Group Website: CH Activation & Phytochemistry
Organic Synthesis & Catalysis
C-H Activation/functionalization
Atropselective C-H Activation/Functionalization
Photocatalysis
Heterocycles Synthesis
Phytochemistry (Himalayan Medicinal Plants)
Isolation and structure elucidation of plant secondary metabolites
Standardization of plant extracts (targetted activity & four marker compounds)
Development of analytical methods (UPLC, GC, and NMR)
Chemical profiling using NMR (1D & 2D), UPLC-MS/MS, and GC-MS/MS
Bio(Chemomatrcis)-based generation of plant authentication database
NADES-based extraction/enrichment of plant products
Medicinal Chemistry
Discovery of new heterocycles as potential therapeutic agents
Scientific validation of plant traditional knowledge (Ayush or Phytopharma route)
Funding
Project Completed: 18 (PI: 07; Co-PI: 11); External Funded: 04
Project Ongoing: 09 (PI: 03; Co-PI: 06); External Funded: 05
Selected Publications in the last three years
Organic Synthesis and Catalysis
200. Trends in Chemistry, 2024, 6, 705. [Link]
199. Organic Letters, 2024, 26, 8515. [Link]
198. Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 115756. [Link]
197. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024, 89, 15893. [Link]
196. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024, 89, 14880. [Link]
195. Journal of Catalysis, 2024 438, 115673.[Link]
194. Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2024, 11, 4986. [Link]
193. Molecular Catalysis, 2024, 568, 114395. [Link]
192. Organic Letters, 2024, 26, 5027. [Link]
191. Trends in Chemistry, 2024, 6, 277. [Link]
190. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 499, 215453. [Link]
189. Chemical Communications, 2024, 60, 5626. [Link]
188. Molecular Catalysis, 2023, 551, 113597. [Link]
187. Chemical Communications, 2023, 59, 9646. [Link]
186. Chemistry A European Journal, 2023 e202301360. [Link] [Published as Hot Article]
185. Chemical Communications, 2023, 59, 9288. [Link]
184. Organic Letters, 2023, 25, 2627. [Link]
183. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023, 88, 2314. [Link]
Phytochemistry
182. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 354, 128699. [Link]
181. Fitoterpia, 2025, 180, 106279. [Link]
180. Microchemical Journal, 2025, 208, 112137. [Link]
179. Fitoterapia, 2024, 17, 105925. [Link]
178. Phytochemical Analysis, 2024, 35, 1265. [Link]
177. Microchemical Journal, 2024, 205, 111210. [Link]
176. Microchemical Journal, 2024, 199, 110129. [Link]
175. Natural Product Research, 2024, DOI.org/1080/14786419.2024.2375318. [Link]
174. Natural Product Research, 2024, DOI:10.1080/14786419.2024.2326979. [Link]
173. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2024, 320, 117385. [Link]
172. Natural Product Research, 2024, 38, 440. [Link]
171. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023, 115748. [Link]
170. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2023, 36, 101305. [Link]
169. Steroids, 2023, 199, 109293. [Link]
168. Journal of Molecular Structure, 2023, 1292, 136077. [Link]
167. Industrial Crops and Products, 2023, 202, 117040. [Link]
166. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2023, 310, 116389. [Link]
165. Food Research International, 2023, 164, 112434. [Link]
164. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 385, 135639. [Link]
163. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023, 13, 311. [Link]
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