Professor
gunanathanniser.ac.in
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Ph.D. in 2005 from Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (Bhavnagar), India
Organic, Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis
26. Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct Cross-Coupling of Secondary Alcohols to β-Disubstituted Ketones. Synlett 2019, 30, 2027-2034. Link (Invited Synpacts article)
25. Gawali, S. S.; Pandia, B. K; Pal, S. Gunanathan, C. Manganese(I)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Ketones and Secondary Alcohols with Primary Alcohols ACS Omega. 2019, 6, 10741 - 10754. Link
24. Pattanaik, S.; Gunanathan, C. Cobalt-Catalyzed Selective Synthesis of Disiloxanes and Hydrodisiloxanes ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 5552-5561 Link​
23. Gawali, S. S.; Pandia, B. K; Gunanathan, C. Manganese(I)-Catalyzed α-Alkenylation of Ketones Using Primary Alcohols Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3842-3847 Link
22. Kishore, J.; Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium(II)-catalysed direct synthesis of ketazines using secondary alcohols Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 4542-4545 Link
21. Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Catalytic Cross-Coupling of Secondary Alcohols J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 3822-3827 Link. "Emerged as top 20 Most Read Articles in JACS for March 2019". Highlighted in Synfacts
20. Gawali, S. S.; Gunanathan, C. Iron-catalyzed regioselective cyclotrimerization of alkynes to benzenes J. Organomet. Chem. 2019, 881, 139-149 Link (Invited article)
19. Krishnakumar, V.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Selective α-Deuteration of Aliphatic Nitriles using D2O Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 8705-8708 Link
18. Kisan, S.; Krishnakumar, V.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Deoxygenative Hydroboration of Carboxylic Acids ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 4772-4776 Link​
17. Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Selective Deuteration of Organic Compounds Catalyzed by Ruthenium Pincer Complexes. David Morales-Morales (Ed.) Pincer Compounds: Chemistry and Applications Elsevier. Amsterdam (2018) pp. 519-538. Link
16. Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed α‑Olefination of Nitriles Using Secondary Alcohols ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 2473-2478 Link
15. Sahoo, P. K.; Gawali, S. S.; Gunanathan, C. Iron-Catalyzed Selective Etherification and Transetherification Reactions Using Alcohols ACS Omega 2018, 3, 124-136 Link (Invited article)
14. Kisan, S.; Krishnakumar, V.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Anti-Markovnikov Selective Hydroboration of Olefins ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 5950-5954 Link
13. Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Facile Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Arylmethyl Nitriles Using Alcohols Enabled by Metal–Ligand Cooperation ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 5483-5490 Link
12. Krishnakumar, V.; Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Urea Synthesis by N-H Activation of Amines Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 7278–7284 Link
11. Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalysed Multicomponent Synthesis of Borasiloxanes Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 2515 - 2518 Link
10. Chatterjee, B.; Krishnakumar V.; Gunanathan, C. Selective α-Deuteration of Amines and Amino Acids Using D2O Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 5892–5895 Link
9. Kaithal, A.; Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Selective Hydroboration of Nitriles and Imines J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 11153–11161 Link Highlighted in Synfacts 12017, 13(01), 0078 Link Highlighted in Organic Chemistry portal Link
8. Kaithal, A.; Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Regioselective 1,4-Hydroboration of Pyridines Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3402-3405 Link Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 12(09), 0956 Link
7. Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. The Ruthenium-Catalysed Selective Synthesis of mono-Deuterated Terminal Alkynes Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 4509-4512. Link
6. Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium Catalyzed Selective α- and α,β-Deuteration of Alcohols Using D2O Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4794-4797. Link
5. Kaithal, A.; Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium Catalysed Selective Hydroboration of Carbonyl Compounds Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4790-4793. Link
4. Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium Catalyzed Selective Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 888-890. Link
3. Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D. Catalysis by Pincer Complexes: Synthesis of Ester, Amide and Peptides Szabó, K. J.; Wendt, O. F. (Eds). Pincer and Pincer-Type Complexes: Applications in Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, First Edition. Wiley-VCH. Weinheim (2014) pp. 1-30. Link
2. Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D. Bond Activation and Catalysis by Ruthenium Pincer Complexes Chem. Rev. 2014, 114, 12024−12087. Link
1. Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D. Applications of Acceptorless Dehydrogenation and Related Transformations in Chemical Synthesis Science 2013, 341, 6143. Link
• Chemistry of transition metal pincer complexes
• C-H activation of alkanes, arenes and alkenes
• Activation of small molecules
• Metal catalyzed multi-component reactions
• Lanthanides in catalysis and sustainable chemistry
C341: Organic Chemistry Lab I
C142: Chemistry Lab II
C403: Chemistry of Hetrocycles and Natural Products.
C344: Organic Chemistry Lab II
C565: Advanced Organic Chemistry
C566: Catalysis: Reaction Mechanisms and Applications
