Dr. Malai Haniti binti Sheikh Abdul Hamid

haniti.hamid@ubd.edu.bn



                    

Dr. Malai Haniti Sh. Abd. Hamid is an Associate Professor at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). Her research interest lies primarily in the synthesis, characterization and biological studies of sulfur-containing Schiff bases. She is also interested in synthetic methodology that involves simple transformations of one functional group to another that can be applied to natural product synthesis. A new area of research interest is on metal organic framework. She was a visiting scientist for six months at the School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow in 2014. The awards Malai Haniti has received are “Penghargaan Hari Guru (Special Mention) 2015”, Excellent Service Medal (PIKB), UBD Research Excellence Award for Early Career (2014) and SCI Graduate Symposia Southern Meeting (First prize) in Southampton (2008).

EDUCATION

She graduated with a BSc (Hons.) in Chemistry from the University of Nottingham in 1998 and an MSc in Advanced Organic Chemistry from the University of East Anglia in 1999. In January 2009 she earned her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Bath.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Synthetic Methodology
Bioactivity of Schiff Bases
Green Chemistry
Metal Organic Framework (MOF)

FUTURE PROJECTS

Green Synthesis of Novel Schiff Bases

The introduction of new therapeutic agents to act against various diseases is very essential nowadays due to the emergence of diseases. Schiff bases are very potential compounds which can be effective against the problem of drug resistance and they have been known to be capable of exhibiting a wide range of biological potentials such as anticancer, antibacterial and antifungal. Recently, much attention has been focused on Schiff bases derived from amino derivatives such as S-alkyl/aryl esters of dithiocarbazic acids. The main aim of this project is to explore on the green synthesis of novel straight chain and cyclic Schiff bases using a variety of carbonyl compounds and amino derivatives.


Applications Invited
Master of Science in Chemistry (by Research)
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Scopus Publications

Scopus Publications

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Phytochemical characterizationof essential oils fromshoots, mature leaves and branchlets of Litsea elliptica (Lauraceae) collected in Brunei Darussalam, M.K., F.B.H. Yakop, N. Metussin, M.H.S.A. Hamid, H.B.H.M. Yasin, H.M.B.H.A. Majid, D.J. Young, Scientia Bruneiana, 2018, 17, 18-22.

[1-(Pyrazin-2-yl)ethylidene]hydrazine: a new multitopic ligand for the design of hybrid molecular frameworks, M.A. Kassim, U.H.M. Yassin, A.L. Tan, A. Usman, M.H.S.A. Hamid, Acta Cryst. C, 2018, 74, 424-427.

Some Novel Schiff Bases from Pyruvic Acid with Amines Containing N & S Donor Atoms: Synthesis, Spectral Studies and X-Ray Crystal Structures, Jambol A.A., M.H.S.A. Hamid, A.H. Mirza, M.S. Islam, M.R. Karim, Int. J. Org. Chem., 2017, 7, 42-56.

Synthesis, structures and spectroscopic properties of some tin (IV) complexes of the 2-acetylpyrazine Schiff bases of S-methyl-and S-benzyldithiocarbazates, M.H.S.A. Hamid, A.N.A. Said, A.H. Mirza, M.R. Karim, M. Arifuzzaman, M.A. Ali, P.V. Bernhardt, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2016, 453, 742-750.

Synthesis of cyclopropyl-substituted furans by Brønsted acid promoted cascade reactions, J.S. Clark, F. Romiti, K.F. Hogg, M.H.S.A. Hamid, S.C. Richter, A. Boyer, J.C. Redman, L.J. Farrugia, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 5744 –5747.

TOP PUBLICATIONS

Synthesis of cyclopropyl-substituted furans by Brønsted acid promoted cascade reactions, J.S. Clark, F. Romiti, K.F. Hogg, M.H.S.A. Hamid, S.C. Richter, A. Boyer, J.C. Redman, L.J. Farrugia, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 5744 –5747.

Ruthenium-catalyzed N-alkylation of amines and sulfonamides using Borrowing Hydrogen methodology, M.H.S.A. Hamid, C.L. Allen, G.W. Lamb, A.C. Maxwell, H.C. Maytum, A.J.A. Watson, J.M.J. Williams J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 1766–1774.

Ruthenium catalysed N-alkylation of amines with alcohols, M.H.S.A. Hamid, J.M.J. Williams, Chem. Commun. 2007, 725-727.

Borrowing hydrogen in the activation of alcohols, M.H.S.A. Hamid, P.A. Slatford, J.M.J. Williams, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2007, 349, 1555-1575.

Diphenyltin(IV) complexes of the 2-quinolinecarboxaldehyde Schiff bases of S-methyl- and S-benzylithiocarbazate (Hqaldsme and Hqaldsbz): X-ray crystal structures of Hqaldsme and two conformers of its diphenyltin(IV) complex, M.A. Ali, A.H. Mirza, M.H.S.A. Hamid, P.V. Bernhardt, Polyhedron 2005, 24, 383-390.

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

My research outputs are publications of scientific papers.

Industry, Institute, or Organisation Collaboration

Collaborating with Tennessee State University, USA and University of Queensland, Australia

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, or ACADEMIC BENEFITS

Academic publishing