Conferences and Presentations

1— K. Smith, G. A. El-Hiti, M. F. Abdel-Megeed and M. A. Abdo
Convenient synthesis of more complex 2-substituted 4(3H)-quinazolinones via lithiation of 2‑alkyl-4(3H)-quinazolinones
The First International Conference on Basic Science and Advanced Technology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, 9–12 November 1996.
2— G. A. El-Hiti
A convenient synthesis of 2,3-dihydrotriazolo- and triazolo-[3,2-b]quinazolin-5-ones
The 4th International Conference on Chemistry and its Role in Development, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt, 8–10 April 1997.
3— K. Smith, G. A. El-Hiti and M. F. Abdel-Megeed
Carbonylation of lithiated quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives
The 6th Ibn Sina International Conference on Pure and Applied Heterocyclic Chemistry, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 13–16 December 1997.
4— G. A. El-Hiti
Regioselective lithiation of quinazoline-4(3H)-one derivatives
The South West Regional Meeting of the Perkin Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 15 December 1998.
5— K. Smith, G. A. El-Hiti, T. Takahashi and D. Hou
Selective polymeric oranoborohydride agents: synthesis and application
Abstr. Pap. Am. Chem. Soc., 1999, 218, 66, INOR066.
6— K. Smith, G. A. El-Hiti and M. F. Abdel-Megeed
Diastereomeric and asymmetric induction of acylaminoquinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives
The 7th Ibn Sina International Conference on Pure and Applied Heterocyclic Chemistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, 25–28 March 2000.
7— K. Smith, G. A. El-Hiti and S. A. Mahgoub
Lithiation and side-chain substitution of 3‑alkyl-1H-quinoxalin-2-ones
The South West Regional Meeting of the Perkin Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom, 16 December 2002.
8— G. A. El-Hiti
A simple procedure for the side-chain lithiation of 2-alkyl-3H-quinazoline-4-thiones: application in synthesis
The South West Regional Meeting of the Organic Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, 15 December 2003.
9— G. A. El-Hiti
Application of organolithium in organic synthesis: a convenient synthesis of more complex 6-substituted 3H-quinzolin-4-ones
The 9th Ibn Sina International Conference on Pure and Applied Heterocyclic Chemistry, the Egyptian Heterocyclic Chemical Society, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 11–14 December 2004.
10— K. Smith, G. A. El-Hiti and A. S. Hegazy
Reactions of alkyllithiums with various quinazoline derivatives
The South West Regional Meeting of the Organic Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 19 December 2005.
11— K. Smith and G. A. El-Hiti
Modern approaches to cleaner chemical processes
Abstracts (poster L-PO-44) of the 1st European Chemistry Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 27–31 August, 2006, p 250.
12— K. Smith, G. A. El-Hiti and A. S. Hegazy
Investigation of the influences of substituents on the lithiation of N-pivaloylaminomethyl-benzenes
The Postgraduate Symposium, Department of Chemistry, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom, 28 June 2007.
13— K. Smith and G. A. El-Hiti
Modern approaches to cleaner chemical processes
The South and West Regional Meeting of the Organic Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 8 January 2008.
14— A. S. Hegazy, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Directed lithiation of substituted benzylamines
The Cardiff Easter Conference, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 18-19 March 2008.
15— A. Fekri, A. S. Hegazy, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Directed lithiation of substituted benzylamines
The South and West Regional Meeting of the Organic Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, 21 January 2009.
16— K. Smith, G. A. El-Hiti and A. S. Hegazy
Synthesis of 2,3-dihydroisoindolin-1-ones
The South and West Regional Meeting of the Organic Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, 29 March 2010.
17— A. Fekri, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Lithiation of simple aromatics and heterocycles
The Cardiff Spring Conference, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 5-6 May 2010.
18— A. Al-Khalaf, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Approaches to the synthesis of valuable industrial intermediates via regioselective bromination of naphthalene over solid catalysts
The Cardiff Spring Conference, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 5-6 May 2010.
19— A. A. Balakit, R. T. Pardasani, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
New polymeric sulfide-borane complexes as convenient hydroborating and reducing agents
The Macro 2010 (Poster; H26_P07): 43rd IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow, United Kingdom, 11–16 July 2010.
20— K. Smith, G. A. El-Hiti and A. S. Hegazy
Synthesis of heterocycles by lithiation of N-benzylamines
The 9th International Symposium of Carbanion Chemistry European (ISCC‑9; OP-01), p 41, Florence, Italy, 20–24 July, 2010.
21— A. A. Balakit, R. T. Pardasani, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
A new polymeric sulfide-borane adduct for the hydroboration of alkenes and reduction of carbonyl compounds
The EuCheMS Chemistry Congress (Poster Ic.003), Nürnberg, Germany, 29 August–2 September 2010.
22— A. Al-Khalaf, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Regioselective bromination of naphthalene over solid catalysts as an approach to the synthesis of valuable industrial intermediates
The EuCheMS Chemistry Congress (Poster IVc.057), Nürnberg, Germany, 29 August–2 September 2010.
23— C. Morris, G. A. El-Hiti, I. Weeks, J. S. Woodhead, K. Smith and P. Kille
Molecular assays enabling ‘animal-free’ toxicology tests
The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe 21st Annual Meeting, Milano Convention Centre, Milan, Italy, 15–19 May 2011.
24— A. A. Balakit, R. T. Pardasani, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Polymer supported borane: new reagent for organic synthesis
The Cardiff Spring Conference, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 16–17 May 2011.
25— A. J. Al-Zuhairi, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Synthesis of polysulfides by polycondensation of dihaloalkanes and sodium sulfide
The Cardiff Spring Conference, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 16–17 May 2011.
26— C. Morris, G. A. El-Hiti, K. Smith, I. Weeks, J. S. Woodhead and P. Kille
Utilising chemiluminescent methods for measuring Genotoxicity in vitro
The Gordon Conference on Genetic Toxicology, II Ciocco Hotel and Resort, Lucca (Barga), Italy, 10–15 July 2011.
27— C. Morris, G. A. El-Hiti, K. Smith, I. Weeks, J. S. Woodhead and P. Kille
Harnessing chemiluminescence to deliver mechanistically-informative in vitro assays for toxicological screening
The Society of Toxicology’s 51st Annual Meeting (SOT), Moscone Convention Centre, San Francisco, California, USA, 11–15 March 2012.
28— M. F. Abdel-Megeed, B. E. Badr, M. M. Azaam and G. A. El-Hiti
New heterocyclic a-aminophosphonate derivatives and their antimicrobial activities
The 8th International Scientific Conference, Al-Azhar University (AZHARSCIENCE), Environment, Development, and Bioinformatics, Al-Azhar Conference Center, Tayaran Street, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, 26–28 March 2012.
29— M. F. Abdel-Megeed, M. M. Azaam and G. A. El-Hiti
Synthesis of diphenyl (4'-(aryldiazenyl)biphenyl-4-ylamino)(pyridin-3-yl)methylphosphonates as azodisperse dyes for dyeing polyester fabrics
The 8th International Scientific Conference, Al-Azhar University (AZHARSCIENCE), Environment, Development, and Bioinformatics, Al-Azhar Conference Center, Tayaran Street, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, 26–28 March 2012.
30— M. B. Alshammari, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Lithiation and substitution of various substituted phenylalkylamines
The 11th Annual Cardiff Chemistry Conference, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 14–15 May 2012.
31— G. A. El-Hiti
Greener and more regioselective aromatic substitution reactions
A Celebration of Organic Chemistry, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 15 June 2012 (invited speaker along with a selection of distinguished speakers including two of the three recipients of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Professor Akira Suzuki and Professor Ei-ichi Negishi).
32— C. Morris, G. A. El-Hiti, I. Weeks, K. Smith, J. S. Woodhead and P. Kille
Utilising chemiluminescent methods for ‘animal-free’ toxicology tests
The 48th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX 2012), P13-09, Stockholm, Sweden, 17–20 June 2012; Toxicol. Lett. Supplement, 2012, 211S, S104–S105, doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2012.03.390.
33— M. B. Alshammari, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Synthesis of various substituted phenylalkylamines via organolithiums
The Royal Society of Chemistry University Roadshow 2012, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 12 July 2012.
34— M. B. Alshammari, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Variation in lithiation sites of various substituted phenylalkylamines
The 6th Saudi International Conference (SIC 2012), Brunel University, Middlesex, United Kingdom, 11–14 October 2012.
35— M. B. Alshammari, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Lithiation and substitution of various substituted phenylamines
The South West Regional Meeting of the Organic Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 11 January 2013.
35— G. A. El-Hiti
Second Scientific Meeting on Applied Medical Sciences, Research and Current Trends, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Sheraton Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 17–18 March 2013.
36— G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Sustainable and greener chemical processes: regioselective aromatic substitution reactions over solid catalysts
The 6th International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry (GSC-6), O19, The University of Nottingham, The Engineering and Science Learning Centre (ESLC), Nottingham, United Kingdom, 4–7 August 2013.
37— C. Morris, G. A. El-Hiti, J. S. Woodhead, K. Smith, I. Weeks and P. Kille
Toxicity screening via molecular endpoints
The First Annual International Environmental ‘Omics Synthesis Conference (EOS2013), Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 9–11 September 2013.
38— M. H. Alotaibi, K. Smith and G. A. El-Hiti
Highly regioselective process for the production of important industrial intermediates in high yields
The 159th OMICS Group Conference, The World Congress on Petrochemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hilton San Antonio Airport, San Antonio, USA, 18-20 November 2013.
39— A. A. Balakit, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Synthesis of novel oligomeric diarylethenes: strategy for the synthesis of poly(alkylene sulfide)s bearing photochromic units
2nd International Conference of Chemistry, University of Basrah, College of Science, Department of Chemistry, Basrah, Iraq, 19-20 March 2014.
40— M. H. Alotaibi, K. Smith and G. A. El-Hiti
The important role of zeolites in the production of 2,4-dinitrotoluene regioselectively
British Zeolite Association (BZA) Spring Meeting, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, 9-11 April 2014.
41— G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Greener chemical processes via regioselective catalytic aromatic substitution reactions
International Conference on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Engineering, Faculty of Biology, Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain, 29-31 July 2014.
42— M. B. Alshammari, G. A. El-Hiti and K. Smith
Greener and regioselective lithiation of substituted pyridines
International Conference on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Engineering, Faculty of Biology, Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain, 29-31 July 2014.
43— M. H. Alotaibi, K. Smith and G. A. El-Hiti
Regioselective nitration of 2- and 4-nitrotoluenes over nitric acid, acid anhydrides and zeolites systems
The 2nd International Conference on Organometallics and Catalysis (OM & Cat-2014), Todaiji-Temple Lecture Hall, Nara, Japan, 26-29 October 2014.