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2005: Ph. D. in Organic Photochemistry (Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur)
1999: M. Sc. in Chemistry (Department of Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur)
1996: B. Sc. (Honors) in Chemistry (University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India)
Organic Chemistry
2021: CRS Bronze Medal 2021 (Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal)
2012-2014: Visiting Professor (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland)
2008: Marie Curie Fellowship (University of Cambridge, UK)
2006: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (University of Siegen, Germany)
1. B. Pal, S. Sahoo and P. Mal, Atom Transfer Radical Addition Reactions of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with CBr4 and Styrenes Using Mes-Acr-MeClO4 Photocatalyst, J. Org. Chem., 2024, 89, 1784-1796.
2. P. Nayek and P. Mal, Mimicking Ozonolysis via Mechanochemistry: Internal Alkynes to 1,2-Diketones using H5IO6, Chem. Eur. J., 2024, e202401027.
3. A. Mathuri, B. Pal, M. Pramanik, A. Manna and P. Mal, Enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency and stability of CsPbBr3 nanocrystals for visible-light driven aerobic diaryl thio/seleno etherification, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14, 183-189.
4. R. Bhanja, S. K. Bera and P. Mal, Transition-Metal- and Photocatalyst-Free Photoinduced Formation of Carbon–Pnictogen (–N, –P) Bonds, Synthesis, 2024, 10.1055/a-2298-2106.
5. R. Bhanja, S. K. Bera and P. Mal, Photocatalyst- and Transition-Metal-Free Light-Induced Formation of Carbon-Chalcogen Bonds, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2024, 366, 168-182.
6. S. K. Bera, R. Bhanja, C. C. Sahu and P. Mal, An Intramolecular Radical C–N Coupling by N-Iodosuccinimide, Synthesis, 2024, 56, 585-596.
7. B. Pal, A. Mathuri, A. Manna and P. Mal, CsPbBr3 Perovskite Photocatalyst in Chemodivergent Functionalization of N-Methylalkanamides Using CBr4, Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 4075-4079.
8. A. Mathuri, B. Pal, M. Pramanik and P. Mal, Chemodivergent Chalcogenation of Aryl Alkynoates or N-Arylpropynamides Using 9-Mesityl-10-Methylacridinium Perchlorate Photocatalyst, J. Org. Chem., 2023, 88, 10096-10110.
9. A. Manna, T. K. Dinda, S. Ghosh and P. Mal, CsPbBr3 in the Activation of the C–Br Bond of CBrX3 (X = Cl, Br) under Sunlight, Chem. Mater., 2023, 35, 628-637.
10. R. R. Maharana, R. Bhanja, P. Mal and K. Samanta, Investigation of the Effect of Solvents on the Synthesis of Aza-flavanone from Aminochalcone Facilitated by Halogen Bonding, ACS Omega, 2023, 8, 33785-33793.
11. T. K. Dinda and P. Mal, Activation of C–Br Bond of CBr4 and CBrCl3 Using 9-Mesityl-10-methylacridinium Perchlorate Photocatalyst, J. Org. Chem., 2023, 88, 573-584.
12. T. K. Dinda, S. R. Kabir and P. Mal, Stereoselective Synthesis of Z-Styryl Sulfides from Nucleophilic Addition of Arylacetylenes and Benzyl Thiols, J. Org. Chem., 2023, 88, 10070-10085.
13. R. Bhanja, S. K. Bera and P. Mal, Photocatalyst- and Transition Metal-Free Light-Induced Borylation Reactions, Chem. Asian J., 2023, 18, e202300691.
14. R. Bhanja, S. K. Bera and P. Mal, Regioselective synthesis of phenanthridine-fused quinazolinones using a 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium perchlorate photocatalyst, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 4455-4458.
15. S. K. Bera, R. Bhanja and P. Mal, Catalyst-Free Photoinduced C–C Bond Formations, Synthesis, 2023, 55, 1467-1486.
16. S. Sau, M. Pramanik, A. Bal and P. Mal, Reported Catalytic Hydrofunctionalizations that Proceed in the Absence of Catalysts: The Importance of Control Experiments, Chem. Rec., 2022, 22, e202100208.
17. S. Sau and P. Mal, Visible-Light Promoted Regioselective Oxygenation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones Using O2 as an Oxidant, J. Org. Chem., 2022, 87, 14565-14579.
18. S. Sau and P. Mal, C−H Hydroxylation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones through ipso-Substitution Using tert-Butyl Nitrite, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2022, e202200425.
19. M. Pramanik, A. Mathuri and P. Mal, tBuOLi-promoted terminal alkyne functionalizations by aliphatic thiols and alcohols, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022, 20, 2671-2680.
20. M. Pramanik and P. Mal, C-S Bonds via C-H Functionalization. In Handbook of CH‐Functionalization, D. Maiti, Ed. Wiley‐VCH GmbH: 2022; pp 1-34.
21. A. Mathuri, M. Pramanik and P. Mal, 3-Arylsulfonylquinolines from N-Propargylamines via Cascaded Oxidative Sulfonylation Using DABSO, J. Org. Chem., 2022, 87, 6812-6823.
22. S. K. Mahankudo, A. Das, K. Mishra, M. Barai, P. Mal and S. Ghosh, Synthesis of Cs/Methylammonium/Formamidinium PbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals with Green Emissions: Implications for Display Applications, ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2022, 5, 4360-4366.
23. S. K. Bera and P. Mal, Regiodivergent C–N Coupling of Quinazolinones Controlled by the Dipole Moments of Tautomers, Org. Lett., 2022, 24, 3144-3148.
24. S. K. Bera, R. R. Maharana, K. Samanta and P. Mal, CBr4 catalyzed activation of α,β-unsaturated ketones, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022, 20, 7085-7091.
25. S. K. Bera, A. Bose and P. Mal, C-H Functionalization by Weak Interactions. In Handbook of CH‐Functionalization, D. Maiti, Ed. Wiley‐VCH GmbH: 2022; pp 1-24.
26. S. K. Bera, R. Bhanja and P. Mal, DDQ in mechanochemical C–N coupling reactions, Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 2022, 18, 639-646.
27. A. Bal, T. Kumar Dinda and P. Mal, Mechanochemical Aliphatic Iodination (and Bromination) by Cascaded Cyclization, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2022, 11, e202200046.
28. S. Sau and P. Mal, 3-Nitro-coumarin synthesis via nitrative cyclization of aryl alkynoates using tert-butyl nitrite, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 9228-9231.
29. M. Pramanik, A. Mathuri, S. Sau, M. Das and P. Mal, Chlorinative Cyclization of Aryl Alkynoates Using NCS and 9-Mesityl-10-methylacridinium Perchlorate Photocatalyst, Org. Lett., 2021, 23, 8088-8092.
30. M. Pramanik, A. Mathuri and P. Mal, Sulfur⋯oxygen interaction-controlled (Z)-selective anti-Markovnikov vinyl sulfides, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 5698-5701.
31. A. Mathuri, M. Pramanik, A. Parida and P. Mal, Disulfide metathesis via sulfur⋯iodine interaction and photoswitchability, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 8539-8543.
32. M. Das, D. Maity, T. K. Acharya, S. Sau, C. Giri, C. Goswami and P. Mal, Lowest aqueous picomolar fluoride ions and in vivo aluminum toxicity detection by an aluminum(III) binding chemosensor, Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 3027-3036.
33. A. Bose and P. Mal, Iodine-based reagents in photoredox-organocatalysis, ARKIVOC, 2021, 79-100.
34. A. Bose and P. Mal, Weak Interactions in Carbon-Hetero Atom Bond Forming Reactions, Prayogik Rasayan, 2021, 5, 43-48.
35. S. K. Bera and P. Mal, Mechanochemical-Cascaded C–N Cross-Coupling and Halogenation Using N-Bromo- and N-Chlorosuccinimide as Bifunctional Reagents, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86, 14144-14159.
36. S. K. Bera, P. J. Boruah, S. S. Parida, A. K. Paul and P. Mal, A Photochemical Intramolecular C–N Coupling Toward the Synthesis of Benzimidazole-Fused Phenanthridines, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86, 9587-9602.
37. A. Bal and P. Mal, A Click Reaction Enabled by Phosphorus-Oxygen Bond for Synthesis of Triazoles, ChemistrySelect, 2021, 6, 9317-9322.
38. M. Pramanik, K. Choudhuri, A. Mathuri and P. Mal, Dithioacetalization or thioetherification of benzyl alcohols using 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium perchlorate photocatalyst, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 10211-10214.
39. M. Pramanik, K. Choudhuri and P. Mal, Metal-free C–S coupling of thiols and disulfides, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020, 18, 8771-8792.
40. M. Pramanik, K. Choudhuri, S. Chakraborty, A. Ghosh and P. Mal, (Z)-Selective anti-Markovnikov or Markovnikov thiol–yne-click reactions of an internal alkyne by amide hydrogen bond control, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 2991-2994.
41. A. Mandal, A. Choudhury, S. Sau, P. K. Iyer and P. Mal, Exploring Ambipolar Semiconductor Nature of Binary and Ternary Charge-Transfer Cocrystals of Triphenylene, Pyrene, and TCNQ, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2020, 124, 6544-6553.
42. A. Mandal, A. Choudhury, R. Kumar, P. K. Iyer and P. Mal, Exploring the semiconductor properties of a charge transfer cocrystal of 1-aminopyrene and TCNQ, CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 720-727.
43. K. Choudhuri, M. Pramanik and P. Mal, Noncovalent Interactions in C–S Bond Formation Reactions, J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85, 11997-12011.
44. K. Choudhuri, M. Pramanik and P. Mal, Direct C-S Bond Functionalization of Benzyl Mercaptan, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2020, 3906-3913.
45. A. Bal, S. Maiti and P. Mal, Intermolecular C‐Arylation of 2‐Amidobiphenyls Overcoming Intramolecular N‐Arylation, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2020, 9, 1783-1786.
46. A. Bal, S. Maiti and P. Mal, Strategies to Control Hypervalent Iodine - Primary Amine Reactions, Chem. Asian J., 2020, 15, 624-635.
47. S. Sau, A. Bose and P. Mal, C−H Mono-Nitration of Indolines using tert-Butyl Nitrite, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2019, 8, 1854-1857.
48. M. Pramanik, K. Choudhuri and P. Mal, N-Iodosuccinimide as Bifunctional Reagent in (E)-Selective C(sp2)−H Sulfonylation of Styrenes, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2019, 8, 144-150.
49. A. Parida, K. Choudhuri and P. Mal, Unsymmetrical Disulfides Synthesis via Sulfenium Ion, Chem. Asian J., 2019, 14, 2579-2583.
50. A. Mandal, P. Swain, B. Nath, S. Sau and P. Mal, Unipolar to Ambipolar Semiconductivity Switching in Charge Transfer Cocrystals of 2,7-di-tert-Butylpyrene, CrystEngComm, 2019, 21, 981-989.
51. A. Mandal, K. Rissanen and P. Mal, Unravelling substitution effects on charge transfer characteristics in cocrystals of pyrene based donors and 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid, CrystEngComm, 2019, 21, 4401-4408.
52. A. Mandal, A. Choudhury, P. K. Iyer and P. Mal, Charge Transfer Versus Arene–Perfluoroarene Interactions in Modulation of Optical and Conductivity Properties in Cocrystals of 2,7-Di-tert-butylpyrene, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019, 123, 18198-18206.
53. S. Maiti, M. T. Alam, A. Bal and P. Mal, Nitrenium Ions from Amine‐Iodine(III) Combinations, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2019, 361, 4401-4425.
54. K. Choudhuri, M. Pramanik and P. Mal, λ3-Iodanes as Visible Light Photocatalyst in Thioacetalization of Aldehydes, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2019, 4822-4826.
55. K. Choudhuri, S. Maiti and P. Mal, Iodine(III) Enabled Dehydrogenative Aryl C−S Coupling by in situ Generated Sulfenium Ion, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2019, 361, 1092-1101.
56. A. Bose, S. Sau and P. Mal, Intramolecular C(sp3)-H Imination towards Benzimidazoles Using Tetrabutylammonium Iodide and tBuOOH, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2019, 4105-4109.
57. A. Bose and P. Mal, Mechanochemistry of supramolecules, Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 2019, 15, 881-900.
58. A. Bose, S. Maiti, S. Sau and P. Mal, An intramolecular C(sp3)–H imination using PhI–mCPBA, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 2066-2069.
59. A. Bose, S. Maiti and P. Mal, CHAPTER 9: Soft Forces in Organic Synthesis by C–N Coupling Reactions. In Noncovalent Interactions in Catalysis, K. T. Mahmudov, M. N. Kopylovich, M. F. C. Guedes da Silva and A. J. L. Pombeiro, Eds. The Royal Society of Chemistry: 2019; pp 188-208.
60. S. K. Bera, M. T. Alam and P. Mal, C–N Coupling via Antiaromatic Endocyclic Nitrenium Ions, J. Org. Chem., 2019, 84, 12009-12020.
61. A. Bal, S. Maiti and P. Mal, Steric and Electronic Effect on C2-H Arylation of Sulfonamides, ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4, 7010-7014.
62. S. Maiti and P. Mal, Soft–Hard Acid/Base-Controlled, Oxidative, N-Selective Arylation of Sulfonanilides via a Nitrenium Ion, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83, 1340-1347.
63. S. Maiti, A. Bose and P. Mal, Oxidative N-Arylation for Carbazole Synthesis by C–C Bond Activation, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83, 8127-8138.
64. S. Maiti, M. T. Alam and P. Mal, Soft–Hard Acid–Base‐Controlled C−H Trifluoroethoxylation and Trideuteriomethoxylation of Anilides, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2018, 7, 715-719.
65. K. Choudhuri, M. Pramanik, A. Mandal and P. Mal, S−H⋅⋅⋅π Driven Anti-Markovnikov Thiol-Yne Click Reaction, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2018, 7, 1849–1855.
66. K. Choudhuri, A. Mandal and P. Mal, Aerial dioxygen activation vs. thiol-ene click reaction within a system, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 3759-3762.
67. A. Bal, S. Maiti and P. Mal, Iodine(III)-Enabled Distal C–H Functionalization of Biarylsulfonanilides, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83, 11278-11287.
68. M. T. Alam, S. Maiti and P. Mal, The mechanochemical synthesis of quinazolin-4(3H)-ones by controlling the reactivity of IBX, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. , 2018, 14, 2396-2403.
69. M. T. Alam, S. Maiti and P. Mal, An Intramolecular C(sp2)–H Amidation Using N-Iodosuccinimide, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2018, 4178-4186.
70. S. Maiti and P. Mal, Dehydrogenative Aromatic Ring Fusion for Carbazole Synthesis via C–C/C–N Bond Formation and Alkyl Migration, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 2454-2457.
71. S. Maiti, T. K. Achar and P. Mal, An Organic Intermolecular Dehydrogenative Annulation Reaction, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 2006-2009.
72. K. Choudhuri, T. K. Achar and P. Mal, Iodine-Triggered Aerobic Oxysulfonylation of Styrenes, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2017, 359, 3566-3576.
73. A. Bose and P. Mal, Using weak interactions to control C-H mono-nitration of indolines, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 11368-11371.
74. T. K. Achar, P. K. Sahoo and P. Mal, Cation-π Assisted Synthesis of Alkyl Aryl Ethers via C-CN Functionalization of 1,2-Dicyano Pyrazines, ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2, 1944-1949.
75. T. K. Achar, A. Bose and P. Mal, Mechanochemical Synthesis of Small Organic Molecules, Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 2017, 13, 1907-1931.
76. P. K. Sahoo, C. Giri, T. S. Haldar, R. Puttreddy, K. Rissanen and P. Mal, Mechanochemical Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and X-ray Structures of N-Heteroacenes, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2016, 1283-1291.
77. C. Giri, P. K. Sahoo, K. Rissanen and P. Mal, Capturing Hydrophobic Trifluoroiodomethane in Water into an M4L6 Cage, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2016, 4964-4967.
78. B. N. Ghosh, M. Lahtinen, E. Kalenius, P. Mal and K. Rissanen, 2,2′:6′,2″-Terpyridine Trimethylplatinum(IV) Iodide Complexes as Bifunctional Halogen Bond Acceptors, Cryst. Growth Des., 2016, 16, 2527-2534.
79. T. K. Achar, S. Maiti and P. Mal, PIDA-I2 mediated direct vicinal difunctionalization of olefins: iodoazidation, iodoetherification and iodoacyloxylation, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016, 14, 4654–4663.
80. P. K. Sahoo, A. Bose and P. Mal, Solvent-Free Ball-Milling Biginelli Reaction by Subcomponent Synthesis, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2015, 6994-6998.
81. S. Maiti and P. Mal, Phenyliodine Diacetate-Mediated Intramolecular C(sp2)-H Amidation for 1,2-Disubstituted Benzimidazole Synthesis under Metal-Free Conditions, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2015, 357, 1416-1424.
82. C. Giri, P. K. Sahoo, R. Puttreddy, K. Rissanen and P. Mal, Solvent-Free Ball-Milling Subcomponent Synthesis of Metallosupramolecular Complexes, Chem. Eur. J., 2015, 21, 6390–6393.
83. B. N. Ghosh, F. Topic, P. K. Sahoo, P. Mal, J. Linnera, E. Kalenius, H. M. Tuononen and K. Rissanen, Synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of a highly luminescent terpyridine-diphenylacetylene hybrid fluorophore and its metal complexes, Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 254-267.
84. A. Bose and P. Mal, Cross Redox Coupling of Aryl-Aldehydes and p-Benzoquinone, J. Org. Chem., 2015, 80, 11219-11225.
85. T. K. Achar and P. Mal, Transformation of Contact-Explosives Primary Amines and Iodine(III) into a Successful Chemical Reaction under Solvent-Free Ball Milling Conditions, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2015, 357, 3977-3985.
86. T. K. Achar and P. Mal, Radical-Induced Metal and Solvent-Free Cross-Coupling Using TBAI–TBHP: Oxidative Amidation of Aldehydes and Alcohols with N-Chloramines via C–H Activation, J. Org. Chem., 2015, 80, 666-672.
87. S. Maiti and P. Mal, Electron-Rich Aromatics Under Ball Milling: Oxidative Aryl-iodination Using I2-Oxone and Biarylation with I2, Synth. Commun., 2014, 44, 3461-3469.
88. C. Giri, F. Topic, P. Mal and K. Rissanen, Self-assembly of a M4L6 complex with unexpected S4 symmetry, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 17889-17892.
89. C. Giri, F. Topić, P. Mal and K. Rissanen, Anion-controlled formation of an aminal-(bis)imine Fe(II)-complex, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 15697-15699.
90. B. N. Ghosh, S. Bhowmik, P. Mal and K. Rissanen, A highly selective, Hg2+ triggered hydrogelation: modulation of morphology by chemical stimuli, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 734-736.
91. A. Bose and P. Mal, Electrophilic aryl-halogenation using N-halosuccinimides under ball-milling, Tetrahedron Lett., 2014, 55, 2154-2156.
92. T. K. Achar, S. Maiti and P. Mal, IBX works efficiently under solvent free conditions in ball milling, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 12834-12839.
93. T. K. Achar, V. Prakash, H. S. Biswal and P. Mal, An isoquinoline as cation assisted ON–OFF–ON fluorescence switch with methionine and fluoride ion, Tetrahedron Lett., 2013, 54, 1067-1070.
94. R. A. Bilbeisi, J. K. Clegg, N. Elgrishi, X. d. Hatten, M. Devillard, B. Breiner, P. Mal and J. R. Nitschke, Subcomponent Self-Assembly and Guest-Binding Properties of Face-Capped Fe4L48+ Capsules, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 5110-5119.
95. A. de los Rios, P. Mal, A. J. Meixner, D. Khoptyar and M. Schmittel, Fluorescent chemosensors for chromium(III) ions and the Cr3+/Cr2+ ratio, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 2011, 84, 620-622.
96. M. Schmittel, P. Mal and A. de los Rios, Multiport logic operations triggered by protonation - a trisphenanthroline as a 3-input AND-NOR-OR circuit, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 2031-2033.
97. P. Mal and J. R. Nitschke, Sequential self-assembly of iron structures in water, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 2417-2419.
98. P. Mal, B. Breiner, K. Rissanen and J. R. Nitschke, White Phosphorus Is Air-Stable Within a Self-Assembled Tetrahedral Capsule, Science, 2009, 324, 1697-1699.
99. M. Schmittel and P. Mal, Towards technomimetic spoked wheels: dynamic hexakis-heteroleptic coordination at a hexakis-terpyridine scaffold, Chem. Commun., 2008, 960-962.
100. M. Schmittel, B. He and P. Mal, Supramolecular Multicomponent Self-Assembly of Shape-Adaptive Nanoprisms: Wrapping up C60 with Three Porphyrin Units, Org. Lett., 2008, 10, 2513-2516.
101. P. Mal, D. Schultz, K. Beyeh, K. Rissanen and J. R. Nitschke, An unlockable-relockable iron cage by subcomponent self-assembly, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47, 8297-8301.
102. M. Schmittel, V. Kalsani, C. Michel, P. Mal, H. Ammon, F. Jaeckel and J. P. Rabe, Towards nanotubular structures with large voids: dynamic heteroleptic oligophenanthroline metallonanoscaffolds and their solution-state properties, Chem. Eur. J., 2007, 13, 6223-6237.
103. M. Schmittel, V. Kalsani, P. Mal and J. W. Bats, The HETTAP Approach: Self-Assembly and Metal Ion Sensing of Dumbbell-Shaped Molecules and Clip Molecules, Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 6370-6377.
104. N. Singhal, A. L. Koner, P. Mal, P. Venugopalan, W. M. Nau and J. N. Moorthy, Diastereomer-Differentiating Photochemistry of β-Arylbutyrophenones: Yang Cyclization versus Type II Elimination, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 14375-14382.
105. J. N. Moorthy, N. Singhal and P. Mal, Facile conversion of lactols to lactones using IBX, Tetrahedron Lett., 2004, 45, 309-312.
106. J. N. Moorthy, R. Natarajan, P. Mal and P. Venugopalan, Polymorphism of an o-anisaldehyde: a novel example of channel-type organization sustained by weak C-H···O and C-H···N hydrogen bonds, New J. Chem., 2004, 28, 1416-1419.
107. J. N. Moorthy, P. Mal, N. Singhal, P. Venkatakrishnan, R. Malik and P. Venugopalan, Highly Diastereoselective Tandem Photoenolization-Hetero-Diels-Alder Cycloaddition Reactions of o-Tolualdehydes in the Solid State, J. Org. Chem., 2004, 69, 8459-8466.
108. J. N. Moorthy, P. Venkatakrishnan, P. Mal and P. Venugopalan, Solid-State Diphotocyclization of Iso- and Terephthalaldehydes via Dihalogen Substitution, J. Org. Chem., 2003, 68, 327-330.
109. J. N. Moorthy, P. Venkatakrishnan, P. Mal, S. Dixit and P. Venugopalan, Crystal Engineering: Identification of a Unique Supramolecular Synthon Based on C:O···X Interaction in Halogen-Substituted Aromatic Carboxaldehydes, Cryst. Growth Des., 2003, 3, 581-585.
110. J. N. Moorthy and P. Mal, Norrish Type II photoreactivity of β-anisylalkanophenones and solvent effects on stereoselective Yang cyclization, Tetrahedron Lett., 2003, 44, 2493-2496.
111. P. Mal, U. Lourderaj, Parveen, P. Venugopalan, J. N. Moorthy and N. Sathyamurthy, Conformational Control and Photoenolization of Pyridine-3-carboxaldehydes in the Solid State: Stabilization of Photoenols via Hydrogen Bonding and Electronic Control, J. Org. Chem., 2003, 68, 3446-3453.
112. J. N. Moorthy, R. Natarajan, P. Mal and P. Venugopalan, Helical Self-Assembly of Substituted Benzoic Acids: Influence of Weaker X···X and C-H···X Interactions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 6530-6531.
113. J. N. Moorthy, P. Mal, R. Natarajan and P. Venugopalan, Solid-State Photochromism and Photoreactivity of o- and p-Anisaldehydes. Remarkable Stabilization of o-Xylylenols, Org. Lett., 2001, 3, 1579-1582.
114. J. N. Moorthy, P. Mal, R. Natarajan and P. Venugopalan, Efficient Photocyclization of o-Alkylbenzaldehydes in the Solid State: Direct Observation of E-Xylylenols en Route to Benzocyclobutenols, J. Org. Chem., 2001, 66, 7013-7019.
Mechanochemistry and Ball-milling
Metal free coupling reactions
Photoredox organocatalysis
PhD (Completed 11)
PhD (Current 5)
MSc (Completed 14)
MSc (Present)
Postdoc (Past)
Postdoc (Current)
Dr. Anupam Manna
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