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List of Publications ( IIT Hyderabad )
52. A. Nandy, S. Dwivedi, A. Sau* “Recent Advances in Anomeric C-S Bond Activation: Emerging Opportunities for Stereoselective Glycosides ”
Carbohydrate Research, 2026, Accepted.
51. I. Sahu‡, D.Giri‡, A. Sau*, P. Chakraborty* “Catalytically Active Nanohybrid Gel Beads for Heterogeneous Suzuki-Miyaura Cross Coupling and Peroxidase-mimicking Catalytic Activity ”
Nanoscale, 2026, Accepted.
(DOI: 10.1039/d6nr02752k)
50. A. Samal, S. Dwivedi, M. Peddigari, A. Sau* “Design and Synthesis of Responsive Glycopolymers for Biomedical and Environmental Applications”
Responsive Materials, 2026, Accepted.
(DOI: 10.1002/rpm2.70085)
49. I. Paul, S. Dey, D. A. Kisan, G. S. Kumar, A. Sau* T. K. Panda* “Regioselective and Stereospecific Hydrostannation on Terminal Alkynes”
48. Raghuvendra, D. Giri, A. Sau* “Unusual Acid-Catalyzed Regioselective Cyclization of Chromone Epoxides Toward Synthesis of 2-Substituted Benzofuran Scaffolds”
47. D. Giri, S. Mondal, M. C. Galan*, A. Sau* “Challenges and Opportunities in the Synthesis of Biologically Relevant Flavonoids and Its Glycosides”
Natural Product Reports, 2026, 43, 1686-1745
46. A. Nandy, S. Dey, D. Giri, S, Dwivedi, A. Sau* “Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of S-Glycosides via Stereoretentive Cross-Coupling”
45. D. Giri, A. Sau* “Stereocontrolled Glycal Functionalization by Electrochemical
C2-Selenation”
44. S. Dwivedi, A. Sau* “Direct Synthesis of Glycosyl Fluorides from Hemiacetals Using Diphenylchlorophosphate-KHF₂”
43. S. Dey, A. Nandy, S. Dwivedi, A. Sau* “Synthesis of Glycosyl Chlorides and Fluorides via a Mild Chlorination Strategy”
(Invited contribution to a special issue on European Carbohydrate Symposium 2025)
42. I. Paul, S. Dey, J. Sharma, A. Sau* T. K. Panda* “Zinc-catalyzed Synthesis of β-Keto Trifluoromethyl Sulfone”
J. Org. Chem., 2026, 91, 5434-5438
41. S. Dwivedi, S. Dey, A. Sau* “Copper (II)-Mediated Deoxychlorination Synthesis of Glycosyl Chlorides from Glycosyl Hemiacetals”
40. S. Dwivedi, S. Paul, A. Sau* “Diastereoselective Synthesis of N-glycosides via Buchwald-Hartwig Coupling”
Org.Lett, 2025, 27, 10218-10223.
38. I. Paul, D. A. Kisan, S. Dey, A. Sau,* T. K. Panda* “Synthesis of N-Methylated Amines via Reduction of Carbamates Using Amidophosphine borane”
37. S. Dey, D. Giri, A. Nandy, A. Sau* “Supramolecular Assisted O-Acylation of Carbohydrates”
Green. Chem., 2025, 27, 4995-5000.
36. S. Dwivedi, S. Thakur, A. Sau* “Thiourea-Catalyzed Glycosylation: A Breakthrough in Stereoselective Synthesis of Oligosaccharides”
Chem. Commun.,2025, 61, 4429-4446.
35. S. Dey, S. Dwivedi, A. Sau* “Regioselective O-Arylation of 6-Hydroxy Groups in Carbohydrates”
Carbohydrate Research.,2025, 552, 109447.
(Invited contribution to a special issue in honour of Professor Richard R Schmidt)
34. J. Sharma, P. Dutta, A. Sau,* and T. K. Panda* “Amidophosphine Boranes as Easy Reducing Agents for Efficient Conversion of Nitro Compounds to Primary Amines with Iron Catalyst”
33. G. S. Kumar, K. Bano, P. Biswal, S. Dey, R. Kumar, A. Sau,* V. Chandrasekhar* and T. K. Panda* “Indium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of nitroarenes to aromatic amines”
32. D. A. Kisan, I. Paul, S. Dey, A. Sau,* T. K. Panda* “Facile access to trifluoromethyl propargyl alcohol by metal-free transfer hydrogenation and cyanation of alkynyl Ketone”
31. S. Dey, S. Dwivedi, D. Giri, A. Sau* “Benzene-1,3-disulfonyl Fluoride Mediated Synthesis of Glycosyl Fluorides from Glycosyl Hemiacetals”
30. A. Neeliveettil,‡ S. Dey,‡ V. Nomula, S. Thakur, D. Giri, A. Santra, A. Sau* “Deoxyfluorinated Amidation and Esterification of Carboxylic Acid by Pyridinesulfonyl Fluoride” (‡co first author)
29. R. K. Meher, R. Kumar, A. Sau,* T. K. Panda* “Efficient Hydroboration of Ketones and Imines Using Amidophosphine-borane under Catalyst-Free Conditions”
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2024, e202400985.
28. S. Dwivedi, S. Dey, A. Sau* “Sugar Functionalized Coumarin Motifs: Synthesis and Applications”
27. D. A. Kisan, I. Paul, A. Sau,* T. K. Panda* “Dimethyl Sulfoxide Promoted Quinazolinone Synthesis”
ChemistrySelect., 41, 2024, e202402809.
26. S. Dey, S. Thakur, A. Sau* “Glycosyl Fluorides: An Overview of Recent Synthesis and Activation”
Trends In Carbohydrate Research., 2024, 16, 118-142.
(Invited Article)
25. R. Kumar, R. K. Meher, J. Sharma, A. Sau,* T. K. Panda* “Amidophosphine Boranes as Hydroboration Reagents for Nitriles, Alkynes, and Carboxylic Acids”
24. G. S. Kumar, R. Kumar, A. Sau*, V. Chandrasekhar*, T. K. Panda* “Zinc Catalyzed Hydroboration of Esters and Nitriles with Pinacol-borane”
J. Org. Chem., 2023, 88, 12613-12622.
PhD & Postdoctoral Publications
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 1991-1996. (‡co first author)
20. I. H. González, E. S.Fernández, A. Sau, C. Nativi, J. G. Fernández, M. C. Galan, C. O. Mellet. “Stereoselective Synthesis of Iminosugar 2-Deoxy(thio)glycosides from Bicyclic Iminoglycal Carbamates Promoted by Cerium(IV) Ammonium Nitrate and Cooperative Brønsted Acid-Type Organocatalysis”
J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85, 5038-5047.
19. M. Ghirardello, H. Ledru, A. Sau, M. C. Galan “Chemo-selective Rh-catalysed Hydrogenation of Azides into Amines”:
Carbohydr. Res., 2020, 489, 107948.
18. P. Chatelain, A. Sau, C. N. Rowley, J. Moran. “Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling of (Hetero)Aryl Sulfones: Complementary Reactivity Enables Iterative Polyaryl Synthesis”:
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 14959-14963.
17. A. Sau, C. Palo-Nieto, M. C. Galan. “Substrate-controlled direct stereoselective synthesis of deoxyglycosides from glycals using B(C6F5)3 as the Catalyst”:
J. Org. Chem., 2019, 84, 2415–2424.
16. I. Mattsson, M. Lahtinen, A. Peuronen, A. Sau, A. Gunell, T. Saloranta-Simell, R Leino. “Thermal spectroscopic and crystallographic analysis of mannose-derived linear polyols”:
Crystal Growth & Design., 2018, 18, 3151–3160.
15. C. Palo-Nieto, A. Sau, M. C. Galan. “Gold (I) Catalysed Stereoselective Synthesis of Deoxyglycosides”:
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 14041-14044.
14. C. Palo-Nieto, A. Sau, R. Williams, M. C. Galan. “Cooperative Brønsted Acid-Type Organocatalysis for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Deoxyglycosides”:
J. Org. Chem., 2017, 82, 407-414.
13. A. Sau, M. C. Galan. “Palladium-Catalyzed α-Stereoselective O-Glycosylation of O(3)-Acylated Glycals”:
Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 2857-2860.
12. A. Sau, R. Williams, C. Palo-Nieto, A. Franconetti, S. Medina, M. C. Galan. “Palladium-Catalysed Direct Stereoselective Synthesis of Deoxyglycosides from Glycals”:
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 3640-3644.
11. P. K. Parida‡, A. Sau‡, T. Ghosh, K. Jana, K. Biswas, S. Raha and A. K. Misra, “Synthesis and evaluation of triazole linked glycosylated 18b-glycyrrhetinic acid derivatives as anticancer agents”:
Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2014, 24, 3865-3868. (‡ co first author)
10. M. Jana‡, A. Sau‡, A. K. Misra, “Synthesis of a pentasaccharide repeating unit of the O-antigen of enteroadherent Escherichia coli O154 strain”.
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2014, 25, 632-636. (‡ co first author)
9. A. Sau, D. Dhara, A. K. Misra. “Concise synthesis of a pentasaccharide repeating unit corresponding to the O-antigen of Escherichia coli O102”:
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2013, 24, 942-946.
8. A. Sau, A. K. Misra. “Convergent synthesis of the tetrasaccharide repeating unit of the cell wall lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli O40”:
Beilstein. J. Org. Chem, 2012, 8, 2053-2059.
7. A. Sau, A. Santra, A. K. Misra. “Stereoselective glycosylations by nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate catalyzed activation of glycosyl trichloroacetimidate derivatives”:
Synlett, 2012, 2341-2348.
6. A. Sau, A. K. Misra. “Reaction of glycal derivatives with alcohols in the presence of N-bromosuccinimide and diphenyldiselenide”: preparation of 2-deoxy-2-phenylselenyl glycosides:
Carbohydr. Res., 2012, 361, 41-48.
5. A. Sau, R. Panchadhayee, D. Ghosh, A. K. Misra. “Synthesis of a tetrasaccharide analog corresponding to the repeating unit of the O-polysaccharide of Salmonella enterica O59”: Unexpected stereo outcome in glycosylation:
Carbohydr. Res., 2012, 352, 18-22
4. A. Sau, A. K. Misra. “Synthesis of the tetrasaccharide motif and its structural analog corresponding to the O-specific lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli O75”:
PLoS One, 2012, 7(5) e37291.
3. A. Sau, A. K. Misra. “Oderless eco-friendly synthesis of thio- and selenoglycosides in ionic liquid”:
Synlett, 2011, 1905-1911.
2. A. Sau, A. K. Misra. “Environmentally Benign Preparation of Benzylidene Acetal of Carbohydrate Derivatives in PEG-600”:
J. Carbohydr. Chem, 2011, 30, 41-46.
1. A. Santra, A. Sau, A. K. Misra. “Synthesis of thioglycosides in room temperature Ionic Liquid”:
J. Carbohydr. Chem., 2011, 30, 85-93.