Present Members (PhD Students)
Debarghya Sau
B.Sc: (Hons. Chemistry; 2020): Calcutta University, West Bengal, India.
M.Sc:( Organic Chemistry; 2022): IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Ph.D. (July-2024 – Till Date): Research topic- Synthetic studies towards alkylidene-butenolides and related natural products
Anupa Karmakar
B.Sc: (Hons. Chemistry; 2019): North Bengal University, West Bengal, India.
M.Sc:( Organic Chemistry; 2021): North Bengal University, West Bengal, India
Ph.D. (July-2024 – Till Date): Research topic- Asymmetric total synthesis of Naturally occurring isocoumarins and related natural products
Saubhik Ghosh
B.Sc: (Hons. Chemistry; 2019): Kalyani University, West Bengal, India.
M.Sc:( Organic Chemistry; 2022): IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
Ph.D. (August-2022 – Till Date): Research topic- Asymmetric total synthesis of structurally novel alkylidene-butenolides and oxa-spirolactones
Swagata Das
B.Sc: (Hons. Chemistry; 2019): Kalyani University, West Bengal, India.
M.Sc:( Organic Chemistry; 2021): IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
Ph.D. (August-2021 – Till Date): Research topic- Asymmetric total synthesis of isocoumarin based natural products
Kishore Mandal
B.Sc: (Hons. Chemistry; 2018): ST. Xavier's College Ranchi, India.
M.Sc:( Organic Chemistry; 2020): IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
Ph.D. (August-2020 – Till Date): Research topic- Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring alkylidene-butenolides
Rajarshee Sarkar
B.Sc: (Hons. Chemistry; 2018): Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, University of Calcutta, India.
M.Sc:( Organic Chemistry; 2020): IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
Ph.D. (August-2020 – Till Date): Research topic- Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring RALs
Chandan Soni
B.Sc: (Hons. Chemistry; 2014): Vinoba Bhave University Hazaribagh, India.
M.Sc:( Organic Chemistry; 2016): Vinoba Bhave University Hazaribagh, India.
Ph.D. (January-2020 – Till Date): Research topic- Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring RALs
Santu Bisui
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2015, Vidyasagar University, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2017, ISM-Dhanbad, Dhanbad, India.
Ph.D. (July-2019 – Till Date): Research topic- Synthetic studies towards linear and angular triquinanes through Piancatelli rearrangement as a key reaction
Jayanta Das
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2016, Vidyasagar University, India.
M. Sc. (Chemistry): 2018, IIT- Madras, Chennai.
Ph.D. (July-2019 – Till Date): Research topic- Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring RALs hamigeromycins and related compounds.
Suman Bhatta
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2013, Vidyasagar University, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2015, Vidyasagar University, India.
Ph.D. (July-2018 – Till Date): Research topic- Synthetic studies towards annelated nitrogen heterocycles.
Group Alumni ( PhD recipients)
Shrestha Chatterjee
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2015, Kalyani University, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2017, Kalyani University, India.
Ph.D. (July-2018 – December, 2024): Asymmetric total synthesis of naturally occurring alkylidene-butenolides and oxa-spirolactones.
Current position: Process Chemist, Bayer-India, Vapi, India
Rasmita Barik
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2014, Utkal University, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2016, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, India.
Ph.D. (July-2017 – May 2024): Synthetic Studies towards naturally occurring Sesquiterpenoids and Exploration of Microbial Ketoreductases in Asymmetric Organic Synthesis
Current position: Post-doctoral researcher, Iowa State University, Ames, USA
Rajkumar Sahoo
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2011, Vidyasagar University, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2014, IIEST, Shibpur, India.
Ph.D. (July-2014 – January-2022): Synthetic Studies towards Volvalerenol A through Exploitation of pseudo-C2 symmetry.
Current position: Research Scientist, Jubilant Biosys, Noida, India
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Joy Chakraborty
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2009, Tripura University, Tripura, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2011, Tripura University, Tripura, India.
Ph.D. (November 2019): Thesis title- Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring resorcylic acid lactones paecilomycin C, L-783277, L-783290 and LL-Z1640-2.
Previous position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Toyama Prefectural University, Toyama, Japan
Current position: Research Scientist, BMS-BIOCON, Bangalore, India
Ranjan Kumar Acharyya
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2012, Calcutta University, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2014, Vidyasagar University, India.
Ph.D. (July, 2019) Thesis title: Exploration of RRM (ring rearrangement metathesis) Reaction and Asymmetric Synthesis of butenolides .
Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow in University of Michigan, Ann-Arbor, USA.
Rajan Kumar
B.Sc. (P.C.M Group): 2005, C.C.S University, Meerut, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2009, C.C.S University, Meerut, India.
Ph.D. (April 2019): Thesis title: : Synthetic studies towards (-)-mangiferaelactone, cuparenoids, (-)-nardoaristolone B and small ring carbocyclic scaffolds.
Current position: Research Scientist at Syngene International, Hyderabad, India
Joydev Halder
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2010, Calcutta University, India.
M. Sc (Chemistry, 2012): IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India.
Ph.D. (December 2018): Thesis title: Synthetic exploration of ketoreductase from Klebsiella pneumoniae: Asymmetric synthesis of small ring carbocyclic, heterocyclic scaffolds and an indirect desymmetrization reaction.
Current position: Research Scientist, Jubilant Biosys, Noida, India
Debabrata Das
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2008, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India.
M. Sc. (Chemistry): 2010, Indian Institute of Technology Khargpur, India.
Ph.D. (September, 2018): Thesis title: Diversity oriented synthesis of small ring carbo-cycles and heterocycles from bio-catalytically derived α-substituted β-hydroxy esters.
Current Position: Senior Research Scientist at Sai Life Sciences, Hyderabad, India
Pratik Pal
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2009, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2011, Calcutta University, West Bengal, India.
Ph.D. (May-2017): Thesis title: Asymmetric total synthesis of RALs and ramariolides.
Previous position: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Florida at Gainesville, USA
Current position: Research Scientist, BMS-BIOCON, Bangalore, India
Rohan Kalyan Rej
rohan.iitkgp.orgchem@gmail.com
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2008, Calcutta University, West Bengal, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2010, Calcutta University, West Bengal, India.
Ph.D. (October-2015): Thesis title: Asymmetric total Synthesis small ring macrolides.
Current position: Post Doctoral Fellow in University of Michigan, Ann-Arbor, USA.
Rajib Bhuniya
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2005, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2008, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
Ph.D. (August-2013): Thesis title: Asymmetric Synthesis of Rasfonin, Loxoprofen, Venlafaxine and small Ring Carbocycles and Heterocycles.
Current position: Senior Research Scientist at Jubilant Biosys, Noida, India
Nandan Jana
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2005, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2007, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.
Ph.D. (Febuary-2013): Thesis title: Synthetic Studies Towards Resorcylic Acid Lactones (RALs) and Stagonolides.
Current position: Senior Scientist TCG Lifesciences Ltd. Kolkata, India
Tapas Das
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2005, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2007, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.
Ph.D. (September-2012): Thesis title: Assymetric Synthesis of (+)-Chloriolide, (-)-Achaetolide, Stagonolide-E and Stagonolide-B.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, NIT-Jamshedpur, India.
Tridib Mahapatra
B. Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2003, Vidyasagar University; West Bengal, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2006, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.
Ph.D. (January-2011): Thesis title: Hydroxymethylated Cycloalkenones Privileged Small Molecular Multifunctional Scaffolds for Asymmetric Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products and Related Molecules.
Current Position: Senior Scientist at Novartis-India, Hyderabad, India.
MSc Project Students
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1. Soumya Sundar Bhattacharya (2023-2025): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring isocoumarins
2. Siva Krishna Chukka (2023-2025): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring RALs
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3. Pranab Kumar (2023-2025): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring RALs
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4. Nityananda Behera (2022-2024): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards Merohyperin A
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5. Avijit Maity (2022-2024): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards C-alkyl glycosides from Z-alkylidenebutenolides
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6. Keshab Chandra Kumar (2021-2023): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards triquinanes through Piancatelli rearrangement
7. Shruti Seth (2021-2023): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring RALs and its structural congeners
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8. Saubhik Ghosh (2020-2022): Title of the thesis: A step economic chemoenzymatic synthesis of antiviral agent molnupiravir
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9. Sayan Bhattacharya (2020-2022): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring RALs
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10. Sumit Kumar (2020-2022): Title of the thesis: Synthetic exploration of ketoreductase from K. pneumoniae
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11. Manosij Nandy (2019-2021): Title of the thesis: Synthetic exploration of cyclobutane based overbred intermediates
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12. Swagata Das (2019-2021): Title of the thesis:Cyclopropane overbred and its exploration in natural product total synthesis
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13. Ipshita Roy (2018-2020): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards cannabimovone
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14. Somnath Majumder (2017-2019): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards hypocoprins A-C
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15. Palash Jana (2017-2019): Title of the thesis: Distinctive transformation based diversity oriented synthesis of small ring carbocyles and heterocycles from biocatalytically derived enantiopure α-substituted-β-hydroxyesters
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16. Sudip Guria (2016-2018): Title of the thesis: Synthetic Studies towards Naturally Occurring Sesquiterpenoids (-)-Nardoaristolone B
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17. Anupam Karmakar (2016-2018): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards longifolene.
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18. Kaustav Dey (2014-2016): Title of the thesis: Klebsiella pneumoniae(NBRC 3319) mediated synthesis of (-) Ecklonia lactone precursor
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19. Amitava Rakshit (2014-2016): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards Cuparenone
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20. Saswata Gupta (2013-2015): Title of the thesis: Klebsiella pneumoniae (NBRC-3319) mediated asymmetric synthesis of various α-substituted-β-hydroxy esters as synthetic precursors for small ring carbocyles and heterocycles
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21. Mithu Bhowmik (2013-2015): Title of the thesis: Synthesis of fully substituted aromatic moieties of Resorcylic Acid Lactone
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22. Anuvab Jana (2012-2014): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards xylolide
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23. Ajay Rana (2012-2014): Title of the thesis: Synthetic Studies towards (-)-Nordaristolone B
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24. Subhendu Das (2011-2013): Title of the thesis: A Short and Formal Synthesis of (±) Cuparenone by Employing Johnson Orthoester Claisen Rearrangement and RCM Reaction
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25. Shruti Ghatge (2011-2013): Title of the thesis: Chromanone and α-tetralone based small molecule fluorophores:a qualitative method for lipase screening
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26. Shantasree Kar (2010-2012): Title of the thesis: Chemoenzymatic Asymmetric Synthesis of Hydroxymethylated Cycloalkenone
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27. Ankan Ghosh (2010-2012): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards RALs
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28. Ravi Kumar (2009-2011): Title of the thesis: Syntheis of chiral hydroxyketones by benzaldehyde lyase from Pseudomonas fluorescens biovar I.
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29. Anuj Gupta (2008-2010): Title of the thesis: IBX mediated oxidation of cycloalkanones
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30. Mr. Utkarsh (2007-2009): Title of the thesis: Biocatalysis with plant HNLs
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31. G. Bhaskar (2008): Title of the thesis: Screening for plant HNLs in cyanogenic plants
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32. Atanu Singha Roy (2008): Title of the thesis: Enzymatic kinetic resolution of hydroxymethylated 1-tetralones
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33. Mr. Rajib Karmakar (2008): Title of the thesis: Catalytic promiscuity in lipases
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