OICC Press Iranian Journal of Catalysis 2345-4865 10 4 2024 02 03 Spotlight: Glycoluril based catalysts EN Morteza Torabi Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan 6517838683, Iran Journal Article 2024 02 03 Morteza Torabi was born in 1995 in Hamedan, Iran. He received his B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry (2017) and M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry (2019) from Bu-Ali Sina University under the supervision of Professor Mohammad Ali Zolfigol. He is currently working towards his Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Mohammad Ali Zolfigol at Bu-Ali Sina University. His research interest is the design, synthesis and characterization of acidic magnetic nanoparticles, magnetic ionic liquids, and urea-based compound as catalysts and their applications in organic synthesis.