Dr. Shyam Kumar Banjare

Email: shyam.banjare@niser.ac.in 

    shyambbajaj@gmail.com 

Shyam was born and raised in Jaijaipur, Chhattisgarh. He received his BSc and MSc degrees from Bilaspur University in the years 2013 and 2015, respectively. He served as an ad-hoc faculty member in Organic Chemistry from 2016 to 2017 at Central University, GGV, Bilaspur. Then, he joined as a junior research fellow in January 2018 under the supervision of Prof. Ponneri C. Ravikumar at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar. Currently, he is working as a senior research scholar, where his research interest is focused on catalytic chemistry for the “Development of sustainable and eco-friendly first-row transition metal cobalt-catalyzed C–H and C–C bond functionalization through weak chelation.” He also likes to listen to music, dance, and learn new skills & techniques for edifying chemistry.

"Failure will never overtake if your definition to succeed is strong enough."

Awards:  

Publications

Shyam Kumar Banjare, Tanmayee Nanda, Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Gopal Krushna Das Adhikari, Juhi Dutta, and Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Breaking the Trend: Insight into Unforeseen Reactivity of Alkynes in Cobalt-Catalyzed Weak Chelation-Assisted Regioselective C(4)−H Functionalization of 3‑Pivaloyl Indole


ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 11579−11587

Shyam Kumar Banjare, Annapurna Saxena, Tanmayee Nanda, Namrata Prusty, Sofaya Joshi, and Ponneri C. Ravikumar. 

Weak-Chelation Assisted Cobalt-Catalyzed C–H Bond Activation: An Approach Toward Regioselective Ethynylation of N-Aryl γ-Lactam.

 Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 251-255.

Shyam Kumar Banjare, Rajesh Chebolu, and P. C. Ravikumar. 

Cobalt Catalyzed Hydroarylation of Michael Acceptors with Indolines Directed by a Weakly Coordinating Functional Group. 

 Org. Lett., 2019, 21, 4049

Shyam Kumar Banjare, Tanmayee Nanda, and P. C. Ravikumar. 

Cobalt-Catalyzed Regioselective Direct C‑4 Alkenylation of 3‑Acetylindole with Michael Acceptors Using a Weakly Coordinating Functional Group. 

Org. Lett., 2019, 21, 8138

Shyam Kumar Banjare, Saista Afreen, Pranav Shridhar Mahulkar, Annapurna Saxena, and Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Uncovering the  Reactivity of Cobalt-catalyst Towards Regioselective Hydroarylation of 1,6-Diyne via Weak-chelation Assisted C-H Bond Activation

Adv. Synth. Catal., 2023, 365, 1997-1982.

Shyam Kumar Banjare, Tanmayee Nanda, Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Pragati Biswal, and Ponneri Chandrababu Ravikumar

O-directed C–H functionalization via cobaltacycles: A sustainable approach for C–C and C–heteroatom bond formations

 Chem Commun., 2021,  57, 3630 - 3647.

Shyam Kumar Banjare, Pranav Shridhar Mahulkar, Tanmayee Nanda, Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Lamphiza O Najiar and Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Diverse reactivity of alkynes in C-H activation reactions

 Chem Commun., 2022, 58,  10262-10289.

Shyam Kumar Banjare, Pragati Biswal and P. C. Ravikumar. 

Cobalt-Catalyzed One-Step Access to Pyroquilon and C-7 Alkenylation of Indoline with Activated Alkenes Using Weakly Coordinating Functional Group

J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85, 5330.

Shyam Kumar Banjare, Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, and Ponneri C. Ravikumar


Book Chapter: First-row transition metal (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) catalyzed C- H bond functionalization through weak chelation.


Handbook of CH Functionalizations (CHF), Wiley-VCH Publishers, 2022.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527834242.chf0220  

Namrata Prusty#, Shyam Kumar Banjare#, Smruti Ranjan Mohanty, Tanmayee Nanda, Komal Yadav, and Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Synthesis and Photophysical Study of Heteropolycyclic and Carbazole Motif: Nickel-Catalyzed Chelate-Assisted Cascade C–H Activations/Annulations

Org. Lett. 2021 23, 9041-9046 (# equal contribution)

Tanmayee Nanda, Shyam Kumar Banjare, Wang-Yeuk Kong, Wentao Guo, Pragati Biswal, Lokesh Gupta, Astha Linda, Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Smruti Ranjan Mohanty, Dean J. Tantillo and Ponneri C. Ravikumar 

Breaking the Monotony: Cobalt and Maleimide as an Entrant to the Olefin-Mediated Ortho C–H Functionalization

ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 19, 11651–11659

Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Shyam Kumar Banjare, Gopal Krushna Das Adhikari, Tanamyee Nanda and Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Rhodium-Catalyzed Selective C(sp2)–H Activation/Annulation of tert-Butyl Benzoyloxycarbamates with 1,3-Diynes: A One Step Access to Alkynylated Isocoumarins and Bis-Isocoumarins


 Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 31, 5651-5656

Pragati Biswal, Shyam Kumar Banjare, Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Smruti Ranjan Mohanty, and P. C. Ravikumar

Rhodium-Catalyzed One-Pot Access to N-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Aryl Ketones through Triple C–H Bond Activations 

 J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86, 1108

Pragati Biswal,# Tanmayee Nanda,# Shyam Kumar Banjare, Smruti Ranjan Mohanty, Ranjit Mishra, and Ponneri C. Ravikumar 

N-allylbenzimidazole as a strategic surrogate in Rh-catalyzed stereoselective trans-propenylation of aryl C(sp2)-H bond

Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 199-202. (# equal contribution)

(Invited Article as a part of "Pioneering Investigators Collection 2023" by the Royal Society of Chemistry)

Namrata Prusty,   Smruti Ranjan MohantyShyam Kumar Banjare,  Tanmayee Nanda  and  Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Switching the Reactivity of the Nickel-Catalyzed Reaction of 2-Pyridones with Alkynes: Easy Access to Polyaryl/Polyalkyl Quinolinones.


Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 33, 6122-6127.

Pranav Shridhar Mahulkar, Sofaya Joshi, Shyam Kumar Banjare, Lamphiza O Najiar and Ponneri C. Ravikumar. 

Expanding the Scope of Alkynes in C–H Activation: Weak Chelation-Assisted Cobalt-Catalyzed Synthesis of Indole C(4)-Acrylophenone via C–O Bond Cleavage of Propargylic Ethers

 Org. Lett., 2024, 26, 2091-2096.


(Invited Contribution, Part of the Virtual Special Issue: "Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Chemical Research Society of India")

Sofaya Joshi, Riya Dutta, Shyam Kumar, Annapurna Saxena, and Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Weak-Chelation Assisted Regioselective Indole C(4)-Alkynylation via Six-Membered Cobaltacycle Intermediate

Adv. Synth. Catal., 2024, ASAP.

Gopal Krushna Das Adhikari, Smruti Ranjan Mohanty, Shyam Kumar Banjare, Namrata Prusty, Gajiram Murmu and Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Annulation of Indole-2-Carboxamides with Bicycloalkenes Catalyzed by Ru(II) at Room Temperature: An Easy Access to β-Carboline-1-one Derivatives under Mild Conditions 

J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 952-959

(Most Downloaded/Most Read Article of the month)

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty, Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Shyam Kumar Banjare, Gopal Krushna Das Adhikari, and Ponneri Chandrababu Ravikumar

Redox-Neutral Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed C–H Activation/Annulation of α,β-Unsaturated Oxime Ether with Alkyne: One-Step Access to Multisubstituted Pyridine

 J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86, 1074.

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty, Namrata Prusty, Shyam Kumar Banjare, Tanmayee Nanda, and Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Overcoming the Challenges toward Selective C(6)–H Functionalization of 2-Pyridone with Maleimide through Mn(I)-Catalyst: Easy Access to All-Carbon Quaternary Center

Org. Lett. 2022 24, 848-852

Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Nitha Nahan Puthalath, Shyam Kumar Banjare, Tanmayee Nanda and Ponneri C. Ravikumar 

Transition Metal-catalyzed C-H/C-C Activation and Coupling with 1,3-Diyne

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 2842-2869

Tanmayee Nanda, Pragati Biswal, Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Shyam Kumar Banjare, and Ponneri Chandrababu Ravikumar

Palladium-Catalyzed C–C Bond Activation of Cyclopropenone: Modular Access to Trisubstituted α,β-Unsaturated Esters and Amides

 J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86, 2682.

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty, Namrata Prusty, Tanmayee Nanda, Shyam Kumar Banjare and Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Pyridone Directed Ru-Catalyzed Olefination of sp2(C–H) Bond Using Michael Acceptors: Creation of Drug Analogues 

J. Org. Chem., 2022, 87,  9, 6189-6201.

Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Asit Ghosh, Komal Yadav, Shyam Kumar Banjare, Shalini Pandey, Upakarasamy Lourderaj, and Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Palladium-Catalyzed Selective C-C Bond Cleavage and Stereoselective Alkenylation between Cyclopropanol and 1,3-Diyne: One-Step Synthesis of Diverse Conjugated Enynes


Chem. Sci.,  2022, 13, 2692.

Tanmayee Nanda,# Muhammed Fastheem,# Astha Linda, Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Shyam Kumar Banjare, Pragati Biswal and Ponneri C. Ravikumar 

Recent Advancement in Palladium-Catalyzed C–C Bond Activation of Strained Ring Systems: Three- and Four-Membered Carbocycles as Prominent C3/C4 Building Blocks

ACS Catal. 2022, 2, 13247-13281. (# equal contribution)

Gopal Krusna Das Adhikari, Bedadyuti Vedvyas Pati, Tanmayee Nanda, Pragati Biswal, Shyam Kumar Banjare and Ponneri C. Ravikumar

Co(II)-Catalyzed C–H/N–H Annulation of Cyclic Alkenes with Indole-2-carboxamides at Room Temperature: One-Step Access to β-Carboline-1-one Derivatives 

J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 4438