Santa Clara University

Mircea Gheorghiu

Quarterly Term Lecturer

mgheorghiu@scu.edu
408-554-4799
Daly Science 202A

Degree Information
M.S.  Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest, Romania
Ph.D.  Polytechnic Institute, Bucharest, Romania

Teaches
Organic Chemistry Lab

Research Interest
Green chemistry, ionic liquids, catalytic degenerate isomerization of aromatic hydrocarbons, ketene chemistry, small rings, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, synthesis of labeled compounds (2H, 13C), heterocyclic compounds, molecular mechanics, ab initio and DFT calculations

Publications

M. Mihai,  L. Parvulescu, A. Marton, C. Draghici, R. A. Varga, M. D. Gheorghiu Vinylferrocene as paradigm for the two-steps reaction mode with ketenes. The case of tert-butylcyanoketene (Moore's ketene) Collect.  Czech. Chem. Commun.  2010, 75, 949-981.

L. Parvulescu, A. Marton, C. Draghici, R. A. Varga, M. D. Gheorghiu 6,6-Dimethyl- and 6,6-Diphenylfulvene as cycloaddends in reaction with Moore's ketene Rev. Roumaine  Chim., 2009, 54, 895–902

M. D. Gheorghiu, A. Racoveanu. Electronic and molecular structure of aminimides (1-acyl-2,2,2-trimethyl-diazan-2-ium-1-ide). 2. Substituted aminimides (RCON-N+Me3).  THEOCHEM  2009, 908, 84-91.

A. Marton, L. Parvulescu, C. Draghici, R. A. Varga, M. D. Gheorghiu Reaction of Moore's ketene (tert-butylcyanoketene) with 1,3-cyclopentadiene and 1,3-cyclohexadiene. Is periselectivity controlled by the dynamic of trajectories at the bifurcation point? Tetrahedron  2009, 65, 7504-7509.

L. Parvulescu, A. Marton, C. Draghici, R. Varga, M. D. Gheorghiu. Crystal and Molecular Structure of the Cyclobutanone Resulted from the Cycloaddition of t-Butylcyanoketene (Moore's ketene) with Indene  Rev. Roumaine Chim. 2006, 51, 615-622.

M. D. Gheorghiu, A. Racoveanu, M. R. Zakin, Electronic and Molecular Structure of Aminimides (1-Acyl-2,2,2-trimethyldiazan-2-ium-1-ide). 1. Formaminimide (HCON-N+Me3). J.Phys. Chem. A  2006, 110, 3977-3985.