Dr. Ziarani received her B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran, in 1987, her M.Sc. degree in Organic Chemistry from the Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran, under the supervision of Professor Jafar Asgarin and Professor Mohammad Ali Bigdeli in 1991 and her Ph.D. degree in asymmetric synthesis (Biotransformation) from Laval University, Quebec, Canada under the supervision of Professor Chenevert, in 2000. She is Full Professor of Organic Chemistry in the chemistry department of Alzahra University. Her research interests include organic synthesis, heterocyclic synthesis, asymmetric synthesis, natural products synthesis, synthetic methodology and applications of nano-heterogeneous catalysts in multicomponent reactions. Razieh Moradi obtained her B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from the University of Lorestan (2012) and her M.Sc. degree in Organic Chemistry at Alzahra University under the supervision of Dr Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani. She is currently Ph.D. student in Organic Chemistry at Alzahra University under the supervision of Dr Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani. Her research field is on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, synthesis of organic dyes and application of nano-heterogeneous catalysts in organic synthesis and multicomponent reactions. Negar Lashgari received her B.Sc. degree in Applied Chemistry from Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran (2008) and her M.Sc. degree in Organic Chemistry at Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran (2011) under the supervision of Dr Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in Nano Chemistry from University of Tehran under the supervision of Dr Alireza Badiei and Dr Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani in 2017. Her research field is synthesis and functionalization of mesoporous silica materials and their application as nano-heterogeneous catalysts in multicomponent reactions and also as chemosensors for detection of various anions and cations. Dr. Kruger graduated from Potchefstroom University, South Africa, in 1996 under the supervision of Frans (F. J. C.) Martins and Attie (A. M.) Viljoen. Kruger actively pursues the synthesis, computational chemistry, and biological application of cage compounds at the Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, University of KwaZulu Natal as a research professor.