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Surname : ELHABIRI
Firstname : Mourad
Date and place of birth : June 18, 1969, Khémis (Algeria)
Citizenship: French
14, rue du Fondeur
67 300 Schiltigheim
Personnel phone: (+33) 03 88 81 09 82
Professionnel phone: (+33) 03 88 41 60 40
Email: Mourad.Elhabiri@icma.unil.ch
28 years, Single
Languages: French, English.
PhD in Organic Chemistry
Professional Experience
End 1994 to May 1997: working towards a Doctorate
in bio-physical organic chemistry (Ph.D) in the
laboratory of Polyphenols Chemistry.
Title of the thesis::
Synthesis of some flavylium chlorides having an ortho-dihydroxyl group
on their B-ring or A-ring in order to study their metallic complexation
in aqueous solutions with small highly charged metal ions like Al3+
and/or Ga3+.
Relations between structure, reactivity and stability of these metalloanthocyanins.
Research Supervisor : Professor Raymond Brouillard
Financement :
­ Research financement from "Ministère de la Recherche
et de l'Espace" (postgraduate scolarship) and Monitorat d'Initiation
à l'Enseignement Supérieur during three years (October. 1994
to September 1997).
Key Words: anthocyanins, copigmentation, polyphenols,
colour, molecular modelisation, UV-visible spectroscopy, 1D and 2D NMR ,
stabilisation, intensification, protection against hydratation, photochromism.
- 1997-: Postoctoral situation at the laboratoire
de chimie des éléments f of Professor J-C. G. Bünzli.
- 1993-1997: Diplôme d'études Approfondies
(Diploma of Advanced Studies) in molecular and Supramolecular Organic Chemistry
(rank, third of 34 successful students), Louis Pasteur University at Strasbourg.
- 1992: Maîtrise de Chimie (organic, inorganic, physical
and bioorganic chemistry), Louis Pasteur University, Institut de Chimie
(Strasbourg, France).
- 1991: Licence de Chimie (organic, inorganic and physical chemistry),
Louis Pasteur University, Institut de Chimie (Strasbourg, France).
- 1990: Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Généralisées
of chemistry, Louis Pasteur University, Institut de Chimie (Strasbourg,
France).
- 1987 to 1989: Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie (Diploma
of Technology and Chemistry) of Chemistry, Robert Schumann University,
Institut Universitaire de Technologie (Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France).
Technical and computing
skills
- Macintosh and PC systems: Word, Excel, Chemdraw, Kaleida graph, Netscape,HTML
editors,HTML language...
- Frequent user of Hyperchem (version 4.1, Hypercube, Inc., Ontario,
Canada) molecular modelisation software: molecular mechanics MM+ and semi-empirical
parametrization (AM1, PM3...).
- Frequent user of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Infrared and Ultraviolet-visible
spectrophotometer machines.
Teaching activity
October 1994 to September 1997: Moniteur d'Initiation à l'Enseignement
Supérieur at Louis Pasteur University (Strasbourg, France).Teaching
Supervisor:
Teaching 94 hours, basic level general chemistry, chemical reactivity,
undergraduate students.
Teaching 60 hours, basic level general chemistry, chemical reactivity,
undergraduate students.
Travaux dirigés de chimie 22.5 hours, chemical reactivity.
Teaching 30 hours, basic level general chemistry, chemical reactivity,
undergraduate students; semestre)".
Travaux dirigés de chimie 22.5 hours, chemical reactivity.
Travaux dirigés de chimie 28 hours, organic chemistry.
Research activity
Publications
-
- 1) "Kinetic and thermodynamic investigation of the aluminium-anthocyanin
complexation in aqueous solution " O. Dangles, M. Elhabiri and R.
Brouillard, Journal
of the Chemical Society, Perkin Trans 2, 1994, 2587.
- 2) "A convenient method for conversion of flavonols into anthocyanins"
M. Elhabiri, P. Figueiredo, A. Fougerousse and R. Brouillard, Tetrahedron
Letters, 1995, 26, 4611.
- 3) "Synthèse chimique des anthocyanes: une voie importante
d'obtention de pigments naturels et synthétiques" M. Elhabiri,
P. Figueiredo, A. Fougerousse, O. Dangles and R. Brouillard, Polyphénols
Actualités, 1995, 13, 11.
- 4) "New aspects of anthocyanin complexation. Intramolecular copigmentation
as a means for colour loss?" P. Figueiredo, M. Elhabiri, K. Toki,
N. Saito and R. Brouillard, Phytochemistry,
1996, 45, 301.
- 5) "Molecular interactions of phenolic compounds and colour of
fruit and vegetables " R. Brouillard , P. Figueiredo, M. Elhabiri
and O. Dangles, in "Phytochemistry of fruit and vegetables"
eds Tomas-Barberan et Robins, Oxford University Press, Chapter 3, 29.
- 6) "Anthocyanin intramolecular interactions. A new mathematical
approach to account for the remarkable properties of the pigments extracted
from Matthiola incana " P. Figueiredo, M. Elhabiri, N. Saito and R.
Brouillard, Journal
of the American Chemical Society, 1996, 118, 4788.
- 7) "Ground-and excited state properties of some naphtoflavyliums"
M. Elhabiri, P. Figueiredo, F. George, J-P. Cornard, A. Fougerousse, J-C.
Merlin and R. Brouillard, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1996, 74,
697.
- 8) "Anthocyanin Aluminium and Gallium complexes in aqueous solution
" M. Elhabiri, P. Figueiredo, K. Toki, N. Saitoandt R. Brouillard,
Journal of the Chemical
Society, Perkin Trans 2, 1997, 355.
Communications
posters
- "The role of metallic and molecular complexation in the production
of plants extraordinary colour diversity", M. Elhabiri, P. Figueiredo
and R. Brouillard, "Inorganic Reaction Mechanism Meeting", Le
Bischenberg, France, January 1996.
orals
- 1) "A quantitative investigation of metal-anthocyanin complexes
in aqueous solution", O. Dangles, M. Elhabiri and R. Brouillard, "XVIIe
Journées Internationales du Groupe Polyphenols", Palma de Mallorca,
Spain, May 1994.
- 2) "The role of metallic and molecular complexation in the production
of plants extraordinary colour", M. Elhabiri, P. Figueiredo, A. Fougerousse
and R. Brouillard, "XVIIIe Journées Internationales du Groupe
Polyphenols", Bordeaux, France, Julyt 1996.
Formations
- Journées de Formation sur les Polyphénols (Paris, Octobre
1995).
- Journées de Transfert de Technologie sur les Polyphénols
(Nancy, Epinal, Avril 1996).
Contact me: 
Mourad.Elhabiri@icma.unil.ch
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