Dr. Rony Rajan Paul
Education
- BSc., MG University, 2005
- MSc., MG University, 2007
- PhD.,CSIR-NIST Thiruvananthapuram, 2013
- Post-doc, University of Leuven, Belgium
Area of Specialization
- Organic Synthesis
- Organic methodology development
Multicomponent reactions are reactions in which more than two reactants combine in a sequential manner to give highly selective products that retain almost all the atoms of the starting materials. The atom economy and environmental benignity of the reactions makes it a versatile tool for the synthesis of compounds with more complexity. We will explore substrates that are hitherto unknown for this purpose and the synthetic strategy will be determined by theoretical studies which will be done by collaboration with a group in our department.
Organocatalysis has become a major field in organic chemistry addressing catalytic chemical transformations with nonmetallic molecules as precatalyst systems. Placed between the extremes of transition metal catalysis and enzymatic transformations, organocatalysis offers several advantages. In this area we will be mainly investigating on N-heterocyclic carbenes as organocatalysts.
The explorations on the chemistry of single electron oxidants involving the use of involve use of salts of high valent metals such as Mn(III), Ce(IV), Cu(II), Ag(I), Co(III), V(V), Fe(III), etc. will be a long standing goal in our research.
- CH2C01 Basic Organic Chemistry
- CH2CO1 Basic Organic Chemistry
- AN4E03 Organic Reaction Mechanisms
Conferences
- Oral Presentations/Invited Talks
- International Summer School, University of Milan, Italy
- Tetraheron Symposum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Young Researchers Meet, Georgia Tech, USA
- Gilbert Stork Memorium, CSIR-NIIST
1. Development and Methodological Exploitation of Tetraarylmethanes “Expanding the Utility of Rhodium-Iminocarbene in Natural Products UGC, New Delhi 2016-18, 5 Lakhs
2. Expanding the Utility of Rhodium-Iminocarbene in Natural Products, DST- SERB, SURE project, 30 Lakhs, 2023-26
- FLAIR International Internship Nottingham Trent University, UK
- SERB-SIRE Fellowship KU Leuven, Belgium
Shinu Peter
2018
Novel C-C and C-Heteroatom Bond Forming Reactions Involving Atom Economic Methods
Chemistry
Department