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ଜାତୀୟ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଏବଂ ଗବେଷଣା ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ
ପରମାଣୁ ଶକ୍ତି ବିଭାଗ, ଭାରତ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ଏକ ସ୍ବୟଂଶାସିତ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ

राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान शिक्षा एवं अनुसंधान संस्थान
परमाणु ऊर्जा विभाग, भारत सरकार का एक स्वयंशासित संस्थान

National Institute of Science Education and Research
AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTE UNDER DAE, GOVT. OF INDIA
 

Prasenjit Mal

Professor
 
 

pmalniser.ac.in
+91-674-2494000 > 2188

2005: Ph. D. in Organic Photochemistry (Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur)

1999: M. Sc. in Chemistry (Department of Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur)

1996: B. Sc. (Honors) in Chemistry (University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India) 

Organic Chemistry

2021: CRS Bronze Medal 2021 (Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal)

2012-2014: Visiting Professor (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland) 

2008: Marie Curie Fellowship (University of Cambridge, UK)

2006: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (University of Siegen, Germany)

Publications.[1-132]

[1]       P. Nayek, R. Guchait, T. N. Deshpande, B. Debnath, R. Bhanja, P. Mal, Solvent Controlled NBS-Driven Divergent Bromo-Lactonization of Ortho-Styryl Benzamides,  Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2026, e202501176. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202501176

[2]       S. R. Sahoo, T. K. Dinda, S. Saha, P. Mal, N. Goswami, Maneuvering the Electronic State and Active Site of Assembled-Gold Nanoclusters through Polyoxometalate Implantation for Heterogeneous Green-Light Photocatalysis,  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2025, 17, 19669. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c23033

[3]       S. Sahoo, T. K. Dinda, P. Mal, Organic Transformations Mediated by Weak Non-Covalent Interactions,  Synlett 2025. doi: 10.1055/a-2733-1765

[4]       S. Sahoo, T. K. Dinda, P. Mal, Dynamic Self-Assembled Systems of Photoinert N-Propargyl Amides Enable Red-Light Supramolecular Photocatalysis,  ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2025, doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c00678. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c00678

[5]       B. Pal, S. Priyadarshinee, P. Mal, Photo(Multicomponent) Reaction of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with CBrCl3 and Styrenes by Mes-Acr-MeClO4,  ChemCatChem 2025, 17, e202401524. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202401524

[6]       B. Pal, P. Mal, Thermocontrolled Radical Nucleophilicity vs Radicophilicity in Regiodivergent C–H Functionalization,  Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 978. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c04509

[7]       P. Nayek, B. Pal, T. Mandal, P. Mal, Taming Cr(VI) Toxicity in Telescoping Quinoxaline Synthesis,  Asian J. Org. Chem. 2025, e202500002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202500002

[8]       P. Nayek, B. Pal, P. Mal, Perovskite Radiance: CsPbX3 Nanocrystals in Visible-Light (Organic)Photocatalysis,  ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 15519. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.5c05088

[9]       P. Nayek, C. Biswal, S. Maity, P. Mal, Organic Halogenation of Alkynes with Inorganic Halides Using Perylenediimide as Visible-Light Photocatalyst,  Adv. Synth. Catal. 2025, n/a, e70245. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.70245

[10]     A. Manna, P. Nayek, P. Mal, Tuning Dimensions of CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals through Pb(II) Counter Anions: A Dance of Dimensions and Product Selectivity in Visible-Light Photocatalysis,  ACS Energy Lett. 2025, 10, 1499. doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c00033

[11]     S. Mahata, T. K. Dinda, S. R. Sahoo, N. Polley, D. Topwal, P. Mal, N. Goswami, Organic Photocatalysis by In Situ Polymerized Gold Nanocluster-Polydopamine Networks,  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2025, 17, 59410. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5c15680

[12]     T. K. Dinda, A. Manna, P. Mal, Correction for “En Route to Recyclable Semi-Heterogeneous Photocatalysis with Photoinert-CeCl3”,  ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 6563. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.5c02178

[13]     T. K. Dinda, P. Mal, A Self-Sustaining Supramolecular (Auto)Photocatalysis via the Synthesis of N-Vinylacetamides,  Chem. Eur. J. 2025, 31, e202404624. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202404624

[14]     S. Sau, S. Sahoo, A. Manna, P. Mal, Moisture-resistant radical anions of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones in aerial dioxygen activation,  Org. Biomol. Chem. 2024, 22, 4662. doi: 10.1039/d4ob00673a

[15]     S. Sahoo, T. K. Dinda, P. Mal, N-Halosuccinimide-CeCl3 Transient Charge-Transfer Complexes as Semi Heterogeneous Photocatalyst in Cyclization of N-Propargylamides,  Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202402192. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202402192

[16]     B. Pal, S. Sahoo, P. Mal, Atom Transfer Radical Addition Reactions of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with CBr4 and Styrenes Using Mes-Acr-MeClO4 Photocatalyst,  J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 1784. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02469

[17]     P. Nayek, P. Mal, Mimicking Ozonolysis via Mechanochemistry: Internal Alkynes to 1,2-Diketones using H5IO6,  Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202401027. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202401027

[18]     A. Mathuri, B. Pal, M. Pramanik, A. Manna, P. Mal, Enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency and stability of CsPbBr3 nanocrystals for visible-light driven aerobic diaryl thio/seleno etherification,  Catal. Sci. Technol. 2024, 14, 183. doi: 10.1039/D3CY01478A

[19]     T. K. Dinda, A. Manna, P. Nayek, B. Mandal, P. Mal, Ultrasmall CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals as a Recyclable Heterogeneous Photocatalyst in 100% E- and Anti-Markovnikov Sulfinylsulfonation of Terminal Alkynes,  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 49411. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c10579

[20]     T. K. Dinda, A. Manna, P. Mal, En Route to Recyclable Semi-Heterogeneous Photocatalysis with Photoinert CeCl3,  ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 7664. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.4c01130

[21]     R. Bhanja, S. Kanti Bera, P. Mal, Sustainable Synthesis through Catalyst-Free Photoinduced Cascaded Bond Formation,  Chem. Asian J. 2024, e202400279. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400279

[22]     R. Bhanja, S. K. Bera, P. Mal, Transition-Metal- and Photocatalyst-Free Photoinduced Formation of Carbon–Pnictogen (–N, –P) Bonds,  Synthesis 2024, 56, 2627. doi: 10.1055/a-2298-2106

[23]     R. Bhanja, S. K. Bera, P. Mal, Photocatalyst- and Transition-Metal-Free Light-Induced Formation of Carbon-Chalcogen Bonds,  Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024, 366, 168. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.202301094

[24]     S. K. Bera, R. Bhanja, C. C. Sahu, P. Mal, An Intramolecular Radical C–N Coupling by N-Iodosuccinimide,  Synthesis 2024, 56, 585. doi: 10.1055/a-2063-0221

[25]     B. Pal, A. Mathuri, A. Manna, P. Mal, CsPbBr3 Perovskite Photocatalyst in Chemodivergent Functionalization of N-Methylalkanamides Using CBr4,  Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 4075. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01268

[26]     A. Mathuri, B. Pal, M. Pramanik, P. Mal, Chemodivergent Chalcogenation of Aryl Alkynoates or N-Arylpropynamides Using 9-Mesityl-10-Methylacridinium Perchlorate Photocatalyst,  J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 10096. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00926

[27]     A. Manna, T. K. Dinda, S. Ghosh, P. Mal, CsPbBr3 in the Activation of the C–Br Bond of CBrX3 (X = Cl, Br) under Sunlight,  Chem. Mater. 2023, 35, 628. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03164

[28]     R. R. Maharana, R. Bhanja, P. Mal, K. Samanta, Investigation of the Effect of Solvents on the Synthesis of Aza-flavanone from Aminochalcone Facilitated by Halogen Bonding,  ACS Omega 2023, 8, 33785. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c04207

[29]     T. K. Dinda, P. Mal, Activation of C–Br Bond of CBr4 and CBrCl3 Using 9-Mesityl-10-methylacridinium Perchlorate Photocatalyst,  J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 573. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02595

[30]     T. K. Dinda, S. R. Kabir, P. Mal, Stereoselective Synthesis of Z-Styryl Sulfides from Nucleophilic Addition of Arylacetylenes and Benzyl Thiols,  J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 10070. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00911

[31]     R. Bhanja, S. K. Bera, P. Mal, Photocatalyst- and Transition Metal-Free Light-Induced Borylation Reactions,  Chem. Asian J. 2023, 18, e202300691. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202300691

[32]     R. Bhanja, S. K. Bera, P. Mal, Regioselective synthesis of phenanthridine-fused quinazolinones using a 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium perchlorate photocatalyst,  Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 4455. doi: 10.1039/D3CC00537B

[33]     S. K. Bera, R. Bhanja, P. Mal, Catalyst-Free Photoinduced C–C Bond Formations,  Synthesis 2023, 55, 1467. doi: 10.1055/a-2043-3973

[34]     S. Sau, M. Pramanik, A. Bal, P. Mal, Reported Catalytic Hydrofunctionalizations that Proceed in the Absence of Catalysts: The Importance of Control Experiments,  Chem. Rec. 2022, 22, e202100208. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202100208

[35]     S. Sau, P. Mal, Visible-Light Promoted Regioselective Oxygenation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones Using O2 as an Oxidant,  J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 14565. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01960

[36]     S. Sau, P. Mal, C−H Hydroxylation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones through ipso-Substitution Using tert-Butyl Nitrite,  Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2022, e202200425. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202200425

[37]     M. Pramanik, A. Mathuri, P. Mal, tBuOLi-promoted terminal alkyne functionalizations by aliphatic thiols and alcohols,  Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 2671. doi: 10.1039/D2OB00079B

[38]     M. Pramanik, P. Mal, in Handbook of CH‐Functionalization (Ed.: D. Maiti), Wiley‐VCH GmbH, 2022, pp. 1.

[39]     A. Mathuri, M. Pramanik, P. Mal, 3-Arylsulfonylquinolines from N-Propargylamines via Cascaded Oxidative Sulfonylation Using DABSO,  J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 6812. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00499

[40]     S. K. Mahankudo, A. Das, K. Mishra, M. Barai, P. Mal, S. Ghosh, Synthesis of Cs/Methylammonium/Formamidinium PbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals with Green Emissions: Implications for Display Applications,  ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022, 5, 4360. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.2c00414

[41]     S. K. Bera, P. Mal, Regiodivergent C–N Coupling of Quinazolinones Controlled by the Dipole Moments of Tautomers,  Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 3144. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00847

[42]     S. K. Bera, R. R. Maharana, K. Samanta, P. Mal, CBr4 catalyzed activation of α,β-unsaturated ketones,  Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 7085. doi: 10.1039/D2OB01223E

[43]     S. K. Bera, A. Bose, P. Mal, in Handbook of CH‐Functionalization (Ed.: D. Maiti), Wiley‐VCH GmbH, 2022, pp. 1.

[44]     S. K. Bera, R. Bhanja, P. Mal, DDQ in mechanochemical C–N coupling reactions,  Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 639. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.18.64

[45]     A. Bal, T. Kumar Dinda, P. Mal, Mechanochemical Aliphatic Iodination (and Bromination) by Cascaded Cyclization,  Asian J. Org. Chem. 2022, 11, e202200046. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202200046

[46]     S. Sau, P. Mal, 3-Nitro-coumarin synthesis via nitrative cyclization of aryl alkynoates using tert-butyl nitrite,  Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 9228. doi: 10.1039/D1CC03415D

[47]     M. Pramanik, A. Mathuri, S. Sau, M. Das, P. Mal, Chlorinative Cyclization of Aryl Alkynoates Using NCS and 9-Mesityl-10-methylacridinium Perchlorate Photocatalyst,  Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 8088. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03100

[48]     M. Pramanik, A. Mathuri, P. Mal, Sulfur⋯oxygen interaction-controlled (Z)-selective anti-Markovnikov vinyl sulfides,  Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 5698. doi: 10.1039/D1CC01257F

[49]     A. Mathuri, M. Pramanik, A. Parida, P. Mal, Disulfide metathesis via sulfur⋯iodine interaction and photoswitchability,  Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 8539. doi: 10.1039/D1OB01581H

[50]     M. Das, D. Maity, T. K. Acharya, S. Sau, C. Giri, C. Goswami, P. Mal, Lowest aqueous picomolar fluoride ions and in vivo aluminum toxicity detection by an aluminum(III) binding chemosensor,  Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 3027. doi: 10.1039/D0DT03901B

[51]     A. Bose, P. Mal, Iodine-based reagents in photoredox-organocatalysis,  ARKIVOC 2021, 79. doi: 10.24820/ark.5550190.p011.568

[52]     A. Bose, P. Mal, Weak Interactions in Carbon-Hetero Atom Bond Forming Reactions,  Prayogik Rasayan 2021, 5, 43. doi: https://doi.org/10.53023/p.rasayan-20210930

[53]     S. K. Bera, P. Mal, Mechanochemical-Cascaded C–N Cross-Coupling and Halogenation Using N-Bromo- and N-Chlorosuccinimide as Bifunctional Reagents,  J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 14144. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01742

[54]     S. K. Bera, P. J. Boruah, S. S. Parida, A. K. Paul, P. Mal, A Photochemical Intramolecular C–N Coupling Toward the Synthesis of Benzimidazole-Fused Phenanthridines,  J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 9587. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00871

[55]     A. Bal, P. Mal, A Click Reaction Enabled by Phosphorus-Oxygen Bond for Synthesis of Triazoles,  ChemistrySelect 2021, 6, 9317. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202102758

[56]     M. Pramanik, K. Choudhuri, A. Mathuri, P. Mal, Dithioacetalization or thioetherification of benzyl alcohols using 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium perchlorate photocatalyst,  Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 10211. doi: 10.1039/d0cc02352c

[57]     M. Pramanik, K. Choudhuri, P. Mal, Metal-free C–S coupling of thiols and disulfides,  Org. Biomol. Chem. 2020, 18, 8771. doi: 10.1039/D0OB01741H

[58]     M. Pramanik, K. Choudhuri, S. Chakraborty, A. Ghosh, P. Mal, (Z)-Selective anti-Markovnikov or Markovnikov thiol–yne-click reactions of an internal alkyne by amide hydrogen bond control,  Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 2991. doi: 10.1039/D0CC00702A

[59]     A. Mandal, A. Choudhury, S. Sau, P. K. Iyer, P. Mal, Exploring Ambipolar Semiconductor Nature of Binary and Ternary Charge-Transfer Cocrystals of Triphenylene, Pyrene, and TCNQ,  J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 6544. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c00426

[60]     A. Mandal, A. Choudhury, R. Kumar, P. K. Iyer, P. Mal, Exploring the semiconductor properties of a charge transfer cocrystal of 1-aminopyrene and TCNQ,  CrystEngComm 2020, 22, 720. doi: 10.1039/C9CE01507H

[61]     K. Choudhuri, M. Pramanik, P. Mal, Noncovalent Interactions in C–S Bond Formation Reactions,  J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 11997. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01534

[62]     K. Choudhuri, M. Pramanik, P. Mal, Direct C-S Bond Functionalization of Benzyl Mercaptan,  Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 3906. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.202000521

[63]     A. Bal, S. Maiti, P. Mal, Intermolecular C‐Arylation of 2‐Amidobiphenyls Overcoming Intramolecular N‐Arylation,  Asian J. Org. Chem. 2020, 9, 1783. doi: 10.1002/ajoc.202000439

[64]     A. Bal, S. Maiti, P. Mal, Strategies to Control Hypervalent Iodine - Primary Amine Reactions,  Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 624. doi: 10.1002/asia.201901683

[65]     S. Sau, A. Bose, P. Mal, C−H Mono-Nitration of Indolines using tert-Butyl Nitrite,  Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8, 1854. doi: 10.1002/ajoc.201900464

[66]     M. Pramanik, K. Choudhuri, P. Mal, N-Iodosuccinimide as Bifunctional Reagent in (E)-Selective C(sp2)−H Sulfonylation of Styrenes,  Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8, 144. doi: doi:10.1002/ajoc.201800644

[67]     A. Parida, K. Choudhuri, P. Mal, Unsymmetrical Disulfides Synthesis via Sulfenium Ion,  Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14, 2579. doi: 10.1002/asia.201900620

[68]     A. Mandal, P. Swain, B. Nath, S. Sau, P. Mal, Unipolar to Ambipolar Semiconductivity Switching in Charge Transfer Cocrystals of 2,7-di-tert-Butylpyrene,  CrystEngComm 2019, 21, 981. doi: 10.1039/C8CE01806E

[69]     A. Mandal, K. Rissanen, P. Mal, Unravelling substitution effects on charge transfer characteristics in cocrystals of pyrene based donors and 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid,  CrystEngComm 2019, 21, 4401. doi: 10.1039/C9CE00561G

[70]     A. Mandal, A. Choudhury, P. K. Iyer, P. Mal, Charge Transfer Versus Arene–Perfluoroarene Interactions in Modulation of Optical and Conductivity Properties in Cocrystals of 2,7-Di-tert-butylpyrene,  J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 18198. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b03827

[71]     S. Maiti, M. T. Alam, A. Bal, P. Mal, Nitrenium Ions from Amine‐Iodine(III) Combinations,  Adv. Synth. Catal. 2019, 361, 4401. doi: 10.1002/adsc.201900441

[72]     K. Choudhuri, M. Pramanik, P. Mal, λ3-Iodanes as Visible Light Photocatalyst in Thioacetalization of Aldehydes,  Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 4822. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201900753

[73]     K. Choudhuri, S. Maiti, P. Mal, Iodine(III) Enabled Dehydrogenative Aryl C−S Coupling by in situ Generated Sulfenium Ion,  Adv. Synth. Catal. 2019, 361, 1092. doi: 10.1002/adsc.201801510

[74]     A. Bose, S. Sau, P. Mal, Intramolecular C(sp3)-H Imination towards Benzimidazoles Using Tetrabutylammonium Iodide and tBuOOH,  Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 4105. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201900732

[75]     A. Bose, P. Mal, Mechanochemistry of supramolecules,  Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 881. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.15.86

[76]     A. Bose, S. Maiti, S. Sau, P. Mal, An intramolecular C(sp3)–H imination using PhI–mCPBA,  Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 2066. doi: 10.1039/C8CC09100E

[77]     A. Bose, S. Maiti, P. Mal, in Noncovalent Interactions in Catalysis (Eds.: K. T. Mahmudov, M. N. Kopylovich, M. F. C. Guedes da Silva, A. J. L. Pombeiro), The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019, pp. 188.

[78]     S. K. Bera, M. T. Alam, P. Mal, C–N Coupling via Antiaromatic Endocyclic Nitrenium Ions,  J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 12009. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01921

[79]     A. Bal, S. Maiti, P. Mal, Steric and Electronic Effect on C2-H Arylation of Sulfonamides,  ChemistrySelect 2019, 4, 7010. doi: 10.1002/slct.201900944

[80]     S. Maiti, P. Mal, Soft–Hard Acid/Base-Controlled, Oxidative, N-Selective Arylation of Sulfonanilides via a Nitrenium Ion,  J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 1340. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02841

[81]     S. Maiti, A. Bose, P. Mal, Oxidative N-Arylation for Carbazole Synthesis by C–C Bond Activation,  J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 8127. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00921

[82]     S. Maiti, M. T. Alam, P. Mal, Soft–Hard Acid–Base‐Controlled C−H Trifluoroethoxylation and Trideuteriomethoxylation of Anilides,  Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 715. doi: doi:10.1002/ajoc.201800069

[83]     K. Choudhuri, M. Pramanik, A. Mandal, P. Mal, S−H⋅⋅⋅π Driven Anti-Markovnikov Thiol-Yne Click Reaction,  Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 1849. doi: doi:10.1002/ajoc.201800381

[84]     K. Choudhuri, A. Mandal, P. Mal, Aerial dioxygen activation vs. thiol-ene click reaction within a system,  Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 3759. doi: 10.1039/C8CC01359D

[85]     A. Bal, S. Maiti, P. Mal, Iodine(III)-Enabled Distal C–H Functionalization of Biarylsulfonanilides,  J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 11278. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01857

[86]     M. T. Alam, S. Maiti, P. Mal, The mechanochemical synthesis of quinazolin-4(3H)-ones by controlling the reactivity of IBX,  Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2396. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.14.216

[87]     M. T. Alam, S. Maiti, P. Mal, An Intramolecular C(sp2)–H Amidation Using N-Iodosuccinimide,  Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 4178. doi: doi:10.1002/ejoc.201800688

[88]     S. Maiti, P. Mal, Dehydrogenative Aromatic Ring Fusion for Carbazole Synthesis via C–C/C–N Bond Formation and Alkyl Migration,  Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2454. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01117

[89]     S. Maiti, T. K. Achar, P. Mal, An Organic Intermolecular Dehydrogenative Annulation Reaction,  Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2006. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00562

[90]     K. Choudhuri, T. K. Achar, P. Mal, Iodine-Triggered Aerobic Oxysulfonylation of Styrenes,  Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 3566. doi: 10.1002/adsc.201700772

[91]     A. Bose, P. Mal, Using weak interactions to control C-H mono-nitration of indolines,  Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 11368. doi: 10.1039/C7CC06267B

[92]     T. K. Achar, P. K. Sahoo, P. Mal, Cation-π Assisted Synthesis of Alkyl Aryl Ethers via C-CN Functionalization of 1,2-Dicyano Pyrazines,  ChemistrySelect 2017, 2, 1944. doi: 10.1002/slct.201700210

[93]     T. K. Achar, A. Bose, P. Mal, Mechanochemical Synthesis of Small Organic Molecules,  Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1907. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.13.186

[94]     P. K. Sahoo, C. Giri, T. S. Haldar, R. Puttreddy, K. Rissanen, P. Mal, Mechanochemical Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and X-ray Structures of N-Heteroacenes,  Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 1283. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201690012

[95]     C. Giri, P. K. Sahoo, K. Rissanen, P. Mal, Capturing Hydrophobic Trifluoroiodomethane in Water into an M4L6 Cage,  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 4964. doi: 10.1002/ejic.201600990

[96]     B. N. Ghosh, M. Lahtinen, E. Kalenius, P. Mal, K. Rissanen, 2,2′:6′,2″-Terpyridine Trimethylplatinum(IV) Iodide Complexes as Bifunctional Halogen Bond Acceptors,  Cryst. Growth Des. 2016, 16, 2527. doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b01552

[97]     T. K. Achar, S. Maiti, P. Mal, PIDA-I2 mediated direct vicinal difunctionalization of olefins: iodoazidation, iodoetherification and iodoacyloxylation,  Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 4654. doi: 10.1039/C6OB00532B

[98]     P. K. Sahoo, A. Bose, P. Mal, Solvent-Free Ball-Milling Biginelli Reaction by Subcomponent Synthesis,  Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 6994. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201501039

[99]     S. Maiti, P. Mal, Phenyliodine Diacetate-Mediated Intramolecular C(sp2)-H Amidation for 1,2-Disubstituted Benzimidazole Synthesis under Metal-Free Conditions,  Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 1416. doi: 10.1002/adsc.201401110

[100]   C. Giri, P. K. Sahoo, R. Puttreddy, K. Rissanen, P. Mal, Solvent-Free Ball-Milling Subcomponent Synthesis of Metallosupramolecular Complexes,  Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 6390. doi: 10.1002/chem.201500734

[101]   B. N. Ghosh, F. Topic, P. K. Sahoo, P. Mal, J. Linnera, E. Kalenius, H. M. Tuononen, K. Rissanen, Synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of a highly luminescent terpyridine-diphenylacetylene hybrid fluorophore and its metal complexes,  Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 254. doi: 10.1039/C4DT02728K

[102]   A. Bose, P. Mal, Cross Redox Coupling of Aryl-Aldehydes and p-Benzoquinone,  J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 11219. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b02175

[103]   T. K. Achar, P. Mal, Transformation of Contact-Explosives Primary Amines and Iodine(III) into a Successful Chemical Reaction under Solvent-Free Ball Milling Conditions,  Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 3977. doi: 10.1002/adsc.201500914

[104]   T. K. Achar, P. Mal, Radical-Induced Metal and Solvent-Free Cross-Coupling Using TBAI–TBHP: Oxidative Amidation of Aldehydes and Alcohols with N-Chloramines via C–H Activation,  J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 666. doi: 10.1021/jo502464n

[105]   S. Maiti, P. Mal, Electron-Rich Aromatics Under Ball Milling: Oxidative Aryl-iodination Using I2-Oxone and Biarylation with I2,  Synth. Commun. 2014, 44, 3461. doi: 10.1080/00397911.2014.946995

[106]   C. Giri, F. Topic, P. Mal, K. Rissanen, Self-assembly of a M4L6 complex with unexpected S4 symmetry,  Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 17889. doi: 10.1039/C4DT02754J

[107]   C. Giri, F. Topić, P. Mal, K. Rissanen, Anion-controlled formation of an aminal-(bis)imine Fe(II)-complex,  Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 15697. doi: 10.1039/C4DT02180K

[108]   B. N. Ghosh, S. Bhowmik, P. Mal, K. Rissanen, A highly selective, Hg2+ triggered hydrogelation: modulation of morphology by chemical stimuli,  Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 734. doi: 10.1039/c3cc47591c

[109]   A. Bose, P. Mal, Electrophilic aryl-halogenation using N-halosuccinimides under ball-milling,  Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 2154. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.02.064

[110]   T. K. Achar, S. Maiti, P. Mal, IBX works efficiently under solvent free conditions in ball milling,  RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 12834. doi: 10.1039/C4RA00415A

[111]   T. K. Achar, V. Prakash, H. S. Biswal, P. Mal, An isoquinoline as cation assisted ON–OFF–ON fluorescence switch with methionine and fluoride ion,  Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54, 1067. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.12.025

[112]   R. A. Bilbeisi, J. K. Clegg, N. Elgrishi, X. d. Hatten, M. Devillard, B. Breiner, P. Mal, J. R. Nitschke, Subcomponent Self-Assembly and Guest-Binding Properties of Face-Capped Fe4L48+ Capsules,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5110. doi: 10.1021/ja2092272

[113]   A. de los Rios, P. Mal, A. J. Meixner, D. Khoptyar, M. Schmittel, Fluorescent chemosensors for chromium(III) ions and the Cr3+/Cr2+ ratio,  Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2011, 84, 620. doi: 10.1246/bcsj.20100339

[114]   M. Schmittel, P. Mal, A. de los Rios, Multiport logic operations triggered by protonation - a trisphenanthroline as a 3-input AND-NOR-OR circuit,  Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 2031. doi: 10.1039/b920959j

[115]   P. Mal, J. R. Nitschke, Sequential self-assembly of iron structures in water,  Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 2417. doi: 10.1039/b920745g

[116]   P. Mal, B. Breiner, K. Rissanen, J. R. Nitschke, White Phosphorus Is Air-Stable Within a Self-Assembled Tetrahedral Capsule,  Science 2009, 324, 1697. doi: 10.1126/science.1175313

[117]   M. Schmittel, P. Mal, Towards technomimetic spoked wheels: dynamic hexakis-heteroleptic coordination at a hexakis-terpyridine scaffold,  Chem. Commun. 2008, 960. doi: 10.1039/b718185j

[118]   M. Schmittel, B. He, P. Mal, Supramolecular Multicomponent Self-Assembly of Shape-Adaptive Nanoprisms: Wrapping up C60 with Three Porphyrin Units,  Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 2513. doi: 10.1021/ol800796h

[119]   P. Mal, D. Schultz, K. Beyeh, K. Rissanen, J. R. Nitschke, An unlockable-relockable iron cage by subcomponent self-assembly,  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 8297. doi: 10.1002/anie.200803066

[120]   M. Schmittel, V. Kalsani, C. Michel, P. Mal, H. Ammon, F. Jaeckel, J. P. Rabe, Towards nanotubular structures with large voids: dynamic heteroleptic oligophenanthroline metallonanoscaffolds and their solution-state properties,  Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 6223. doi: 10.1002/chem.200700020

[121]   M. Schmittel, V. Kalsani, P. Mal, J. W. Bats, The HETTAP Approach: Self-Assembly and Metal Ion Sensing of Dumbbell-Shaped Molecules and Clip Molecules,  Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 6370. doi: 10.1021/ic060403l

[122]   N. Singhal, A. L. Koner, P. Mal, P. Venugopalan, W. M. Nau, J. N. Moorthy, Diastereomer-Differentiating Photochemistry of β-Arylbutyrophenones: Yang Cyclization versus Type II Elimination,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 14375. doi: 10.1021/ja0523643

[123]   J. N. Moorthy, N. Singhal, P. Mal, Facile conversion of lactols to lactones using IBX,  Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 309. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.10.174

[124]   J. N. Moorthy, R. Natarajan, P. Mal, P. Venugopalan, Polymorphism of an o-anisaldehyde: a novel example of channel-type organization sustained by weak C-H···O and C-H···N hydrogen bonds,  New J. Chem. 2004, 28, 1416. doi: 10.1039/b407199a

[125]   J. N. Moorthy, P. Mal, N. Singhal, P. Venkatakrishnan, R. Malik, P. Venugopalan, Highly Diastereoselective Tandem Photoenolization-Hetero-Diels-Alder Cycloaddition Reactions of o-Tolualdehydes in the Solid State,  J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 8459. doi: 10.1021/jo048482a

[126]   J. N. Moorthy, P. Venkatakrishnan, P. Mal, P. Venugopalan, Solid-State Diphotocyclization of Iso- and Terephthalaldehydes via Dihalogen Substitution,  J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 327. doi: 10.1021/jo026055w

[127]   J. N. Moorthy, P. Venkatakrishnan, P. Mal, S. Dixit, P. Venugopalan, Crystal Engineering: Identification of a Unique Supramolecular Synthon Based on C:O···X Interaction in Halogen-Substituted Aromatic Carboxaldehydes,  Cryst. Growth Des. 2003, 3, 581. doi: 10.1021/cg034001p

[128]   J. N. Moorthy, P. Mal, Norrish Type II photoreactivity of β-anisylalkanophenones and solvent effects on stereoselective Yang cyclization,  Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 2493. doi: 10.1016/s0040-4039(03)00318-6

[129]   P. Mal, U. Lourderaj, Parveen, P. Venugopalan, J. N. Moorthy, N. Sathyamurthy, Conformational Control and Photoenolization of Pyridine-3-carboxaldehydes in the Solid State: Stabilization of Photoenols via Hydrogen Bonding and Electronic Control,  J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 3446. doi: 10.1021/jo026621n

[130]   J. N. Moorthy, R. Natarajan, P. Mal, P. Venugopalan, Helical Self-Assembly of Substituted Benzoic Acids: Influence of Weaker X···X and C-H···X Interactions,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6530. doi: 10.1021/ja017637i

[131]   J. N. Moorthy, P. Mal, R. Natarajan, P. Venugopalan, Solid-State Photochromism and Photoreactivity of o- and p-Anisaldehydes. Remarkable Stabilization of o-Xylylenols,  Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1579. doi: 10.1021/ol0158720

[132]   J. N. Moorthy, P. Mal, R. Natarajan, P. Venugopalan, Efficient Photocyclization of o-Alkylbenzaldehydes in the Solid State: Direct Observation of E-Xylylenols en Route to Benzocyclobutenols,  J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 7013. doi: 10.1021/jo015718r

 

Mechanochemistry and Ball-milling

Metal free coupling reactions

Photoredox organocatalysis

PhD (Completed 11)

  1. Dr Tapas Kumar Achar
  2. Dr Prasit Kumar Sahoo
  3. Dr Saikat Maiti
  4. Dr Anima Bose
  5. Dr Md Toufique Alam
  6. Dr Khokan Choudhuri
  7. Dr. Ankita Bal 
  8. Dr. Milan Pramanik
  9. Dr. Sudip Sau
  10. Dr. Shyamal K Bera
  11. Dr. Ashis Mathuri
  12. Ms. Rosalin Bhanja (submitted)

 

PhD (Current 6)

  1. Mr. Tarun K Dinda
  2. Mr. Buddhadev Pal
  3. Ms. Sathi Sahoo
  4. Mr. Pravat Nayek
  5. Mr. Chidananda Biswal
  6. Mr. Ramendranath Guchait

 

                                                                                         IntPhD (1)

  1. Ms. Lipika Bardhan 

 

MSc (Completed 14)

  1. Dr. Ved Prakash
  2. Mr. Nitesh Kumar 
  3. Mr. Tuhin Halder
  4. Mr. Sunny Gautam
  5. Mr. Rahul Bagdi
  6. Ms. Shraddha S Parida
  7. Mr. Keshab Agarwal
  8. Mr. Prabhau D Nayak
  9. Mr. Sunil Kumar Dhal
  10. Mr. Abhishek Raj
  11. Mr. A Vrithik Kumar
  12. Mr. Chandan Kumar Sahu
  13. Mr. Himangshu Dutta
  14. Mr. Uday Singh
  15. Ms. Soumyashree Priyadarshinee
  16. Mr. Supratim Chatterjee 
  17. Mr. Kushal Baloda
  18. Mr. Ankit Ray

 

MSc (Present)

  1. Mr. Tathagata Mandal
  2. Mr. Soham Roy
  3. Mr. Sagnik Bhattacharya 
  4. Mr. Sikun Pradhan
  5. Ms. Aisha Riyas
  6. Mr. Bappaditya Debnath
  7. Tanmay Narendra Deshpande 

 

Postdoc (Past)

  1. Dr. Chandan Giri (visiting)
  2. Dr. Biswa Nath Ghosh (visiting)
  3. Dr. Soumya Maity
  4. Dr. Debdeep Maity (NPDF)
  5. Dr. Arkalekha Mandal (NPDF)
  6. Dr. Amarchand Parida
  7. Dr. Soumyakanta Prusty (NPDF)
  8. Dr. Monijit Das
  9. Dr. Anupam Manna
  10.  Dr. Bikash Mandal

 

 

Postdoc (Current)

 

 

 

Visitor

  1. Dr. Sandeepan Maity (TARE Program)
  2. Mr. Suman Handal (Int. PhD, NISER)

Collaborators

  1. Prof K Rissanen Jyvaskyla, Finland
  2. Prof P K Iyer, IIT Guwahati
  3. Dr. Amit Pal, NIT Meghalaya
  4. Dr. Kousik Samanta, IIT Bhubaneswar
  5. Dr Chandan Goswami, SBS NISER
  6. Dr. Arindam Ghosh, SCS NISER
  7. Dr. Subhadip Ghosh, SCS NISER
  8. Dr. Nirmal Goswami, IMMT Bhubaneswar

 

  • 2023 (January) C706/C565/C665 (Advanced Organic Chemistry)
  • 2022 (August) C203 Core course (Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry)
  • 2022 (January) C244 Laboratory Course (Biomolecular Chemistry Lab)
  • 2021 (August) C203 Core course (Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry)
  • 2021 (April) C204 Core course (Reagents in Organic Syntheses)
  • 2020 (December): C341 Laboratory course (Organic Chemistry)
  • 2020 (January): C102 Chemistry II (Organic Chemistry Part)
  • 2019 (January): C102 Chemistry II (Organic Chemistry Part); (Summer): C204 Reagents in Organic Syntheses; (August): C-301 Physical Organic Chemistry
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  • 2013 (August): C401 Physical Methods in Chemistry II
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  • 2010 (January): CE04 Organic Photochemistry

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