Dr. Mihail Lucian Birsa is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania. In 2003 he was selected as a member of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, working with Professor Henning Hopf in TU Braunschweig - Germany. Since then numerous return fellowships were granted by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He has more than 125 publications in peer-review journals and published +45 books/book chapters (John Wiley & Sons, Thieme etc). Also, is editorial board member in more than 50 journals such as Applied Sciences, Arkivoc, BioChem, Edelweiss Chemical Science Journal, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design, Journal of Fine Chemical Engineering, Modern Approaches in Drug Designing, Pharmaceutical Toxicology.

• Organic Synthesis
• Drug Design and Development
• Sulfur Compounds
• Cyclophanes
• Flavonoids
• Acetylenes
• Allenes

• Bîcu, E.; Birsa, M. L.; Belei, D.; Sarbu, D., Chimie Organică – Exerciţii şi Probleme, Pim, Iaşi, 2003, 246 pp.
• Braverman, S.; Cherkinsky, M.; Birsa, M. L., X=C=X, X=O, S, Se, Te, N, P. CO2, COS, CS2, Isocyanates, Isothiocyanates, Carbodiimides, Se, Te, P Analogs in Science of Synthesis, Houben-Weyl Methods of Molecular Transformations, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, Vol. 18.2; 2005, pp 65-310. DOI: 10.1055/sos-SD-018-00070
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2003, Knipe, A. C., Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2007, pp 293-331. DOI:10.1002/9780470061138
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2004, Knipe, A. C., Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2008, pp. 331-342. DOI:10.1002/9780470066591
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2005, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2008, pp. 249-276. DOI: 10.1002/9780470066614
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2005, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2008, pp. 277-285. DOI: 10.1002/9780470066614
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2006, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2010, 277-306. DOI: 10.1002/9780470669587
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2006, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2010, 307-316. DOI: 10.1002/9780470669587
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2007, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2011, 239-264. DOI: 10.1002/9780470975800
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2007, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2011, 265-274. DOI: 10.1002/9780470975800
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2008, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2011, 253-266. DOI: 10.1002/9780470979525
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2008, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2011, 225-252. DOI: 10.1002/9780470979525
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2009, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2011, 309-332. DOI: 10.1002/9781119972471
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2009, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2011, 333-344. DOI: 10.1002/9781119972471
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2010, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2012, 265-284. DOI: 10.1002/9781119941910
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2010, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2012, 285-297. DOI: 10.1002/9781119941910
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2011, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2014, 339-360. DOI: 10.1002/9781118560273
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2011, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2014, 361-370. DOI: 10.1002/9781118560273
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2012, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2015, 307-324. DOI: 10.1002/9781118930786
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2012, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2015, 325-331. DOI: 10.1002/9781118930786
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2013, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2016, 361-381. DOI: 10.1002/9781118707838
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2013, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2016, 383-391. DOI: 10.1002/9781118707838
• Birsa, M. L., Capitole speciale de chimie organică, Ed. Stef, Iasi, 2016, 131 pag.
• Birsa, M. L., Săruri de 1,3-ditioliu, Ed. Stef, Iasi, 2016, 110 pag.
• Sarbu, L. G., Birsa, M. L., Introducere în chimia organică, Ed. Stef, Iasi, 2016, 263 pag.
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2014, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2018, 399-421. DOI: 10.1002/9781118941829
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2014, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2018, 423-434. DOI: 10.1002/9781118941829
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2015, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2019, 403-418. DOI: 10.1002/9781119125082
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2015, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2019, 419-428. DOI: 10.1002/9781119125082
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2016, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2020, 423-448. DOI: 10.1002/9781119288657
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2016, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2020, 449-462. DOI: 10.1002/9781119288657
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2017, Knipe, A. C., Moloney, M. G. Eds., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2020, 343-364. DOI: 10.1002/9781119426295
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2017, Knipe, A. C., Moloney, M. G. Eds., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2020, 365-376. DOI: 10.1002/9781119426295
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2018, Moloney, M. G. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2021, 277-288. DOI: 10.1002/9781119531975
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2018, Moloney, M. G. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2021, 289-295. DOI: 10.1002/9781119531975
• Sarbu, L. G., Birsa, M. L., Metode de investigare a mecanismelor de reacţie, Ed. Stef, Iasi, 2021, 324 pag. ISBN 978-606-028-707-0
• Sarbu, L. G., Birsa, M. L., Medicamente de sinteză, Ed. Stef, Iasi, 2021, 245 pag. ISBN 978-606-028-708-7
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2019, Moloney, M. G. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2022, 321-332.
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2019, Moloney, M. G. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2022, 333-344.
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2020, Knipe, A. C. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2024, 267-280.
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2020, Moloney, M. G. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2024, 281-294.
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2021, Moloney, M. G. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2025, in print.
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2021, Moloney, M. G. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2025, in print.
• Birsa, M. L., Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2022, Moloney, M. G. Ed., John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 2025, in print.
• Birsa, M. L., Elimination Reactions in Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2022, Moloney, M. G. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2025, in print.
• Seliger, H., Happ, E., Cascaval, A., Birsa, M.L., Nicolaescu, T., Poinescu, I., Cojocariu, C. Synthesis and characterization of new photostabilizers from 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone, Eur. Polym. J., 35, 827- 833 (1999).
• Birsa M.L. A new approach to preparation of 1,3-dithiolium salts, Synth. Commun., 31, 1271-1275 (2001).
• Braverman, S., Cherkinsky, M., Birsa, M.L., Tichman, S., Goldberg, I., “Synthesis and structure of novel sulfur bridged cyclic di- and tetraalkynes”, Tetrahedron Lett., 42, 7485-7488 (2001).
• Birsa, M.L., “Synthesis of some new substituted flavanones and related 4-chromanones by a novel synthetic method”, Synth. Commun., 32, 115-118 (2002).
• Braverman, S., Cherkinsky, M., Birsa, M.L., Zafrani, Y., “Base catalyzed reactivity of sulfur and selenium bridged cyclic alkynes”, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2002, 3198-3207.
• Birsa, M.L., Cherkinsky, M., Braverman, S., “Thermal rearrangements of bis-allenyl thiosulfonates”, Tetrahedron Lett., 43, 9615-9619 (2002).
• Birsa, M.L., Ganju, D., “Synthesis and UV/Vis spectroscopic properties of new [2-(N,Ndialkylamino)- 1,3-dithiolium-4-yl]phenolates”, J. Phys. Org. Chem., 16, 207-212 (2003).
• Birsa, M.L., “Reaction of 4-(2’-hydroxyaryl)-1,3-dithiolium salts with sodium sulfide. A selective synthesis of 2’-hydroxyacetophenones”, Synth. Commun., 33, 3071-3076 (2003).
• Birsa, M.L., “Synthesis of some 4-(2'-hydroxyaryl)-5-ethyl-2-(N,N-dialkylamino)-1,3-dithiolium salts”, Sulfur Lett. (J. Sulfur Chem.), 26, 155-162 (2003).
• Levi, M.D., Gofer, Y., Cherkinsky, M., Birsa, M.L., Aurbach, D., Berlin, A., “Electroanalytical features of non-uniformly doped conducting poly-3-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)thiophene films”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 5, 2886-2893 (2003).
• Braverman, S.; Cherkinsky, M.; Birsa, M.L.; Gottlieb, H. E., “Facile synthesis and Diels-Alder reactions of 2,6-divinyl-1,4-dithiin”, Synthesis 2003, 849-852.
• Birsa, M.L., Hopf, H., “Pseudo-geminal [2.2]-paracyclophane as spacer for bisallenyl sulfoxides and sulfones”, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon, and the Related Elements 180, 1453-1454 (2005).
• Birsa, M.L., Jones, P.G., Hopf, H., “Transannular hydride migration in pseudo-geminally substituted [2.2]paracyclophanes: A vinylogous pinacol rearrangement”, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2005, 3263-3270.
• Birsa, M.L., Jones, P.G., Braverman, S., Hopf, H., “Pseudo-geminally substituted [2.2]paracyclophanes as spacer for bisallenyl sulfoxides and sulfones”, Synlett, 2005, 640-642.
• Birsa, M.L., Hopf, H., “Synthesis of ,-unsaturated pseudogeminal [2.2]paracyclophane bisketones”, Synlett, 2007, 2753-2756.
• Birsa, M.L., Asaftei, I.V., “Solvatochromism of mesoionic iodo(1,3-dithiol-2-ylium-4- yl)phenolates”, Monat. Chem. 139, 1433-1438 (2008).
• Asaftei, I.V., Iofcea, G., Bîrsă, M.L., Bîlbă, N., „Aromatisation of the Technical C4/C4 = Fraction Over Zn_MFI Catalysts”, Acta Chem. Iasi, 17, 5-34 (2009).
• Goanta, M., Ciobanu, A.S., Birsa, A., Asaftei, I.V., and Birsa, M.L., “Synthesis of 4-(3-Bromo-2-Hydroxy-5-Methylphenyl)-2-Dialkylamino-1,3-Dithiolium Chlorides”, Acta Chem. Iasi, 17, 35-48 (2009).
• Birsa, A., Ignat, L., Hopf, H., Birsa, M.L.,” [2.2]Paracyclophanes: The Interaction of Pseudo-Geminal Bispropargylic Alcohols with Sulfur Halides”, Acta Chem. Iasi, 17, 187-196 (2009).
• Belei, D., Bicu, E., Birsa, M.L.,” 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of N-Acetylazido-2- chlorophenothiazine”, Acta Chem. Iasi, 17, 197-207 (2009).
• Birsa, M.L., Hopf, H., “A new way to generate functionalized bridges in [2.2]cyclophanes”, Synlett, 2009, 3000-3002.
• Belei, D., Bicu, E., Jones, P.G., Birsa, M.L.,” A new synthetic methodology for the pyrrolidine ring”, Synlett, 2010, 931-933.
• Birsa, M.L., Hopf, H., “A new bridge in [2.2]cyclophanes: The addition of Se2Cl2 to pseudogeminally substituted bispropargylic alcohols“, Heteroatom Chem., 21, 126-130 (2010).
• Sarbu, L.G., Birsa, A., Ignat, L., Hopf, H., Birsa, M.L.,” [2.2]Paracyclophanes: The Interaction of Pseudo-Geminal Bisacetylene with Electrophiles”, Acta Chem. Iasi, 18, 69-76 (2010).
• Sarbu, L.G., Birsa, A., Hopf, H., Birsa, M.L., “Heteroatom Bridged [2.2]Paracyclophanes As Enediyne Analogs”, Acta Chem. Iasi, 18, 186 (2010).
• Abuhaie, C.M., Belei, D., Birsa, M.L., Bîcu, E., "Nouveaux composes de type pyridino- et indolizino-phenothiazines a potentialité pharmacologique", Acta Chem. Iasi, 18, 129 (2010).
• Gosav, S., Birsa, M.L., "Exploratory analysis on some flavonoids with anti-invasive activity using molecular descriptors and principal component analysis", Acta Chem. Iasi, 18, 150-151 (2010).
• Belei, D., Bicu, E., Jones, P.G., Birsa, M.L.,” A selective synthesis of enamines vs. aziridines”, J. Heterocycl. Chem., 48, 129-134 (2011).
• Birsa, M.L., Jones, P.G., Hopf, H., ”Orthogonal -bridges in [2.2]paracyclophanes”, Synlett, 2011, 259-261.
• Sarbu, L.G., Birsa, A., Hopf, H., Birsa, M.L., “New bridges in [2.2]paracyclophanes: The interaction of chalcogenide halides with pseudo-geminal triple bonds”, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon, and the Related Elements, 186, 1246-1250 (2011).
• Birsa, M.L., Jones, P.G., Hopf, H., ”[2.2]Paracyclophanes with new bridges”, Synfacts, 2011, 387.
• Gosav, S., Praisler, M., Birsa, M. L., “Principal component analysis coupled with artificial neural networks”, Int. J. Mol. Sci., 12, 6668-6684 (2011).
• Sarbu, L.G., Birsa, M.L., “Synthesis of Iodine Containing Mesoionic 2-(1,3-Dithiolium)phenolates”, Acta Chem. Iasi, 19, 125-135 (2011).
• Belei, D., Abuhaie, C., Bicu, E., Jones, P.G., Hopf, H., Birsa, M.L., “A direct synthesis of octahydropyrrolo[2,1,5-cd]indolizin-6-one derivatives”, Synlett, 23, 545-548 (2012).
• Chirita, P., Hrib, C.G., Birsa, M.L., "5-Bromo-4-(3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(piperidin-1-yl)- 1,3-dithiol-2-ylium bromide", Acta Cryst. E69, o1097 (2013).
• Sarbu, L.G., Hrib, C.G., Birsa, M.L., "rac-1-(5-Bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl morpholine-4-carbodithioate", Acta Cryst. E69, o1169 (2013).
• Bahrin, L.G., Hrib, C.G., Birsa, M.L., "4-Bromo-2-[5-methyl-2-(morpholin-4-yl)-1,3-thiazol-4- yl]phenol", Acta Cryst. E69, o1170, (2013).
• Lungu, N.C., Sandu, I., Chirita, P., Birsa, M.L.,"New water soluble 1,3-dithiolium salts", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 64, 697-700 (2013).
• Buhaceanu, R., Lungu, N. C., Forna, N. C., Asaftei, I. V., Chirita, P., Birsa, M. L.,"A new class of mesoionic 4-(1,3-dithiol-2-ylium)phenolates", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 64, 803-807 (2013).
• Buhaceanu, R., Lungu, N.C., Forna, N.C., Asaftei, I.V., Chirita, P., Birsa, M.L.,"The influence of bromine substituent on optical properties of some 1,3-dithiolium derivatives", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 64, 960-964 (2013).
• Bahrin, L.G., Lungu, N.C., Forna, N.C., Sandu, I., Birsa, M.L.,"Zwitterionic 3-(1,3-dithiol-2- ylium)phenolates", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 64 (11), 1343-1346 (2013).
• Sarbu, L.G., Lungu, N.C., Forna, N.C., Birsa, M.L.,"Synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2- dialkylamino-1,3-dithiolium salts and corresponding mesoionic derivatives", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 64 (12), 1404-1407 (2013).
• Belei, D., Forna, N.C., Sandu, I., Birsa, M.L.,"Novel mesoionic 2-methyl-4-(1,3-dithiol-2- ylium)phenolates", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(1), 80-83 (2014).
• Bahrin, L.G., Luca, A.C., Birsa, M.L.,"Synthesis of new flavanone-dithiocarbamic acid esters from 2,5-dihydroxyacetophenone", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(2), 199-201 (2014).
• Lungu, N.C., Bahrin, L.G., Asaftei, I.V., Forna, N.C., Sandu, I., Birsa, M.L., "Phenacyl 3- methylpiperidinyl carbodithioates as building blocks for 1,3-dithiolium derivatives", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(2), 181-184 (2014).
• Birsa, M.L., Sandu, I., Bahrin, L.G., "Synthesis of novel iodine-containing tricyclic flavanones", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(2), 174-176 (2014).
• Sarbu, L.G., Lungu, N.C., Asaftei, I.V., Sandu, I., Birsa, M.L.,"New evidence for the mesoionic character of 2-(1,3-Dithiol-2-ylium)phenolates", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(3), 325-327 (2014).
• Bahrin, L.G., Craciun, B.F., Sandu, I., Birsa, M.L.,"Synthesis of novel 1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene derivatives from the corresponding mesoionic compound", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(5), 525-528 (2014).
• Sarbu, L.G., Bicu, E., Hopf, H., Birsa, M.L.,"[2.2]Paracyclophane substituted indolizines", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(4), 398-400 (2014).
• Gosav, S., Birsa, M. L., "Multivariate study of flavonoids active against caco-2 colon carcinoma", Rom. Rep. Phys., 66(2), 411-426 (2014).
• Chiriță, P., Cătălina E. Bădică, C.E., Constantin, C.A., Birsa, M.L., Matei, E., Baibarac, M., "Influence of 2,2'-bipyridine on oxidative dissolution of iron monosulfide (FeS)", Surf. Interface Anal., 46, 842-846 (2014).
• Bahrin, L.G., Apostu, M.O., Birsa, M.L., Stefan, M., "The antibacterial properties of sulfur containing flavonoids", Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 24, 2315-2318 (2014).
• Hopf, H., Jones, P.G., Nicolescu, A., Bicu, E., Birsa, M.L., Belei, D., "A facile synthesis of Pechmann dyes", Chem. Eur. J., 20, 5565-5568 (2014).
• Asaftei, I.V., Alexandroaei, M., Birsa, M.L., Luca, A.C., Gradinaru, R., Lungu, N.C., "The action of a penicillinase with attenuated activity on a Penicillin G substrate", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(8), 903-906 (2014).
• Sarbu, L.G., Hopf, H., Jones, P.G., Birsa, M.L., "Selenium halide-induced bridge formation in [2.2]paracyclophanes " Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 10, 2550-2555 (2014).
• Birsa, M.L., Sandu, A. V., Balan, A., "Synthesis of new 1,3-dithiolium derivatives from 4- hydroxyacetophenones", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(12), 1435-1438 (2014).
• Hrib, C.G., Sandu, I., Earar, K., Birsa, M.L., "Synthesis of new 1,3-dithiolium derivatives from propiophenones", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(12), 1453-1456 (2014).
• Sarbu, L.G., Hopf, H., Gruenenberg, J., Birsa, M.L., "Reduction of pseudo-geminal bis(ethynyl) substituted [2.2]paracyclophanes", Synlett, 26, 87-90 (2015).
• Apostu, M.O., Sandu, I., Birsa, M.L., Earar, K., "Synthesis of novel 4-aryl-5-methyl-1,3-dithiolium derivatives", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 66(1), 39-42 (2015).
• Asaftei, I.V., Sandu, I., Birsa, M.L., Earar, K., "Conversion of industrial feedstock mainly with butanes and butenes over B-HZSM-5 and Zn-HZSM-5 modified catalysts", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 66(3), 336-341 (2015). WOS:000352756300010
• Maftei, D., Asaftei, I.V., Sandu, I., Manea, L.R., Birsa, M.L., Earar, K., "Conversion of industrial feedstock mainly with butanes and butenes over HZSM-5 and Zn/HZSM-5 (nitrate) catalysts", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 66(5), 673-680 (2015). WOS:000355126000016
• Asaftei, I.V., Earar, K., Birsa, M.L., Sandu, I.G., Lungu, N.C., Sandu, I., "Conversion of light hydrocarbons with butanes and butenes from petroleum refining processes over Zn-HZSM-5 and ZnO/HZSM-5 catalysts", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 66(7), 963-971 (2015). WOS:000359179900009
• Chirita, P., Constantin, C.A., Badica, C.E., Duinea, M.I., Birsa, M.L., Matei, E., Baltog, I., "Inhibition of troilite (FeS) oxidative dissolution in air-saturated acidic solutions by O-ethyl-S-2-(2- hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenyl)-2-oxoethylxantogenate", Materials Chemistry and Physics, 157, 101-107 (2015). WOS:000353749100013
• Sarbu, L.G., Bahrin, L.G., Jones, P.G., Birsa, M.L., Hopf, H., "[2.2]Paracyclophane derivatives containing tetrathiafulvalene moieties", Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 11, 1917-1921 (2015).
• Dirtu, D., Asaftei, I.V., Chirita, P., Sandu, I., Birsa, M.L., Earar, K., Sarbu, L.G., "Synthesis of 1,3- dithiol-2-ylium salts by functionalization of some toluenols", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 66, 2028-2030 (2015).
• Bahrin, L.G., Jones, P.G., Hopf, H., Earar, K., Birsa, M.L., "Synthesis of new iodine containing 1,3- dithiol-2-ylium salts", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 67(1), 61-63 (2016). WOS:000369524300014
• Bahrin, L.G., Jones, P.G., Hopf, H., Poroch, V., Birsa, M.L., "Synthesis of fluorine containing 1,3- dithiol-2-ylium salts", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 67(3), 481-484 (2016). WOS:000375364800019
• Babii, C., Bahrin, L.G., Neagu, A., Gostin, I., Mihasan, M., Birsa, M.L., Stefan, M., "Antibacterial activity and proposed action mechanism of a new class of synthetized sulfur containing flavonoids", J. Appl. Microbiology, 120, 630-637 (2016). WOS:000371094600010
• Dirtu, D., Lungu, N.C., Chirita, P., Sandu, I.G., Birsa, M.L., Earar, K., Sarbu, L.G., "Synthesis of novel 4-(3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)-5-methyl-1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene derivatives", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 67(3), 534-537 (2016).
• Pavel, S., Hopf, H., Jones, P.G., Lupu, V.V., Birsa, M.L.*, "Synthesis and structural characterization of some 1,2-bis[(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)methylene]benzene derivatives", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 67, 683-686 (2016). WOS:000376549200019
• Asaftei, I.V., Earar, K., Lungu, N.C., Birsa, M.L., Ignat, M., Plesu, V., Sandu, I.G., "Comparative Study Beetween Zn – Cu- HZSM-5 and Zn-HZSM-5 (Acetate) Catalysts in Conversion of C4 – C4 = Technical Fraction", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 67, 734-740 (2016). WOS:000376549200030
• Asaftei, I.V., Sandu, I.G., Lungu, N.C., Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L.G., Ignat, M., "Conversion of Butane- Butylene Mixtures over B(Al)-HZSM-5 Catalyst Prepared by Impregnation and over ZnO/HZSM-5 co-Catalyst Prepared by Mechanical Mixing", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 67, 847-853 (2016). WOS:000378158100006
• Bahrin, L.G., Hopf, H., Jones, P.G., Sarbu, L.G., Babii, C., Mihai, A.C., Stefan, M., Birsa, M.L., "Antibacterial structure–activity relationship studies of several tricyclic sulfur-containing flavonoids", Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 12, 1065-1071 (2016).
• Bahrin, L.G., Sarbu, L.G., Hopf, H., Jones, P.G., Babii, C., Stefan, M., Birsa, M.L., "The influence of halogen substituents on the biological properties of sulfur-containing flavonoids", Bioorg. Med. Chem., 24, 3166-3173 (2016).
• Asaftei, I.V., Lungu, N.C., Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L.G., Ignat, M., Sandu, I.G., "Conversion of light hydrocarbons from petroleum refining processes over Zn-HZSM-5 (nitrate) and Zn-HZSM-5 (acetate) catalyst; A comparative study", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 67, 1523-1528 (2016).
• Toader, E., Bahrin, L.G., Sandu, I., Birsa, M.L., Rezus, C., Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 67, 1394-1396 (2016). WOS:000385513000033
• Pavel, S., Hopf, H., Jones, P.G., Asaftei, I.V., Sarbu, L.G., Birsa, M.L., "Click reactions with pseudogeminal bis(azido-methylene)[2.2]paracyclophane", Monat. Chem., 147, 2179-2183 (2016).
• Gosav, S., Paduraru, N., Maftei, D., Birsa, M.L., Praisler, M., "Quantum chemical study of a derivative of 3-substituted dithiocarbamic flavanone", Spectrochimica Acta A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 172, 115-125 (2017). WOS:000389093000016
• Matei, M., Sandu, I., Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L.G., Simion, L., "New 4-(4-hydroxyaryl)-5-methyl-1,3- dithiol-2-ylidene derivatives", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 68, 81-84 (2017).
• Asaftei, I.V., Lungu, N.C., Birsa, M.L., Sandu, I. G., Sarbu, L. G., Ignat, M., "Performance of Ag-HZSM-5 zeolite catalysts in n-heptane conversion", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 68, 116-120 (2017).
• Sandu, M., Birsa, M.L., Bahrin, L.G., "Flavonoids – Small Molecules, High Hopes" Acta Chem. Iasi, 25, 6-23 (2017).
• Bahrin, L.G., Sarbu, L.G., Jones, P.G., Birsa, M.L., Hopf, H., "[2.2]Paracyclophane-Bis(triazole) Systems: Synthesis and Photochemical Behavior", Chem. Eur. J., 23, 12338-12345 (2017).
• Babii, C., Mihalache, G., Bahrin, L.G., Neagu, A.-N., Gostin, I., Mihai, C.T., Sarbu, L.G., Birsa, M.L., Stefan, M., "A novel synthetic flavonoid with potent antibacterial properties: In vitro activity and proposed mode of action" PLoS ONE, 13(4), e0194898 (2018).
• Mézière, C., Allain, M., Oliveras-Gonzalez, C., Cauchy, T., Vanthuyne, N., Sarbu, L.G., Birsa, M.L., Pop, F., Avarvari, N., "Tetrathiafulvalene‐[2.2]paracyclophanes: Synthesis, crystal structures, and chiroptical properties" Chirality, 30, 568-575 (2018).
• Chirita, P., Duinea, M.I., Sandu, A.M., Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L. G., Baibarac, M., Sava, F., Popescu, M., Matei, E., "Inhibitory effect of three phenacyl derivatives on the oxidation of sphalerite (ZnS) in air-equilibrated acidic solution" Corros. Sci., 138, 154-162 (2018).
• Birsa, M.L., "2-N,N-Dialkylamino-1,3-Dithiolium Salts "Acta Chem. Iasi, 26, 153-167 (2018).
• Sarbu, L.G., Shova, S., Peptanariu, D., Sandu, I.A., Birsa, M.L., Bahrin, L.G., "The Cytotoxic Properties of Some Tricyclic 1,3-Dithiolium Flavonoids" Molecules, 24, 154-162 (2019).
• Duinea, M.I., Carac, G., Dabuleanu, I.D., Petcu, M.A., Sarbu, L.G., Birsa, M.L., Reiss, A., Chirita, P., "Troilite (FeS) Oxidation in the Presence of a Newly Synthesized TRIS-based Base" Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 70, 2459-2642 (2019).
• Sarbu, L.G., Bahrin, L. G., Babii, C., Stefan, M., Birsa, M.L., "Synthetic flavonoids with antimicrobial activity: a review" J. Appl. Microbiology, 127, 1282-1290 (2019).
• Sarbu, L.G., Bahrin, L.G., Hopf, H., Birsa, M.L., "Chalchogenide Induced Intramolecular Interactions In [2.2]Paracyclophanes: A Review" Studia Chem., 64, 7-16 (2019).
• Sarbu, L.G., Hopf, H., Jones, P.G., Bahrin, L.G., Birsa, M.L., "Methylamine-induced ring opening of 1,3-dithiolium cations" Arkivoc, vi, 174-179 (2019).
• Babii, C., Birsa, M.L., Gostin, I., Dupree, E., Darie, C.C., Mihasan, M., Stefan, M., "Br-Cl flav - a novel synthetic flavonoid with potent antibacterial properties" FEBS Open Bio, 9, 116-117 (2019).
• Babii, C., Motrescu, I., Birsa, M.L., Stefan, M., "A new class of synthetic flavonoids as promising anti-Candida therapeutic agents" FEBS Open Bio, 9, 280 (2019).
• Birsa, M.L., Apostu, M.O., Sandu, I., Panainte, A.D., Bibere N., "Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Some 1,3-Dithiol-2-ylium Salts" Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 71, 418-421 (2020).
• Chirita, P., Duinea, M.I., Sarbu, L.G., Birsa, M.L., Baibarac, M., Sava, F., Matei, E., " Oxidation of chalcopyrite in air-equilibrated acidic solution: inhibition with phenacyl derivatives" Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China, 30, 1928-1942 (2020).
• Bahrin, L.G., Hopf, H., Jones, P.G., Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L.G., "An Approach to Paracyclophane- Based Tetrathiafulvalenes: Synthesis and Characterization of a Pseudo-Geminal [2.2]Paracyclophane 1,3-Dithia-2-Thione" Molecules, 25, 5262 (2020).
• Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L.G., " Intramolecular interactions in [2.2]paracyclophanes" J. Org. Inorg. Chem., 6, 2 (2020). DOI: 10.36648/2472-1123.6.3.3
• Sarbu, L.G., Birsa, M.L., " Tricyclic flavonoids with 1,3-dithiolium substructure" J. Org. Inorg. Chem., 6, 7 (2020). DOI: 10.36648/2472-1123.6.3.8
• Bahrin, L.G., Nicolescu, A., Shova, S., Marangoci, N.L., Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L.G., "Nitrogen-Based Linkers with a Mesitylene Core: Synthesis and Characterization" Molecules, 26, 5952 (2021).
• Babii, C., Savu, M., Motrescu, I., Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L.G., Stefan, M., "Antibacterial synthetic flavonoid BrCl-flav exhibits important anti-Candida activity by damaging cell membrane integrity" Pharmaceuticals, 14, 1130 (2021).
• Asaftei, I.V., Lungu, N.C., Birsa, M.L., Ignat, M., "Validation of Zn-Cu/ZSM-5 catalyst performance, at pilot scale, in the catalytic conversion of butane (nC(4) + i-C-4) technical fraction", C. R. Chim., 25, 311-320 (2022). doi: 10.5802/crchim.212
• Savu, M., Birsa, M.L., Stefan, M., "Synthetic flavonoid BrCl - a potential solution against fluconazole resistant Candida strains", FEBS Open Bio, 12, 169-170 (2022).
• Moldovan, C.V., Savu, M., Dussert, E., Aboubacar, H., Sarbu, L.G., Matiut, S., Cudennec, B., Krier, F., Ravallec, R., Birsa, M.L., Stefan, M., "Synthetic Flavonoid BrCl-Flav-An Alternative Solution to Combat ESKAPE Pathogens", Antibiotics (Basel), 11, 1389 (2022). doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11101389
• Birsa, M. L., Sarbu, L.G., "An Improved Synthetic Method for Sensitive Iodine Containing Tricyclic Flavonoids", Molecules, 27, 8430 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27238430
• Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L.G. "Health Benefits of Key Constituents in Cichorium intybus L." Nutrients, 15, 1322 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15061322
• Birsa, M.L., Hopf, H., Jones, P.G., Sarbu, L.G., Bahrin, L.G., “[2.2]Paracyclophane Derivatives as Building Blocks for Coordination Polymers”, Materials, 16, 4051 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16114051
• Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L.G. "Hydroxy Chalcones and Analogs with Chemopreventive Properties" Int. J. Mol. Sci., 24, 10667 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241310667
• Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L.G. "A structure-activity relationship study on the antioxidant properties of dithiocarbamic flavanones " Antioxidants, 13, 963 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13080963
• Mantea, L.E., Moldovan, C.V., Savu, M., Sarbu, L.G., Stefan, M., Birsa, M.L., "An Eco-Friendly Method to Synthesize Potent Antimicrobial Tricyclic Flavonoids", Antibiotics (Basel), 13, 798 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13090798
• Moldovan, C.V., Mantea, L.E., Savu, M., Jones, P.G., Sarbu, L.G., Stefan, M., Birsa, M.L., " Novel Tricyclic Flavonoids as Promising Anti-MRSA Agents", Pharmaceuticals, 17, 1276 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17101276
• Birsa, M.L., Sarbu, L.G. "Novel dithiocarbamic flavanones with antioxidant properties – a structure activity relationship study " Int. J. Mol. Sci., 25, 13698 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252413698
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• Seliger, H.; Happ, E.; Cascaval, A.; Birsa, M. L.; Novitschi, G., Synthesis of some aminated thiazoles”, An. St. Univ. Al.I. Cuza Iasi, (1997) V, 123-128.
• Seliger, H.; Cascaval, A.; Birsa, M. L., A facile one-step synthesis of some new bis-Mannich- Werner bases of polysubstituted chroman-4-ones, An. St. Univ. Al.I. Cuza- Iasi, (1997) V, 129-134.
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• Birsa, M. L., Synthesis of some new 4-(2-hydroxyaryl)-5-methyl-2- (N,N-dialkylamino)-thiazoles, An. Stiint. Univ. Al.I. Cuza Iasi, (2000) VIII, 325-328.
• Birsa, M. L., Dithiolium derivatives. V., An. Stiint. Univ. Al.I. Cuza Iasi, (2000) VIII, 329-334.
• Birsa, M. L.; Tiron, R.; Ignat, L, Dithiolium derivatives. VI., An. Stiint. Univ. Al.I. Cuza Iasi, (2000) VIII, 335-340.
• Tietze, L. F., Birsa, M. L., Cascaval, A., Anal. Stiint. Univ. Al.I. Cuza Iasi, (2005) 13, 91-98.
• Ciobanu, A.S., Goanta, M., Birsa, A., Asaftei, I.V., and Birsa, M. L., “Synthesis of Mesoionic 4- Methyl-2-(1,3-dithiol-2-ylium-4-yl)phenolates”, Anal. Stiint. Univ. Al.I. Cuza Iasi, (2008) 16, 61-75.
• Bacu, E., Vornicu, N., Belei, D., Birsa, M. L., „Cercetari privind activitatea antifungica a unor saruri de N-fenacil-2–carbaldoxim-piridiniu” Conservarea si Restaurarea Patrimoniului Cultural, (2008) VIII, 6-14.
• Bacu, E., Vornicu, N., Belei, D., Birsa, M. L., „ Activitatea antibacteriana a trei saruri de N-fenacil- Y(p)-2–carbaldoxim-piridiniu”, Conservarea si Restaurarea Patrimoniului Cultural, (2008) VIII, 92- 99.
• Asaftei, I. V., Bîlbă, N., Bîrsă, M. L., Luchian, C., „Sorption Properties of MCM-41 Mesoporous Materials”, Anal. Stiint. Univ. Al.I. Cuza Iasi, (2008) 16, 47-60.
• Gosav, S., Praisler, M., Birsa, M. L., "Exploratory analysis on some flavonoids with anti-invasive activity using molecular descriptors and cluster analysis", Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Mathematics, physics, theoretical mechanics, (2010), 33, 302-307.
• Gosav, S., Birsa, M. L., "Stepwise discriminant analysis applied in QSAR modeling of flavonoids with anti-invasive activity", Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Mathematics, physics, theoretical mechanics, (2010), 33, 59-65.
• Holban, M., Aparaschivei, R., Sunel, V., Popa, M., Birsa, M. L., Birsa, A., " Synthesis and haracterization of microparticles encapsulating tuberculostatic agents" Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Mathematics, physics, theoretical mechanics, (2011), 34, 87.
• Stefan, M., Birsa, M. L., "Flavonoids – An Amazing Group of Compounds With Potent Antimicrobial Properties" Memoirs of the Scientific Sections of the Romanian Academy, (2019) 42, 111-139.
• Birsa, M. L., "Biologically active sulfur containing compounds" Annals of the University of Craiova. The Chemistry Series, XLVII, S11 (2021).

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