Present Members (PhD Students)
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
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 structurally novel RALs
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 structurally novel angular triquinanes through exploration of RRM reaction
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 novel alkylidene-butenolides
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 alkylidene-butenolides
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 hamigeromycins and cryptoconcatones A-D.
Shrestha Chatterjee
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2015, Kalyani University, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2017, Kalyani University, India.
Ph.D. (July-2018 – Till Date): Research topic- Asymmetric total synthesis of naturally occurring butenolides .
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.
Rasmita Barik
B.Sc. (Hons. Chemistry): 2014, Utkal University, India.
M. Sc. (Organic Chemistry): 2016, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, India.
Ph.D. (July-2017 – Till Date): Synthetic Exploration of Ketoreductase from K. pneumoniae.
Group Alumni ( PhD recipients)
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.
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
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
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: DST NPDF at IACS, Kolkata
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 Scientist at Syngene International, Bangalore
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
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
1. Keshab Chandra Kumar (2021-2023): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards triquinanes through Piancatelli rearrangement
2. Shruti Seth (2021-2023): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring RALs and its structural congeners
3. Saubhik Ghosh (2020-2022): Title of the thesis: A step economic chemoenzymatic synthesis of antiviral agent molnupiravir
4. Sayan Bhattacharya (2020-2022): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring RALs
5. Sumit Kumar (2020-2022): Title of the thesis: Synthetic exploration of ketoreductase from K. pneumoniae
6. Manosij Nandy (2019-2021): Title of the thesis: Synthetic exploration of cyclobutane based overbred intermediates
7. Swagata Das (2019-2021): Title of the thesis:Cyclopropane overbred and its exploration in natural product total synthesis
8. Ipshita Roy (2018-2020): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards cannabimovone
9. Somnath Majumder (2017-2019): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards hypocoprins A-C
10. 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
11. Sudip Guria (2016-2018): Title of the thesis: Synthetic Studies towards Naturally Occurring Sesquiterpenoids (-)-Nardoaristolone B
12. Anupam Karmakar (2016-2018): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards longifolene.
13. Kaustav Dey (2014-2016): Title of the thesis: Klebsiella pneumoniae(NBRC 3319) mediated synthesis of (-) Ecklonia lactone precursor
14. Amitava Rakshit (2014-2016): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards Cuparenone
15. 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
16. Mithu Bhowmik (2013-2015): Title of the thesis: Synthesis of fully substituted aromatic moieties of Resorcylic Acid Lactone
17. Anuvab Jana (2012-2014): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards xylolide
18. Ajay Rana (2012-2014): Title of the thesis: Synthetic Studies towards (-)-Nordaristolone B
19. Subhendu Das (2011-2013): Title of the thesis: A Short and Formal Synthesis of (±) Cuparenone by Employing Johnson Orthoester Claisen Rearrangement and RCM Reaction
20. Shruti Ghatge (2011-2013): Title of the thesis: Chromanone and α-tetralone based small molecule fluorophores:a qualitative method for lipase screening
21. Shantasree Kar (2010-2012): Title of the thesis: Chemoenzymatic Asymmetric Synthesis of Hydroxymethylated Cycloalkenone
22. Ankan Ghosh (2010-2012): Title of the thesis: Synthetic studies towards RALs
23. Ravi Kumar (2009-2011): Title of the thesis: Syntheis of chiral hydroxyketones by benzaldehyde lyase from Pseudomonas fluorescens biovar I.
24. Anuj Gupta (2010): Title of the thesis: IBX mediated oxidation of cycloalkanones
25. Mr. Utkarsh (2009): Title of the thesis: Biocatalysis with plant HNLs
26. G. Bhaskar (2008): Title of the thesis: Screening for plant HNLs in cyanogenic plants
27. Atanu Singha Roy (2008): Title of the thesis: Enzymatic kinetic resolution of hydroxymethylated 1-tetralones
28. Mr. Rajib Karmakar (2008): Title of the thesis: Catalytic promiscuity in lipases