Catalysis Laboratory

School of Chemical Sciences, NISER

PUBLICATIONS

  If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be called research, would it? 

- Albert Einstein  

96. Kumar, A.; Pattanaik, S.; Joshi, G.; Sahu, M. K.; Jemmis, E. D.; Gunanathan, C. Cobalt-Catalyzed Reductive Deoxygenation of Aldehydes, Ketones, Alcohols and Ethers to Alkanes. 

ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 4249−4264.

95. Nayak, A. S.; Jaiswal, S.; Sahu, M. K.; Gunanathan, C. KOH-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Primary and Secondary Alcohols: Evidence for Radical Pathways.

J. Chem. Sci. 2024, 136, 5.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-023-02241-7

94. Kumar, N.; Sankar, R. V.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium Catalyzed Self-Coupling of Secondary Alcohols.

J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 17155-17163.

93. Manikpuri, D.; Vijaya Sankar, R.; Gunanathan, C. Direct Synthesis of Aldoximes: Ruthenium Catalyzed Coupling of Alcohols and Hydroxylamine Hydrochloride.

Chem. Asian J. 2023, e202300678 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202300678 

92. Vijaya Sankar, R.; Mathew, A.; Pradhan, S.; Kuniyil, R.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Selective α-Alkylation of β-Naphthols using Primary Alcohols: Elucidating the Influence of Base and Water. 

Chem. Eur. J. 2023, e202302102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202302102

91.Pattanaik, S.;  Kumar, A.;  Gunanathan, C. Cobalt-catalysed [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement of ethers to secondary alcohols.

Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 1853-1856.

90. Vijaya Sankar, R.; Manikpuri, D.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalysed α-Prenylation of Ketones using Prenol.

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 273-278.

"Cover Page Article"

89. Manikpuri, D.; Pradhan, D. R.; Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-catalyzed Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Heterocycles.

J. Chem. Sci. 2022, 134, 112.

"Spring Chem Article": Invited by Editors. 

88. Pradhan, S.; Vijaya Sankar, R.; Gunanathan, C. A Boron-Nitrogen Double Transborylation Strategy for Borane-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Nitriles.

J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87,12386–12396.


Highlighted in 

Organic Chemistry Portal 

87. Feller, M.;  Gunanathan, C.; Kumar, A.; Langer, R.; Montag, M.; Schaub, T.; Vogt, M; Zell, T. David Milstein: Shaping Organometallic Catalysis Over Five Decades.

Chemistry Views 

DOI: 10.1002/chemv.202200040


Commentary about Prof. David Milstein on the occasion of his 75th birthday.


Emerged among Chemistry Views’ most viewed content published throughout the year 2022.

86. Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Catalytic Hydrogenation of Epoxides to Alcohols.

Chem. Asian. J. 2022, 17, e202200118

 https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202200118


Invited Review Article by Editor.

Emerged as one of the top downloaded articles during its first 12 months of publication.

85. Sahu, M. K.; Jaiswal, S.; Pattanaik, S.; Gunanathan, C. Base-Catalyzed Traceless Silylation and Deoxygenative Cyclization of Chalcones to Cyclopropanes.

J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 6695–6709.

Emerged as one of the most read/downloaded articles in May 2022 in JOC.

84. Thiyagarajan, S.; Vijaya Sankar, R.; Anjalikrishna, P. K.; Suresh, C. H.; Gunanathan, C. Catalytic Formal Conjugate Addition: Direct Synthesis of δ-Hydroxynitriles from Nitriles and Allylic Alcohols.

ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 2191-2204.

83. Pandia, B. K.; Pattanaik, S.; Gunanathan, C. Manganese(I) Catalyzed Alkenylation of Phosphine Oxides Using Alcohols with Liberation of Hydrogen and Water.

J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 17848–17855.

  

82. Pandia, B. K.; Pattanaik, S.; Gunanathan, C. Manganese(I) Catalyzed cross-coupling of Secondary allylic alcohols and Primary alcohols.

Tetrahedron. 2021, 101, 132472.

Invited Article in Special Issue: "Earth Abundant Metal-Catalyzed Sustainable Organic Transformations"

81. Pradhan, S.; Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium(II)-catalyzed 1,2-selective hydroboration of aldazines.

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 7147-7151.


Part of the themed collection: Catalysis & Biocatalysis in OBC"

80. Pandia, B. K.; Gunanathan, C. Manganese(I) Catalyzed α-Alkenylation of Amides Using Alcohols with Liberation of Hydrogen and Water.

J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 9994-10005.

Highlighted in  

(i)  Chemistry Views: Green α-Alkenylation of Amides

(ii) Organic Chemistry Portal

79. Behera, D.; Thiyagarajan, S.; Anjalikrishna,  P.K.; Suresh, C.H.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Regioselective 1,2- Hydrosilylation of N‑Heteroarenes and Tetrel       Bonding Mechanism. 

ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 5885–5893.

78. Kaithal, A.; Kalsi, D.; Krishnakumar, V.; Pattanaik, S.; Bordet, A.; Leitner, W.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium -Catalyzed Selective .Hydroboronolysis of Ethers.

ACS Catal., 2020, 10, 14390-14397.

77. Thiyagarajan, S.; Vijaya Sankar, R.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Ketones Using Secondary Alcohols to β-Disubstituted Ketones.  

 Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 7879-7884.


76. Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Direct Catalytic Symmetrical, Unsymmetrical N,N-Dialkylation and Cyclization of Acylhydrazides Using Alcohols.

Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 6617-6622.


Highlighted in 

Organic Chemistry Portal 




75. Chatterjee, B.; Kalsi, D.; Kaithal, A.; Bordet, A.; Leitner, W.; Gunanathan, C. One-pot Dual Catalysis for the Hydrogenation of Heteroarenes and Arenes.

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10, 5163-5170.

74. Pattanaik, S.; Gunanathan, C. Cobalt-Catalysed Selective Synthesis of Aldehydes and Alcohols from Esters.

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 7345-7348.

73. Pradhan, D. R.; Pattanaik, S.; Kishore, J.; Gunanathan, C. Cobalt-Catalyzed Acceptorless  Dehydrogenation of Alcohols to Carboxylate  Salts and Hydrogen.

Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 1852-1857. 


Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal


71. Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Catalytic  Dearomative Hydroboration of Heteroaromatic     Compounds.

J. Chem. Sci. 2019, 131 (12), 118. 


Invited Review article in "Special Issue on 150 years of the Periodic Table"

70. Thiyagarajan, S.;Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Selective Hydrogenation of Epoxides to Secondary Alcohols.

Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 9774-9778.

69. Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct Cross-Coupling of Secondary Alcohols to β-Disubstituted Ketones.

Synlett 2019, 30, 2027-2034. 


Invited Synpacts article

68. Suhas, S. S.; Pandia, B. K.; Pal, S.; Gunanathan, C. Manganese(I)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Ketones and Secondary Alcohols with Primary Alcohols.

ACS Omega. 2019, 6, 10741-10754 


Invited article

67. Pattanaik, S.; Gunanathan, C. Cobalt-Catalyzed Selective Synthesis of Disiloxanes and Hydrodisiloxanes.


ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 5552-5561

66. Gawali, S. S.; Pandia, B. K.; Gunanathan, C. Manganese(I)-Catalyzed α-Alkenylation of Ketones Using Primary Alcohols.

Org. Lett., 2019, 21, 3842–3847

65. Kishore, J.; Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium(II)-catalysed direct synthesis of ketazines using secondary alcohols.

Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 4542-4545

64. Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Catalytic Cross-Coupling of Secondary Alcohols.

.J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 3822-3827.


"Emerged as top 20 Most Read Articles in JACS for March 2019" 


Highlighted in Synfacts

63. Gawali, S. S.; Gunanathan, C. Iron-catalyzed regioselective cyclotrimerization of alkynes to benzenes.


J. Organomet. Chem. 2019, 881, 139-149. 


Invited article

62. Krishnakumar, V.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Selective α-Deuteration of Aliphatic Nitriles using D2O.

Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 8705-8708.

61. Kisan, S.; Krishnakumar, V.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Deoxygenative Hydroboration of Carboxylic Acids.


ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 4772-4776.


60. Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Selective Deuteration of Organic Compounds Catalyzed by Ruthenium Pincer Complexes.

David Morales-Morales (Ed.) Pincer Compounds: Chemistry and Applications. Elsevier. Amsterdam (2018) pp. 519-538.


Invited Book Chapter

59. Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed α‑Olefination of Nitriles Using Secondary Alcohols. 


ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 2473-2478.

58. Sahoo, P. K.; Gawali, S. S.; Gunanathan, C. Iron-Catalyzed Selective Etherification and Transetherification Reactions Using Alcohols.


ACS Omega 2018, 3, 124-136. 


Invited article

57. Kisan, S.; Krishnakumar, V.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Anti-Markovnikov Selective Hydroboration of Olefins. 


ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 5950-5954.

56. Thiyagarajan, S.; Gunanathan, C. Facile Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Arylmethyl Nitriles Using Alcohols Enabled by Metal–Ligand Cooperation.

ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 5483-5490.

55. Krishnakumar, V.; Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Urea Synthesis by N-H Activation of Amines. 

Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 7278–7284.

 


54. Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-catalysed multicomponent synthesis of borasiloxanes.


Chem . Commun., 2017, 53, 2515-2518.


 


53. †Chatterjee, B.; †Krishnakumar, V.; Gunanathan, C. Selective α‑Deuteration of Amines and Amino Acids Using D2O.


Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 5892-5895.



 


52. †Kaithal, A.; †Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Selective Hydroboration of Nitriles and Imines.

.J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 11153−11161. 


Highlights: Synfacts, 2016, 13, 78. 

  Organic Chemistry Portal

51. Kaithal, A.; Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Regioselective 1,4-Hydroboration of Pyridines.

Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3402−3405. 


Highlights: Synfacts, 2016, 12, 956.


50. Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. 

The Ruthenium-Catalyzed Selective Synthesis of Mono-Deuterated Terminal Alkynes.

Chem . Commun., 2016, 52, 4509-4512.

49. Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium Catalyzed Selective α- and α,β-Deuteration of Alcohols Using D2O.

Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4794−4797.


48. Kaithal, A.; Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium Catalyzed Selective Hydroboration of Carbonyl Compounds.

Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4790−4793.



47. Chatterjee, B.; Gunanathan, C. Ruthenium Catalyzed Selective Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes.

Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 888-890.




46. Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D. Catalysis by Pincer Complexes: Synthesis of Esters, Amides, and Peptides. Szabó, K. J.; Wendt, O. F. (Eds). Pincer and Pincer-Type Complexes: Applications in Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, First Edition.

Wiley-VCH. Weinheim (2014) pp. 1-30.


Invited book chapter








45. Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D. Bond Activation and Catalysis by Ruthenium Pincer Complexes.

Chem. Rev. 2014, 114, 12024-12087. 


Invited review




44. Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D. Applications of Acceptorless Dehydrogenation and Related Transformations in Chemical Synthesis.

Science 2013, 341, 249.


Invited review

Publications from PDF and Ph.D :

 

43. Conifer, C.; Gunanathan, C.; Rinesch, T.; Hölscher, M.; Leitner, W. Solvent-Free Hydrosilylation of Terminal Alkynes by Reaction with a Nonclassical Ruthenium Hydride Pincer Complex. 

      Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 333-339.


42. Gunanathan, C.; Capelli, S. C.; Englert, U.; Hölscher, M.; Pan, F.; Leitner, W. Structures and Dynamics of the Mixed Dihydrogen/Hydride Complexes [Ru(PCP)(H)(H2)n] (n = 1, 2) and [Ru(PNP)(H)2(H2)]. 

      Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 5075-5080.


41. Gunanathan, C.; Hölscher, M.; Pan, F.; Leitner, W. Ruthenium Catalyzed Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes to Z‑Vinylboronates. 

       J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 14349-14352. 

       Highlights: Synfacts, 2012, 8, 1353. 

       Organic Chemistry .Portal: http://www.organic chemistry.org/abstracts/lit3/776.shtm

 

40. Gnanaprakasam, B.; Balaraman, E.; Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D. Synthesis of polyamides from diols and diamines with liberation of H2

       J. Polym. Sci. A  Polym. Chem. 2012, 50, 1755-1765.

 

39. Muthusamy, S.; Karikalan, T.; Gunanathan. C.; Suresh, E. Rhodium Catalyzed Intermolecular Double C-Alkylation: A Method  for the Synthesis of Tetraindoles and indolophanes.

     Tetrahedron, 2012, 68, 1595-1565.

 

38. Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D. Metal-Ligand Cooperation by Aromatization- Dearomatization: A New Paradigm in Bond Activation and “Green” Catalysis.                

      Acc. Chem. Res. 2011, 44, 588-602. (Invited review)

 

37. Pais, A.; Gunanathan, C.; Margalit, R.; Biton, I. E.; Yosepovich, A.; Milstein, D.; Degani, H. In Vivo Magnetic  Resonance Imaging of the Estrogen Receptor in an Orthotopic Model of Human Breast Cancer. 

       Cancer Res. 2011, 71, 7387–97.

 

36. Balaraman, E.; Gunanathan, C.; Zhang, J.; Shimon, L. J. W.; Milstein, D. Efficient Hydrogenation of Organic Carbonates,Carbamates and Formates Indicates Alternative Routes to Methanol Based on CO2 and CO. 

      Nature Chem. 2011, 3, 609-614. 

      Highlights: Nature Chem. 2011, 3, 578-579. 

      Chemical & Engineering News (July 22, 2011),

      http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/89/i31/8931news3.html.

 

35. Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D. Bond Activation by Metal-Ligand Cooperation: Design of “Green” Catalytic  Reactions Based on Aromatization-Dearomatization of Pincer Complexes. Ikariya, T.; Masakatsu, S. (Eds). Chemistry of Bifunctional Molecular Catalysis. 

      Springer. Berlin (2011) pp. 55-84.

 

34. Gunanathan, C.; Hölscher, M.; Leitner, W. Reduction of Nitriles to Amines with H2 Catalyzed by Nonclassical Ruthenium Hydrides–Water-Promoted Selectivity for Primary Amines and Mechanistic Investigations. 

      Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011. 3381-3386.

 

33. Li, M.; Greenblatt, H. M.; Albeck, S.; Dym, O.; Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D.; Degani, D.; Sussman, J. L. Structure of EPTA- Eu/Estrogen Receptor Complex: The Basis for Designing a New Class of SERMs. 

      J. Med. Chem. 2011, 54, 3575-3580.

 

32. Gunanathan, C.; Gnanaprakasam, B.; Iron, M.; Leitus, G.; Shimon, L. J. W.; Milstein, D. “Long Range” Metal-Ligand Cooperation in H2 Activation and Ammonia-Promoted Hydride Transfer with a Ruthenium-  Acridine Pincer Complex. 

       J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 14763-14765.

  

31. Gunanathan, C.; Diskin-Posner, Y.; Milstein, D. Lanthanide-Organic Framework of a Rigid Bis-Gd Complex:   Composed by Carbonate Ions Spacers. 

      Crystal Growth & Design 2010, 10, 4235–4239.

 

30. Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D. Ruthenium, [6-[[Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phosphino-κP]methylene]-N,N-diethyl-   1,6-dihydro-2-pyridinemethanaminato- κN1,κN2]carbonylhydride. 

      e-Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2009.

 

29. Gunanathan, C.; Shimon, L. J. W.; Milstein, D. Ruthenium Pincer Complex Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Transformations of Alcohols to Acetals and Ester. 

       J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 3146-3147. 

        Highlights: ChemCatChem, 2009, 1, 72-73.

 

28. Gunanathan, C.; Milstein, D. Selective Synthesis of Primary Amines Directly from Alcohols and Ammonia. 

     Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 8661-8664. 

    Highlights: Selected as “hot paper” by Editors. 

Synfacts, 2009, 1, 79.

Science News. Oct’ 2008. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081020093452.htm

 Chemical Processing: Catalyst simplifies amines production.

 http://www.chemicalprocessing.com/articles/2008/233.html

 RSC Chemistry World: A greener route to amines.

 http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2008/October/22100802.asp

 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/w-ria102008.php

 http://www.physorg.com/news143102411.html

 http://chem8.org/viewthread-19979.html

 

27. Gunanathan, C.; Ben-David, Y.; Milstein, D. Direct Synthesis of Amides from Alcohols and Amines with Liberation of H2.

Science 2007, 317, 790-792. 

Highlights: BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR: The Runners-Up. Science 2007, 318, 1844-    

1849.

Highlights of the year 2007. Chemical & Engineering News, 2007, 85 (52), 13-19.

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/85/8552cover.html

News of the week. Chemical & Engineering News, 2007, 85 (33), 10.    

    http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/85/i33/8533notw1.html.

.Synform, 2007/06: Synstories, A68.

A-IMBN and Nature Asia Research.

 http://www.natureasia.com/A-IMBN/article.php?id=2

.Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 1814 – 1818.

.Faculty of 1000 Biology: http://www.f1000biology.com/article/id/1089316/evaluation

http://walkerma.wordpress.com/category/aide-bond-formation/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amides

 

26. Gunanathan, C.; Pais, A.; Furman-Haran, E.; Seger, D.; Eyal, E.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Ben-David, Y.; Leitus, G.; Cohen, H.; Vilan, A.; Degani, H.; Milstein, D.   Water-Soluble Contrast Agents Targeted at the Estrogen Receptor for Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 

      Bioconjugate Chem. 2007, 18, 1361-1365.

 

25. Raitsimring, A. M.; Gunanathan, C.; Potapov, A.; Efremenko, I.; Martin, J. M. L.; Milstein, D.; Goldfarb, D. Gd3+ Complexes as Potential Spin Labels for High Field Pulsed EPR Distance Measurements. 

      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 14138-14139. 

   Highlights: Faculty of 1000 Biology: http://www.f1000biology.com/article/id/1092573/evaluation

 

24. Muthusamy, S.; Gunanathan, C.; Nethaji, M. Multicomponent Reactions of Diazoamides: Diastereoselective Synthesis of Mono- and Bis-Spirofurooxindoles.        

   J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 5631-5637.

 

23. Muthusamy, S.; Gunanathan, C.; Suresh, E. Regioselective Synthesis of mono- and bis-Decahydrobenzocarbazoles via Tandem Reactions of –Diazo  Ketones. 

      Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 7885-7897.

 

22. Muthusamy, S.; Gunanathan, C.; Nethaji, M. Stereoselective Epoxide Generation with Cyclic Rhodium Carbenoids: A New Access to Spiro-indolooxiranes.           

      Synlett 2004, 639-642.

 

21. Muthusamy, S.; Gunanathan, C. Reactions of Cyclic Diazoamides: Convenient Synthesis of Dispirocyclic Cyclopropane  Systems.  

      Synlett 2003, 1599-1602.

 

20. Muthusamy, S.; Gunanathan, C. Rh2(OAc)4-Catalyzed Reactions of α-Diazoimides: A Simple and Novel Synthesis of Mono-  and Bis(2,3-fused perhydrooxazol-4-one) Systems. 

      Chem. Commun. 2003, 440-441.

 

19. Muthusamy, S.; Gunanathan, C. Rh2(OAc)4-Catalyzed Regioselective Intermolecular C–H Insertion Reactions: Novel Synthesis of 2-Pyrrol-3-yloxindoles.           

      Synlett 2002, 1783-1786.

 

18. Muthusamy, S.; Gunanathan, C.; Babu, S. A. Oxidative 3+2-Cycloaddition Reactions of 1,3 Dicarbonyl Compounds to Exocyclic Alkenes: The Regiospecific  Synthesis of Spirodihydrofurans. 

      Synlett 2002, 787-789.

 

17. Muthusamy, S.; Gunanathan, C.; Babu, S. A.; Suresh, E., Dastidar, P. First Example of Regiospecific Intermolecular C-H Insertion Reactions of Cyclic Rhodium Carbenoids: Novel Synthesis of 3,3-Indolyloxindoles. 

    Chem. Commun. 2002,824-825.

 

16. Muthusamy, S.; Gunanathan, C.; Babu, S. A. Rhodium(II) acetate Catalyzed Synthesis of Cyclic Enamides and Enamines via B-Hydride Elimination.                    

      Synthesis 2002, 471-474.

 

15. Muthusamy, S.; Gunanathan, C.; Babu, S. A. Novel Regioselective Synthesis of Decahydrobenzocarbazoles Using Rhodium Generated Carbonyl Ylides with  Indoles. 

       Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 523-526. 

       Named as “Muthusamy Approach to Decahydrocarbazoles”

 

14. Gunanathan, C. Spotlight: Lithium Perchlorate/Diethyl Ether (LPDE). 

       Synlett 2002, 649-650.

 

13. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C.; Ganguly, B.; Suresh, E.; Dastidar, P. Tandem Cyclization-Cycloaddition of Rhodium Carbenoids: Stereoselective Synthesis of Epoxy-Bridged Tetrahydropyranone Ring Systems. 

       J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 8019-8033.

 

12. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C. An Efficient and Novel Stereoselective Protocol for the Construction of.Syn- Facially Bridged Norbornane Frameworks. 

Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 5981-5984.

 

11. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C. Anomalous Behavior of Rh(II) Generated Carbonyl Ylides: Entry into Functionalized Spiro Dioxa-Bridged  Polycyclic Frameworks. 

 Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 3931-3934.

 

10. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C.; Suresh, E.; Dastidar, P. Generation and Cycloaddition Behaviour of Seven-Membered Ring Carbonyl Ylides: Application to the Construction of Fused Cyclooctanoid Ring Systems. 

 Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2002, 75, 801-811.

 

09. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C. Indium triflate: A Mild and Efficient Lewis Acid Catalyst for O-H Insertion                      Reaction of a-Diazo Ketones. 

      Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 3133-3136.

 

08. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C. 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene: A Powerful Catalyst for Michael Addition Reaction of a-keto Esters with Acrylates and Enones. 

      Synth. Commun. 2002, 32, 3247-3254.

 

07. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C.; Jasra, R. V. A New and Mild Heterogeneous Catalytic Decomposition of a-Diazo Carbonyl Compounds Using Montmorillonite or Zeolite. 

      Synlett 2002, 407-410.

 

06. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C.; Jasra, R. V. Amberlyst-15 Mediated Decompositon of a-Diazo Carbonyl  Compounds. 

      Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 5113-5116.

 

05. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C.; Suresh, E.; Dastidar, P.; Jasra, R. V. Rhodium Generated Carbonyl Ylides with  p-Quinones: Synthesis of Oxa-Polycyclic Systems. 

      Tetrahedron 2001, 57, 7009-7019.

 

04. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C.; Suresh, E.; Dastidar, P. Novel Intermolecular [3+2]-Cycloaddition Reaction of Carbonyl ylides with Fulvenes: Entry into the Tetracyclo[6.5.1.01,6.09,13]tetradecene Ring System. 

      Synlett 2001, 1407-1410.

 

03. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C. A Simple and Efficient Synthesis of Bicyclo[n.m.0]alkanediones.                                 

       Synth..Commun. 2001, 31, 1205-1211.

 

02. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C. Novel Chemoselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reaction of Rhodium Generated Carbonyl Ylides with Arylidenetetralones. 

      Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 8839-8842.

 

01. Muthusamy, S.; Babu, S. A.; Gunanathan, C.; Suresh, E.; Dastidar, P.; Jasra, R. V. Facile Syntheis of Oxatricyclic Systems   with Various Ring Sizes and Substituents. 

      Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 6307-6318.