NIT Warangal

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Room No: 401 +91-870-2462677 kashinath@nitw.ac.in https://wsdc.nitw.ac.in/facultynew/facultyprofile/id/16379 Bio Sketch

Key Notes

Journal(s): 7
PhD: Current - 9 Awarded - 5

7

PUBLICATIONS

14

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

4

PROJECTS

Research Areas

Acetyl and Butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors ((Alzheimer's)

Alpha-Glucosidase inhibitors (Type-2 diabetes)

Deep Eutectic Solvents and Ionic liquids as reaction media

Directed C-H activation

Green Chemistry (Metal-free reactions)

Metal-free C-C, C-N, C-O bond formation

Synthesis of Bioactive compounds

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

Degree	Institute	Year
Doctor of Philosophy	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai	2005
Master of Science	University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad	1998
Bachelor of Science	Kakatiya University, Warangal	1996

COURSES HANDLED

Course	L-T-P	Credit	Degree Level
Industrial Organic Chemistry(CY181)	3-0-0	3	UG
Engineering Chemistry(CY1161)	3-0-2	4	UG
Industrial Organic Chemistry(CY1271)	3-0-0	3	UG
Organic Chemistry(CYB301)	3-0-2	4	UG
Chemistry for Civil Engineers(CY183)	3-0-0	3	UG
Stereo Selective Synthesis(CY5102)	3-0-0	3	PG
Medicinal Chemistry(CY5113)	3-0-0	3	PG
Engineering Chemistry(CY185)	3-0-2	4	UG
Organic Chemistry - I(CY2102)	3-0-0	3	UG
Organic Chemistry - I(CY3102)	3-0-2	4	UG
General Chemistry-II(CYI151)	3-0-0	3	UG
Organic Reagents and Name Reactions(CY4161)	3-0-0	3	PG
Organic Synthesis(CY5101)	3-0-0	3	PG

RESEARCH IDs

PUBLICATIONS

Journal(s)

Synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine based 1,2,3-triazole derivatives and their biological evaluation as dual cholinesterase and α-glucosidase inhibitors, By Thangellapally Shirisha, Subir Majhi, Kalivarathan Divakar and Dhurke Kashinath, Royal Society of Chemistry, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.49, pp.14381-14387, 2025

Synthesis of C4-functionalized 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine-based Pfitzinger acid derivatives in deep eutectic solvents and their biological evaluation as dual cholinesterase and α-glucosidase inhibitors, By Thangellapally Shirisha, Subir Majhi, Kalivarathan Divakar and Dhurke Kashinath, Royal Society of Chemistry, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.49, pp.1072-1082, 2025

Metal-free C(sp3)-H functionalization (C-C and C-N bond formation) of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridines using Deep Eutectic solvent as catalyst and reaction medium, By Thangellapally Shirisha, Subir Majhi, Balasubramanyan Sridhar, and Dhurke Kashinath, Royal Society of Chemistry, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, vol.22, pp.1434-1440, 2024

Metal-free synthesis of functionalized tacrine derivatives and their evaluation for acetyl/butyrylcholinesterase and α-glucosidase inhibition, By Thangellapally Shirisha, Subir Majhi, Kalivatharan Divakar, and Dhurke Kashinath, Royal Society of Chemistry, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, vol.22, pp.790-804, 2024

One-Pot Synthesis of Functionalized Carbazoles and β-Carbolines via Diethyl Azodicarboxylate Mediated Dehydrogenative Aromatization in Deep Eutectic Solvent, By Thangellapally Shirisha, Subir Majhi, Prof. Dhurke Kashinath, Wiley Interscience, ChemistrySelect, vol.9, pp.e202401275, 2024

One-Pot Synthesis of Functionalized Carbazoles and β-Carbolines via Diethyl Azodicarboxylate Mediated Dehydrogenative Aromatization in Deep Eutectic Solvent, By T Shirisha, S Majhi, D Kashinath, Wiley Interscience, ChemistrSelect, vol.9, pp.e202401275, 2024

Synthesis of 2-styryl-quinazoline and 3-styryl-quinoxaline based sulfonate esters via sp3 C–H activation and their evaluation for α-glucosidase inhibition, By Neeli Satyanarayana, Boddu Ramya Sree, Kota Sathish, Sakkani Nagaraju, Kalivarathan Divakar, Ravinder Pawar, Thangellapally Shirisha, and Dhurke Kashinath, Royal Society of Chemistry, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.59, pp.1599, 2022

PROJECT / CONSULTANCY

4. Synergistic effect of phosphonium, ammonium based ionic liquid and nano lubricants on the tribological and rheological properties

Role: Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST (SERB)
Project Cost (INR): 1764000
Date of Commencement: 23-05-2018 Date of Completion: 23-04-2020
Duration: 23 Months
Status: Completed

3. Synthesis of novel 1-(phenyl(phenylamino)methyl)naphthalene-2-ol based chiral catalysts and their applications to asymmetric organic transformations (C-H activation)

Role: Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST (SERB)
Project Cost (INR): 3400000
Date of Commencement: 16-05-2014 Date of Completion: 23-04-2017
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed

2. Design and synthesis of (-)-kaitocephalin derivatives and their pharmacological evaluation as ionotropic glutamate receptor (iGluRs) antagonists

Role: Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST (SERB)
Project Cost (INR): 2300000
Date of Commencement: 01-05-2013 Date of Completion: 30-04-2016
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed

1. Discovery of Inhibitors of System Xc¯ Transporter, a Novel Therapeutic Target for Glutamate-Mediated Excitotoxicity and Epileptogenesis

Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DBT (Neuroscience Taskforce)
Project Cost (INR): 1900000
Date of Commencement: 01-06-2012 Date of Completion: 23-05-2014
Duration: 23 Months
Status: Completed

RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS

Current PhD Students

Ankita Parida

Area of Research: Development of Synthetic methods

Bhuvaneshwari M

Area of Research: Development of synthetic methods for nitrogen and sulfur containing heterocyclic molecules

Fouzia Begum

Area of Research: Development of synthetic methods for the functionalized nitrogen heterocycles

Karunakar Rudra

Area of Research: Development of Synthetic Methods for Biologically Active Molecules

N. Jayaram

Area of Research: Development of analytical methods for the xenotoxic impurities in active pharmaceuitcal ingradients

Rajesh G

Area of Research: Development of synthetic methods using non-conventional reagents

Raju Kondi

Area of Research: Development of synthetic methods

Subir Majhi

Area of Research: C-H bond activation reactions

Varukolu Shanker

Area of Research: Development of synthetic methods for bioactive compounds

Previous PhD Students

Dr. T. Shirisha (2024)

Area of Research: Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES)-Mediated Synthesis of Functionalized Tetrahydroacridines for alpha-glucosides and cholinesterase inhibition

Dr. Neeli Satyanarayana (2022)

Area of Research: Synthesis of sulfonate esters containing heterocyclic scaffo

Dr. K. Sathish (2022)

Area of Research: Synthesis and functionalization of spirooxindoles using orga

Dr. Banoth Paplal (2018)

Area of Research: Synthesis of heterocyclic molecules using Iron, Copper, Zinc

Dr. Sakkani Nagaraju (2017)

Area of Research: C, C-N, C-O, C-S bond formation reactions and their biolog

CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Nodal Officer NEP 2020 (Continuing from August, 2025)
Member, Advisory Committee, Centre for Teaching and Learning (Continuing from August, 2025)
Member, Institute PhD Admissions Committee (Continuing from August, 2025)
Chairperson, Departmental Purchase Committee (Continuing from July, 2025)
Chairperson, NEP Implementation Committee (Continuing from July, 2025)
Member, Institute Purchase Committee (Continuing from July, 2025)
Member, Academic Oversight Committee (July, 2024 - June, 2025)
Head, Department of Chemistry (August, 2022 - June, 2024)
Head of the Department (June, 2022 - June, 2024)
Associate Dean (Central Library) (October, 2016 - December, 2018)
Faulty-in-Charge (LC-HRMS Instrument) (July, 2015 - January, 2024)

Last updated on September 30, 2025

Prof. D Kashinath

Professor

Department of Chemistry

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Current PhD Students

Previous PhD Students