Peer-reviewed publications (journals and book chapter)
25. Pradhan, S., ‡ Ludwig, C., ‡ Alba, L. N., Das, S., Cariou, K., Gasser, G.: Flash Communication: An Atomically Dispersed Cu Photocatalyst for the Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated Ferrocenes. Organometallics, 2026, (Manuscript just accepted). ‡ Equal contributors. (IF: 3.8)
24. Su, W.; Hu, J.; Pradhan, S.; Rodrigues, B. V. M.; Drichel, A.; Monti, S.; Barcaro, G.; Jaworski, A.; Kuśtrowski, Piotr; Slabon, A.; Das, S.: Cellulose-Stabilized BiOBr Enables Visible-Light-Mediated Radical-Polar Crossover of Unactivated Alkenes to Achieve Cyclopropanes. (Manuscript under revision).
23. Pradhan, S., Das, S., Chatterjee. I.: Leveraging the Strategic Use of HFIP in Thermal and Photocatalytic Radical-Mediated Organic Synthesis. (Manuscript prepared).
22. Pradhan, S.,‡ Su. W.,‡ Hu, J., Ren. P., Das, S.: An Atomically Dispersed Photocatalyst for Selective C-N bond cleavage of Trialkylamines. (Manuscript under revision). ‡ Equal contributors.
21. S. Pradhan, ‡ J. Hu, ‡ Y. Qin, W. Su, P. Ren, L. Frederiksen, S. Monti, G. Barcaro, A. Jaworski, A. Rokicińska, K. Karaca, P. Kuśtrowski, G. Vilé, D. Reyes, P. J. Dyson, S. Das : Selective para-Functionalization of Aromatic C(sp2)–H Bonds via Atomically Dispersed Photocatalysis. ‡ Equal contributors. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e24517. ‡ Equal contributors. (IF: 16.823)
20. Qin, Y., Ren, P., Hu, J., Pradhan, S., Vuong, T. H., He, X., Alluhaibi, L., Rockstroh, N., Monti, S., Barcaro, G., Jaworski, A., Kuśtrowski, P., Rabeah, J., Hohenberger, D., Breu, J., Vilé, G., Beller, M., Das, S.: Photocatalyzed oxidative cleavage of alkenes using CO2 as an oxygen donor. Science, 2026, 392, eaed6068. (IF: 45.8)
19. Pradhan, S.,‡ Zhuo, D.,‡ Banerjee. M., Rockstroh, N., Bartling, S., Rabee, A. I. M., Tian, X., Skorynina, A., Jaworski, A., Simonelli, L., Rabeah, J., Jiao, H., Beller, M., Das, S.: Photocatalytic Aqueous Reforming of Methyl Formate. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, e2509890. ‡ Equal contributors. (IF: 26.8)
18. Pradhan, S.,‡ Zhang, T.,‡ Das, S.: Red‐Light‐Mediated Generation of Radicals: Applications in Organic Synthesis, Small‐Molecule Activation, Polymerization, and Bio‐Related Fields. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202501194. ‡ Equal contributors. (IF: 16.823)
17. Pradhan, S., Das, S.: Recent Progress in Visible Light-Mediated Synthesis of γ-lactams. Helv. Chim. Acta. 2025, 108, e202400206. (IF: 2.164)
16. Pradhan, S.,‡ Hu, J.,‡ Waiba, S.,‡ Das, S.: Photocatalytic regioselective C–H bond functionalizations in arenes. Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 1041-1070. ‡ Equal contributors. (IF: 9.825)
15. Pradhan, S.,‡ Hu, J.,‡ Ren, P., Qin, Y., Jain, N., Monti, S., Barcaro, G., Jaworski, A., Dai, X., Rabeah, J., Silvestre-Albero, J., Celorrio, V., Rokicińska, A., Kuśtrowski, P., Aert, S. V., Bals, S., Das, S.: An Atomically Dispersed Photocatalyst for para-Selective C-H bond Functionalization of Electron-Poor Arenes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202508512. ‡ Equal contributors. (IF: 16.823)
14. Paul, H., Das, D.‡, Aryan, SK.‡, Pradhan, S., Chatterjee, I.: Photoredox Catalyzed Reductive Trifluoromethylation of α-iminoesters via radical umpolung strategy. Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 13016-13019. ‡ Equal contributors. (IF: 6.222)
13. Qin, Y., Cauwenbergh, R., Pradhan, S., Maiti, R., Frank, P., Das, S.: Straightforward Synthesis of Functionalized γ-Lactams using Impure CO2 Stream as the Carbon Source. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 7604. (IF: 14.919)
12. Pradhan, S., Das, S.: Recent Advancements on the Carboxylations of C(sp3)−H bonds Using CO2 as the Carbon Source. Synlett 2023, 34, 1327-1342. (IF: 2.454)
11. Pradhan, S., Das, S., Kumar, G.; Chatterjee, I. Transition-Metal-Free Regioselective Intermolecular Hydroamination of Conjugated 1,3-Dienes with Heterocyclic Amines. Org. Lett., 2022, 24, 2452–2456. (IF: 6.002)
10. Pradhan, S.; Chatterjee, I.: Nickel-Catalyzed Remote C–H Bond Functionalization. Ed. Debabrata Maiti, Handbook of CH-Functionalization, WILEY-VCH GmbH 2021.
9. Ghosh, S., Qu, Z.-W.; Pradhan, S.; Ghosh, A.; Grimme, S.; Chatterjee, I.: HFIP-Assisted Single C–F Bond Activation of Trifluoromethyl Ketones using Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 61, e202115272. (IF: 16.823)
8. Pradhan, S., Sharma, V., Chatterjee, I.: Nitrosoarene-Catalyzed HFIP-Assisted Transformation of Arylmethyl Halides to Aromatic Carbonyls under Aerobic Conditions. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 6148–6152. (IF: 6.002)
7. Pradhan, S.‡, Roy, S.‡, Sahoo, B., Chatterjee, I.: Utilization of CO2 Feedstock for Organic Synthesis by Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 7, 2254-2269. ‡ Equal contributors. (IF: 5.236)
6. Roy, S., Pradhan. S., Kumar, K., Chatterjee, I.: Asymmetric Organocatalytic Double 1,6-Addition: Rapid Access to Chiral Chromans with Molecular Complexity. Org. Chem. Front. 2020, 7, 1388-1394. (IF: 4.955)
5. Kumar, G., Pradhan. S., Chatterjee, I.: N-Centered Radical Directed Remote C–H Bond Functionalization via Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 651-672. (IF: 4.568)
4. Pradhan. S., Patel, S., Chatterjee, I.: Nitrosoarene-catalyzed regioselective aromatic C–H sulfinylation with thiols under aerobic conditions. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 5054-5057. (IF: 6.222)
3. Ghosh, S., Kumar, G., Naveen, N., Pradhan. S., Chatterjee, I.: EDA Complex Directed N-centred Radical Generation from Nitrosoarene: A Divergent Synthetic Approach. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 13590-13593. (IF: 6.222)
2. Pradhan. S., Roy, S., Ghosh, S., Chatterjee, I.: Regiodivergent Aromatic Electrophilic Substitution Using Nitrosoarenes in Hexafluoroisopropanol: A Gateway for Diarylamines and p-Iminoquinone Synthesis. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2019, 361, 4294-4301. (IF: 5.837)
1. Pradhan. S.‡, Ghosh, S.‡, Chatterjee, I. Chatterjee, I.: A survey of chiral hypervalent iodine reagents in asymmetric synthesis. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1244–1262. ‡ Equal contributors. (IF: 2.883)