Azerbaijan, April 17-21, 2013
  • Scientific Committee member, 6th International Junior Science Olympiad, Baku, Azerbaijan, December 2-11, 2009

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Fulbright Visiting Scholar Grant (J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship) (2015/2016)
  • TUBITAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) 2216- Research fellowships for foreign citizens (2011/2012)

Funded Projects

Title: “Supporting the chemistry department’s laboratories of Baku Engineering University”

  • Funding Source: BP (CW2192142)
  • Award Amount: 132,000 USD
  • Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
  • Dates: 03/07/2019-03/07/2020

Title: “Computational approach on the synthesis of some reagents applicable in petroleum industry”

  • Funding Source: SOCAR Science Foundation (S/N 17LR)
  • Award Amount: 35,200 USD
  • Role: PI
  • Dates: 10/09/2019-10/09/2020

Title: “Preparation of multifunctional antioxidants for enhancing exploitation properties of petroleum-based products“

  • Funding Source: SOCAR Science Foundation (S/N 02LR)
  • Award Amount: 25,000 USD
  • Role: Co-PI
  • Dates: 01/01/2018-01/01/2019

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

  1. E. E. Hasanov, R. A. Rahimov, Y. Abdullayev, G. A. Ahmadova, Symmetric and Dissymmetric Pseudo-gemini Amphiphiles Based on Propoxylated Ethyl Piperazine and Fatty Acids, ChemistrySelect (2023) 8, e202303942. DOI: 10.1002/slct.202303942
  2. I. Mahmudov, A.V. Gurbanov, L. Martins, Y. Abdullayev, A. Sujayev, K.T. Mahmudov, A.J.L. Pombeiro, Co(II/III), Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes with a pyrazole-functionalized 1,3,5-triazopentadiene: synthesis, structure and application in the oxidation of styrene to benzaldehyde, New Journal of Chemistry, (2023). DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ01120H
  3. Yusif Abdullayev*, Nazani Karimova, Leonardo.A. Schenberg, Lucas.C. Ducati, Jochen Autschbach, Computational predictions on Brønsted acidic ionic liquid catalyzed carbon dioxide conversion to five-membered heterocyclic carbonyl derivatives, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., (2023). DOI: 10.1039/D2CP05877D
  4. Zubeyda Israfilova, Parham Taslimi, İlhami Gülçin, Yusif Abdullayev, Vagif Farzaliyev, Muhammet Karaman, Afsun Sujayev, Saleh H. Alwasel, Some Thiocyanate Containing Heterocyclic Compounds: Synthesis, Bioactivity and Molecular Docking Study, ChemistrySelect (2023), 8, e202203653, DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203653
  5. Shafiga M. Nasibova, Ravan A. Rahimov, Sevda A. Muradova, Yusif Abdullayev,

2-Hydroxyethyl substituted cationic surfactants with dodecyl hydrophobic chain: Properties and application, Materials Chemistry and Physics (2023), DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2022.127268

  • Yusif Abdullayev*, Valentina Javadova, Isa Valiyev, Avtandil Talybov, Cavanshir Salmanov, and Jochen Autschbach, Ionic liquid mediated urea pyrolysis to cyanuric acid: Experimental protocol and mechanistic insights, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2022), DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02791
  • Ibadulla Mahmudov, Zeliha Atioğlu, Mehmet Akkurt, Yusif Abdullayev, Afsun Sujayeva, Ajaya Bhattaraif, Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-(4-amino-6-phenyl-1,2,5,6-tetra­hydro-1,3,5-triazin-, 2-yl­idene)malono­nitrile di­methyl­formamide hemisolvate, Acta Cryst. (2022). E78, DOI: 10.1107/S2056989022006910
  • Yusif Abdullayev*, Ramil Rzayev, Jochen Autschbach, Computational mechanistic studies on persulfate assisted p-phenylenediamine polymerization, Journal of Computational Chemistry (2022), 1. DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26943
  • Ibadulla Mahmudov, Yeliz Demir, Yusuf Sert, Yusif Abdullayev, Afsun Sujayev, Saleh H.Alwasel, Ilhami Gulcin, Synthesis and inhibition profiles of N-benzyl- and N-allyl aniline derivatives against carbonic anhydrase and acetylcholinesterase – A molecular docking study, Arabian Journal of Chemistry,(2022),  DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103645
  • Ravan A.Rahimov, Gulnara A.Ahmadova, Khuraman A.Huseynova, Rustam Kh. Mammadov, Nahida Z.Asadova, Yusif Abdullayev, Minavar J.Ibrahimova, Atash V.Gurbanove, Fedor I.Zubkov, Synthesis, aggregation, and biocidal properties of N-2-hydroxypropyl piperidine based cationic surfactants, Journal of Molecular Liquids, (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117783
  • Murad Hajili, Nazila Pour Khalili, Rasoul Moradi, Yusif Abdullayev*, Targeting interface HSA through anti-cancer drugs: Molecular modeling and docking, Materials Today: Proceedings (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.05.288
  • Yusif Abdullayev*, Orkhan Ahmadov, Gunay Valadova, Ayan Karimli, Jochen Autschbach, Unveiling the catalytic effects of Brønsted acidic ionic liquid on quantitative α-glucose conversion to 5-HMF: Experimental and computational studies, Renewable Energy (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.02.119
  • Yusif Abdullayev*, Vaqif Abbasov, Fuzuli Nasirov, Nigar Rzayeva, Leyla Nasibova, Jochen Autschbach, Computational mechanistic studies of the carbon-carbon double bond difunctionalization via epoxidation and subsequent aminolysis in vegetable oils, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, (2021). DOI: 10.1002/qua.26609
  • Elgun Hasanov, Ravan Rahimov⁎, Yusif Abdullayev⁎, Ziyafaddin Asadov, Gulnara Ahmadova, Aygun Isayeva, Ulviyya Yolcuyeva, Fedor Zubkov, Jochen Autschbach, Counterion-coupled gemini surfactants based on propoxylated hexamethylenediamine and fatty acids: Theory and application, Journal of Molecular Liquids, (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114050
  • Yusif Abdullayev*, Ayaz Mammadov, Nazani Karimova, Avtandil Talybov, Ulviyya Yolchuyeva, Jochen Autschbach, Construction of New Azo‐group Containing Polycyclic Imidazole Derivatives: Computational Mechanistic, Structural, and Fluorescence Studies, ChemistrySelect, (2020) DOI: 10.1002/slct.202000949
  • Nazila Pourkhalili, Rasoul Moradi, Pirouz Kavehpour, Faiq Islamzada, Yusif Abdullayev, Fabrication and biocompatibility of BNNT supramolecular complexes and PCL/BNNTs nanofibers, Materials Today: Proceedings (2020) DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.782
  • E.E. Hasanov, R.A. Rahimov*, Y. Abdullayev*, Z.H. Asadov, G.A. Ahmadova, A.M. Isayeva, S.F. Ahmadbayova, F.I. Zubkov, J. Autschbach, New Class of Cocogem Surfactants Based on Hexamethylenediamine, Propylene oxide, and Long Chain Carboxylic Acids: Theory and Application, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, (2020). DOI:10.1016/j.jiec.2020.02.019
  • Ravan Rahimov*, Ziyafaddin Asadov, Gulnara Ahmadova, Seyid-Zeynab Hashimzade, Yusif Abdullayev*, Etibar Ismailova, Samira Suleymanova, Nahida Asadova, Fedor Zubkov, Jochen Autschbach, Aggregation and Antimicrobial Properties of Gemini Surfactants with Mono- and Di-(2-Hydroxypropyl)ammonium Head-Groups: Effect of the Spacer Length and Computational Studies, Journal of Molecular Liquids, (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112579
  • Y. Abdullayev*, A. Sudjaev, J. Autschbach, Computational investigation of catalytic effects of CX3COOH (X = F,Cl,H) on the three-component cyclocondensation reaction, Journal of Molecular Modeling, 25 (2019) 173./ DOI: 10.1007/s00894-019-4059-7
  • I. Valiyev, Y. Abdullayev*, S. Yagubova, S. Baybekov, C. Salmanov, J. Autschbach, Experimental and computational study of metal-free Brønsted acidic ionic liquid catalyzed benzylic C(sp3)-H bond activation and C-N, C-C cross couplings, Journal of Molecular Liquids, (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.02.035
  • Y. Abdullayev*, V. Abbasov, L. C. Ducati, A. Talybov, and J. Autschbach*, Ionic Liquid Solvation versus Catalysis: Computational Insight from a Multisubstituted Imidazole Synthesis in [Et2NH2][HSO4], ChemistryOpen (2016), 5, 460-469/DOI: 10.1002/open.201600066/
  • S. K. Mohamed, J. Simpson, A. A. Marzouk, A. H. Talybov, A. A. Abdelhamid, Y. A. Abdullayev and V. M. Abbasov, Multicomponent green synthesis, spectroscopic and structural investigation of multi-substituted imidazoles. Part 1, Z. Naturforsch., B Chem. Sci. (2015), 70, 809./DOI 10.1515/znb-2015-0067
  • N. Menges, O. Sari, Y. Abdullayev, S. S. Erdem and M. Balci, Design and Synthesis of Pyrrolotriazepine Derivatives: An Experimental and Computational Study, J. Org. Chem. (2013), 78, 5184-5195./ DOI: 10.1021/jo4001228

LIST OF PATENTS

  • Abdullayev et al. – Methods of and systems for electrochemical reduction of substrates (PCT Int. Appl. 2020, WO 2020008267 A2 20200109)
  • Abdullayev et al. – Methods of and systems for electrochemical reduction of substrates (U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. 2020, US 20200010964 A1 20200109)

LIST OF SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

  • “Theory for low-cost [Et2NH2]HSO4 ionic liquid catalyzed CO2 conversion to cyclic carbonates, cyclic carbamates, cyclic ureas, and cyclic carbonylsulfates” 5th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference, Elsevier, 10-11 November 2020, Dresden, Germany
  • “DFT studies on ionic liquid catalyzed CO2 conversion” (Keynote speech) 2nd International Conference of Young Scientist, 3-6 March 2020, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • “Computational approach in organic synthesis” Seminar, 27 November 2017, Institute of Chemistry of Additives, ANAS, Baku, Azerbaijan

REVIEWER FOR JOURNALS

  • Advanced Sustainable Systems (Wiley-VCH)
  • Chemistry: An Asian Journal (Wiley-VCH)
  • Chemistry and Biodiversity (Wiley-VCH)
  • ChemistrySelect (Wiley-VCH)
  • The Chemical Record (Wiley-VCH)
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (RSC)
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry (ACS)
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids (Elsevier)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (Taylor & Francis)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Chairman of parents’ association of Khirdalan High School (#8)
  • Outreach activities: Preparation of High School (Lyceum named after Z. Aliyeva) students for scientific and project Olympiads.