Thionoamides and Their Se and Te Analogs 

Bibek Pramanik, Uttam Patra, Divya Jain, and Anup Bhunia

Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Elsevier, 2025

Controlled Heterogeneous Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Carboxylates and Halides for the Synthesis of Novel Chemicals

Anurupa Maiti, Pradip Pachfule, Amit Biswas, Venkataramanan Mahalingam, Anup Bhunia 

ChemCatChem. 2025, 17, e202500069.

Oxygen-free alkene hydration using nitroarenes: Diastereoselective hydration of cholesteryl acetate 

Jonas Elfert, Anup Bhunia, Armido Studer 

Org. Synth. 2024, 101, 460-477.

A BOIMPY Dye Enables Multi-Photoinduced Electron Transfer Catalysis: Reaching Super-Reducing Properties

Amit Biswas, Simon Kolb, Sebastian H. Röttger, Arpan Das, Lukas J. Patalag, Partha P. Dey, Swagata Sil, Subir Maji, Soumi Chakraborty, Oliver S. Wenger, Anup Bhunia,* Daniel B Werz,* Swadhin K Mandal*

Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202416472  

Highly Stable Self‐Regenerating Organic Multi‐Redox Systems derived from Bicyclic (Alkyl)(amino) carbenes (BICAACs) 

Arpan Das, Sukanta Saha, Subir Maji, Pallavi Sarkar, Anex Jose, Madhur Mahesh Bhatt, Anup Bhunia, Arnab Dutta, Swapan K Pati, Swadhin K Mandal 

Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202303411, 1-11.

Uncovering the On-Pathway Reaction Intermediates for Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Addition to Olefins through Photogenerated Phenalenyl Radical Anion

Paramita Datta, Debojyoti Roy, Divya Jain, Shiv Kumar, Swagata Sil, Anup Bhunia,* Jyotishman Dasgupta,* Swadhin K Mandal* 

ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 3420–3433.

The energy storage application of core-/yolk–shell structures in sodium batteries 

Anurupa Maiti,* Rasmita Biswal, Soumalya Debnath, Anup Bhunia* 

Energy Adv. 2024, 3, 1238-1264 

Denitrogenation of tosylhydrazones: synthesis of aryl alkyl sulfones catalyzed by a phenalenyl-based molecule 

Shiv Kumar, Paramita Datta, Anup Bhunia,* Swadhin K Mandal* 

Catal. Sci. Techno. 2024,14, 174-182. 

Intramolecular Radical Oxygen-Transfer Reactions Using Nitroarenes

Jonas Elfert, Anup Bhunia, Constantin G Daniliuc, Armido Studer 

ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 10, 6704–6709 

Mechanochemical solid state single electron transfer from reduced organic hydrocarbon for catalytic aryl-halide bond activation 

Amit Biswas, Anup Bhunia,* Swadhin K Mandal*

Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 2606-2615 

Recent advances in radical chemistry proceeding through pro-aromatic radicals 

Anup Bhunia, Armido Studer 

Chem (Cell Press), 2021, 7, 2060-2100 

Fe‐catalyzed anaerobic Mukaiyama‐type hydration of alkenes using nitroarenes 

Anup Bhunia, Klaus Bergander, Constantin Gabriel Daniliuc, Armido Studer 

Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 8313-8320 

Nickel-catalyzed Markovnikov transfer hydrocyanation in the absence of Lewis acid 

Nils L Frye,†  Anup Bhunia,†  Armido Studer (†Contributed equally) 

Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 4456-4460 

Boron Has More Surprises 

Anup Bhunia 

Chem (Cell Press), 2020, 6, 320-321 

Radical 1, 3-difunctionalization of allylboronic esters with concomitant 1, 2-boron shift 

Kalipada Jana, Anup Bhunia, Armido Studer 

Chem (Cell Press), 2020, 6, 512-522 

Cooperative palladium/Lewis acid-catalyzed transfer hydrocyanation of alkenes and alkynes using 1-methylcyclohexa-2, 5-diene-1-carbonitrile 

Anup Bhunia, Klaus Bergander, Armido Studer 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 16353-16359 

Employing Arynes for the Generation of Aryl Anion Equivalents and Subsequent Reaction with Aldehydes 

Rahul N Gaykar, Anup Bhunia, Akkattu T Biju 

J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 11333-11340 

Synthesis of Highly Substituted Arenes via Cyclohexadiene–Alkene C–H Cross Coupling and Aromatization 

Anup Bhunia, Armido Studer 

ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 1213-1217 

Enantioselective synthesis of spiro γ-butyrolactones by N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed formal [3+ 2] annulation of enals with 3-hydroxy oxindoles 

Subrata Mukherjee, Sumi Joseph, Anup Bhunia, Rajesh G Gonnade, Santhivardhana Reddy Yetra, Akkattu T Biju 

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 2013-2019 

Employing arynes in Diels–Alder reactions and transition-metal-free multicomponent coupling and arylation reactions 

Sachin Suresh Bhojgude, Anup Bhunia, Akkattu T Biju 

Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 1658-1670 

Synthesis of 4 H-chromenes by an unexpected, K3PO4-mediated intramolecular Rauhut–Currier type reaction 

Anup Bhunia, Santhivardhana Reddy Yetra, Rajesh G Gonnade, Akkattu T Biju 

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 5612-5616 

Diastereoselective synthesis of cyclopentanone-fused spirooxindoles by N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed homoenolate annulation with isatilidenes 

Atanu Patra, Anup Bhunia, Santhivardhana Reddy Yetra, Rajesh G Gonnade, Akkattu T Biju 

Org. Chem. Front. 2015, 2, 1584-1588 

Reaction of N-heterocyclic carbenes with chalcones leading to the synthesis of deoxy-Breslow intermediates in their oxidized form 

Anup Bhunia, Shridhar Thorat, Rajesh G Gonnade, Akkattu T Biju 

Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 13690-13693 

Rapid access to benzoxaphospholes and their spiro analogues by a three-component coupling involving arynes, phosphines, and activated ketones 

Anup Bhunia, Tony Roy, Rajesh G Gonnade, Akkattu T Biju 

Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 5132-5135 

Facile synthesis of γ-ketophosphonates by an intermolecular Stetter reaction onto vinylphosphonates 

Atanu Patra, Anup Bhunia, Akkattu T Biju 

Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 4798-4801 

Synthesis of Functionalized Coumarins and Quinolinones by NHC-Catalyzed Annulation of Modified Enals with Heterocyclic C–H Acids 

Santhivardhana Reddy Yetra, Tony Roy, Anup Bhunia, Digvijay Porwal, Akkattu T Biju 

J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 4245-4251 

Employing arynes in transition-metal-free, N-heterocycle-initiated multicomponent reactions 

Anup Bhunia, Akkattu T Biju 

Synlett. 2014, 25, 608-614 

Efficient synthesis of 9-aryldihydrophenanthrenes by a cascade reaction involving arynes and styrenes 

Sachin Suresh Bhojgude, Anup Bhunia, Rajesh G Gonnade, Akkattu T Biju 

Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 676-679 

Multicomponent reactions involving phosphines, arynes and aldehydes 

Anup Bhunia, Trinadh Kaicharla, Digvijay Porwal, Rajesh G Gonnade, Akkattu T Biju 

Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 11389-11392 

Transition-metal-free multicomponent reactions involving arynes, N-heterocycles, and isatins 

Anup Bhunia, Tony Roy, Pradip Pachfule, Pattuparambil R Rajamohanan, Akkattu T Biju 

Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 10040-10043 

Multicomponent reactions involving arynes, quinolines, and aldehydes 

Anup Bhunia, Digvijay Porwal, Rajesh G Gonnade, Akkattu T Biju 

Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4620-4623 

Enantioselective N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Catalyzed Annulations of 2‐Bromoenals with 1, 3‐Dicarbonyl Compounds and Enamines via Chiral α, β‐Unsaturated Acylazoliums 

Santhivardhana Reddy Yetra, Anup Bhunia, Atanu Patra, Manoj V Mane, Kumar Vanka, Akkattu T Biju 

Adv. Synth. Catal., 2013, 355, 1089-1097 

NHC-catalyzed reaction of enals with hydroxy chalcones: diastereoselective synthesis of functionalized coumarins 

Anup Bhunia, Atanu Patra, Vedavati G Puranik, Akkattu T Biju 

Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 1756-1759 

A Practical and General Diels–Alder Reaction of Pentafulvenes with Arynes 

Sachin Suresh Bhojgude, Trinadh Kaicharla, Anup Bhunia, Akkattu T Biju 

Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4098-4101 

Efficient synthesis of γ-keto sulfones by NHC-catalyzed intermolecular Stetter reaction 

Anup Bhunia, Santhivardhana Reddy Yetra, Sachin Suresh Bhojgude, Akkattu T Biju 

Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 2830-2833 

Synthesis of 2, 3, 5, 6-tetrasubstituted tetrahydropyrans via (3, 5)-oxonium-ene reaction 

Pipas Saha, Anup Bhunia, Anil K Saikia 

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 10, 2470-2481 

Recent advances in transition-metal-free carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bond-forming reactions using arynes 

Anup Bhunia, Santhivardhana Reddy Yetra, Akkattu T Biju 

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41, 3140-3152