OICC Press Iranian Journal of Catalysis 2345-4865 3 2 2024 02 03 Spotlights: Use of Montmorillonites in organic reactions EN Maryam Mashhadinezhad Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht 41335, Iran Journal Article 2024 02 03 Maryam Mashhadinezhad was born in Rasht, Guilan, I. R. Iran. She received her B. Sc in chemistry in 2009 from the University of Guilan and her M.Sc. in organic chemistry in 2011 from the same University. She is studying under the supervision of Dr. Farhad Shirini for her Ph. D. Her research interests include the use of heterogeneous catalysts in organic reactions.