College of Science and Mathematics

Saeed Attar

Professor

Chemistry and Biochemistry | 559.278.8160 | Office: McLane Room 200

sattar@csufresno.edu

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry; University of Nevada, Reno
M.S., Chemistry; University of Nevada, Reno
B.S., Chemistry; University of Nevada, Reno

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis

Courses Taught

  • Honors Classes
  • Chem 8
  • Chem 124
  • Chem 28A/B
  • Chem 129A/B
  • Chem 230
  • Chem 260
  • Chem 280
Dr. Attar received his undergraduate (BS) and graduate (MS, Ph.D.) degrees in Chemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno.  He spent three years at the University of California-Davis as a Postdoctoral Research Associate where he performed research in different areas of organic and inorganic chemistry and also taught organic chemistry courses.  Since Fall 2000 at Fresno State, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in general, organic, and analytical chemistry including CHEM 1A, 10H, 105, 109, 128A, 128B, 129A, 129B, 165SH, 222, 230, 260, and a Graduate Writing Workshop for Science & Engineering Students (EXEDUC 201).  In addition, he has conducted research in organic and organometallic chemistry.  Since 2014, Dr. Attar has been serving as the Director of the Smittcamp Family Honors College.

Research

Catalytic asymmetric organic transformations. Organic and organometallic chemistry, catalysis, structural chemistry. Synthesis - new methods and applications

Publications (in reverse chronological order)

 

  1. S. Attar, Z. O’Brien, H. Alhaddad, M. L. Golden, and A. Calderon-Urrea “Ferrocenyl Chalcones vs. Organic Chalcones: A Comparative Study of Their Nematocidal Activity”,Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2011, 19, 2055-2073.

 

  1. K. E. Thiesen, K. Maitra, M. M. Olmstead, andS. Attar“A New Synthetic Route to Optically Active Cyclomercurated Ferrocenylimines”, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2011, 696, 1355-1358.

 

  1. K. E. Thiesen, K. Maitra, M. M. Olmstead, andS. Attar“Synthesis and Characterization of New, Chiral P-N Ligands and Their Use in Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation”, Organometallics 2010, 29, 6334-6342.

 

  1. R. L. White-Morris, M. M. Olmstead,S. Attar, and A. L. Balch “Intermolecular Interactions in Polymorphs of Trinuclear Gold(I) Complexes:  Insights into the Solvoluminescence of Au3(MeN=COMe)3”,Inorganic Chemistry  2005, 44, 5021-5029.

 

  1. M. Stender, M. M. Olmstead, A. L. Balch, D. Rios, andS. Attar“Cation and Hydrogen Bonding Effects on the Self Association and Luminescence of the Dicyanoaurate Ion, [Au(CN)2]-“, Journal of Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions 2003, 4282-4287.

 

  1. R. L. White-Morris, M. Stender, D. S. Tinti, A. L. Balch, D. Rios, andS. Attar“New Structural Motifs in the Aggregation of Neutral Gold(I) Complexes:  Structures and Luminescence from (Alkyl isocyanide)AuCN”, Inorganic Chemistry  2003, 42, 3237-3244.

 

  1. A. Hayashi, M. M. Olmstead,S. Attar, and A. L. Balch,  “Crystal Chemistry of Gold(I) Trimer, Au3(NC5H4)3:  Formation of Hourglass Figures and Self-Association through Aurophilic Attraction”,Journal of the American Chemical Society  2002, 124, 5791-5795.

 

  1. M. M. Olmstead, F. Jiang,S. Attar, and A. L. Balch,  “Alteration of Aurophilic Interactions in Trimeric Gold(I) Compounds Through Charge Transfer.  Behavior of Solvoluminescent Au3(MeN=COMe)3in the Presence of Electron Acceptors”, Journal of the American Chemical Society  2001, 123, 3260-3267.

 

  1. H. Ecken, M. M. Olmstead, B. C. Noll,S. Attar, B. Schlyer, and A. L. Balch, "Effects of Anions on the Solid State Structures of Linear Gold(I) Complexes of the Type (o-Xylyl isocyanide) gold(I) (monoanion)", Journal of Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions  1998, 3715-3720.

 

  1. L. Latos-Grazynsli, J. Johnson,S. Attar, M. M. Olmstead, and A. L. Balch, "Reactivity of the Verdoheme Analogs, 5-Oxaporphyrin Complexes of Cobalt(II) and Zinc(II), with Nucleophiles:  Opening of the Planar Macrocycle by Alkoxide Addition to Form Helical Complexes", Inorganic Chemistry  1998, 37, 4493-4499.

 

  1. S. Attar, D. M. Forkey, M. M. Olmstead, and A. L. Balch, "Crystallographic Characterization of the Helical Diketone, C36H14O2, A New Product from the Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis of Decacyclene in the Presence of Oxygen", Journal of Chemical Society, Chemical Communications  1998, 1255-1256.

 

  1. S. Attar, V. J. Catalano, and J. H. Nelson, "Unanticipated Formation of h6-Benzenechlorophenyl triphenylphosphineruthenium(II)",  Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry  1998, 28, 749-755.

     

  1. D. M. Forkey,S. Attar, B. C. Noll, R. Koerner, M. M. Olmstead, and A. L. Balch, "Crystallographic Characterization of the Molecular Structure and Solid State Packing of the Fullerene-Shaped Hydrocarbon, C36H12",  Journal of the American Chemical Society  1997, 119, 5766-5767.

 

  1. S. Attar, A. Ozarowski, P. M. Van Calcar, K. Winkler, and A. L. Balch, "Axial Ligation Modulates the Electron Distribution in Helical Cobalt Complexes Derived from Octaethylbilindione",  Journal of Chemical Society, Chemical Communications  1997, 1115-1116.

 

  1.  S. Attar, A. L. Balch, P. M. Van Calcar, and K. Winkler, "Electron Transfer Behavior and Solid State Structures of the Helical Cobalt Complexes of the Open-Chain Tetrapyrrole Ligand, Octaethylbilindione", Journal of the American Chemical Society 1997, 119, 3317-3326.

 

  1.  S. Attar, V. J. Catalano, and J. H. Nelson, "Diastereoselectivity of Chloride Substitution Reactions of Cycloruthenated (R)C-(+)- and (S)C-(-)-N,N-dimethyl-1-phenylethylamine", Organometallics  1996, 15, 2932-2946.

 

  1.  S. Attar, J. H. Nelson, and J. Fischer, "Crystal Structures of Halo{2-[1-(S)-(dimethylamino) ethyl]phenyl-C1, N}mercury(II)", Organometallics  1995, 14, 4776-4780.

 

  1.  S. Attar, J. H. Nelson, J. Fischer, A. de Cian, and M. Pfeffer, "Metallacycles with Stereogenic Metal Centers:  Synthesis and Characterization of Diastereomeric Cycloruthenated Chiral Amines",  Organometallics  1995, 14, 4559-4569.

 

  1. E. C. Alyea, J. Malito, S. Attar, and J. H. Nelson, "A 31P NMR Solution Study of LnAuCl.  Comparison of Triphenylphosphine and 5-Phenyldibenzophosphole Ligands", Polyhedron 1992, 11, 2409-2413.

 

  1.  S. Attar, J. H. Nelson, W. H. Bearden, N. W. Alcock, L. Solujic, and E. Milosavljevic,  "Phosphole Complexes of Gold(III) Halides:  Synthesis, Structure, Electrochemistry and Ligand Redistribution Reactions",  Polyhedron  1991, 10, 1939-1949.

 

  1.  S. Attar, G. A. Bowmaker, N. W. Alcock, J. S. Frye, W. H. Bearden, and J. H. Nelson,  "Phosphole Complexes of Copper(I) Halides:  Investigation of Structure and Bonding by X-ray Crystallography, Infrared Spectroscopy, and CP/MAS 31P NMR Spectroscopy", Inorganic Chemistry  1991, 30, 4743-4753.

 

  1.  S. Attar, N. W. Alcock, G. A. Bowmaker, J. S. Frye, W. H. Bearden, and J. H. Nelson, "Phosphole Complexes of Silver(I) Halides:  Investigations of Structure and Bonding by X-ray Crystallography, Infrared Spectroscopy, and CP/MAS 31P NMR Spectroscopy", Inorganic Chemistry  1991, 30, 4166-4176.

 

  1.  S. Attar, W. H. Bearden, N. W. Alcock, E. C. Alyea, and J. H. Nelson, "Phosphole Complexes of Gold(I) Halides:  Comparison of Solution and Solid-State Structures by a Combination of Solution and CP/MAS 31P NMR Spectroscopy and X-ray Crystallography", Inorganic Chemistry  1990, 29, 425-433.