Dr. Utpal Das’s Research Group

Research Area: Organocatalytic C-H Oxidation; Spirocyclization of Quinone Methides, Asymmetric Catalysis; Photocatalytic                                reactions; Reaction methodology
 
 

Recent Publications of Our Group

• Archana Rai and Utpal Das*, Reactions of 4-(Alkynyloxy)cyclohaxa-2,5-dienone with Dimethyl-Sulfoxide: A Catalyst-Free Formation of 6/5/3-Fused Tricyclic Enones, J. Org. Chem. (2024- ASAP article)--DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.4c02553.
• Archana Rai And Utpal Das*, Accessing meta-Enone-Substituted Anisoles using ArN2BF4 as Precatalyst via Rearrangement of Alkyne-Tethered Cyclohexadienones, Synthesis., 56, 2499 - 2506 (2024), DOI:10.1055/a-2331-9439.
• Someshwar B. Kale, Tejaswini A. Patil, Utpal Das*, Rongalite as a C1 Source: Sulfonylmethylation of Indoles with Aryl/Alkyl Hydrazides and Sulfinates, J. Org. Chem. 89, 11347-11352 (2024), DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c01012.
• Manish Kumar, Pawan Kumar and Utpal Das*, Photocatalytic Oxiation of Alfa-Substituted Amines to Lactams/Amides, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024, DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202400871.

 Current available position: Two PhD positions is available in our group*

Dr. Utpal Das 
Principal Scientist, Organic Chemistry Division
(Room 212, Main Building)
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune - 411008, India
Phone: +91 20 2590 2303
E-mail u.das@ncl.res.in / dutpal10@gmail.com