Publications

Independent Research

26. Deciphering the Origin of Regioselectivity in Ru(II)-Catalyzed C–H Annulation of N-Chlorobenzamides with 1,3-Diynes.

Janavi Rajput, Arijit Ghosh, Amit B. Pawar*, and Bhaskar Mondal* 

J. Org. Chem. 2024, ASAP. (Link)

25. Reverse Regioselective Cp*Co(III)-Catalyzed [4+2] C−H Annulation of N-Chloroamides with Vinylsilanes: Synthesis of 4-Silylated Isoquinolones and Their Synthetic Utilities.

Arijit Ghosh^, Tamanna Rana^, Nilanjan Bhaduri, and Amit B. Pawar* (^Contributed equally)

Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 7878. (Link)

24. Advances in Transition Metal-Catalyzed C-H Amination Strategies using Anthranils. 

Yogesh N. Aher, Nilanjan Bhaduri, and Amit B. Pawar* 

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2023, 21, 8794. (Link)

23. Harnessing Vinyl Acetate as an Acetylene Equivalent in RedoxNeutral Cp*Co(III)-Catalyzed C−H Activation/Annulation for the Synthesis of Isoquinolones and Pyridones. 

Tamanna Rana, Arijit Ghosh, Yogesh N. Aher, and Amit B. Pawar* 

ACS Omega. 2023, 8, 25262. (Link)

22. Redox-Neutral C−H Annulation Strategies for the Synthesis of Heterocycles via High-Valent Cp*Co(III)-Catalysis

Nilanjan Bhaduri and Amit B. Pawar* 

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2023, 21, 3918. (Link)

21. Ru(II)-Catalyzed Regioselective Redox-Neutral [4 + 2] Annulation of N-Chlorobenzamides with 1,3-Diynes at Room Temperature for the Synthesis of Isoquinolones

Arijit Ghosh, Goraksha T. Sapkal, and Amit B. Pawar* 

J. Org Chem. 2023, 88, 4704. (Link)

20. Free Amine-Directed Ru(II)-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral [4 + 2] C−H Activation/Annulation of Benzylamines with Sulfoxonium Ylides

Yogesh N. Aher and Amit B. Pawar* 

J. Org Chem. 2022, 87, 12608. (Link)

19. Cp*Co(III)-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization Mediated by Oxidizing Directing Groups Towards the Synthesis of Heterocycles

Yogesh N. Aher, Bhaskar Mondal* and Amit B. Pawar* 

Handbook of C-H Functionalization, Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 2022.

18. Cp*Co(III)-Catalyzed C–H Amination/Annulation Cascade of Sulfoxonium Ylides with Anthranils for the Synthesis of Indoloindolones

Yogesh N. Aher and Amit B. Pawar* 

Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 7164. (Link)

17. Catalyst- and Reagent-free 1,6-Hydrophosphonylation of p-Quinone Methides: A Practical Approach for the Synthesis of Diarylmethyl Phosphine Oxides. 

Yogesh N. Aher and Amit B. Pawar.* 

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 7536. (Link)

16. Cp*Ir(III)-Catalyzed C−H/O−H Functionalization of Salicylaldehydes for the Synthesis of Chromones at Room Temperature. 

Dhanaji M. Lade, Yogesh N. Aher, and Amit B. Pawar* 

J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 9188. (Link)


15. Cp*Ir(III)-Catalyzed C−H/N−H Functionalization of Sulfoximines for the Synthesis of 1,2-Benzothiazines at Room Temperature. 

Yogesh N. Aher, Dhanaji M. Lade, and Amit B. Pawar* 

Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 6288. (Link)

14. Cp*Co(III)-Catalyzed C−H Functionalization Cascade of N‑Methoxyamides with Alkynedione for the Synthesis of Indolizidines. 

Lahu N. Chavan; Krishna Kumar Gollapelli; Rambabu Chegondi*, and Amit B. Pawar* 

Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2186. (Link)

13. Cp*Co(III)-Catalyzed C−H/N−N Functionalization of Arylhydrazones for the Synthesis of Isoquinolines. 

Amit B. Pawar,* Darpan Agarwal, and Dhanaji M. Lade.

J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 11409. (Link) 

12. Cp*Co(III)-Catalyzed Vinylic C-H Bond Activation under Mild Conditions: Expedient Pyrrole Synthesis via (3+2) Annulation of Enamides and Alkynes. 

Dhanaji. M. Lade and Amit B. Pawar* 

Org. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 836. (Link)

11. Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed C–H Halogenation of 6-Arylpurines: Facile Entry into Arylated, Sulfenylated and Alkoxylated 6-Arylpurines. 

Amit. B. Pawar,* Dhanaji M. Lade, 

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 3275. (Link)

Other Publications

10. Controlled Photo-flow Oxidative Reaction (UV-FOR) Platform for Ultra-fast Phthalide and API Synthesis. 

Aand, D.; Karekar, S.; Mahajan, B.; Pawar, A. B.; Singh, A. K.* 

Green Chem. 2018, 20, 4584. (Link)  

9. Total synthesis of Lamellarin D trimethyl ether, Lamellarin D, and Lamellarin H. 

Lade, D. M; Pawar, A. B.; Mainkar, P. S.; Chandrasekhar, S.* 

J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 4998. (Link)

Postdoctoral Work

8. Cobalt-Catalyzed C−H Cyanation of Hetero(arenes) and 6-Arylpurines with N-Cyanosuccinimide as a New Cyanating Agent. 

Pawar, A. B.; Chang, S.* 

Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 660. (Link) 

7. Catalytic Cyanation of Aryl Iodides using DMF and Ammonium Bicarbonate as the Combined Source of Cyanide: A Dual Role of Copper Catalyst. 

Pawar, A. B.; Chang, S.* 

Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 448. (Link)

Ph.D. Work

6. Synthesis of the Macrolactone Core of the Revised Structure of Palmerolide C.

Vaithegi, K.; Pawar, A. B.; Prasad, K. R.* 

Tetrahedron 2021, 77, 131768. (Link)  

5. Formal Total Synthesis of Palmerolide A. 

Pawar, A. B.; Prasad, K. R.* 

Chem. Eur. J. 2012,18, 15202. (Link)  

4. Enantioselective Formal Synthesis of Palmerolide A. 

Prasad, K. R.*; Pawar, A. B. 

Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 4252. (Link)


3. Stereoselective Synthesis of C1-C18 Region of Palmerolide A from Tartaric Acid. 

Prasad, K. R.*; Pawar, A. B. 

Synlett 2010, 1093. (Link)

2. Enantiospecific Total Synthesis of (+)-Lentiginosine. 

Prasad, K. R.*; Pawar, A. B. 

Arkivov 2010, 39. (Link)

1. Facile Enantiospecific Synthesis of Dihydroconduritols E and F. 

Prasad, K. R.*; Pawar, A. B

Synthesis 2008, 3155. (Link)