Research Interests:

• Organic Synthesis with special emphasis on nitrogen containing heterocycles like pyridines, triazoles, 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted imidazoles, diverse five ring fused acridines, pyrroloacridinones, acridine-1,8-dione, xanthenes, 2,4,5-triaryl and 2-alkyl-4,5-diaryl oxazole, blue light emitting highly fluorescent C7-imidazo indolizines, 1,6-naphthyridines, spiro-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines and spiro[indolo-3,10´-indeno [1,2-b]quinolin]-trione etc…,
• Green Chemical reactions using green catalysts.
• Heterogeneous catalysis mainly silica and alumina based.
• Organic-inorganic hybrid catalysts.
• Mixed metal-oxide catalysts.
• Host-guest chemistry focusing on the formation of pseudorotaxanes.
• Application of nano-catalysts towards organic transformations.
• Multicomponent reactions.
• Calixarene chemistry: synthesis and applications.
• Fluorescence sensors and their application in imaging in living cells.