Sorana Ionescu
Assistant Professor dr.

 

Teaching:
 
 

Atomic and Molecular Structure
(course, laboratory and seminary, IInd  year, B.Sc. Chemistry)

Molecular Spectroscopy
(course and seminary, IVth  year, B.Sc. Chemistry)

Quantum Chemistry and Reactivity Theory Applied to Biologically Active Compounds
(course and seminary, VIth  year, M.Sc. Synthèse, Structure et Reactivité Appliquées à la Chimie des Médicaments)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Research:










DOMAINS OF INTEREST:

* Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Computational Modeling of Thermal and Photochemical Organic Reactions
* Electronic Spectroscopy in Solution
* Molecular Interactions
* Quantum Chemical Calculations on 3D/2D Systems
 

CURRENT PROJECTS:

* Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Excited States of Organic Molecules
* The Role of Electron Correlation in Determining the Calculated Molecular Parameters
* The Interaction of Proteins with Some Chemiluminescent and Bioluminescent Compounds
* Theoretical Modelling of Some 3d Metal Oxides
 
 

Recent Publications:


 


    1. Articles:

    2. 1. "Characterization of a new norfloxacin metabolite monitored during a bioequivalence study by means of mass-spectrometry and quantum computation"
      A. Medvedovici, D. I. Sora, S. Ionescu, M. Hillebrand, V. David
      Biomed. Chromatograph., in press, ()
      3.  
    3. 2. "Excited States Properties of Some Phenoxathiine Derivatives"
      S. Ionescu, D. Gavriliu, O. Maior, M. Hillebrand
      J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 124, 67-73 (1999)
      4.  
    4. 3. "Theoretical study of non-radiative deactivation pathways for some heterocyclic compounds. I. Pyrrolyl-izoxazole derivatives"
      S. Ionescu, I. Chiorescu, M. Hillebrand
      J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 630, 125-133 (2003)
      5.  
    5. 4. "Theoretical study of the excited states of 3-phenyl- and 3-thiophenyl-coumarins"
      S. Ionescu, M. Hillebrand
      Chem. Phys., 293, 53-64 (2003)
      6.  
    6. 5. "Theoretical study of the excited state properties of 4-acetyldiphenylsulfide"
      S. Ionescu, M. Hillebrand
      Anal. Univ. Buc. – Chim, anul XII (serie noua), 203-210 (2003)
      7.  
    7. 6. "Active phases of supported cobalt catalysts for 2,3-dihydrofuran synthesis "
      L. Leite, V. Stonkus, K. Edolfa, L. Ilieva, D. Andreeva, L. Plyasova, J. W. Sobczak, S. Ionescu, G. Munteanu
      J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem., 215, 95-101 (2004)
      8.  
    8. 7. "Experimental and Theoretical Study of 2,5-Diaryloxazoles whose Aryl Are para-Substituted Phenyl Groups"
      S. Ionescu, D. Popovici, A. T. Balaban, M. Hillebrand
      Spectrochim. Acta, 62, 252-260 (2005)
      9.  
    9. 8. "Theoretical study of deactivation processes of substituted oxazoles"
      S. Ionescu, D. Popovici, M. Hillebrand, A. T. Balaban
      Rev. Roum. Chim., 50, 507-510 (2005)
      10.  
    10. 9. "Theoretical Prediction of the Deactivation Pathways in the Coumarin Class"
      C. Stoica, S. Ionescu, M. Hillebrand
      Anal. Univ. Buc. – Chim., anul XIV (serie noua), 361-367 (2005)
      11.  
    11. 10. "Theoretical study of some verapamil derivatives"
      S. Ionescu, C. C. Diaconu, M. Hillebrand
      Intl. J. Quant. Chem., 106, 1457-1464 (2006)
      12.  
    12. 11. "2-Phenoxathiinyl-5-phenyloxazole and 5-Phenoxathiinyl-2-phenyloxazole Derivatives: Experimental and Theoretical Study of Emission Properties"
      S. Ionescu, D. Popovici, A. T. Balaban, M. Hillebrand
      Spectrochim. Acta A, 189, 73-79 (2007)
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      Conferences:

    1. 1. "Experimental and theoretical study of some diaryloxazole derivatives"
      S. Ionescu, D. Popovici, M. Hillebrand
      10th Conference on Physical Chemistry, Iasi, ROMANIA (2000)
      2.  
    2. 2. "Experimental and Theoretical Study of Some Pyrrolyl-Izoxazole Derivatives in Their Excited State"
      I. Chiorescu, S. Ionescu, E. Merišor, O. Maior, M. Hillebrand
      12th Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Bucuresti, ROMANIA (2001)
      3.  
    3. 3. "Theoretical study of non-radiative deactivation pathways for some heterocyclic compounds"
      S. Ionescu, I. Chiorescu, M. Hillebrand
      6th Congress of the World Association of the Theoretically Oriented Chemists, WATOC02, Lugano, SWITZERLAND (2002)
      4.  
    4. 4. "Quantum chemical study of the excited states of some oxazole and izoxazole derivatives by ab initio methods I. Pyrrolyl-izoxazole derivatives"
      S. Ionescu, S. Bates, M. Hillebrand
      TAM2003, Barcelona, SPAIN (2003)
      5.  
    5. 5. "Experimental study of the inclusion complexes of some 2,5-diaryloxazoles with cyclodextrins"
      C. Stoica, S. Ionescu, D. Popovici, M. Hillebrand
      International Cofnerence on Physical Chemistry ROMPHYSCHEM 11, Timisoara, ROMANIA (2003)
      6.  
    6. 6. "Theoretical study regarding the catalytic effect of some 3d cations on the dehydrogenation of 1,4-butanediol"
      S. Ionescu, G. Munteanu
      International Conference on Physical Chemistry ROMPHYSCHEM 11, Timisoara, ROMANIA (2003)
      7.  
    7. 7. "Active phases of supported Co catalysts for 2,3-dihydrofuran synthesis"
      L. Leite, V. Stonkus, L. Ilieva, D. Andreeva, L. Plyasova, J. W. Sobczak, S. Ionescu, G. Munteanu, E. Lukevics
      EUROPACAT VI, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA (2003)
      8.  
    8. 8. "The Effect of Cobalt Atomic Clusters on the Dehydrogenation of 1,4-butanediol"
      S. Ionescu, T. Mineva, G. Munteanu, L. Ilieva, L. Leite
      NANO2003, Sofia, BULGARIA (2003)
      9.  
    9. 9. "Experimental and theoretical study of some potentially TICT forming compounds"
      S. Ionescu, M. Hillebrand
      ICOSECS4, Beograd, SERBIA&MONTENEGRO (2004)
      10.  
    10. 10. "Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Inclusion Complexes of Some 2,5-Diaryloxazoles with Cyclodextrins"
      C. Stoica, S. Ionescu, D. Popovici, M. Hillebrand
      ICOSECS4, Beograd, SERBIA&MONTENEGRO (2004)
      11.  
    11. 11. "Theoretical study on some verapamil derivatives"
      S. Ionescu, C. C. Diaconu, M. Hillebrand
      2nd Humboldt Conference on Computational Chemistry, Nessebar, BULGARIA (2004)
      12.  
    12. 12. "Semiempirical and ab initio study of some multidrug resistance reversal (MDRR) agents"
      S. Ionescu, C. C. Diaconu, M. Hillebrand
      2nd Humboldt Conference on Computational Chemistry, Nessebar, BULGARIA (2004)
      13.  
    13. 13. "Electronic Structure of some HIV-protease inhibitors"
      S. Ionescu, C. C. Diaconu, M. Hillebrand
      14th Romanian International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering RICCCE14, Bucuresti, ROMANIA (2005)
      14.  
    14. 14. "Ground and Excited States Properties by MCSCF Methods"
      S. Ionescu, M. Hillebrand
      International Conference on Physical Chemistry ROMPHYSCHEM 12, Bucuresti, ROMANIA (2006)
      15.  
    15. 15. "Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Photophysical Properties of a Pyrrolyl-Izoxazol Derivative"
      I. Matei, S. Ionescu, M. Hillebrand
      International Conference on Physical Chemistry ROMPHYSCHEM 12, Bucuresti, ROMANIA (2006)
      16.  
    16. 16. "Excited State Electron Transfer in Systems Containing a Coumarin Derivative and Different Electron Donors"
      C. Tablet, R. Nikolova, S. Ionescu
      MAF10, Salzburg, Austria (2007)
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    1. Publications list last revised: Wednesday, 09 January 2008 at 10:34:43

     


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