Chemistry Faculty Members

Mr. Khurram Shahzad Munawar is holding a PhD degree in Chemistry and serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry for 4 years. His area of specialization is Inorganic/Analytical Chemistry. He has presented recently, research paper in a Conference held by Lahore Garrison University on 21 and 22 September 2020.He has more than six years of post-PhD teaching experience at University level. He has Successfully supervised the research work of more than 20 MS students at University of Management and Technology, Lahore. He is the reviewer of many international research journals like, Journal of Coordination chemistry, Journal of Molecular Structure, Egyptian Journal of Chemistry etc.

Additional Duties
1. Incharge, Department of Chemistry, UMW (17th March 2021 to date)
2. Incharge, Department of Zoology, UMW (April 2021 to date)
3. Focal person Director Student Affairs (DSA) UMW, (1st March 2021)
4. Incharge, Student Service Center, UMW
5. Member Discipline Committee, UMW
6. Member Central Purchase Committee, UMW
7. Focal Person for QEC, department of chemistry, UMW
8. Convener Student Endowment fund, UMW
9. Convener Masjid Committee, UMW
10. Convener Cafeteria Committee, UMW
11. Incharge, Examination, Department of Chemistry. UOS/UMW (Sept 2017 to March 2021)
12. Incharge Sports, Department of Chemistry, UOS, (Sports Gala 2018 and 2019)

Publications
1. Khurram Shahzad Munawar, S. Ali, M. N. Tahir, “Methyl (2Z)-3-[(4-nitrophenyl)carbamoyl]prop-2-enoate”, Acta Cryst., E 67 (2011) o77.
2. M. R. Malik, V. Vasylyeva, K. Merz , N. Metzler-Nolte, M. Saleem, S. Ali, A. A. Isab, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, S. Ahmad “Synthesis, crystal structures, antimicrobial properties and enzyme inhibition studies of zinc(II) complexes of thiones” InorganicaChimica Acta 376 (2011) 207-211.
3. Khurram Shahzad Munawar, S. Ali, A. N. Khan, S. Shahzadi,S. K. Sharma, K. Qanungo, “Synthesis, characterization, semi-empirical study and alkaline phosphatase activity of vanadyl(IV) complexes with N/O- and O-donor ligands” Inorganic Chemistry an Indian Journal 7(2), (2012) 82-93.
4. M. N. Tahir, M. Sirajuddin, S. Ali and Khurram Shahzad Munawar, “2-(2-Methoxyphenyl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione”ActaCryst. E68(2012) o2589.
5. Khurram Shahzad Munawar, S. Ali,M. Iqbal, A. N. Khan “Oxovanadium complexes with multidentate ligands"Review Journal of Chemistry, 3 (2013) 4,304–322.
6. S. M. Abbas, S. T. Hussain, Saqib Ali, N. Ahmad, N. Ali, Khurram Shahzad Munawar “Synthesis of carbon nanotubes anchored with mesoporous Co3O4 nanoparticles as anode material for lithium-ion batteries” Electrochimica Acta 105 (2013) 481-488.
7. S. M. Abbas, S. T. Hussain, Saqib Ali, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, N. Ahmad, N. Ali, “Facile synthesis of carbon nanotubes supported NiO nano composite and its high performance as lithium-ion battery anode” Materials Letters107(2013)15,158-161.
8. N. Ali, M. N. Tahir, S. Ali, M. Iqbal, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, “Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures, enzyme inhibition, DNA-binding and electrochemical studies of Zinc(II) mixed ligand complexes “Journal of coordination chemistry” 67 (2014) 7,1290-1308.
9. F. Javed, S. Ali, M. W. Shah, Khurram. Shahzad Munawar, S. Shahzadi, Hameedullah, H. Fatima, M. Ahmed, “Synthesis, characterization, Spectroscopic, DFT and Biological studies of transition metal with O-methyl carbonodithioate ligand”, Journal of Coordination chemistry67 (2014) 16, 2795-2808.
10. S. T. Hafeez, S. Ali, M. N. Tahir, M. Iqbal, Khurram Shahzad Munawar “One-pot synthesis, structural elucidation, DNA binding and alkaline phosphatase inhibition studies of zinc(II) complexes with 4-nitrocinnamic acid and ethylenediamine” Journal of Coordination chemistry67 (2014) 14,2479-2495.
11. S. Hussain, I. H. Bukhari, S. Ali, S.Shahzadi, M. Shahid, Khurram Shahzad Munawar “Synthesis and spectroscopic and thermogravimetric characterization of heterobimetallic complexes with Sn(IV) and Pd(II); DNA binding, alkaline phosphatase inhibition and biological activity studies”.Journal of Coordination Chemistry 68 (2015) 4, 662-677.
12. S. T.Hafeez,M. N. Tahir, S. Ali, M. Iqbal, Hussain Gulab, Khurram Shahzad Munawar “One-pot synthesis, characterization, DNA binding and enzymatic studies of 4-Methyl trans-cinnamate zinc(II) mixed ligand complexes,Journal of Coordination chemistry 68 (2015) 20, 3636-3650.
13. Khurram Shahzad Munawar, S. Ali, M. N. Tahir, N. Khalid, Q. Abbas, I. Z. Qureshi, S.Shahzadi, “Investigation of Derivatized Schiff Base Ligands of 1,2,4-Triazole Amine and Their Oxovanadium(IV) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, DNA Binding, Alkaline Phosphatase Inhibition, Biological Screening, and Insulin Mimetic Properties,Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 85(2015) 9, 2183-2197.
14. Khurram Shahzad Munawar, S. Ali, N. Khalid, M. N. Tahir, S. M. Abbas “Vanadium-Catalyzed Esterification of Carboxylates: Synthesis, X-Ray Crystal Structure and Biological Studies, Chemistry Journal, 06 (2016) 01, 1-9.
15. M. Shabbir , Z. Akhter , I. Ahmad , S. Ahmed, M. Shafiq, B. Mirza, V. McKee, Khurram Shahzad Munawar,A. R. Ashraf, “Schiff base triphenylphosphine palladium(II) complexes: synthesis, structuralelucidation electrochemical and biological evaluation” Journal of Molecular Structure, Volume 1118, 15 August 2016, Pages 250–258.
16. Shabbir Hussain, Saqib Ali, SairaShahzadi, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Muhammad Shahid,Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Syed Mustansar Abbas, “Synthesis, spectroscopy, single crystal XRD and biological studies of multinuclear organotin dicarboxylates”, Polyhedron 117 (2016) 64-72.
17. Sohail Nadeem, Saad Tariq, Muhammad Imran Jamil, Ejaz Ahmad, S. M. Sohail Gilani, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, “DFT study of structural, electronic, thermo-elastic properties and plausible origin of superconductivity due to quantum degenerate states in LaTiO3”Journal of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry,15(2016) 05.
18. Waqar Ahmad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, AsmaKhalid and Sadia Kawanl, “Synthesis, characterization and pharmacological evaluation of mixed ligand-metal complexes containing omeprazole and 8-hydroxyquinoline”Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research May 2017; 16 (5) 1137-1146.
19. Abdur Rauf, Afzal Shah, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Abdul Aziz Khan, Rashda Abbasi, Muhammad ArfatYameen, Asad Muhammad Khan, Abdur Rahman Khan, Irfan Zia Qureshi, Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz, Zia-ur-Rehman,” Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, DFT optimization and biological activities of Schiff bases and their metal(II) complexes”, Journal of Molecular Structure 1145 (2017) 132-140.
20. Fatima Javed, Saqib Ali, Saira. Shahzadi, S. K. Sharma, K. Qanungo, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, and I. Khan, “Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activityof Organotin(IV) Complexeswith 4-Oxo-4-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenylamino]butanoic Acid”, Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 87(10),(2017) 2409–2420.
21. Shakeel Khan, Waqar Ahmad, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Sadia Kanwal, “Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization and BiologicalEvaluation of Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) Complexes
ofDiphenyldithiocarbamate” Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2018;80(3):480-488.
22. Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Shah Muhammad Haroon, Syed Ammar Hussain, Hamid Raza,“Schiff Bases: Multipurpose Pharmacophores with ExtensiveBiological Applications”, Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, 2018, 14, 217-229.
23. “Mehrine Rehman, Saqib Ali, Khurram Shahzad Munawar” Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization and Biological Applications of Novel Zinc Complexes with Schiff Bases”, Key Engineering Materials 778:293-300.DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.778.293.
24. Tabassum Munir,Khurrum Shahzad Munawar, Ayesha Mohyuddin “An Overview of the Antibacterial Implications of Lansiumdomesticum” Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences Vol 14, 206-209, 2018, https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-5129.2018.14.32
25. Saghir Abbas, SumeraZaib, Shafiq Ur Rahman, Saqib Ali, Shahid Hameed, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Farzana Shaheen, Syed Mustansar Abbas, Jamshed Iqbal, “Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitory Potential of 1,2,4-triazole-3-thione Derivatives of Flurbiprofen, Ibuprofen and 4-tert-butylbenzoic Hydrazide: Design, Synthesis, Characterization, Biochemical Evaluation, Molecular Docking and Dynamic Simulation Studies”, Medicinal Chemistry, :Volume 15 , Issue 3 , 2019. 298-310. 10.2174/1573406414666181012165156. 26. Oxygen-Cluster-Modified Anatase with Graphene Leads to Efficient and Recyclable Photo-Catalytic Conversion of CO2 to CH4 Supported by the Positron Annihilation Study, Gulzar Ahmed; Fazal Raziq; Muddasir Hanif; Javid Khan; Khurram Shahzad Munawar; Mingmei Wu; Xingzhong Cao; Zhongwu Liu, Scientific Reports, doi:10.1038/s41598-019-49694-w(2019) 9:13103
27. Abdur Rauf, Afzal Shah, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Saqib Ali, M. Nawaz Tahir, Mohsin Javed, Asad Muhammad Khan, “Synthesis, physicochemical elucidation, biologicalscreening and molecular docking studies of a Schiff base and its metal(II) complexes” Arabian Journal of Chemistry (2020) 13, 1130–1141
28. Muhammad Usman, Ghulam Abbas, Shamraiz Hussain Talib, Saqib Ali, Muhammad Afzal, Zeinab Osman Salman, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Muhammad Naveed Zafar, Kaleem Ullah, Li Qi, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Sarfaraz Ahmad Bashir, Synthesis, characterization, geometric optimization and multi-target therapeutic evaluation of new homoleptic and heteroleptic Cd(II) carboxylates, Journal of Molecular Structure 1212 (2020) 128088-128097.
29. Khurram Shahzad Munawar , Saqib Ali , Muhammad Nawaz Tahir , Nasir Khalid , Qamar Abbas , Irfan Zia Qureshi , Shabbir Hussain & Muhammad Ashfaq (2020): Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, X-ray crystal structure, antimicrobial, DNA-binding, alkaline phosphatase and insulin-mimetic studies of oxidovanadium(IV) complexes of azomethineprecursors, Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 73, 16 (2020), 2275-2300. DOI:
10.1080/00958972.2020.1813282. 30. Muhammad Arif, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Saqib Ali, Hamid Raza, Muhammad Ashfaq, Synthesis and Optical Study of Sensitive and Selective Detection of Fe (III) ions Based on Solvents, Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 63 (10) 2020 (4029-4038). https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_113414.html
31. Hussain S. Phytochemical Composition of Ginger, its Nutritional and Pharmacological Importance. LGU J. Life Sci. 2020 Mar 11;4(01):17-31.
32. Iqra Karim, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Syed Mustansar Abbas, Hira Karim, Shabbir Hussain, Muhammad Ashfaq, Mehrine Rehman, Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Degradation of Nickel Doped Copper Oxide Nanoparticles, LGU J. Life Sci.. 2020, 4 (2) 130-138.
33. Fauzia Kanwal, Shabbir Hussain, Muhammad Amin Abid,Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Tauqeer Ahmad, Muhammad Suleman,Anees Abbas, Mohsin Javed, Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Iqbal,Muhammad Mazhar, Sidra Arshad, Origin, Physiochemical CompositionAnd Bio-Medical Importance Of Propolis, PostępyBiologiiKomórki 47 2020 Nr 1 (83–96)
34. Kargar H, Behjatmanesh-Ardakani R, Torabi V, Kashani M, Chavoshpour-Natanzi Z, Kazemi Z, Mirkhani V, Sahraei A, Tahir MN, Ashfaq M, Munawar KS. Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures, DFT, TD-DFT, molecular docking and DNA binding studies of novel copper (II) and zinc (II) complexes bearing halogenated bidentate N, O-donor Schiff base ligands. Polyhedron. 2020 Dec 23:114988. https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1cKYw-6k4rTKQ
35. Hadi Kargar, Amir AdabiArdakani, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Muhammad Ashfaq, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Synthesis, spectral characterization, crystal structure determination and antimicrobial activity of Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes with the Schiff base ligand derived from 3,5-dibromosalicylaldehyde, Journal of Molecular Structure, Volume 1229, 2021, 129842, ISSN 0022-2860, https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1cMDB54JUKo4I
36. Hadi Kargar, FaribaAghaei-Meybodi, Reza Behjatmanesh-Ardakani, Mohammad Reza Elahifard, VajihehTorabi, Mehdi Fallah-Mehrjardi, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Muhammad Ashfaq, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Synthesis, crystal structure, theoretical calculation, spectroscopic and antibacterial activity studies of copper(II) complexes bearing bidentate Schiff base ligands derived from 4-aminoantipyrine: Influence of substitutions on antibacterial activity, Journal of Molecular Structure, Volume 1230, 2021, 129908.
37. Hussain, Shabbir, Muhammad Amin Abid, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Aisha Saddiqa, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Suleman, Mazhar Hussain et al. "Choice of Suitable Economic Adsorbents for the Reduction of Heavy Metal Pollution Load." Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. Vol. 30, No. 3 (2021), 1-11.
38. Hadi Kargar, Reza Behjatmanesh-Ardakani, Mehdi Fallah-Mehrjardi, VajihehTorabi, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir “Ultrasound-based synthesis, SC-XRD, NMR, DFT, HSA of new Schiff bases derived from 2-aminopyridine: Experimental and theoretical studies, Journal of Molecular Structure”1233, 2021,130105.
39. Hadi Kargar, Amir AdabiArdakani, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Muhammad Ashfaq, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, Crystal Structure and Antimicrobial Activity of Nickel(II), Copper(II) and Zinc(II) Complexes Containing ONNO Donor Schiff Base Ligands, Journal of Molecular Structure 1233, 2021, 130112.
40. Kargar, H., AdabiArdakani, A., Munawar, K.S. et al. Nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes containing symmetrical Tetradentate Schiff base ligand derived from 3,5-diiodosalicylaldehyde: Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure and antimicrobial activity. J IRAN CHEM SOC (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-021-02207-x
41. Rana Muhammad Irfan, Sayed Ali Khan, Mudassir Hussain Tahir Tauqeer Ahmad , Liaqat Ali, Masood Afzal, Hazrat Ali, Anees Abbas, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Jianqing Zhao and Lijun Gao, Integration of an aminopyridine derived cobalt based homogenous cocatalyst with a composite photocatalyst to promote H2 evolution from water New Journal of Chemistry. 12 (2021). https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/nj/d1nj00086a#!divAbstract
42. Hadi Kargar, FaribaAghaei-Meybodi, Mohammad Reza Elahifard, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Muhammad Ashfaq &Khurram Shahzad Munawar (2021): Some new Cu(II) complexes containing O,N-donor Schiff base ligands derived from 4-aminoantipyrine: synthesis, characterization, crystal structure and substitution effect on antimicrobial activity, Journal ofCoordination Chemistry, 2021. DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2021.1900831
43. Hadi Kargar, Maryam Bazrafshan, Mehdi Fallah-Mehrjardi, Reza Behjatmanesh-Ardakani, Hadi Amiri Rudbari, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures, Hirshfeld surface analysis, DFT computational studies and catalytic activity of novel oxovanadium and dioxomolybdenum complexes with ONO tridentate Schiff base ligand, Polyhedron, 202 (2021), 115194, ISSN 0277-5387, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2021.115194