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Catalysis & Chemical Biology Lab
Prof. Sharada's
Doctoral Fellows
Dr. Shinde Vidyacharan
Thesis Title: Novel Protocols for the Synthesis of Imidazopyridines, Quinolines, and Fused Indazoles via Cycloaddition and C-H Activation Strategies
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, Pohang University - South Korea (Prof. Dong-Pyo Kim)
Dr. Anand Hari Shinde
Thesis Title: Cycloaddition and NH-ActivationStrategies: Synthesis of Pyrazolopyrroloindoles, Imidazopyridines, Tetrahydroisoquinolines, and Benzimidazoquinazolines
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, Stanford University - USA (Prof. B M Trost)
Dr. Sagar Arepally
Thesis Title: Organoiodine Reagents: A Sustainable Synthetic Tool Box for Chemical Transformations
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, Pusan National University - South Korea
Dr. Srilaxmi. M. Patel
Thesis Title: Application of Branching Double Annulation Cascade (BDAC) and Ring Opening Cyclization (ROC) Strategies: Access to Diverse fused Tetrahydroisoquinoline, Quinazolinone derivatives and Rutaecarpine Alkaloid
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Dr. Venkata Nagarajuna Babu
Thesis Title: Iminium Induced Cascade Cyclizations: Access to Dihydroisoquinolinium (DHIQ) Salts, highly substituted Oxazoles, Furocoumarins and Pyridoxazoles
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Hyderabad (Adviser: Prof.Srinivasarao Yaragorla)
Dr. Murgan Arumugavel
Thesis Title: Sustainable Approaches for site-selective C-H Functionalization of 2H-Indazoles
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Current Position: Research Associate. Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhi Nagar
Post Doctoral Fellows
Dr. Praveenkumar Reddy
Post Doctoral Fellow: Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
Current Position: Principal Scientist (CSIR-IICT Hyderabad)
Dr. Suman Devatha
Post Doctoral Fellow: Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
Current Position: Research Associate (CSIR-IICT Hyderabad)
Dr. Ashok Polu
Post Doctoral Fellow: Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkke)
Master Students
Dr. Chandan Adhikari
Thesis Title: Novel Protocol for the synthesis of tetrazolyl substituted 2H-indazoles.
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2012- April 2013
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore
Current Position: Assistant Professor - Lovely Professional University
Publications: Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2017, 27, 1593-1597.
Dr. Bishnupada Satpathi
Thesis Title: Iodine catalysed solvent free facile synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a] pyridine derivatives via Groebke-Blackburn-Bienaymѐ reaction
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2012- April 2013
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Mohali
Current Position: Research Associate ( Prof. Sripada S. V. Rama Sastry)
Publications: Green Chem. 2014, 16, 1168-1175 & Tetrahedron let. 2014, 55, 5915-5920.
Dr. Chaitra Shekar
Thesis Title: A One-pot Palladium Catalyzed Ligand and Metal Oxidant-Free Aerobic Oxidative Isocyanide Insertion Leading to 2-Amino-Substituted-4(3H)-Quinazolinones.
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2013- April 2014
P.hD. Chemistry, University of Osaka, Japan
Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow University of Osaka, Japan
Publications: RSC Adv. 2014, 65, 34232-34236. & Synth. Commun. 2014, 45, 898-907.
Dr. Archit Nirmal Chander
Thesis Title: Facile One-Pot, Four Component Protocol for the Synthesis of Tetrazolyl Tetrahydroisoquinolines via novel Domino Intramolecular Cyclization/Azide-Ugi Sequence.
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2013- April 2014
P.hD. Chemistry, University of California, USA
Current Position: Research Associate
Publications: Tetrahedron let. 2014, 55, 6821-6826.
Mr. Arnab Dey
Thesis Title: Iodine Mediated One-pot Three-Component Synthesis of a Novel tricyclic Pyrrolo-1,4- Benzoxazines.
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2013- April 2014
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Current Position: Research Scholar ( Prof. Chandra M. R. Volla)
Publications: RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 29066-29071 & Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 2710–2713.
Ms. Amreen Kaur Bains
Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Flourene Based Organic Dyes and its Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2014- April 2015
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Current Position: Research Scholar
Mr. Kuntal Pal
Thesis Title: Synthesis and Application of Indole and Carbazole Based Organic Dyes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2014- April 2015
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Current Position: Research Scholar ( Prof. Chandra M. R. Volla)
Publications: Chem. Select. 2018, 3, 1623 – 1628.
Ms. Ruma Ghosh
Thesis Title: Transition-Metal-Free Direct C(Sp3)-H Functionalization leading to Aza-γ-Carboline Alkaloid Analogues in Cascade Fashion
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2015- April 2016
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Pune.
Current Position: Research Scholar (Prof M. Jayakannan )
Publications: Chem. Select. 2017, 2, 3511–3515.
Mr. Ajoy Chamuah
Thesis Title: An Access to Fully Substituted β-Iodo N-Arylated Enamines via Dehydrogenative Iodoarylation of Vinylogous Carbamates Using Phenyliodine(III) diacetate (PIDA).
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2015- April 2016
Current Position: Faculty, Kendriya Vidyalaya. Assam.
Publications: Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 7, 1542-1547.
Mr. Sitansu Muni
Thesis Title: : Hypervalent iodine mediated oxidative annulations and cross dehydrogenative couplings
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2015- April 2016
Current Position: (Info needed )
Mr. Soumya Deep Das
Thesis Title: C(Sp3)-H Functionalization of Pyridoimidazoles at C3-Position via palladium (II)-Catalyzed Isocyanides Insertion Strategy Leading to Diverse Heterocycles.
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2016- April 2017
Current Position: Employee, IOCL
Publications: Under Peer Review.
Ms. Mamata Ojha
Thesis Title: Direct Oxamates Synthesis from Amines and Alkynes via Cu Catalyzed Oxidative C-C Triple Bond Cleavage..
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2015- April 2017 & Project Staff - July 2017 - Dec 2017
Current Position: Research Scholar (Prof. N.D.Pradeep Singh's)
Publications: RSC Adv. 2020, 65, 34232-34236.
Mr.Pradip Maji
Thesis Title: Metal-free, Visible –Light Photo redox catalysis: Transformation of β-Iodo N- Arylated Enamines to Functionalized Indoles
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
P.hD. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2017- April 2018
Current Position: Employee, ONGC
Publications: Under Peer Review.
Ms. Diksha Malik
Thesis Title: C-C Bond Formation Through Photoredox catalysis via C-X Activation: Access to Privileged and Diverse Indole Fused Skeletons
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
P.hD. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2017- April 2018
Current Position: Research Scholar (Prof. S. S. Roy`s Hyper-MR Lab )
Publications: Under Peer Review.
Mr. Vishal Rawat
Thesis Title: Convenient Synthesis of Substituted Quinolines by Iodine Catalysis intramolecular annulations of - enaminoesters
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
P.hD. Chemistry, Hokkaido University, Japan
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2018- April 2019
Current Position: Research Scholar (JICA Fellow)
Publications: Under Peer Review.
Mr. Sakshey Mittal
Thesis Title:Rhodium-catalyzed tandem C-C, C-N bond formation and annulation leading to highly functionalized 2,3 indoles using
azobenzene and cyclopropanols.
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
P.hD. Chemistry, (Info needed)
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2018- April 2019
Current Position: Research Scholar
Publications: Under Peer Review.
Mr. Shrutarshi Mitra
Thesis Title: Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Annulation of 4-Phenyl Quinazolines with internal Alkynes via Dual C−H Bond Functionalization: Synthesis of novel 5,6,7,8- tetrasubstituted-4-(naphthalen-1-yl)quinazolines
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
P.hD. Chemistry, Tohoku University, Japan
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2018- April 2019
Current Position: Research Scholar (JICA Fellow) (Prof. Satoshi TAKAHASHI Lab)
Publications: Under Peer Review.
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Mr.Debayan Jana
Thesis Title: Rh(III) Catalyzed annulation in 4-phenyl Quinazoline moiety with internal alkyne via sequential C-H activation and C-N cleavage : A novel strategytowards the synthesis of Isoquinoline skeleton
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2019- April 2020
Ms. Aisworika Mohanty
Thesis Title: SELENYLATION OF 2-AMINONAPHTHOQUINONE BY C-H ACTIVATION
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
P.hD. Chemistry, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai
Period: M. Sc. Project: July 2019- April 2020
Current Position: Research Scholar (TIFR Mumbai)
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