Dear prof. Ackermann,
I am very keen to do my PhD under your skilled supervision at the University of Gottingen, and I have strong enthusiasm to become one of your research group members, and I feel that I have the necessary qualifications and abilities to join your group.
Your publications in the field of organic synthesis, with a specific focus on C-H, and C-C activation, were so exciting to me. I have studied some of your articles and was very impressed by the way you utilized various methods and alternative catalysts for C-C, and C-H alkylation. In one of your articles, you mentioned the use of manganese, as a less toxic catalyst, for C-H activation in indole toward peptide synthesizing. This method had functional group tolerance, and also was in good to excellent yield. In another report, you used rhodium as a catalyst for electro-oxidative C-C alkylation, and introduced the first electro-chemical C-C activation by using electricity, via a greener way due to the fact that it was oxidant-free. As a result, studying your research works motivated me to try joining your research lab.
I was extremely interested in synthesis, especially synthesizing bioactive compounds. Therefore, I chose medicinal chemistry as my field of study. Throughout bachelor, I was the top student in organic chemistry courses. To pass my master’s internship course, I worked under supervision of Dr. Majid Hamzeloo in chemistry physics lab, University of Tehran. The main topic of my research was the study of physio-chemical properties of several drugs to increase their absorption time. This limited research gave me the opportunity to push my knowledge boundaries further.
My greater curiosity and interest in chemistry pushed me to pursue my education and led me to several achievements in my field of study. During my master, I had 5 lectures in the field of medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, and synthesis. My lectures in biochemistry were entitled “DNA Polymerase II” and “Antiviral Nucleoside analogues” and the other in the field of medicinal chemistry was about “Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease “and introducing some common medicines for this prevalent disease. My master’s thesis was entitled “Synthesis of 2H-Azirines and their usage in designing of new reactions”. I tried several reactions with this highly potent ring, and I did never give up until getting an acceptable result. I synthesized 23 derivatives of my final product in a limited time. As you studied my research experience, I was also able to get an excellent response by using a totally different electrophile (Iodine), and I synthesized 5 derivatives of this target product within just one week. During my master thesis, I tried to focus on improving my skills in organic synthesis, and Joining Balalaie’s research group gave me the opportunity to gain communicative and teamwork skills as well as Specialized skills in synthesis, purification, and characterization of organic compounds.
Finally, I hope you accept me as one of your group’s member to be able to play a crucial role in your research activities. I am so interested in working in an academic environment after finishing my PhD, and it is my honor to learn from you and accompany you in this area, and I believe that I am able to meet the challenges which I have prepared myself as well as I could.
Sincerely,
Reyhaneh Hosseinijei
Dear prof.
Ackermann
,
I am
very
keen to do my PhD under your skilled supervision at the University of
Gottingen
, and I have strong enthusiasm to become one of your
research
group
members, and I feel that I have the necessary qualifications and abilities to
join
your group.
Your publications in the
field
of
organic
synthesis
, with a specific focus on C-H, and C-C activation, were
so
exciting to me. I have studied
some
of your articles and was
very
impressed by the way you utilized various methods and alternative catalysts for C-C, and C-H
alkylation
. In one of your articles, you mentioned the
use
of manganese, as a less toxic catalyst, for C-H activation in
indole
toward peptide synthesizing. This method had functional
group
tolerance, and
also
was in
good
to excellent yield. In another report, you
used
rhodium as a catalyst for
electro-oxidative
C-C
alkylation
, and introduced the
first
electro-chemical
C-C activation by using electricity, via a greener way due to the fact that it was oxidant-free.
As a result
, studying your
research
works motivated me to try joining your
research
lab.
I was
extremely
interested in
synthesis
,
especially
synthesizing bioactive compounds.
Therefore
, I chose medicinal
chemistry
as my
field
of study. Throughout bachelor, I was the top student in
organic
chemistry
courses. To pass my
master’s
internship course, I worked under supervision of Dr. Majid
Hamzeloo
in
chemistry
physics lab, University of Tehran. The main topic of my
research
was the study of physio-chemical properties of several drugs to increase their absorption time. This limited
research
gave me the opportunity to push my knowledge boundaries
further
.
My greater curiosity and interest in
chemistry
pushed me to pursue my education and led me to several achievements in my
field
of study. During my
master
, I had 5 lectures in the
field
of medicinal
chemistry
, biochemistry, and
synthesis
. My lectures in biochemistry
were entitled
“DNA Polymerase II” and “Antiviral Nucleoside analogues” and the other in the
field
of medicinal
chemistry
was about “Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease “and introducing
some
common medicines for this prevalent disease. My
master’s
thesis
was entitled
“Synthesis
of 2H-Azirines and their usage in designing of new reactions”. I tried several reactions with this
highly
potent ring, and I did never give up until getting an acceptable result. I synthesized 23 derivatives of my final product in a limited time. As you studied my
research
experience, I was
also
able to
get
an excellent response by using a
totally
different
electrophile
(Iodine), and I synthesized 5 derivatives of this target product within
just
one week. During my
master
thesis, I tried to focus on improving my
skills
in
organic
synthesis
, and Joining
Balalaie
’s
research
group
gave me the opportunity to gain communicative and teamwork
skills
as well
as Specialized
skills
in
synthesis
, purification, and characterization of
organic
compounds.
Finally
, I hope you accept me as one of your
group’s
member to be able to play a crucial role in your
research
activities. I am
so
interested in working in an academic environment after finishing my PhD, and it is my honor to learn from you and accompany you in this area, and I believe that I am able to
meet
the challenges which I have prepared myself
as well
as I could.
Sincerely
,
Reyhaneh
Hosseinijei