WHAT WE DO
Chemistry must become the astronomy of the molecular world.
Alfred Werner
DEVELOPING BASE METAL CATALYSTS FOR ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS
A. CATALYST DEVELOPMENT
Base Metals
Ditching the conventional norm, we focus extensively on developing novel base-metal catalysts. These are environmentally benign, widely accessible and way cheaper compared to their heavier-row counterparts.
Ligand Systems
Readily available ligand systems involving brief and economical synthetic routes. These involve various bidentate and tridentate ligands with NNN, NNO, NNS donor atoms.
Metal Complexes
Facile coordination of the ligands along with the metal precursors resulting in sustainable base-metal complexes. These serve as homogeneous catalysts in various transformations.
B. IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS VARIOUS TRANSFORMATIONS
Hydrogenation, Transfer Hydrogenation and Hydrosilylation of unsaturated functionalities.
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Catalytic hydrogenation
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Transfer Hydrogenation using benign hydrogen sources such as MeOH, EtOH, iPrOH and Ammonia-Borane.
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Hydrosilylation of various functionalities such as alkynes, esters, nitroarenes, etc.
Aerobic and Peroxidative Oxidation of Arylarenes, Primary and Secondary alcohols
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Use of inexpensive and environment-friendly oxidizing agents such as atmospheric oxygen, TEMPO, Hydrogen Peroxide and TBHP.
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Utilizing Deep Eutectic Solvents to further boost the efficiency of the protocol.
Developing sustainable and environmentally benign catalytic protocols.
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Formulating novel synthetic strategies backed by a thorough literature survey.
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Current research interests include utilization of renewable biomass feedstock, C-H activation and various hydrofunctionalization reactions.