Yunusa Umar

ORCID: 0000-0002-8967-8998
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Research Areas
  • Nonlinear Optical Materials Research
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals
  • Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions
  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Free Radicals and Antioxidants
  • Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Synthesis and biological activity
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Structural and Chemical Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Compounds
  • Chemical Reaction Mechanisms
  • Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites

Jubail Industrial College
2016-2025

Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
2020

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
2003-2010

In this paper, the applications of thermoplastic, thermoset polymers, and a brief description functions each subsystem are reviewed. The synthetic route characteristics polymeric materials presented. mechanical properties polymers such as impact behavior, tensile test, bending thermal like mold stress-relief distortion, generic indices, relative capability, index mentioned. Furthermore, paper covers electrical behavior mainly their dielectric strength. Different techniques for evaluating...

10.3390/en14102758 article EN cc-by Energies 2021-05-11

The carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and utilization strategy has emerged as an innovative multifaceted approach to counteract emissions. In this study, a highly porous muffin polyhedral barium (Ba) ̵ organic framework (BaTATB; H3TATB = 4,4',4″-s-triazine-2,4,6-triyl-tribenzoic acid) was synthesized solvothermally. three-dimensional honeycomb pore architectures were densely populated with Lewis acidic Ba(II) metal sites basic nitrogen-rich triazines. BaTATB demonstrated selective CO2 adsorption...

10.1021/acsami.4c18062 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2025-01-17

A new optical pH sensor based on polysulfone (PSU) and polyaniline (PANI) was developed. transparent flexible PSU membrane employed as a support. The electrically conductive pH-responsive PANI deposited onto the surface by in situ chemical oxidative polymerization (COP). absorption spectra of PANI-coated membranes exhibited sensitivity to changes range 4-12, which allowed for designing dual wavelength sensor. performance assessed measuring their response starting from high going down low pH,...

10.3390/s16070986 article EN cc-by Sensors 2016-06-27

Abstract Fullerenes have received attentions due to their versatile properties. Molecular structures and electronic properties namely binding energy, band gap, electrophilicity index molecular topological analysis were studied for undoped silicon doped C 20 fullerenes favipiravir in order search possible application of the systems as drug delivery vehicles. Density functional theory (DFT) quantum atoms molecules (QTAIM) used research. having interaction edges SiC 19 … OH water …C=O gas phase...

10.1515/mgmc-2019-0016 article EN cc-by Main Group Metal Chemistry 2019-10-01

Favipiravir is a broad spectrum antiviral drug that has shown activity against many viruses. Sequel to the recent outbreak of COVID-19, favipiravir investigated as one potential drugs for treatment SARS-CoV-2. To augment these efforts, this article reports rotational isomers, tautomeric states, electronic and spectral properties its five analogues (Cl, Br, H, CN CH3) using quantum chemcial code. The enol forms are more stable calculated keto–enol relative energies in range 7.86–10.72...

10.1080/16583655.2020.1848982 article EN cc-by Journal of Taibah University for Science 2020-01-01

Simple, fast, and sensitive spectrophotometric method was developed for the determination of metformin in pharmaceutical formulations. The procedure based on oxidation with potassium permanganate alkaline medium. also validated according to International Conference Harmonization guidelines parameters such as linearity, accuracy, precision, limit detection quantitation. Studies were conducted investigate different involved color developments optimized. pure drug extracted from a dosage form....

10.4067/s0717-97072020000204895 article EN Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society 2020-09-01

There is an increasing demand for sustainable and safe packaging technologies to improve consumer satisfaction, reduce food loss during storage transportation, track the quality status of throughout its distribution. This study reports fabrication colorimetric pH-indicative flame-retardant nanocomposite films (NCFs) based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanoclays smart applications. Tough, flexible, transparent NCFs were obtained using 15% nanoclay loading (PVA-15) with superior properties,...

10.3390/s20195462 article EN cc-by Sensors 2020-09-23

Abstract The cycloterpolymerizations of single‐, twin‐, and triple‐tailed hydrophobes with hydrophilic monomer N,N ‐diallyl‐ N ‐carboethoxymethylammonium chloride sulfur dioxide afforded a series cationic polyelectrolytes (CPEs) in excellent yields. These CPEs, upon the acidic hydrolysis pendent ester groups, gave corresponding pH‐responsive acid salts, which, treatment sodium hydroxide, were converted to polybetaines (PBs), anionic (APEs), PB/APE polymers containing various proportions...

10.1002/pola.21624 article EN Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry 2006-08-21

The FTIR spectrum of acetanilide (ACN) is recorded and analyzed. optimized molecular structures, harmonic vibrational wavenumbers corresponding assignments the ACN are computationally examined by using B3LYP density functional theory method together with standard 6-311[Formula: see text]G([Formula: text],[Formula: text]) basis set. From calculations, predicted to exist predominantly in trans configuration relative energy, rotational barrier, population 2.8[Formula: text]kcal/mol,...

10.1142/s0219633619500093 article EN Journal of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry 2019-02-15

Abstract The conformation and vibration analysis of 2-, 3- 4-pyridinecarbonyl chlorides have been computed using B3LYP hybrid density functional with 6-311++G** basis set. All structures fully optimized, the optimized geometries, dipole moments, infrared vibrational frequencies relative energies are reported. From computations, 2-pyridinecarbonyl chloride is predicted to exist predominantly in trans conformation, while 3-pyridinecarbonyl cis trans-cis rotational barrier 4.63 5.48 kcal/mol...

10.1515/zpch-2015-0700 article EN Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie 2016-01-26

Abstract The optimized molecular structures, harmonic vibrational wavenumbers, and the corresponding assignments of (1S,2S)‐tramadol (1R,2R)‐tramadol are computationally examined using B3LYP density functional theory method together with standard 6–311++G(d,p) def2‐TVZP basis sets. structures show that phenolic rings both 1R,2R 1S,2S tramadol adopt planar geometry, which slightly distorted due to substitution at meta‐position; six‐membered cyclohexane adopts a chair conformation. enantiomer...

10.1002/jccs.201900051 article EN Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society 2019-07-03

Density functional theory (DFT) computations were done to explore the optical and electronic properties of two conjugated molecules, emodin purpurin, as potential organic semi-conductors. The molecules functionalized impact functionalization on properties. calculated include reorganization energy (λh λe), adiabatic ionization (IP), electron affinity (EA), chemical hardness (n), HOMO LUMO energies, HOMO-LUMO gap (Eg) via B3LYP/6–3++G (d, p) method. In addition, maximum absorption (λmax)...

10.1016/j.jksus.2022.102117 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of King Saud University - Science 2022-05-25

10.1016/j.saa.2006.05.026 article EN Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2006-06-11
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