Welcome to our group's page describing our research findings and interests. We are interested in developing new synthetic methodologies and in an in-depth understanding of the reaction mechanisms. Browse through for more details on our exciting work!
Research Interests
Metal Catalysis
Asymmetric Catalysis
Radical Chemistry
Boron Chemistry
Organocatalysis
30-Sep-2024:Sourav successfully defended his Ph.D. Thesis on "Synthesis and Optoelectronic Properties of 5,6-Fused Carbocycles"
10-Jun-2024: Sourav presented his Ph.D. Synopsis.
03-Jun-2024: Sourav's work on In situ Triflation/Tandem Coupling gets accepted in Adv. Synth. Catal.! Many Congratulations!!
25-Apr-2024: Sudipta's work on Ni-catalyzed alkene-aldehyde coupling gets accepted in Org. Lett.! Many Congratulations!!
15-Mar-2024: Aniruddha's work from Manchester University gets accepted in Org. Lett.! Many Congratulations!!
09-Mar-2024: Krishna won the Best Poster Award at the ETCS 2024, IIT Kharagpur!
19-Jan-2024: Rajesh's work on Ni-catalyzed cyclotrimerization of 1,3-diynes gets accepted in Org. Lett. Hearty Congratulations!
24-Aug-2023 - Aankhi's work on Benchtop Ni(0)-catalyzed Coupling of Aldehydes and Alkynes gets accepted in Chem. Commun. Many Congratulations!
17-May-2023 - Sourav's work on Bis-benzofulvenes: Synthesis and Optoelectronic Studies gets accepted in Org. Lett. Congratulations!
13-Mar-2023 - Krishna's work on Organophosphorus-Catalyzed Borylation of Vinylcyclopropanes gets accepted in Org. Lett. Congratulations!
08-Sep-2022 - Suman's work on copper-catalyzed protoboration gets published in the ACS Catalysis. Congratulations!
02-Aug-2022 - Shailendra Kumar joins the group as a Ph.D. student. Best wishes!
10-Aug-2021 - We welcome our new Masters Project students, Shailendra Kumar and Moumita Bag. Best wishes!
21-Jun-2021 - Aniruddha Das has been selected for the IIT Kharagpur and University of Manchester Joint Doctoral Program. Many Congratulations!
13-Jan-2021 - Aankhi Khamrai wins the prestigious Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF-May 2020). Hearty Congratulations!!
23-Dec-2020 - Suman Ghosh's Idea on CO2 fixation has been shortlisted for the next round of "New Generation Ideation Contest-2020" by HPCL
10-Sep-2020 - Aniruddha Das and Ajay Vasuniya join as Masters Project students for the year! Welcome and best wishes!
01-Sep-2020 - We welcome Aankhi Khamrai to our group, Best Wishes!
16-Mar-2020 - COVID-19 happened, we masked up and kept washing our hands for the major part of this wonderful year 2020.
02-Jan-2020 - We welcome Rajesh Chakrabortty and Tamal Ballav to our group, Best Wishes!
02-Nov-2019 - Our group moved to the New Chemistry Building at the 7th floor, do pop in to say Hi!
17-Jul-2019 - Sk. Md. Tofayel starts as a Masters Project student, Welcome and best wishes!
09-Jul-2019 - Krishna Biwas, Suman Ghosh and Sudipta Ghosh begin their research career in our group, a very warm welcome to them!
13-May-2019 - Richi Routray joined as summer intern, welcome Richi!
25-Mar-2019 - GV coauthored a work from post-doc in Org. Lett.
20-Mar-2019 - GV received the Early Career Research Award from SERB DST
18-Feb-2019 - Group received the initiation grant under the Institute Scheme for Innovative Research and Development (ISIRD)
03-Jan-2018 - We have got a reason to call us a Group! Sourav Mondal joins, a warm welcome Sourav!
GV received Top Teaching Feedback for 2018 Autumn session
22-Nov-2018 - GV was awarded the Ramanujan Fellowship
GV published a work from his post-doc in Org. Lett.
01-Aug-2018 - Official Start of Ganesh's Group!
23-July-2018 - GV Returns to India
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur - 721302, West Bengal.
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