PUBLICATIONS

Asian J. Org. Chem. 2025, e00313.

S. B. Khatal, R. D. Patil, S. Pratihar*

Alcohols in the Synthesis of Bis(indolyl)methanes and C3-Alkylated Indoles: Recent Advances and Challenges in Homogeneous Catalysis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202500313

Green Chem., 2025, 27, 6170-6183

R. D. Patil, S. B. Khatal, M.S. Padmor, S. Pratihar*

Waste-minimized, ecofriendly, and chemoselective room-temperature hydrogenation of CC bonds using a homogeneous recyclable imidazole-based Ru (ii)-p-cym catalyst

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5GC01274K

Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 8063-8066

S. B. Khatal, M.S. Padmor, M. Mariet, S. Pratihar*

Room temperature transfer hydrogenation of aldehydes using methanol catalyzed by the iridium(III) pyridylidene–indole complex

DOI: 10.1039/D5CC00398A

Tet. Lett 2025, 156, 155441 (Invited Review)

R. D. Patil, S. Pratihar*

Recent developments on selective homogeneous catalytic transfer hydrogenation of CC using methanol and ethanol

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2024.155439

Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 51, 24195–24209

J. Mishra, M. Padariya, P. S. Subramanian*, S. Pratihar*

Highly Selective Hydrogenation of Nitriles to Primary Amines without an Additive Using Nanoscale Ni0-NiII/III-bTiO2 Heterojunctions

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c03994

Synlett 2024 (Invited Review).

M. S. Padmore, S. Pratihar*

Methanol for Hydrogenation and Methylation of Carbonyls: Advances and Challenges in Homogeneous Catalysis

DOI:

Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202403236.

M. Padariya, J. Mishra, P. S. Subramanian*, S. Pratihar*

Synergistic Nanoscale Mn3O4-CoO-Co Heterojunctions for Boosting the Selectivity in Hydrogenation of Nitrostyrenes and Nitroarenes

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202403236

Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 22, 10423–10433

J. Mishra, M. Padariya, P. S. Subramanian*, S. Pratihar*

Co–Ti Bimetallic Complex-Induced Phase Modulation of Co@Black TiO2 for Catalytic Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01505

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2024, 12, 16, 6206–6219

R. D. Patil, S. Pratihar*

Well-Defined Robust Imidazole-Based Metal–Ligand Cooperative Ru(II)-para-Cymene for Transfer Hydrogenation of Furanic Aldehydes Using Renewable Alcohols

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c07989

J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 4, 2480–2493

S. B. Khatal, S. K. Purkayastha, A. K. Guha, S. Tothadi, S. Pratihar*

Enhancing Precatalyst Performance and Robustness through Aromaticity: Insights from Iridaheteroaromatics.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.3c02504

RSC Sustainability, 2024, 2, 2615-2625

A. R. Shelte, R. D. Patil, S. Pratihar*

A cooperative nanoscale ZnO–NiO–Ni heterojunction for sustainable catalytic amidation of aldehydes with secondary amines

DOI: 10.1039/D4SU00304G

Applied Catalysis A, General 2023, 666, 119417

A. R. Shelte, R. N. Khatal, S. Pratihar*

Cooperative strategies for controlling selectivity in oxidative cleavage of C––C bonds: Insights from nanoscale Ni-NiO-ZnO catalysis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2023.119417

Appl Organomet Chem 2023, 37(10), e7221

R. D. Patil, A. R. Shelte, A. V. Biradar, S. Pratihar*

Sustainable and selective transfer hydrogenation using waste shrimp shell-based tetrazene-Ru (II) para-cymene catalyst with ethanol as a hydrogen source

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aoc.7221

ChemCatChem 2023, 15, E202300828

M. Shivaji Padmor, P. Vishwakarma, S. Tothadi, S. Pratihar*

Cooperative Bimetallic Co−Mn Catalyst: Exploiting Metallo-Organic and Hydrogen Bonded Interactions for Rechargeable C-/N-Alkylation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202300828

Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 23, 9089–9098

Amishwar Raysing Shelte, Sanjay Pratihar*

Intermetallic Pd–Sn Nanoparticles on Supports with High Metal Loading Facilitated by the Metal–Metal Bond for High-Performance Cooperative Catalysis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00886

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 20, 24329–24345

Amishwar Raysing Shelte, Rahul Daga Patil, Santanu Karan, Gopala R Bhadu, Sanjay Pratihar*

Nanoscale Ni–NiO–ZnO Heterojunctions for Switchable Dehydrogenation and Hydrogenation through Modulation of Active Sites

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c00985

Chem. Asian J. 2023, 18, e202300129.

Mishra, J., Pratihar, S.,* Subramanian, P. S*

Industrial Grade Resin as Reusable Catalyst for Amidoalkylation of γ-Hydroxy Lactams

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202300129

J. Org. Chem. 2022 (Selected for FRONT cover page)

Patil R. D. Praihar S.*

Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Hydrogenation and Tandem (De)Hydrogenation via Metal–Ligand Cooperation: Base- and Solvent-Assisted Switchable Selectivity

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.2c01965

Organometallics 2022, 41, 2432–2447

Patil R. D., Datta M., Praihar S.*

Hydrogenation Involving Two Different Proton- and HydrideTransferring Reagents through Metal−Ligand Cooperation: Mechanism and Scope

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00229

Chem.Eur. J. 2022, 28,

Amishwar Raysing Shelte, Kasturi Sarmah, Ankur K. Guha and Sanjay Pratihar*

Tetrametallic Copper Complex to Nanoscale Copper: Selective and Switchable Dehydrogenation-Hydrogenation under Light.

DOI. doi.org/10.1002/chem.202103383Chem.

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2021,8, 2824-2843

P. Das, N. Gogoi, S. Sarkar, S. A. Patil, N. Hussain, S. Barman, S. Pratihar* and S. S. Bhattacharya*

Nano-based soil conditioners eradicate micronutrient deficiency: soil physicochemical properties and plant molecular responses

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EN00551K

This article is part of the themed collection: Environmental Science: Nano Recent HOT Articles

Chem Asian J. 2020, 15, 926-32

M. Dutta, K. K. Bania, and S. Pratihar*

A Remote ‘Imidazole’‐Based Ruthenium(II) Para‐Cymene Pre‐catalyst for the Selective Oxidation Reaction of Alkyl Arenes and Alcohols.

Special issue: The 2nd International Conference on Organometallics and Catalysis (ICOC-2020).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.201901760

ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9, 732-45

K. Sarmah, S. Mukhopadhya, T. K. Maji, and S. Pratihar*

Switchable Bifunctional Bi-state Reusable ZnO-Cu for selective oxidation and reduction reaction

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.8b03785

Chem. Cat. Chem. 2019, 11, 2683-94.

M. Dutta, K. K. Bania, and S. Pratihar*

Remote 'Imidazole' Based Ruthenium(II) p‐Cymene Precatalyst for Selective Oxidative Cleavage of C−C Multiple Bonds

https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201900242

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2018, 1, 2049–2056.

K. Sarmah, U. K. Roy, T. K. Maji, and S. Pratihar*

Role of Metal Exchange toward the Morphology and Photocatalytic Activity of Cu/Ag/Au-Doped ZnO: A Study with a Zinc–Sodium Acetate Complex as the Precursor

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.8b00436

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5, 11504-15

K. Sarmah, J. Pal, T. K. Maji, and S. Pratihar*

Magnetically Recoverable Heterobimetallic Co2Mn3O8: Selective and Sustainable Oxidation and Reduction Reaction

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02739

J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 2193-98.

M. Dutta, S. M. Mandal, R. Pegu, and S. Pratihar*

PdII/AgI Catalyzed room temperature Reaction of γ-Hydroxy Lactams: Mechanism, Scope, and antistaphylococcal activity

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.6b02378

Cryst. Growth Des. 2017, 17, 368-80

K. Sarmah, G. Pandit, A. B. Das, B. Sarma, and S. Pratihar*

Steric Environment Triggered Self-Healing CuII/HgII Bimetallic Gel with Old CuII−Schiff Base Complex as a New Metalloligand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.6b01545

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5, 310-324

K. Sarmah and S. Pratihar*

Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Application of Iron Oxalate Capped Fe, Fe−Cu, Fe−Co, and Fe−Mn Oxide Nanomaterial

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01673

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 2854-65

S. Pratihar

Triggering the approach of an Arene or Heteroarene towards an aldehyde via Lewis acid-aldehyde communication

DOI: 10.1039/C5OB02284C

Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 17136-44

S. Pratihar,* R. Pegu, A. K. Guha, B. Sarma

Pd(II) coordinated deprotonated diphenyl phosphino amino pyridine: reactivity towards solvent, base, and acid

DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01665C

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 5781-88

S. Pratihar

Electrophilicity and Nucleophilicity of Commonly Used Aldehydes from Oxidation and Reduction Reaction

Amongst the top 20 most read article for the month of May-June 2014

DOI: 10.1039/C4OB00555D

Spectrochim. Acta, Part A, 2019, 211, 246-53

R. Pegu, G. Pandit, A. K. Guha, S. K. Das,* and S. Pratihar,*

Selective detection of fluoride via amplified donor-acceptor interaction of 6H-indolo [2, 3-b] quinoline

New J. Chem. 2016, 40, 5347-56.

S. Pratihar*, A. Kakoty and K. Sarmah

Waste management in Zinc promoted allylation of aldehyde”

RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 33446-56.

R. Pegu, K. J. Majumdar, D. J. Talukdar, S. Pratihar*

Oxalate capped Iron Nano: From Methylene blue degradation to bis(indolyl)methane synthesis

New J. Chem. 2015, 39, 1430-1437.

R. Kashyap, D. J. Talukdar, and S. Pratihar*

Iron Oxalate Capped Iron-copper Nano for oxidative transformation of aldehyde

New J. Chem. 2015, 39, 5984-88.

R. Pegu, R. Mandal, A. K. Guha and S. Pratihar*

A selective ratiometric fluoride ion sensor with (2,4-dinitro phenyl)hydrazine derivative of bis(indolyl) methane and its mode of interaction

Patents

2. Applied for Indian Patent (1023/KOL/2015 dated 28-9-2015).

S. M. Mandal and S. Pratihar

Antimicrobial formulation/composition to control multi-drug resistant MRSA

1. Applied for Indian Patent (Application No: 201631010727).

S. Pratihar, S. S. Bhattacharya, P. Das and K. Sarmah

Novel Soil conditioner

Publication from Doctoral Studies

11. Organometallics. 2011, 30, 3257-69

S. Pratihar and S. Roy*

Reactivity and Selectivity of Organotin Reagents in Allylation and Arylation: Nucleophilicity Parameter as a Guide

(Amongst the top 20 most read article for the month of May-June 2011)

10. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 4957-63.

S. Pratihar and S. Roy*

Nucleophilicity and Site Selectivity of Commonly Used Arenes and Heteroarenes

(Amongst the top 20 most read article for the month of July-August 2010)

9. Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2011, 372, 362-366.

S. Pratihar, J. Marek and S. Roy*

Mono cationic palladium(II): Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity in Suzuki coupling

8. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 2430-42.

D. Das, S. Pratihar, and S. Roy*

Heterobimetallic Pd-Sn Catalysis: Michael Addition Reaction with C-, N-, O-, S- Nucleophiles and In-situ Diagnostics

7. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 2430-42

M. Bera, S. Pratihar, and S. Roy*

Regioselective Ring-Opening of Aziridines/Azetidines with ‘N’, ‘O’, ‘S’ and Tethered di Nucleophile: Mechanistic Proposal through Theoretical Approach

6. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4870-73

D. Das, S. Pratihar, and S. Roy*

Heterobimetallic Pd-Sn Catalysis: A Suzuki, Tandem Ring Closing Sequence Towards Indeno[2,1-b]thiophenes andIndeno[2,1-b]indoles

5. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 4219

S. Pratihar and S. Roy*

Correction to Nucleophilicity and Site Selectivity of Commonly Used Arenes and Heteroarenes

4. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 21, 4537-4542.

D. Das, S. Pratihar, U. K. Roy, D. Mal and S. Roy*

First example of a heterobimetallic ‘Pd–Sn’ catalyst for direct activation of alcohol: Efficient allylation, benzylation and propargylation of arenes, heteroarenes, active methylenes and allyl-Si nucleophiles

3. Analyst, 2012, 137, 1247-51.

A. Mallick, U. K. Roy, B. Haldar, and S. Pratihar

A newly developed highly selective ratiometric fluoride ion sensor: Spectroscopic, NMR and density functional studies

2. Canadian Journal of Chemistry 2009, 87, 183-187

J. Choudhury, S. Pratihar, A. K. Maity, and S. Roy*

Reactivity of IrCl(PPh3)3 with diphenylacetylene—A direct route to 1-iridaindene

1. D. Das, S. Pratihar, and S. Roy*

Heterobimetallic Pd-Sn catalysis: Highly selective intermolecular hydroarylation of α-methyl substituted aryl alkenes

Tetrahedron Letters, 2013, 54, 335-338