Education

Biography

Dr. Mihail Lucian Birsa is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the same university in 1995. He joined the master program at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi in 1995, and in 2000 was awarded a Ph. D. degree in Organic Chemistry. From 2000 to 2002, he was a postdoctoral fellow under the mentorship of Professor Samuel Braverman at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. 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.

Research Interest

• Organic synthesis
• Cyclophanes
• Acetylenes, Allenes, Sulfur compounds, Carbanions and
• Elimination reactions.

Scientific Activities

• Member of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, since 2003.
• contributor to the Science of Synthesis (vol 18.1) - Thieme Verlag
• contributor to the Organic Reaction Mechanisms series - John Wilew (since 2003 year volume)

Publications

1. Seliger, H., Happ, E., Cascaval, A., Birsa, M. L., Nicolaescu, T., Poinescu, I.,  Cojocariu, C., ²Synthesis and characterization of new photostabilizers from 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone², Eur. Polym. J., 35, 827- 833 (1999).
2. Birsa, M. L., ²A new approach to preparation of 1, 3-dithiolium salts², Synth. Commun, 31, 1271-1275 (2001).
3. 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).
4. Birsa, M. L., “Synthesis of some new substituted flavanones and related 4-chromanones by a novel synthetic method”, Synth. Commun., 32, 115-118 (2002).
5. 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.
6. Birsa, M. L., Cherkinsky, M., Braverman, S., “Thermal rearrangements of bis-allenyl thiosulfonates”, Tetrahedron Lett., 43, 9615-9619 (2002).
7. Birsa, M. L.*, Ganju, D., “Synthesis and UV/Vis spectroscopic properties of new [2-(N, N-dialkylamino)-1, 3-dithiolium-4-yl]phenolates”, J. Phys. Org. Chem., 16, 207-212 (2003).
8. 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).
9. 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).
10. 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).
11. 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.
12. 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).
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. Birsa, M. L.*, Hopf, H., “Synthesis of a,b-unsaturated pseudogeminal [2.2]paracyclophane bisketones”, Synlett, 2007, 2753-2756.
16. Birsa, M. L.*, Asaftei, I. V., “Solvatochromism of mesoionic iodo (1,3-dithiol-2-ylium-4-yl)phenolates”, Monat. Chem. 139, 1433-1438 (2008).
17. Birsa, M. L., Hopf, H., “A new way to generate functionalized bridges in [2.2]cyclophanes”, Synlett, 2009, 3000-3002.
18. Belei, D., Bicu, E., Jones, P. G., Birsa, M. L.,” A new synthetic methodology for the pyrrolidine ring”, Synlett, 2010, 931-933.
19. Birsa, M. L., Hopf, H., “A new bridge in [2.2] cyclophanes: The addition of Se2Cl2 to pseudo-geminally substituted bispropargylic alcohols“, Heteroatom Chem., 21, 126-130 (2010).
20. Belei, D., Bicu, E., Jones, P. G., Birsa, M. L., “A selective synthesis of enamines vs. aziridines”, J. Heterocycl. Chem., 48, 129-134 (2011).
21. Birsa, M. L., Jones, P. G., Hopf, H., “Orthogonal p-bridges in [2.2]paracyclophanes”, Synlett, 2011, 259-261.
22. 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).
23. Birsa, M. L.,* Jones, P. G., Hopf, H. “[2.2]Paracyclophanes with new bridges”, Synfacts, 2011, 387.
24. Gosav, S., Praisler, M., Birsa, M. L., “Principal component analysis coupled with artificial neural networks”, Int. J. Mol. Sci., 12, 6668-6684 (2011).
25. 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).
26. 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).
27. 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).
28. 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).
29. Lungu, N. C., Sandu, I., Chirita, P., Birsa, M. L.,"New water soluble 1, 3-dithiolium salts", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 64, 697-700 (2013).
30. 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).
31. 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).
32. 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).
33. 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).
34. 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).
35. 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).
36. 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).
37. Birsa, M. L.*, Sandu, I., Bahrin, L. G., "Synthesis of novel iodine-containing tricyclic flavanones", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(2), 174-176 (2014).
38. 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).
39. 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).
40. Sarbu, L. G., Bicu, E., Hopf, H., Birsa, M. L.,"[2.2] Paracyclophane substituted indolizines", Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 65(4), 398-400 (2014).
41. Gosav, S., Birsa, M. L., "Multivariate study of flavonoids active against caco-2 colon carcinoma", Rom. Rep. Phys., 66(2), 411-426 (2014).
42. 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).
43. 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).
44. 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).
45. 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).
46. 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).
47. 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).
48. 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).
49. 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).
50. 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).
51. 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).
52. 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).
53. 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).
54. 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).
55. 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).
56. 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(12), 2028-2030 (2015).
57. 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).
58. 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).
59. 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).
60. 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).
61. 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).
62. 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).
63. 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).
64. 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).
65. 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).
66. 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).
67. Toader, E., Bahrin, L. G., Sandu, I., Birsa, M. L.*, Rezus, C., Rev. Chim. (Bucharest), 67, 1394-1396 (2016).
68. Pavel, S., Hopf, H., Jones, P. G., Asaftei, I. V., Sarbu, L. G., Birsa, M. L., "Click reactions with pseudo-geminal bis(azido-methylene)[2.2]paracyclophane", Monat. Chem., 147, 2179-2183 (2016).
69. 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).
70. 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).
71. 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).
72. 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, 000-000 (2017).
73. 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).
74. 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).
75. 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).
76. Seliger, H.; Happ, E.; Cascaval, A.; Birsa, M. L., ²Alkyl-2-hydroxyaryl ketones. XXX.² An. St. Univ. ²Al.I. Cuza² Iasi, (1997) V, 111-122.
77. Seliger, H.; Happ, E.; Cascaval, A.; Birsa, M. L.; Novitschi, G., ²Synthesis of some aminated thiazoles”, An. St. Univ. ²Al.I. Cuza² Iasi, (1997) V, 123-128.
78. Seliger, H.; Cascaval, A.; Birsa, M. L., ²A facile one-step synthesis of some new bis-Mannich-Werner bases of polysubstituted chroman-4-ones², An. St. Univ. ²Al.I. Cuza² Iasi, (1997) V, 129-134.
79. Birsa, M. L., ²Dithiolium derivatives. I.², An. St. Univ. ²Al.I. Cuza² Iasi, (1998) VI, 57-64.
80. Birsa, M. L., ²Dithiolium derivatives. II.², An. Stiint. Univ. ²Al.I. Cuza² Iasi, (1999) VII, 341-347.
81. Birsa, M. L., ²Dithiolium derivatives. III.², An. Stiint. Univ. ²Al.I. Cuza² Iasi, (1999) VII, 349-354.
82. Birsa, M. L., ²Dithiolium derivatives. IV.², An. Stiint. Univ. ²Al.I. Cuza² Iasi, (2000) VIII, 71-74.
83. Birsa, M. L., ²Synthesis of some new 4-(2¢-hydroxyaryl)-5-methyl-2- (N, N-dialkylamino)-thiazoles², An. Stiint. Univ. ²Al.I. Cuza² Iasi, (2000) VIII, 325-328.
84. Birsa, M. L., ²Dithiolium derivatives. V.², An. Stiint. Univ. ²Al.I. Cuza² Iasi, (2000) VIII, 329-334.
85. Birsa, M. L.; Tiron, R.; Ignat, L, ²Dithiolium derivatives. VI.², An. Stiint. Univ. ²Al.I. Cuza² Iasi, (2000) VIII, 335-340.
86. Tietze, L. F., Birsa, M. L., Cascaval, A., Anal. Stiint. Univ. Al.I. Cuza Iasi, (2005) 13, 91-98.
87. 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.
88. 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.
89. 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.
90. 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.
91. Asaftei, I. V., Iofcea, Ghe., Bîrsă, M. L., Bîlbă, N., “Aromatisation of the Technical C4/C4= Fraction Over Zn_MFI Catalysts”, Acta Chem. Iasi, (2009) 17, 5-34.
92. 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, (2009) 17, 35-48.
93. 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, (2009) 17, 187-196.
94. Belei, D., Bicu, E., Birsa, M. L., “1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of N-Acetylazido-2-chlorophenothiazine”, Acta Chem. Iasi, (2009) 17, 197-207.
95. 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, (2010) 18, 69-76.
96. Sarbu, L. G., Birsa, A., Hopf, H., Birsa, M. L., “Heteroatom Bridged [2.2]Paracyclophanes As Enediyne Analogs”, Acta Chem. Iasi, (2010) 18, 186.
97. Abuhaie, C. M., Belei, D., Birsa, M. L., Bîcu, E., "Nouveaux composes de type pyridino- et indolizino-phenothiazines a potentialité pharmacologique", Acta Chem. Iasi, (2010) 18, 129.
98. Gosav, S., Birsa, M. L., "Exploratory analysis on some flavonoids with anti-invasive activity using molecular descriptors and principal component analysis", Acta Chem. Iasi, (2010) 18, 150-151.
99. 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.
100. 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.
101. Sarbu, L. G., Birsa, M. L., “Synthesis of Iodine Containing Mesoionic 2-(1, 3-Dithiolium) phenolates”, Acta Chem. Iasi, (2011) 19, 125-135.
102. 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.
103. Sandu, M., Birsa, M. L., Bahrin, L. G., "Flavonoids – Small Molecules, High Hopes" Acta Chem. Iasi, (2017) 25, 6-23.
104. Birsa, M. L., "2-N,N-Dialkylamino-1,3-Dithiolium Salts " Acta Chem. Iasi, (2018) 26, 153-167.