Abdul Latif Abu Hijleh
Abdul Latif Abu Hijleh
Abdullatif Abuhijleh, Professor of Chemistry, is the 4th President of Birzeit University. He assumed office on 1st August 2015 and was formally inaugurated on 16th September 2015.
Professor Abuhijleh obtained his Ph.D in inorganic chemistry in 1981 from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), Oxford, USA. He has been a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at Birzeit University since then. He assumed many leadership positions at Birzeit University including Vice President for Academic affairs (1998-2009).
Professor Abuhijleh’s research focuses on coordination chemistry of copper complexes.
Professor Abuhijleh was visiting scholar in a number of academic institutions:
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DAAD fellow, Tubingen University, Germany
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Visiting research professor, University of Bergen, Norway
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Fulbright fellow and visiting research professor, University of Tennessee, USA (1990-1992)
Publications in International Journals
1. M. D. Darawsheh. H. Abu Ali، E. Rappocciolo، A. L. Abuhijleh. M. Akkawi، S. Jaber،
S. Maloul، Y. Hussein، New Mixed Ligand Zinc (II) Complexes Based on the Antiepileptic Drug Sodium Valproate and Bioactive Nitrogen-Donor Ligands. Synthesis، Structure and Biological Properties
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2014, 82, 152-163.
2. Munir Qazzaz & Rula Abdul-Ghani & Munther Metani & Rateb Husein & Abdul-Latif Abu-Hijleh &Abdul-Salam Abdul-Ghani
The Antioxidant Activity of Copper(II) (3,5-Diisopropyl Salicylate)4 and Its Protective Effect
Against Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mellitus in Rats
Biol .Trace Elem. Res. 2013, 154, 88–96
3. A. Latif Abuhijleh (2011)
Mononuclear copper(ll) aspirinate or salicylate complexes with
methylimidazoles as biomimetic catalysts for oxidative dealkylation
of a hindered phenol, oxidation of catechol and their superoxide
scavenging activities.
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, volume 14, pp759-762.
4. A. Latif Abuhijleh (2010)
Mononuclear copper (II) salicylate complexes with
1,2-dimethylimidazole and 2-methylimidazole:
Synthesis, spectroscopic and crystal structure characterization and
their superoxide scavenging activities.
Journal of Molecular Structure , volume 980, pp 201-207.
5. A.Latif Abuhijleh and Juhienah Khalaf (2010)
Copper(II) complexes of the anti-inflammatory drug naproxen and 3-pyridylmethanol as auxiliary ligand.Characterization, superoxide dismutase and catecholase –mimetic activities.
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, volume 45, pp 3811-3817.
6. A. Latif Abuhijleh, Hijazi Abu Ali and Abdul-Hamid Emwas (2009)
Synthesis, spectral and structural characterization of dinuclear rhodium(II) Complexes of the anticonvulsant drug valproate with theophylline and caffeine.
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, volume 694 , pp.3590-3596.
7. Abdul-Salam Abdul-Ghani, A.Latif Abuhijleh, Munir Qazzaz, Ashraf
Muhaisen and Rula Abdul Ghani (2005)
Stimulated release of Exogenous GABA and Glutamate from
Cerebral Cortical Synaptosomes and Brain Slices by Bis (acetato)
tetrakis (imidazole) Copper (II) Complex.
Biological Trace Element Research, Volume 108, Issue 1-3, pp.205-214.
8. Abdul-Salam Abdul-Ghani, A. latif Abuhijleh, and Munir Qazzaz., (2004)
The Effect of Bis (Acetato)Tetrakis (Imidazole) Copper (II) in Delaying the Onset and Reducing the Mortality Rate of Strychnine and Thiosemicarbazide Induced Convulsions .
Biological Trace Elements Research, Volume 101, pp.87- 95,
9. A. Latif Abuhijleh and C.Woods (2002)
Synthesis, crystal structure and superoxide dismutase mimetic
activity of hexakis (N-methylimidazole) copper (II) salicylate.
Inorganic Chemistry Communications volume 5, 296-273
10. A. Latif Abuhijleh and C. Woods (2001)
Mononuclear copper (II) salicylate imidazole complexes derives from copper (II) aspirinate. Crystallographic determination of three copper geometries in a unit cell.
Inorganic Chemistry Communications , volume 4, 119-123
11. A. Latif Abuhijleh “Superoxide Dismutase Activity of Doubly Bridged
Dinuclear Copper(II) Acetate Complexes with N-methylimidazole, Azide and
Chloride”.
Presented in the : International Conference on Superoxide Dismutases; Recent Advances and clinical applications. Institute Pasteur-Paris, May 14-15, 1998,p.46.
Published in:Superoxide Dismutases: Recent Advances and Clinical Applications, Editions MEL - Paris, Editor: Marvin A. EDEAS, ( 1999), 45-50
12. A. Latif Abuhijleh (1997)
Ternary Copper(II) Complexes of the Anticonvulsant Drug Valproate with Diimines as Superoxide Dismutase Mimics.
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, volume 68, 167-176.
13. A. Latif Abuhijleh (1997)
Synthesis and Characterization of Copper-Ibuprofenate Complexes with 2,2’-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthrolines and their Hydrolytic Activities in Phosphate Diester Cleavage.
Polyhedron, volume 16, 733-740
14. A. Latif Abuhijleh and C. Woods (1996).
Synthesis, Characterization, and Oxidase Activities of Copper(II) Complexes of
the Anticonvulsant Drug Valproate.
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, volume 64, 55-67.
15. A. latif Abuhijleh (1996)
Catalytic Activities of the Antitumor Complex Bis(acetato) Bis (imidazole) copper(II) and Bis (valproato) Bis(imidazole) copper (II) for the oxidation of organic Substrates.
Polyhedron, volume 15, 285-293.
16. A.S Abdul-Ghani,. A. Latif Abuhijleh, N.Nahas and R. A (1996)
Hypoglycemic Effect of Copper (II) Acetate Imidazole Complexes.
Biol. Trace Elem. Res., volume 54, 143-151
17. A. latif Abuhijleh (1994)
Mononuclear and binuclear copper (II) complexes of the antiinflammatory drug Ibuprofen: Synthesis, Characterization and catecholase-mimetic activity.
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, volume 155, 255-262.
18. A. latif Abuhijleh, J.Polite and C.Woods (1994)
Preparation, structure and catecholase-mimetic activity of two mononuclear ferrocenecarboxylate copper (II) complexes.
Inorganica Chimica Acta, volume 215, 131-137.
19. A. latif Abuhijleh and C.Woods (1993)
Characterization and Catecholase-mimetic behavior of imidazole adducts of Copper (II) valproate. Crystal structure of 2- methylimidazole adduct.
Inorganica Chimica Acta, volume 209, 187-193.
20. A. latif Abuhijleh; C. Woods, E. Bogas and G. Le Guenniou (1992).
Synthesis, Characterization and catecholase-mimetic activity of mononuclear copper (II) aspirinate complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta, volume 195, 67-61.
21. A. latif Abuhijleh and C. Woods (1992)
Synthesis, Spectroscopic and structural characterization of bis
(acetato) tetrakis (imidazole) copper (II): a model complex for DNA binding.
Inorganica Chimica Acta, volume 194, 9-14.
22. A. latif Abuhijleh and C. Woods (1991)
Synthesis and Molecular structures of cis and trans Monomeric Ferrocenecarboxylato Copper (II) complexes with Imidazole Derivatives.
J.Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1249-1252.
23. A. latif Abuhijleh , C. Woods and I.Y Ahmed (1991).
Synthesis and molecular structure of monomeric Copper (II) acetates with 2-
methylimidazole and 1,2-dimethylimidazole.
Inorganica Chimica Acta, volume 190, 11-17.
24. A. latif Abuhijleh and I.Y. Ahmed (1991)
Monomer and Dimer Complexes of Copper (II) Acetate with pyridine and picolines. Part (II). Solution Equilibria by Spectrophotmetric and NMR Magnetic Measurements.
Polyhedron, volume10, 793-797.
25. A. latif Abuhijleh (1989)
Synthesis and characterization of Mononuclear Copper (II) Aspirinate Adducts with Imidazole and its Methyl derivatives. Polyhedron, volume 8, 2777-2783.
26. I.Y. Ahmed and A. latif Abuhijleh ( 1982) . Monomer and Dimer complexes of Copper (II) Acetate with pyridine and picolines. Part I. Synthesis and characterization.
Inorganica Chimica Acta, volume 61, 241-246.
Presentations in International Conferences
1. A. Latif Abuhijleh (2015)
“Biomimetic catalytic activities of copper (II) ferrocenecarboxylate complexes with nitrogen based ligands as catechol oxidase and phenoxazinone synthase and for oxidative coupling of 2,6-dimethylphenol”
Presented in OMCOS18 , Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis , IUPAC International Symposium held in Sitges-Barcelona, June 28th – July 2nd , 2015
2. A. Latif Abuhijleh (2014)
“ Oxidation and Superoxide Dismutase Activities of Mononuclear Copper(II) Acetate
with Imidazoles as Models for Copper Containing Enzymes"
Presented in 2nd Annual International Conference on Chemistry, 21-24 July
2014, Athens, Greece (Abstract book p.13)
3. Mutasem Naseraldeen and A.Latif Abuhijleh (2014)
Copper(II) complexes of Anti-inflammatory drugs with Nitrogen Based
Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activities Presented in5th EuCheMS Chemistry Congres, August 31-September 4, 2014 Istanbul، Turkey
4. A. Latif Abuhijleh (2013)
SYNTHESIS AND SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACT-ERIZATION OF MONONUCLEAR AND BINUCLEAR END-ON BIS(μ- ACETATO) BRIDGED COPPER(II) COMPLEXES WITH N-METHYLIMIDAZOLE. BIOMEMITIC SOD AND OXIDASE CATALYTIC ACTIVITIES
Presented in 15th Asian Chemical Congress, 19–23 August 2013,Singapore, Singapore
5. A. Latif Abuhijleh (2012)
Copper Complexes of Ibuprofen with Diimines and their Oxidase and Superoxide
Dismutase Activities. Presented in 40 International Conference on Coordination
Chemistry (ICCC40), held in Valencia Spain ,September 9th-13th 2012.MS.D3.P.609
6. A. Latif Abuhijleh (2012)
Superoxide Dismutase and Oxidase Activities of Copper(II) Complexes of the
Anti- inflammatory Drug Ibuprofen with Imidazoles and Pyrazole . Presented in
12th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences (EuAsC2S-12), April ,16-21, 2012-Corfu- Greece, S1-OP25.
7. A. Latif Abuhijleh (2011)
SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE AND POLYPHENOL OXIDASE BIOMIMETIC
ACTIVITIES OF COPPER (II) 3,5- DIISOPROPYLSALICYLATE COMPLEXES
WITH HISTAMINE AND CIMETIDINE. Presented in XXIII.International
Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry, June 5-10, 2011,Smolenice-Slovakia, P.21
8. A. Latif Abuhijleh (2010)
Mononuclear copper(II) aspirinate or salicylate complexes with
methylimidazoles as biomimetic catalysts for oxidative dealkylation
of a hindered phenol, oxidation of catechol and their superoxide
scavenging activities.
Presented in EUROBIC10, 10th European Biological Inorganic Chemistry
Conference, June 22-26, 2010, Thessaloniki, Greece,PO-001.
9. A.Latif Abuhijleh (2009)
Synthesis, Spectral, Strctural Characrerization and Catecholase Activities of
Copper(II) Complexes of the Anti-inflammatory Drug Naproxen with Diimines.
Presented in FIGIPAS 10th , The 10th International Meeting in
Inorganic Chemistry, Palermo, Italy,July 1-4, PO 2.
10. A.Latif Abuhijleh (2006 )
Binuclear Copper (II) complexes As Mimics of Copper containing Enzymes.
Presented in 37th.International Conference on Coordination
Chemistry, 13-18th.August 2006, page 29,Cape Town, South
Africa.
11. A.Latif Abuhijleh (2005)
“ Copper (II) Complexes of the anti-inflammatory Drug Naproxen with nitrogen
donor ligands and their Superoxide Scavenging activity”.
Presented in Transmediterranean Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry
and Catalysis . RENACOM May 5-7, 2005 held in Marrakech, Morroco.
12. A.Latif Abuhijleh (2003)
Polyphenol oxidase Models: Synthesis,Charaterization And Phenolase And
Catecholase Activities of Dinuclear Copper(II) Acetate Complexes with N-
methylimidazole and Azide Ligands.
Second International Conference of Chemistry and its Aplications, (2003 )
Bio37, 307. Qatar University, Chemistry Department.
13. A. Latif Abuhijleh (2000)
Superoxide Dismutase Mimetic Activity of Mononuclear Copper (II) Complex of the
Antiinflammatory Drug Naproxen with 3- pyridylmethanol
Presented in The 2nd. International Conference on Superoxide Dismutase,
Recent Advances , Clinical and Nutritional Applications,Institute Pasteur,Paris
18-19 May, 2000, P.125.
14. A.Latif Abuhijleh (2000)
Scientific Research and Encouragement of Researchers : Presented in Scientific: Research Outlook in the Arab World and the New Milllennium: Science and Technology.
The University of Sharjah, April 24-26,2000. PP.129-130.
15. A. Latif Abuhijleh and C.Woods (1999)
Synthesis, Structure and Superoxide Dismutase Mimetic Activity of Mononuclear Copper (II) Salicylate Imidazole Complexes Derived from Binuclear Copper ( II) Aspirinate.
5th International Symposium on Applied Bioinorganic Chemistry, 13-17 April ( 1999 ), Corfu, Greece, p. 127 .
16. A.S.Abdul-Ghani, A.Latif Abuhijleh , A.Mhaesen and R. Abdul-Ghani (1998).
The Anticonvulsant Activity of Copper(II) Acetate Imidazole.
Presented in “Second Scientific Day”, March 15, 1998, the Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Palestine.
17. A. Latif Abuhijleh, Abdul Hamid Emwas and Einar Sletten (1997)11
Interaction of Dirhodium tetracarboxylate Complex of the Anticonvulsant Drug Valproate with purines and Adenine Nucleotide (AMP).
3rdCost D1 Workshop on Biocoordination Chemistry. 11-13 September 1997 Bergen, Norway
18. A. latif Abuhijleh (1996)
Synthesis, Characterization and Superoxide Dismutase-mimetic Activity of Copper(II) Complexes of The Anticonvulsant Drug Valproate with Diimines.
Proceed. of 3rd European Conference on Bio-Inorganic Chemistry
(EUROBIC 3), The Netherlands. B3.
19. A. latif Abuhijleh and C. Woods (1995)
Characterization and Catecholase-Memetic Activity of Copper (II) Complexes of the Anticonvulsant Drug Valproate.
Proceeding of the 35th International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Istanboul, (Turkey), HEAL. ORL. 1, 54
20. A. latif Abuhijleh (1994)
Ternary Copper (II) Complexes with Ibuprofen and (N-N) ligands and their hydrolysis of phosphodiester.
Proc. American Chemical Society 208th national meeting. Washington, D.C. Inorg. Chem. 477.
21. A.S.Abdul-Ghani, A. latif Abuhijleh, N.Nahas and R. Amin (1993)
The Hpoglycemic Effect of Copper (II) Complexes. Latin-American Proc. Inorganic Chemistry Meeting, Santiago De Compostela (Spain), September 13-17 LAICM 1242P.
22. Abuhijleh, A. latif (1993)
Mononuclear copper (II) complexes catalyzed oxidation of TMPD and O-phenylenediamine and oxygen insertion in the O-phenylenediamine/ Ph3P/ Copper (II) catalyst.
Proc. Latin-American Inorganic Chemistry Meeting, Santiago De Compostela (Spain), September 13 -17 LAICM 1228P
23. A. latif Abuhijleh (1989)
Synthesis and characterization of Mononuclear Copper (II) Aspirinate-adducts with Imidazole and its Methyl Derivatives.
Proc. Fourth International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry July 23-28, Cambridge, MA,. USA.
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry., 36, (4), H013
24. I.Y.Ahmed and A. latif Abuhijleh (1980)
Monomer and Dimer Complexes of Copper (II) Acetate with pyridine and picolines: Synthesis, Characterization, and Equilibrium measurements.
Proc. of Southeast/Southwest Regional meeting of the American Chemical Society-December 10-13. Inorg. Chem. -220.