The main focus of our lab is towards developing new reactions in the domain of catalysis (Photocatalysis and Organocatalysis). The protocols developed through these explorations are utilized for our medicinal chemistry efforts. Our research program can be summarized in following categories:

1) Photocatalysis: Development of novel radical reactions underpin the notion behind the advancements in photocatalysis. In this field our lab is working upon finding simple yet effective organocatalytic photochemical reactions. 

Publications in the area:

a) "Organocatalytic Photoinduced Carboamination of Dienes”, Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 5579-5582.

b) "Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Radical Addition to Quinone Methides”, Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 5151-5154. 

c) "Photocatalytic Electrocyclization for the Synthesis of Dihydrophenanthrenes”, Asian J. Org. Chem. 2024, e202300632.

2) Lewis Base Catalysis: In this area our efforts are directed towards developing novel thiocyanation reactions and their applications.  

Publications in the area:

a) "Lewis Base Catalyzed C-S Bond Formation through Methyl C(sp3)-H Thiocyanation of Indoles”, Asian J. Org. Chem. 2023, e202300495 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202300495).

b) "Lewis Base/Brønsted Acid Co-Catalysis for Thiocyanation of Amides and Thioamides”, J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 2814-2822. 

3) Eantioselective Brønsted Acid Catalysis: Relying upon different activation modes of chiral phosphoric acids we are developing novel methods for asymmetric synthesis of biologically relevant scaffolds.

Publications in the area:

a) "Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Aryl–Methyl Organophosphorus Compounds”,  J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 2000-2011.