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Key Notes
- Journal(s): 35
- Book Chapter(s): 1
- PhD: Current - 3 Awarded - 4
- Event(s) Organized: Conference - 1 FDP - 2
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PUBLICATIONS7
DOCTORAL STUDENTS4
PROJECTSResearch Areas
Functional Organic Materials
Green Chemistry
Photocatalysis and Natural Product Synthesis
Sustainable Organic Synthesis and Metal Catalysis
Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules for Biological Applications
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
| Degree | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan | 2012 |
| Master of Science | University of Madras, Tamil Nadu | 2007 |
| Bachelor of Science | University of Madras, Tamil Nadu | 2005 |
COURSES HANDLED
| Course | L-T-P | Credit | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic Synthesis (CY17001) | 4-0-0 | 4 | UG, PG |
| Heterocyclic Chemistry(CY16023) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
| Engineering Chemistry(CY1161) | 3-0-2 | 4 | UG |
| Chemistry of Natural Products(CY16022) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
| Organic Reagents and Name Reactions(CY4161) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Advances in Total Synthesis of Natural Products(CY17030) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
| Organic Synthesis(CY5101) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Emerging Topics in Organic Synthesis(CY5174) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Heterocyclic Chemistry and Aromaticity(CY5103) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Engineering Chemistry(CY133) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| General Chemistry-II(CYI151) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Engineering Chemistry(CY186) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
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PUBLICATIONS
Journal(s)
Unveiling multi-responsive colorimetric and fluorescent sensing behavior and DFT insights of a novel coumarin and 8-hydroxyquinoline conjugate for Cd2+, Co2+, and Ni2+ ions detection,
By G. Durga Prasad, Raghvendra Niranjan, Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar, Ashok K. Sundramoorthy , Surendra H. Mahadevegowda,
Elsevier,
Journal of Molecular Structure,
vol.1349,
pp.143691,
2026
Structure-Activity Relationship of Neplanocin A Analogues for the Identification of Novel Anti-HBV Leads,
By Ramakrishnamraju Samunuri, Masaaki Toyama, Mohan Kasula, Veerababu Manda, Vigneswara Rao Mallipudi, Ravi Teja Achanta, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar, Ashoke Kumar Jha, Mika Okamoto, Masanori Baba and Ashoke Sharon
,
RSC,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
vol.,
pp.,
2026
Unveiling the highly selective time-dependent colorimetric response of 8-hydroxyquinoline and indolinium-conjugated donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) hybrid for the detection of copper(II) ions,
By G. Durga Prasad, Tadepalli Sanjeevakumar, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar, Ashok Kumar Sundramoorthy, and Surendra H Mahadevegowda ,
RSC,
New Journal of Chemistry,
vol.,
pp.,
2026
A coumarin and 1,8-napthyridine conjugated novel molecular hybrid: Synthesis, DFT insights and unveiling the selective fluorescent sensing of Hg2+ ions with live-cell imaging application,
By G. Durga Prasad, Raghvendra Niranjan, Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar, Surendra H. Mahadevegowda,
Elsevier,
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy,
vol.329,
pp.125606,
2025
Synthesis of Di(thiophen-2-yl) Substituted Pyrene-Pyridine Conjugated Scaffold and DFT Insights: A Selective and Sensitive Colorimetric, and Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensor for Fe(III) Ions,
By G. Durga Prasad, Raghvendra Niranjan, Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar & Surendra H. Mahadevegowda,
Springer,
Journal of Fluorescence ,
vol.35,
pp.789–803,
2025
Novel coumarin-Schiff base derived electronically distinct fluorescent probes: Synthesis and comparative investigations of their unique selective sensing properties with Cu2+ and Cu+ ions,
By Raghvendra Niranjan, G. Durga Prasad, Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar, Surendra H. Mahadevegowda,
Science Direct,
Journal of Molecular Structure,
vol.1321,
pp.139929,
2025
I2/DMSO Mediated [5+1] Oxidative Annulation of Aryl Methyl Ketones with 2-(2H-Indazol-2-yl)anilines for the Synthesis of Indazoloquinoxalines,
By Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Gargi Singh, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar*,
WILEY,
Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry,
vol.,
pp.e00248,
2025
CBr4-Catalyzed Substituent-Dependent Michael Addition/Paal-Knorr Cyclization of Indole with α,β-Unsaturated Ketones,
By Gargi Singh, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar*,
WILEY,
Chemistry – An Asian Journal,
vol.20,
pp.e202401445,
2025
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
Multicomponent Reaction Based Tolyl-substituted and Pyrene-Pyridine Conjugated Isomeric Ratiometric Fluorescent Probes: A Comparative Investigation of Photophysical and Hg(II)-Sensing Behaviors,
By Raghvendra Niranjan, G. Durga Prasad, Simi Achankunju, Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Kotteswaran Velumani, Kiruthika Nachimuthu, Ashok K. Sundramoorthy, Ishita Neogi, Jothi L. Nallasivam,
Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar, Surendra H. Mahadevegowda
,
Springer,
Journal of Fluorescence,
vol.34,
pp.2613–2628,
2024
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-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
Direct Synthesis of cubic shaped Ag2S on Ni mesh as Binder-free Electrodes for Energy Storage Applications,
By Arulraj, A.; Ilayaraja, N.; Rajeshkumar, V.; Ramesh, M,
Nature ,
Scientific Reports ,
vol.,
pp.,
2019
An Expedient Direct ThreeComponent Approach for the Synthesis of 4-Thioarylpyrroles ,
By Rajeshkumar, V.*; Neelamegam, C.; Anandan, S,
Thieme,
Synthesis ,
vol.51,
pp.4023-4033,
2019
Metal- and solvent-free phosphine mediated synthesis of multisubstituted furans via intramolecular annulation of 1, 4-enediones ,
By Rajeshkumar, V.*; Neelamegam, C.; John, L.; Anandan, S ,
WILEY,
ChemistrySelect,
vol.3,
pp.11606-11609 ,
2018
Iodine mediated intramolecular C2-amidative cyclization of indoles: a facile access to indole fused tetracycles,
By Badigenchala, S.; Rajeshkumar, V.; Govindasamy Sekar*,
RSC (The Royal Society of Chemistry),
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry,
vol.14,
pp. 2297-2305,
2016
Synthesis and Properties of Large Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Planar and Non-Planar Structural Motifs ,
By Rajeshkumar, V.; Marc, C.; Fichou, D.; Stuparu, M. C.* ,
WILEY,
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
vol.2016,
pp. 6010-6014,
2016
Corannulenecarbaldehyde: HighYielding Synthesis by Rieche Form-ylation and Facile Access to a Variety of Corannulene Derivatives ,
By Rajeshkumar, V.; Lee, Y. T; Stuparu, M. C.* ,
WILEY,
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
vol.2016,
pp.36–40,
2016
Synthesis and Properties of a Buckybowl/Buckyball Dyad. ,
By Rajeshkumar, V.; Marc, C.; Fichou, D.; Stuparu, M. C.* ,
Thieme,
Synlett.,
vol. 27,
pp.2101-2104 ,
2016
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
A Coumarin-Julolidine conjugated novel Schiff base: synthesis, DFT insights, and evaluation of selective and sensitive dual-responsive fluorescence sensing capabilities with Cu+ and Cu2+ ions,
By Raghvendra Niranjan, G. Durga Prasad, Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar, Ashok K. Sundramoorthy , Surendra H. Mahadevegowda,
Elsevier,
Chemical Physics,
vol.598,
pp.112822,
2015
Iodine-mediated synthesis of indole-fused benzothiazepinones through intramolecular C2-amidation of amide-tethered C3-sulfenylindoles,
By Gargi Singh, Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar*,
Royal Society of Chemistry,
Organic & biomolecular chemistry,
vol.23,
pp.7766-7772,
2015
An efficient route to synthesize isatins by metal-free, iodine-catalyzed sequential C(sp3)–H oxidation and intramolecular C−N bond formation of 2'-aminoacetophenones. ,
By Rajeshkumar, V.*; Chandrasekar, S.; Sekar. G.* ,
RSC (The Royal Society of Chemistry),
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry,
vol.12,
pp.8512-8518,
2014
Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Insertion of Carbon Monoxide with N-Sulfonyl-2-aminobiaryls through C−H Bond Activation: Access to Bioactive Phenanthridinone Derivatives in One Pot.,
By Rajeshkumar, V.; Tai-Hua Lee, Shih-Ching Chuang* ,
ACS (American Chemical Society),
Organic Letters,
vol.15,
pp.1468–1471 ,
2013
[3+2]Cycloaddition of Dialkyl (E)-Hex-2-en-4-ynedioic Acid with [60]Fullerene via Phosphane-promoted Tandem α(δ')-Michael Additions. ,
By Chuang, S.-C.;* Deng, J.-C.; Chan, F.-W.; Chen, S.-Y.; Huang, W.-J.; Lai, L.-H.; Rajeshkumar, V.,
WILEY,
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
vol.2012 ,
pp.2606–2613 ,
2012
Palladium-Catalyzed and Hybrid Acids-Assisted Synthesis of [60]Fulleroazepines in One Pot under Mild Conditions: Annulation of N-Sulfonyl-2-aminobiaryls with [60]Fullerene through Sequential C-H Bond Activation, C-C and C-N Bond Formation,
By Rajeshkumar, V.; Chan, F.-W., Chuang, S.-C.*,
WILEY,
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
vol.354,
pp.2473-2483,
2012
Evolution of Late Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Intermolecular Reductive Coupling Reaction of [60]Fullerene and Nsulfonylaldimines: Competing Formation of hydrobenzylated [60]Fullerenes and 1,2-Dihydrofullerene.,
By Rajeshkumar, V.; Chuang, S.-C.* ,
WILEY,
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
vol.2012,
pp. 3795–3805 ,
2012
Annulation of Benzamides with [60]Fullerene through Palladium(II)-Catalyzed C−H Bond Activation.,
By Chuang, S.-C.*; Rajeshkumar, V.; Cheng, C.-A.; Deng, J.-C.; Wang, G.-W.* ,
ACS (American Chemical Society),
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
vol. 76,
pp. 1599–1604,
2011
Fullerene Derivatives Incorporating Phosphoramidous Ylide and Phosphoramidate: Synthesis and Property,
By Chen, S.-Y.; Cheng, R.-L.; Tseng, C.-K.; Lin, Y.-S.; Lai, L.-H.; Venkatachalam, R. K.; Chen, Y.-C.; Cheng, C.-H.; Chuang, S.-C.*,
ACS (American Chemical Society),
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
vol.74,
pp.,
2009
Book Chapter(s)
Iodine/DMSO catalytic system: a unified tool for the one-pot construction of heterocycles
By Mariyaraj Arockiaraj, Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar* in
TARGETS IN HETEROCYCLIC SYSTEMS,
Italian Chemical Society,
Review and Accounts,
2024
PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
Novel Oxidative Insertion of Sulfur and Carbon Monoxide to Benzophenone for the Synthesis of Bioactive Thioxanthones and Anthraquinones
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: NITW, MoE
Project Cost (INR): 400000
Date of Commencement: 03-12-2020 Date of Completion: 02-12-2022
Duration: 24 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: NITW, MoE
Project Cost (INR): 400000
Date of Commencement: 03-12-2020 Date of Completion: 02-12-2022
Duration: 24 Months
Status: Completed
Strategy for the Synthesis of Indole fused Benzothiazepines and Benzothiazines and Explore their Biological Activity
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: SERB-SRG
Project Cost (INR): 2500000
Date of Commencement: 12-11-2020 Date of Completion: 11-11-2022
Duration: 24 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: SERB-SRG
Project Cost (INR): 2500000
Date of Commencement: 12-11-2020 Date of Completion: 11-11-2022
Duration: 24 Months
Status: Completed
Oxidative Photocyclization Strategy to Aromatic Extension of Corannulene
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-INSPIRE
Project Cost (INR): 3500000
Date of Commencement: 28-11-2016 Date of Completion: 27-11-2021
Duration: 60 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-INSPIRE
Project Cost (INR): 3500000
Date of Commencement: 28-11-2016 Date of Completion: 27-11-2021
Duration: 60 Months
Status: Completed
Novel copper catalyzed domino oxidative CO-insertion/C-H functionalization: Total synthesis of nuevamine, pagoclone and various other alkaloids
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-Fast Track
Project Cost (INR): 2500000
Date of Commencement: 12-09-2014 Date of Completion: 12-09-2016
Duration: 24 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-Fast Track
Project Cost (INR): 2500000
Date of Commencement: 12-09-2014 Date of Completion: 12-09-2016
Duration: 24 Months
Status: Completed
RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
Current PhD Students
Kishor Kumar M
Area of Research:
Metal Catalysis
Manda Veerababu
Area of Research:
Organic Synthesis
SHIVA KUMAR PUNNA
Area of Research:
Metal-free novel synthetic organic transformations
Previous PhD Students
Dr. Gargi Singh (Current Position: ANRF-NPDF at IIT GUWAHATI)
(2025)
Area of Research:
Halogen-mediated organic transformations
Dr. Sasi Sree Marupalli (Associate Research Scientist, Sai Life Science Ltd. Hyderabad)
(2025)
Area of Research:
Metal-free novel synthetic organic transformations
Dr. AROCKIARAJ M (Current Position: ANRF-NPDF at IISER Tirupati)
(2025)
Area of Research:
Iodine-mediated organic transformations & Photocatalysis
Dr. Neelamegam. C ( Associate Research Scientist, Aragen Life Sciences, Bangalore)
(2021)
Area of Research:
Synthesis of multi substituted five-membered heterocycles
CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Effective Teaching and Learning Modern Drug Discovery Approaches
04-Mar-2021
→
09-Mar-2021
Event Type:
Faculty Development Programme
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
Emerging Trends in Organic Synthesis and Catalysis
09-Feb-2026
→
13-Feb-2026
Event Type:
Faculty Development Programme
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
Role: Coordinator
Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
International Conference on Organic Synthesis and Advanced Materials – 26 (ICOSAM-26)
26-Feb-2026
→
28-Feb-2026
Event Type:
Conference
Role: Convenor
Funding Agency: ANRF
Role: Convenor
Funding Agency: ANRF
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2016
DST INSPIRE Faculty award 2016
2015
Postdoctoral fellowship, NTU Singapore
2014
Institute postdoctoral fellowship IIT Madras
2008
NCTU international scholarship for Ph.D
2005
Gold medal for proficiency in studies (B.Sc.)
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinator-Procurement of Chemicals (Continuing from March, 2025)
- Department Oversight Committee (PIC) (Continuing from March, 2025)
- Department PIC-Industry Outreach Activities (Continuing from March, 2025)
- Faculty Advisor (Continuing from March, 2025)
- Lab Furniture establishment (Continuing from March, 2025)
- Professors In-charge-FTIR (Continuing from March, 2025)
- DAPOC Committee member (Continuing from February, 2025)
- Time Table Incharge (January, 2024 - December, 2026)
- Department Safety committee member (Continuing from April, 2023)
- Faculty Advisor (Continuing from January, 2023)
- Department LMS Coordinator (April, 2020 - December, 2022)
Last updated on March 20, 2026