BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Wesleyan University’s Earl H. and Marian A. Beling Professor in the Natural Sciences Ram Mohan will be honored in Washington, D.C. at the American Chemical Society (ACS) national conference this month for an article he authored with his collaborator and sabbatical host, Dr. Janet Scott.
The article, “Reactivity of ionic liquids” has been named one of the “Top 50 Most Cited Articles” from 2006-2009. The article was originally published in 2007 in the international journal Tetrahedron. This is the third time Mohan has received the honor, previously recognized for a 2004 article on bismuth reactivity co-authored with several IWU students. “Ionic liquids represent a fundamentally new and different class of solvents,” Mohan said, “This is an exciting time to be working with ionic liquids.”
Mohan’s celebrated research is geared toward discovering environmentally friendly synthetic methods for chemists to use at pharmaceutical and other companies, including work with bismuth compounds. A member of the IWU faculty since 1996, his work is known worldwide. He is the recipient of several research grants, including the largest individual grant at the University. During his time at Illinois Wesleyan, Mohan has co-authored 49 articles with University undergraduates as co-authors.