Allan Niidu

Asymmetric oxidation in construction of chiral cyclopentane and tetrahydrofuran derivatives. Scale-up of pharmaceutical intermediates and API-s, process optimization in relevant field. MOF-synthesis and adsorption of aromatic sulfur containing compounds. MOF analysis: BET, PXRD, SEM, NMR, DRIFTS.
Oxidation of organic matter in oil shale – direct valorization to compounds for fine chemical business. Analysis of solid and liquid fuels.

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1. Niidu, A.; Paju, A.; Eek, M.; Müürisepp, A.-M.; Pehk, T.; Lopp, M. Synthesis of Chiral Hydroxylated Cyclopentanones and Cyclopentanes. Tetrahedron Asymmetry 2006, 17 (18), 2678–2683. https://doi.org/doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2006.09.015.
2. Niidu, A.; Paju, A.; Müürissep, A.-M.; Kailas, T.; Pehk, T.; Lopp, M. Synthesis of chiral enantioenriched tetrahydrofuran derivatives. ARKIVOC 2009, xiv, 39–52.
3. Niidu, A.; Paju, A.; Müürisepp, A.-M.; Järving, I.; Kailas, T.; Pehk, T.; Lopp, M. Stereoselective Synthesis of 1-Methyl-1,2-and 1,3-Cyclopentanediols via γ-Lactones. Chem. Heterocycl. Compd. 2013, 48 (12), 1751–1760. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10593-013-1206-4.
4. Pihl, O.; Niidu, A.; Merkulova, N.; Siirde, A.; Fomitsov, M.; Tshepelevitsh, M. GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF SULFUR COMPOUNDS IN THE GASOLINE FRACTIONS OF SHALE OIL AND OIL OBTAINED FROM USED TIRES. Oil Shale 2019, 36 (2S), 188. https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2019.2S.09.
5. Niidu, A. PHENOLS TO PORES TO ADSORPTION. A POTENTIAL ROUTE TOWARDS NEW METHODS FOR EXTRACTING VALUE FROM SHALE OIL SIDE STREAM. Oil Shale 2019, 36 (2S), 128. https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2019.2S.04.

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