Organic Chemistry Lab, J102
gurjarkamlesh@vgecg.ac.in
PhD
Masters in Science
JRF NET (CSIR)
Organic synthesis
Computational chemistry
Reaction mechanism
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Jan 2004-Dec 2010
VGEC Chnadkheda since Dec 2010-
Engineering Chemistry
Applied Chemistry
Unit process and Chemical Technology
(1) Gurjar, K. K. Combining DFT and Experimental Studies to Achieve Regioselective O‐Alkylation Process for Clomiphene and Tamoxifen Intermediates. ChemistrySelect 2025, 10 (23), e00829. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202500829
(2) Choudhary, A.; Garge, N. D.; Ala, C.; Patel, B.; Patel, V. P.; Gurjar, K. K.; Patel, H. D.; Sankaranarayanan, M.; Mukherjee, S.; Chikhalia, K. H. Metal-Free, Visible-Light-Mediated Synthesis of Tetracyclic Benzimidazole: Regioselective C–H Functionalization with In Vitro and Computational Study of Anti-Breast Cancer Compounds. ACS Omega 2025, 10 (6), 5778–5794. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c09384.
(3) Bharti, D.; Kaur, M.; Gurjar, K. K.; Rani, A.; Kumar, V.; Nagendra Babu, J.; Sahoo, S. C.; Verma, P. K.; Kumar, R. Water-Mediated Dipole Transfer and Deoxygenation of Nitrones: Experimental and Computational Mechanistic Insights. J. Mol. Struct. 2025, 1336, 141947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.141947.
(4) Bhatt, S. H.; Gurjar, K. Mechanistic Study of Fluoride Removal from Aqueous Media Using Chemically Modified Chitosan@ Zirconium Adsorbent. Int J Thin Fil Sci Tec 2025, 14 (2), 87–95. https://doi.org/10.18576/ijtfst/140203.
(5) Bhatt, S.; Ukani, J. L.; Gurjar, K. K. Valorization of Diamond Polishing Industry Waste: A Cost-Effective Reservoir for Nanodiamonds and Synthesis of Advanced Epoxy-Diamond Composites. 2024. DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4116634/v1.
(6) Kaur, P.; Gurjar, K. K.; Arora, T.; Bharti, D.; Kaur, M.; Kumar, V.; Parkash, J.; Kumar, R. Efficient Synthesis and Mechanistic Insights for the Formation of Imidazo [1, 2-a] Pyridines via Multicomponent Decarboxylative Coupling Using Chitosan-Supported Copper Catalysts. Mol. Catal. 2023, 550, 113582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2023.113582.
(7) Patel, A. P.; Shaikh, M. M.; Gurjar, K. K.; Chikhalia, K. H. Synthesis of Indenoquinolinone through Aryne-Mediated Pd (II)-Catalysed Remote C–H Activation. Res. Chem. Intermed. 2021, 47 (5), 2049–2061. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-020-04387-2.
(8) Gurjar, K. K.; Sharma, R. K. Synthetic and Computational Studies on CuI/Ligand Pair Promoted Activation of C (Aryl)-Cl Bond in C–N Coupling Reactions. Heliyon 2020, 6 (2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03233.
(9) Kaur, P.; Kumar, B.; Gurjar, K. K.; Kumar, R.; Kumar, V.; Kumar, R. Metal- and Solvent-Free Multicomponent Decarboxylative A3 -Coupling for the Synthesis of Propargylamines: Experimental, Computational, and Biological Investigations. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85 (4), 2231–2241. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.9b02806.
(10) Granted Indian Patent: Morarji, D. V.; Gurjar, K. K. Method for N-Acylation of Aromatic Amines Using Oxalic Acid Mono-, Di- Esters. 2019.
(11) Granted Indian Patent: Ukani, L. J.; Gurjar, K. K. A Method of Bonding Diamond Crystals. 2019.
(12) Kaur, P.; Kumar, B.; Gurjar, K. K.; Kumar, R.; Kumar, V.; Kumar, R. Metal-and Solvent-Free Multicomponent Decarboxylative A3-Coupling for the Synthesis of Propargylamines: Experimental, Computational, and Biological Investigations. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 85 (4), 2231–2241. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.9b02806.
(13) Morarji, D. V.; Gurjar, K. K. Theoretical and Experimental Studies: Cu (I)/Cu (II) Catalytic Cycle in CuI/Oxalamide-Promoted C–N Bond Formation. Organometallics 2019, 38 (12), 2502–2511. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00224
(14) Gurjar, K. K.; Sharma, R. K. Theoretical Investigations on Deactivation of Copper Catalytic Species in Ullmann Cross Coupling Reactions. Asian J. Chem. 2018, 30 (6), 1401–1404. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2018.21381.
(15) Gurjar, K. K.; Sharma, R. K. Mechanistic Studies of Ullmann‐Type C–N Coupling Reactions: Carbonate‐Ligated Copper(III) Intermediates. ChemCatChem 2017, 9 (5), 862–869. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201601174.