Group Website: CH Activation & Phytochemistry
Organic Synthesis & Catalysis
C-H Activation/functionalization
Atropselective C-H Activation/Functionalization
Photocatalysis
Heterocycles Synthesis
Phytochemistry (Himalayan Medicinal Plants)
Isolation and structure elucidation of plant secondary metabolites
Standardization of plant extracts (targetted activity & four marker compounds)
Development of analytical methods (UPLC, GC, and NMR)
Chemical profiling using NMR (1D & 2D), UPLC-MS/MS, and GC-MS/MS
Bio(Chemomatrcis)-based generation of plant authentication database
NADES-based extraction/enrichment of plant products
Medicinal Chemistry
Discovery of new heterocycles as potential therapeutic agents
Scientific validation of plant traditional knowledge (Ayush or Phytopharma route)
Funding
Project Completed: 17 (PI: 06; Co-PI: 11); External Funded: 03
Project Ongoing: 08 (PI: 03; Co-PI: 05); External Funded: 05
Selected Publications in the last three years
Organic Synthesis and Catalysis
183. Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2024, doi.org/10.1039/D4O00958D. [Link]
182. Organic Letters, 2024, 26, 5027. [Link]
181. Trends in Chemistry, 2024, 6, 277. [Link]
180. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 499, 215453. [Link]
179. Chemical Communications, 2024, 60, 5626. [Link]
178. Molecular Catalysis, 2023, 551, 113597. [Link]
177. Chemical Communications, 2023, 59, 9646. [Link]
176. Chemistry A European Journal, 2023 e202301360. [Link] [Published as Hot Article]
175. Chemical Communications, 2023, 59, 9288. [Link]
174. Organic Letters, 2023, 25, 2627. [Link]
173. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023, 88, 2314. [Link]
172. Chem. Commun., 2022 58, 13151. [Link] [Invited for Emerging Investigators Series]
171. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2022, 364, 897. [Link]
170. Catalysis Reviews, 2022, 64, 716. [Link]
169. The Chemical Records, 2022, 22, e202100271. [Link]
Phytochemistry
168. Fitoterapia, 2024, 17, 105925. [Link]
167. Phytochemical Analysis, 2024, doi.org/10.1002/pca.3357. [Link]
166. Microchemical Journal, 2024, 199, 110129. [Link]
165. Natural Product Research, 2024, DOI:10.1080/14786419.2024.2326979. [Link]
164. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2024, 320, 117385. [Link]
163. Natural Product Research, 2024, 38, 440. [Link]
162. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023, 115748. [Link]
161. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2023, 36, 101305. [Link]
160. Steroids, 2023, 199, 109293. [Link]
159. Journal of Molecular Structure, 2023, 1292, 136077. [Link]
158. Industrial Crops and Products, 2023, 202, 117040. [Link]
157. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2023, 310, 116389. [Link]
156. Food Research International, 2023, 164, 112434. [Link]
155. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 385, 135639. [Link]
154. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023, 13, 311. [Link]
153. Separation and Purification Technology, 2022, 294, 121105. [Link]
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