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Prof. Venkatachalam Rajesh Kumar

PhD (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Chemistry

Room No: CY508, MME & Science Building +91-870-2462656
rajeshv@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Green & Mechanochemistry

 Photocatalysis and Natural Product Synthesis

 Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Metal Catalysis

 Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules for Biological Applications

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Engineering Chemistry(CY1161)
  • Heterocyclic Chemistry(CY16023)
  • Seminar - II(CY5148)
  • Organic Analysis Laboratory(CY5105)
  • Organic Synthesis(CY5101)
  • Chemistry of Natural Products(CY16022)
  • Quantitative Analysis Laboratory(CYI252)
  • Dissertation Work(CY5199)
  • Comprehensive Viva-voce(CY5197)
  • Emerging Topics in Organic Synthesis(CY5174)
  • General Chemistry Laboratory - II(CY2104)
  • Engineering Chemistry(CY133)
  • Chemistry Laboratory for Mechanical Engineering(CY136)
  • Heterocyclic Chemistry and Aromaticity(CY5103)
  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory - I(CY4107)
  • General Chemistry-II(CYI151)
  • Engineering Chemistry(CY186)
  • General Chemistry Laboratory - II(CYI152)
  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory - II(CY4156)
  • ORC ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3075-4204
  • ISI Researcher ID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/X-5706-2018
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=64_ohToAAAAJ&hl=en


  • Iodine-promoted sequential C(sp3)–H oxidation and cyclization of aryl methyl ketones with 2-(2-aminophenyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-ones, By Mariyaraj Arockiaraj and Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar*, RSC (The Royal Society of Chemistry) Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, (OBC), vol., pp., 2024
  • I2-catalyzed tandem sp3 C-H oxidation and annulation of aryl methyl ketones with amidoximes for the synthesis of 5-aroyl-1, 2, 4-oxadiazoles, By Shiva Kumar Punna, Mariyaraj Arockiaraj and Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar*, RSC (The Royal Society of Chemistry), Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, vol., pp., 2024
  • I2-Cs2CO3 Mediated Intramolecular C2-Amination and Oxidative Rearrangement Cascade of C-3 Phenylthio Indoles: A Route to Synthesize Thiosulfonate-Embedded 2-Iminoindolin-3-ones, By Gargi Singh, Sasi Sree Marupalli, Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, and Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar*, ACS (American Chemical Society), The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.89, pp.5861–5870, 2024
  • I2-Promoted sp3 C–H Oxidation/Annulation Sequences for the Synthesis of Indoloquinolines from 2-(1H-indol-2-yl)anilines and Aryl Methyl Ketones, By Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar*, WILEY, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, vol.366, pp.2557-2564, 2024
  • Iodine-Catalyzed Synthesis of Benzo-β-Carbolines through Desulfurative Cyclization of 2-(1H-Indol-3-ylsulfanyl)-phenylamines with Aryl Methyl Ketones, By Sasi Sree Marupalli, Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Gargi Singh and Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar*, ACS (American Chemical Society), The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol. 88 , pp.12783–12791, 2023
  • Visible-Light-Induced Aerobic Intramolecular Cyclization of (2- Aminophenyl)(1H-indol-1-yl)methanones: Direct Access to Bioactive Tryptanthrin and its Derivatives, By Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Gargi Singh, Sasi Sree Marupalli, and Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar*, WILEY, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, vol.365, pp.1654-1659, 2023
  • Synthesis and Properties of Bis-corannulenes, By Halilovic, D.; Rajeshkumar, V.; Stuparu, M. C.* , ACS (American Chemical Society), Organic Letters, vol.23, pp.1468-1472, 2021
  • A one-pot metal-free protocol for the synthesis of chalcogenated furans from 1,4-enediones and thiols , By Rajeshkumar, V.*; Neelamegam, C.; Anandan, S , RSC (The Royal Society of Chemistry), Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, vol.17, pp.982-991, 2019
  • A photochemical approach to aromatic extension of the corannulene nucleus, By Rajeshkumar, V.; Stuparu, M. C.* , RSC (The Royal Society of Chemistry), Chemical Communications, vol.52, pp.9957-9960, 2016
  • A Versatile and One-Pot Strategy to Synthesize α-Amino Ketones from Benzylic Secondary Alcohols using N-Bromosuccinimide , By Guha. S.; Rajeshkumar, V.; Kotha, S. S.; Sekar, G.* , ACS (American Chemical Society), Organic Letters, vol.17, pp.406−409 , 2015

Oxidative Photocyclization Strategy to Aromatic Extension of Corannulene

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST
  • Duration 72 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 3500000
  • Status Completed

Strategy for the Synthesis of Indole fused Benzothiazepines and Benzothiazines and Explore their Biological Activity

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST
  • Duration 24 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 2500000
  • Status Completed


AROCKIARAJ. M

  • Area of Research: Iodine-mediated organic transformations & Photocatalysis

Gargi Singh

  • Area of Research: Halogen-mediated organic transformations

SASI SREE MARUPALLI

  • Area of Research: Metal-free novel synthetic organic transformations

SHIVA KUMAR PUNNA (Part-Time)

  • Area of Research: Metal-free novel synthetic organic transformations
  • DST INSPIRE Faculty award 2016
  • Gold medal for proficiency in studies (B.Sc.)
  • Institute postdoctoral fellowship IIT Madras
  • NCTU international scholarship for Ph.D
  • Postdoctoral fellowship, NTU Singapore
  • Time Table Incharge (Continuing from January, 2024)
  • Department Safety committee member (Continuing from April, 2023)
  • Faculty Advisor (Continuing from January, 2023)