ISSN: 0366-6352 (print version) ISSN: 1336-9075 (electronic version) Springer's Journal No. 11696

Name: Philippe H. Kahn Position: Researcher at the CNRS Department: ITODYS Laboratory Institution: Denis Diderot University of Paris - France E-mail: kahn@univ-paris-diderot.fr Homepage:

Fields of interest:

• Organic synthesis
• Molecular modeling
• Biochemistry, Biology

Recent publications:

Cossy, J., Rakotoarisoa, H., Kahn, P. H., and Desmurs J.-R.:
Lewis acid mediated nucleophilic substitution reaction of 2-alkoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyranswith silyl enol ethers. TetrahedronLetters, 2000, 41, 7203-7205 .

Kaddachi, M. T., Mtibaa, K., Jouini, M., Cossy, J., and Kahn, P.:
Composition and structural determination of the wax constituents of Jojoba oil extracted from the seeds of Simmondsia chinensis growing in Tunisia. Journal de la Société Algérienne de Chimie, 2001, 11, 143-147 .

Kaddachi, M. T., Zouari, S., Ben Ammar, H., Cossy, J., and Kahn, P. H.:
Heterocyclisation of azacyanine with amines. Synthesis of new fused triazines and pyrimidines rings. Journal de la Société de Chimie de Tunisie, 2001, 4, 1171-1176.

Ben Ammar, H., Kaddachi, M. T., and Kahn, P. H.:
Conversion of malononitrile into 2-cyanomethyl compounds. Physical and Chemical News, 2003, 9, 137-139.

Hémadi,M., Miquel, G., Kahn, P. H., and El Hage Chahine,J.-M.:
Aluminium exchange between citrate and human serum transferrin and interaction with transferrin receptor 1. Biochemistry, 2003, 42, 3120-3130 .

Hémadi,M., Kahn, P. H., Miquel, G., and El Hage Chahine, J.-M.:
Transferrin's mechanism of interaction with receptor 1. Biochemistry, 2004, 43, 1736-1745.

Zouari, S., Kaddachi, M. T., and Kahn, P.H.:
Heterocyclization of cyanine with amines. Synthesis of new heterocyclic compounds. Phys. and Chem. News , 2004, 15, 120-123.

Miquel,G., Nekaa, T., Kahn, P. H., Hémadi, M., and El Hage Chahine, J.-M.:
Mechanism of formation of the complex between transferrin and bismuth, and interaction with transferring receptor 1. Biochemistry, 2004, 43, 14722-14731.

K. Sindi, P. Kahn, M. T. Kaddachi:
Synthesis of Imidazolines and Imidazoles Derivatives from 1,2-Diamines and N-Substituted Imidates, Physical & Chemical News, 2007, 35, in press.

K. Sindi, F. Rezgui, P. H. Kahn:
Synthesis of new catecholic siderophore-like molecules derived from spermidine, Physical & Chemical News, 2007, 40, in press.