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Prof. S. Nagarajan

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

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Room No: CY 403, 4th Floor, Department of Chemistry, MME and Sciences Building +91-870-2462660 snagarajan@nitw.ac.in https://erp.nitw.ac.in/ext/profile/cy-snagarajan Bio Sketch

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    • Journal(s): 85
    • Book Chapter(s): 10
    • PhD: Current - 6  Awarded - 7
    • Event(s) Organized: Conference - 3  Workshop - 2

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    13

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    9

    PROJECTS

    6

    PATENTS

    Research Areas

    Carbohydrate Chemistry
    Functional Organic Materials
    Gels
    Immobilized Catalysts and New Chemical Synthesis
    Molecular Self-assembly
    Organic Chemistry - Organic Materials
    Renewable Resources
    Sustainable Chemistry
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Madras, Established on 1857 (UGC-Potential of Excellence) 2012
    Master of Science The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University (under the Ministry of Education, Government of India) 2006
    Bachelor of Science The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University (under the Ministry of Education, Government of India) 2004
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Organic Chemistry(CYB301) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Chemistry(CY132) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Engineering Chemistry(CY1161) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Organic Synthesis (CY17001) 4-0-0 4 UG, PG
    Polymer Chemistry(CY17046) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Organic Chemistry Laboratory(CY2204) 0-1-2 2 UG
    Polymer Chemistry(CY5222) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Organic Synthesis(CY5101) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Carbohydrate Chemistry(CY5163) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Chemistry for Metallurgists(CY137) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Reaction Mechanism and Stereochemistry(CY4103) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Academic Laboratory Safety Practices(CY231) 1-0-0 1 UG
    Chemistry for Civil Engineers(CY183) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Industrial Organic Chemistry(CY181) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Chemistry for Mechanical Engineering(CY135) 2-0-0 2 UG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Cellulose as a Template-Assisted Self-Assembly of SugarNaphthalimide: Fabrication of Triboelectric Nanogeneratorfor Hydrogen Generation, By Arun Kumar, R.; Navaneeth, M.; Banoo, T.; Rakesh Kumar, R.; Rakshita, M.; and Nagarajan, S., Wiley, Advanced Sustainable Systems, vol.9, pp.e00401, 2025
    Sustainable Synthesis of 2,4,6-Trisubstituted Pyridines Using Surface-Modified PET@UiO-66 Vials, By Yogendra, K.; Nagarajan, S., ACS, ACS Omega, vol. 10, pp.33415–33425, 2025
    Renewable Resources Derived Glycolipids as a Structuring Agent: A Promising Platform Chemical for Oleogel and Organogel Formation, By Tohira Banoo.; Arun Kumar, R.; Abhijit G.; Sanhita R.; Nagarajan S., ACS Publications, ACS Food Science & Technology, vol.5, pp.851−863, 2025
    Photochemically Driven Ruthenium-Catalyzed Regioselective C–H Functionalization of Indoles with Alcohols to Access Indole-3-carbaldehyde and Bis(indolyl)methanes, By Barathkumar, J.; Vara Prasad, R.; Nagarajan, S., ACS Publications, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.90, pp.8466−8479, 2025
    Electro-Organic Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds, By Sushma, C.; Pramanik, R.; Barathkumar, J.; Nagarajan, S., Wiley, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.14, pp.e00388, 2025
    Chitosan: a multifaceted biomaterial – exploring physicochemical insights and diverse drug delivery applications, By Azeez, S.; Anusha, N.; Sathiyaseelan, A.; Nagarajan, S., Elsevier, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, vol.111, pp.107140, 2025
    Recent Advances in Self-Assembled Naphthalimides: From Molecular Design to Applications, By Arun Kumar, R.; Pralay Kumar, J.; Nagarajan, S., Wiley, Chemistry A European Journal, vol.31, pp.e202500001, 2025
    An Easy Access to Self-Assembled Glycolipid derived from Bhilawanol: A Promising Anti-Cancer Drug, By Nagarajan S.; Tohira B.; Kajal S.; and Chockalingam S., RSC Publications, Chemical Communications, vol.61, pp.6783–6786, 2025
    Biocompatible Glycolipid derived from Bhilawanol as an Antibiofilm Agent and Promising Platform for Drug Delivery, By Tohira Banoo.; Abhijit G.; Priyasha M.; Sanhita R.; Nagarajan S., RSC Publications, RSC Medicinal Chemistry, vol.16, pp. 1715-1728, 2025
    Remediation of Dyes Using Supramolecular Material Derived from Carbohydrate based pi-Gelator Using Bottom-up Assembly Approach, By Vandana Singh.; Lalitha, K.; Uma Maheswari, C.; Sridharan, V.; Pradhan, D.; Srishti, B.; Nagarajan, S, American Chemical Society, ACS Omega, vol.9, pp.5695–5704, 2024
    Regioselective Synthesis of 4-Arylamino-1,2-Naphthoquinones in Eutectogel as a Confined Reaction Media using LED Light, By Rebaka, V.P.; Yogendra Kumar.; Rachamalla, A.K.; Banoo, T.; Nagarajan, S.*, RSC Publications, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, vol.22, pp.3876-3881, 2024
    Modular Three-Component Synthesis of 6 H-benzochromenone based Blue Luminogens under Catalyst-and Solvent-free Condition, By Karthiyayini, G.; Rajkumar, D. B.; Nagarajan, S.; Sridharan, V.; Uma Maheswari, C., RSC Publications, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.48, pp.2175-2182, 2024
    A high performance triboelectric nanogenerator using assembled sugar naphthalimides for self-powered electronics and sensors, By Arun Kumar R.; Navaneeth M.; Banoo T.; Deepshikha, Vara Prasad R.; Kumar Y.; Rakesh Kumar R.; Nagarajan S, Elsevier, Chemical Engineering Journal, vol.490, pp.151800, 2024
    Facile Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Pharmaceutically Important Oligobenzylidine-D-Sorbitol Dialdehydes: Direct Encapsulation and Stimuli Responsive Delivery of H2S., By Rebaka, V.P.; Yogendra Kumar.; Rachamalla, A.K.; Banoo, T.; Nagarajan, S.*, RSC Publications, Materials Advances, vol.5, pp.5471-5481, 2024
    Recent Developments in the Photochemical Reactions of N-Heterocyclic Compounds, By Barathkumar, J.; Rohan Gupta.; Nagarajan, S., Wiley, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.27, pp.e202401195 , 2024
    Iodine-catalyzed three-component annulation: access to highly fluorescent trisubstituted thiophenes, By Deepan Babu R.; Karthiyayini G.; Arulmozhi P.; Nagarajan, S.; Sridharan, V.; Uma Maheswari, C., RSC Publications, Chemical Communications, vol.59, pp.10129-10132, 2023
    Rapid Assembly of Functionalized 2H-Chromenes and 1,2-Dihydroquinolines via Microwave-Assisted Secondary Amine-Catalyzed Cascade Annulation of 2-O/N-Propargylarylaldehydes with 2,6-Dialkylphenols, By Diksha, R.; Gowsia J.; Karuppasamy, M.; Bhuvanesh N.; Nagarajan, S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Carloz, J. M.; Sridharan, V., ACS Publications, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.88, pp.11778–11792, 2023
    Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Benzo[f][1,4]oxazepine-, 2H-Chromene-, and 1,2-Dihydroquinoline-Fused Polycyclic Nitrogen Heterocycles under Microwave-Assisted Conditions, By Diksha, R.; Dolma T.; Karuppasamy, M.; Kapoor, K. K.; Nagarajan, S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Bhuvanesh, N.; Sridharan, V., ACS Publications, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.88, pp.8643-8657, 2023
    An Efficient One-Pot, Three-Component Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Pyrroles under Catalyst-and Solvent-Free Conditions, By Karthiyayini, G.; Rajkumar, D. B.; Nagarajan, S.; Sridharan, V.; Uma Maheswari, C., Thieme, Synlett, vol.34, pp.1930-1938, 2023
    Self-Assembling Nanoarchitectonics of Twisted Nanofibers of Fluorescent Amphiphiles as Chemo-Resistive Sensor for Methanol Detection, By Singh, V.; Thamizhanban, A.; Lalitha, K.; Subbiah, D.K.; Rachamalla, A.K.; Rebaka, V.P.; Banoo, T.; Kumar, Y.; Sridharan, V.; Ahmad, A.; Maheswari, C. U.; John BoscoB. R.; Azmat A. K.; Nagarajan, S.*, MDPI, Gels, vol.9, pp.422, 2023
    Electronically Robust Self-assembled Supramolecular Gel as a Potential Material in Triboelectric Nanogenerator, By Arun Kumar R.; Supraja, R.; Vara Prasad.; Tohira B.; Yogendra Kumar; Maheswari, C. U.; Sridharan, V.; Rakesh Kumar, R.; Nagarajan, S*, Wiley, Chemistry A European Journal, vol.29, pp.e202301076, 2023
    Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Oxypalladation-Initiated Cascade: Solvent-Dependent Chemodivergent Approach to Functionalized Benzazepines and Tetrahydroquinolines, By Gupta A.; Jandial T.; Karuppasamy M.; Bhuvanesh N.; Nagarajan S.; Maheswari C. U.; Sridharan V., RSC Publications, Chemical Communications, vol.59, pp.5233-5236, 2023
    Metal- and Solvent-Free Synthesis of m-Terphenyls by an Iodine-Catalyzed Tandem Formal [3+3]-Cycloaddition/Oxidation, By Pavithra, T.; Karthiyayini, G.; Nagarajan, S.; Sridharan, V.; Uma Maheswari, C., Thieme, Synlett, vol.34, pp.807-814, 2023
    A microwave-assisted intramolecular aminopalladation-triggered domino sequence: an atom economical route to 5,10-dihydroindeno[1,2-b]indoles, By Jandial, T.; Gupta, A.; Jan, G.; Karuppasamy, M.; Nagarajan, S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Sridharan, V., RSC Publications, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, vol.21, pp.3121-3131, 2023
    Intramolecular oxypalladation-initiated domino sequence: One-pot, two-step regioselective synthesis of isoquinolines, By Vinoth, P.; Karuppasamy, M.; Gupta, A.; Nagarajan, S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Sridharan, V., Elsevier, Tetrahedron, vol.134, pp.133272, 2023
    A facile synthesis of amphiphilic N-glycosyl naphthalimides and fabrication of flexible semiconductors using molecular self-assembly, By Arun Kumar R.; Vara Prasad.; Tohira B.; Pawar R.; Faizan M.; Lalitha K.; Nagarajan, S*, Royal Society of Chemistry, Green Chemistry, vol.24, pp.2451-2463, 2022
    Hybrid hydrogels derived from renewable resources as a smart stimuli responsive soft material for drug delivery applications, By Vandana Singh, Siva Prasad Y.; Arun Kumar R.; Vara Prasad.; Tohira B.; Uma Maheswari, C.; Sridharan, V.; Lalitha K.; Nagarajan, S*, RSC Publications, RSC Advances, vol.12, pp.2009-2018, 2022
    Sulfur Catalyzed Metal- and Solvent-Free ABB'C Four-Component Synthesis of N-Arylidene-2-aryl-imidazo[1-2-a]azin-3-amines via Strecker Reaction, By Pavithra, T.; Sankari Devi, E.; Nagarajan, S.; Sridharan, V.; Uma Maheswari, C*, Wiley, Chemistry select, vol.6, pp.3548-3552, 2021
    Self-assembled sugar-based copper nanoparticles as trimethylamine sensor, By Guru Prasanth, S.; Dinesh Kumar, S.; Lalitha, K.; Nagarajan, S.; John Bosco, B. R., Springer, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol.31, pp.1594-1603, 2020
    Supramolecular gels of gluconamides derived from renewable resources: Antibacterial and anti-biofilm applications, By Siva Prasad Y.; Manikandan S.; Lalitha K.; Sandeep, M.; Vara Prasad, R.; Arunkumar, R.; Srinandan, C. S.; Uma Maheswari, C.; Sridharan, V.; Nagarajan, S*, Wiley, Nanoselect, vol.1, pp.510-524, 2020
    Fabrication of Biobased Hydrophobic Hybrid Cotton Fabrics Using Molecular Self-Assembly: Applications in the Development of Gas Sensor Fabrics, By Thamizhanban A.; Guru Prasanth, S.; Lalitha K.; Siva Prasad Y.; Dinesh Kumar, S.; Apurba Das.; John Bosco, B. R.*; Nagarajan, S*, ACS Publications, ACS Omega, vol.5, pp.3839-3848, 2020
    Isolation of Natural Compounds from Syzygium densiflorum Fruits and Exploring its Chemical Property, Therapeutic Role in Diabetic Management, By Gopinath, K.; Nagarajan, S.; Karthikeyan, M.*., Bentham Science Publisher, The Natural Products Journal, vol.10, pp.168, 2020
    Chemodivergent synthesis of functionalized methanodibenzo[b,f][1,5]diazocin-13-ylmethanones and tetrahydroquinolines via solvent-dependent AB2 and A2B2 multicomponent annulation reactions, By Muthukrishnan, I.; Karuppasamy, M.; Vachan, B. S.; Diksha, R.; Nagarajan, S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Sridharan, V., RSC Publications, Organic Chemistry Frontiers, vol.7, pp.1616-1625, 2020
    N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Synthesis of Trisubstituted Epoxides via Tandem Amidation/Epoxidation Sequence, By Sankari Devi , E.; Pavithra, T.; Tamilselvi, A.; Nagarajan, S.; Sridharan, V.; Uma Maheswari C, ACS Publications, Organic Letters, vol.22, pp.3576-3580, 2020
    Disperse red 15 impedes biofilm formation of uropathogenic Escherichia coli, By Sandeep M.; Himesh M.; Siva Prasad Y.; Venkatasubramanian U.; Nagarajan S.; Srinandan C. S, Elsevier, Microbial Pathogenesis, vol.138, pp.103772, 2020
    An injectable self-healing anesthetic glycolipid-based oleogel with antibiofilm and diabetic wound skin repair properties, By Siva Prasad Y.; Sandeep M.; Lalitha K.; Saritha B.; Uma Maheswari, C.; Sridharan, V.; Srinandan, C. S.; Nagarajan, S* , Nature , Scientific Reports, vol.10, pp.18017, 2020
    Glycolipid-Based Oleogels and Organogels: Promising Nanostructured Structuring Agents, By Thamizhanban A.; Srikanth B.; Lalitha K.; Siva Prasad Y.; Vara Prasad, R.; Arunkumar, R.; Uma Maheswari, C.; Sridharan, V.; Nagarajan, S*, American Chemical Society, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol.68, pp.14896–14906, 2020
    Direct Access to 9-Chloro-1H-benzo[b]furo[3,4-e]azepin-1-ones via Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Intramolecular syn-Oxypalladation/Olefin Insertion/sp2-C–H Bond Activation Cascade, By Karuppasamy, M.; Vachan, B. S.; Vinoth, P.; Muthukrishnan, I.; Nagarajan, S.; Lelo, L.; Pace, V.; Banik, S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Sridharan, V., ACS Publications, Organic Letters, vol.21, pp.5784-5788, 2019
    Metal and Solvent‐Free Synthesis of 2H‐Pyrido[1,2‐a]pyrimidin‐2‐ones Catalyzed by Elemental Sulfur, By Pavithra, T.; Sankari Devi E.; Nagarajan S.; Sridharan, V.; Maheswari, U. C., Wiley, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.40, pp.6884-6887, 2019
    Oxidant-free, three-component synthesis of 7-amino-6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-ones under green conditions, By Vachan, B. S.; Aishwarya R.; Karuppasamy, M.; Muthukrishnan, I.; Nagarajan, S.; Carlos Menendez, J.; Maheswari, C. U.; Sridharan, V., RSC Publications, RSC Advances, vol.9, pp.32946-32953, 2019
    Smart Supramolecular Gels of Enolizable Amphiphilic Glycosylfuran, By Thamizhanban A.; Lalitha K.; Guru P. S.; Uma Maheswari C.; Sridharan V.; John Bosco B. R.; Nagarajan S., Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, vol.7, pp.6238-6246, 2019
    Heterogeneous amberlyst-15 catalyzed synthesis of complex hybrid heterocycles containing [1,6]-naphthyridine under metal-free green conditions, By Muthukrishnan, I.; Vachan, B. S.; Karuppasamy, M.; Eniyaval, A.; Maheswari, C. U.; Nagarajan, S.; Carlos Menendez, J.; Sridharan, V., RSC Publications, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, vol.17, pp.6872-6879, 2019
    Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective Syn-Chloropalladation–Olefin Insertion–Oxidative Chlorination Cascade: Synthesis of Dichlorinated Tetrahydroquinolines, By Vinoth, P.; Karuppasamy, M.; Vachan, B. S.; Muthukrishnan, I.; Maheswari, C. U.; Nagarajan, S.; Pace, V.; Roller, A.; Bhuvanesh, N.; Sridharan, V., ACS Publications, Organic Letters, vol.21, pp.3465-3469, 2019
    Diastereoselective ABB′ Three-Component Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Spirooxindoles Bearing Five Consecutive Asymmetric Carbons, By Vivekanand, T.; Vachan, B. S.; Karuppasamy, M.; Muthukrishnan, I.; Maheswari, C. U.; Nagarajan, S.; Bhuvanesh, N.; Sridharan, V., ACS Publications, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.87, pp.4009-4016, 2019
    Natural monomers: A mine for functional and sustainable materials – Occurrence, chemical modification and polymerization, By John, G.; Nagarajan, S.; Vemula, P. K.; Silverman, J. R.; Pillai, C. K. S., Elsevier, Progress in Polymer Science, vol.19, pp.158-209, 2019
    Construction of substituted imidazoles from aryl methyl ketones and benzylamines via N-heterocyclic carbene-catalysis, By Anitha, A.; Sankari Devi E.; Pavithra, T.; Nagarajan S.; Sridharan, V.; Maheswari, U. C., Elsevier, Catalysis Communication, vol.125, pp.26-31, 2019
    Lipase Catalysed Synthesis of Furan Based Oligoesters and their Self-Assembly Assisted Polymerization, By Muthusamy, K.; Lalitha, K.; Prasad, Y. S.; Thamizhanban,A.; Sridharan, V.; Maheswari, C. U.; Nagarajan, S.*, Wiley, ChemSusChem, vol.11, pp.2453-2463, 2018
    Computational and in vitro insights on Snake venom Phospholipase A2 Inhibitor of Phytocompound Ikshusterol3-O-glucoside of Clematis gouriana Roxb. ex DC., By Karthikeyan, M.*;Sathishkumar, C.; Nagarajan, S.; Sivaraman, T., Taylor & Francis, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, vol.36, pp.4197-4208, 2018
    Metal-free, base catalyzed oxidative amination and denitration reaction: Regioselective synthesis of 3-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, By Devi, E.S., Alanthadka, A., Nagarajan, S., Sridharan, V., Maheswari, C.U., Elsevier, Tetrahedron , vol.59, pp.3485-3489, 2018
    Supramolecular Gel Formation Based on Glycolipids Derived from Renewable Resources (INVITED ARTICLE), By Lalitha, K.; Gayathri, K.; Prasad, Y. S.; Saritha, R.; Tamizhanban, A.; Maheswari, C. U.; Sridharan, V.; Nagarajan, S.*, MDPI, Gels, vol.4, pp.1, 2018
    Enzymatic synthesis and self-assembly of glycolipids: robust self-healing and wound closure performance of assembled soft materials, By Prasad, Y. S.; Saritha, B.; Tamizhanban, A.; Lalitha, K.; Kabilan, S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Sridharan, V.; Nagarajan, S.*, RSC Publications, RSC Advances, vol.8, pp.37136-37145, 2018
    Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds of Clematis gouriana Roxb. ex DC Against Snake Venom Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) Computational and In Vitro Insights, By Sathishkumar, C.; Nagarajan, S.; Sivaraman, T.; Selvakumar, C.; Karthikeyan, M, Taylor & Francis, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, vol.35, pp.1936-1949, 2017
    Morphology Transition in the Helical Tubules of Supramolecular Gel Driven by Metal Ions, By Lalitha, K.; Sridharan, V.; Maheswari, C. U.; Vemula, P. K.; Nagarajan, S.*, RSC Publications, Chemical Communications, vol.53, pp.1538-1541, 2017
    Intrinsic Hydrophobic Antibacterial Thin Film from Renewable Resources: Application in the Development of Anti-Biofilm Urinary Catheters (most downloaded article, highlighted in ACS), By Lalitha, K.; Sandeep, M.; Prasad, Y. S.; Sridharan, V.; Maheswari, C. U.; Srinandan, C. S.; Nagarajan, S.*, ACS Publications, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, vol.5, pp.436-449, 2017
    N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Mannich Reaction for the Synthesis of β-Amino Ketones: N,N-Dimethylformamide as Carbon Source, By Alanthadka, A.; Devi, E. S.; Selvi, A. T.; Nagarajan, S.; Sridharan, V.; Maheswari, C. U., Wiley, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, vol.359, pp.2369-2374, 2017
    Disassembly of Bacterial Biofilms by the Self-Assembled Glycolipids Derived from Renewable Resources , By Prasad, Y. S.; Miryala, S.; Lalitha, K.; Ranjitha, K.; Barbhaiwala, S.; Sridharan, V.; Maheswari, C. U.; Srinandan, C. S.; Nagarajan, S.*, American Chemical Society, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol.9, pp.40047–40058, 2017
    Lipase Catalyzed Synthesis of Fluorescent Glycolipids: Gelation Studies and Graphene Incorporated Sheet Formation for Semiconductor Applications, By Muthusamy, K; Sridharan, V.; Maheswari, C. U.; Nagarajan, S.*, RSC Publications, Green Chemistry, vol.18, pp.3722-3731, 2016
    Synthesis of 6,12-Epiminodibenzo[b,f][1,5]diazocines via an Ytterbium Triflate-Catalyzed, AB2 Three-Component Reaction, By Muthukrishnan, I.; Karuppasamy, M.; Nagarajan, S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Vittorio Pace, J.; Menéndez, C.; Sridharan, V., ACS Publications, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.81, pp.9687-9694, 2016
    NHC Catalyzed Benzylic sp3 C-H Bond Activation of Alkylarenes and N-Benzylamines for the Synthesis of 3H-Quinazolin-4-ones - Experimental and Theoretical Study, By Anitha, A.; Sankari Devi, E.; Nagarajan, S.; Sridharan, V.; Suvitha, A.; Uma Maheswari, C, Wiley, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.28, pp.4872–4880 , 2016
    Metal-free Oxidative Amidation of Aldehydes with Aminopyridines Employing Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide, By Sankari Devi, E.; Anitha, A.; Tamilselvi, A.; Nagarajan, S.; Sridharan, V.;Uma Maheswari, C., RSC Publications, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, vol.14, pp.8228-8231, 2016
    Palladium-Catalyzed Internal Nucleophile-Assisted Hydration–Olefin Insertion Cascade: Diastereoselective Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydro-1H-inden-1-ones, By Vinoth, P.; Nagarajan, S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Arumugam, S.; Vittorio, P.; Sridharan, V., ACS Publications, Organic Letters, vol.18, pp.3442–3445, 2016
    Synthesis of 5,6-Dihydrodibenzo[b,h][1,6]naphthyridines via Copper Bromide-Catalyzed Intramolecular [4+2] Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions, By Muthukrishnan, I.; Vinoth, P.; Vivekanand, T.; Nagarajan, S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Menéndez, J. Carlos; Sridharan, V., ACS Publications, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.81, pp.1116-1124, 2016
    Antidiabetic, Antihyperlipidimic and Antioxidant Activity of Syzygium densiflorum Fruits in Streptozotocin and Nicotinamide Induced Diabetic Rats, By Gobinath, K.; Davidraj, C.; Nagarajan, S.; Karthikeyan, M, Taylor & Francis, Pharmaceutical Biology, vol.54, pp.1716-1726, 2016
    Expedient, Catalyst-Free, Three-Component Synthesis of Fused Tetrahydropyridines in Water, By Vinoth, P.; Prasad, P. S. R.; Vivekanand, T.; Maheswari, C. U.; Nagarajan, S.; Menéndez, J. C.; Sridharan, V., RSC Publications, RSC Advances, vol.5, pp.81881-81888, 2015
    Recent Developments in beta-C-Glycosides: Synthesis and Applications. , By Lalitha, K.; Muthusamy, K.; Prasad, Y. S.; Vemula, P. K.; Nagarajan, S.*, Elsevier, Carbohydrate Research, vol.402, pp.158–171, 2015
    Strongly Fluorescent Organogels and Self-Assembled Nanostructures from Pyrene Coupled Coumarin Derivatives: Application in Cell Imaging., By Lalitha, K.; Nagarajan, S.*, RSC Publications, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, vol.3, pp.5690-5701, 2015
    Stimuli Responsive Hydrogels Derived from a Renewable Resource: Synthesis, Self-Assembly in Water and Application in Drug Delivery. (most downloaded article), By Lalitha, K.; Prasad, Y. S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Sridharan, V.; John, G.; Nagarajan, S.*, RSC Publications, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, vol.3, pp.5560–5568, 2015
    A Renewable Resource-Derived Thixotropic Self-Assembled Supramolecular Gel: Magnetic Stimuli Responsive and Real-Time Self-Healing Behavior, By Lalitha, K.; Prasad, Y. S.; Sridharan, V.; Maheswari, C. U.; John, G.; Nagarajan, S.*, RSC Publications, RSC Advances, vol.5, pp.77589-77594, 2015
    N-(2-Aminobenzylidene)-4-Methylanilines—Stable and Cheap Alternate for 2-Aminobenzaldehydes: Concise Synthesis of 3-Unsubstituted-2-Aroylindoles., By Vivekanand, T.; Sandhya, T.; Vinoth, P.; Nagarajan, S.; Maheswari, C. U.; Sridharan, V., Elsevier, Tetrahedron Letters, vol.56, pp.5291–5294, 2015
    Synthesis of Phenoxyacyl-Ethanolamides and Their Effects on Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Activity, By Faure, L.; Nagarajan, S.; Hwang, H.; Montgomery, C. L.; Khan, B. R.; John, G.; Koulen, P.; Blancaflor, E. B.; Chapman, K. D., JBC.ORG, Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol.289, pp.9340–9351, 2014
    A Self-Assembled pi-Conjugated System as an Anti-Proliferative Agent in Prostate Cancer Cells and a Probe for Intra-Cellular Imaging, By Lalitha, K.; Jenifer, P.; Prasad, Y. S.; Muthusamy, K.; John, G.; Nagarajan, S.*, RSC Publications, RSC Advances, vol.4, pp.48433–48437, 2014
    Stereoselective Synthesis of Sugar-Based beta-Lactam Derivatives: Docking Studies and its Biological Evaluation., By Nagarajan, S.; Arjun, P.; Raaman, N.; Shah, A.; Sobhia, M. E.; Das, T. M., Elsevier, Tetrahedron, vol.68, pp.3037–3045, 2012
    A Novel Class of Sugar-Based Ether-Linked-Dispirooxindolo-Pyrrolidines / pyrrolizidines through [3+2]-Cycloaddition of Azomethine Ylides., By Hemamalini, A.; Nagarajan, S.; Das, T. M., Elsevier, Carbohydrate Research, vol.352, pp.12–17, 2012
    Lithium Storage Mechanisms in Purpurin Based Organic Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes. (highlighted in magazines), By Reddy, A. L. M.; Nagarajan, S.; Chumyim, P.; Gowda, S. R.; Pradhan, P.; Jadhav, S. R.; Dubey, M.; John, G.; Ajayan, P. M., Nature Publications, Scientific Reports, vol.2, pp.960, 2012
    A Facile Synthesis of Sugar-Pyrazole Derivatives, By Hemamalini, A.; Nagarajan, S.; Das,T. M., Elsevier, Carbohydrate Research, vol.346, pp.1814–1819, 2011
    An Easy Access to Novel Sugar-Based Spirooxindole-Pyrrolidines or -Pyrrolizidines through [3+2] Cycloaddition of Azomethine Ylides, By Hemamalini, A.; Nagarajan, S.; Ravinder, P.; Subramanian, V.; Das, T. M., Thieme, Synthesis , vol.15, pp.2495–2504, 2011
    Studies on the Synthesis of Ether-, Substituted Alkyl-, or Aryl-Linked C-Disaccharide Derivatives., By Nagarajan, S.; Shanmugam, M. J.; Das, T. M., Elsevier, Carbohydrate Research, vol.346, pp.722–727, 2011
    Facile One-Pot Synthesis of Inden-1-ol Derivatives, By Nagarajan, S.; Muthuvel, P.; Das, T. M., Thieme, Synlett, vol.15, pp.2163–2166, 2011
    On the Use of Glycosylated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as a Coolant Additive, By Nagarajan, S.; Dhinakaran, M. K.; Kumar, V. G.; Rajaram, N.; Das, T. M.; Padmanabhan, K. A., American Scientific Publisher, Nanoscience Nanotechnology Letters, vol.3, pp.477–482, 2011
    Structural and DNA Cleavage of Sugar-Derived Schiff Base Ligands and Their Dinuclear Cu(II) Complexes., By Nagarajan, S.; Kumbhar, A.; Varghese, B.; Das, T. M, Elsevier, Carbohydrate Research, vol.345, pp.1077–1083, 2010
    Regioselective Facile One-Pot Friedländer Synthesis of Sugar-Based Heterocyclic Biomolecules., By Nagarajan, S.; Arjun, P.; Raaman, N.; Das, T. M., Elsevier, Carbohydrate Research, vol.345, pp.1988–1997, 2010
    Protecting Group/halogen Effect of N-Glycosylamines on the Self Assembly of Organogelator., By Nagarajan, S.; Ravinder, P.; Subramanian, V.; Das, T. M., RSC Publications, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.34, pp.123–131, 2010
    A Sugar–pyrene-Based Fluorescent Gelator: Nanotubular Architecture and Interaction with SWCNTs. (most downloaded article), By Nagarajan, S.; Das, T. M., RSC Publications, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.33, pp.2391-2394, 2009
    Facile One-Pot Synthesis of Sugar–quinoline Derivatives, By Nagarajan, S.; Das, T. M., Elsevier, Carbohydrate Research, vol.344, pp.1028–1031, 2009
    Design, Synthesis and Gelation Studies of 4,6-O-Butylidene-alpha,β-Unsaturated-beta-C-Glycosidic Ketones: Application to Plant Tissue Culture., By Nagarajan, S.; Das, T. M.; Arjun, P.; Raaman, N., RSC Publications, Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol.19, pp.4587-4596, 2009
    Book Chapter(s)
    Production of Synthetic Fuels Using Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy, , Pages: 235-264 By Arindam Mal, Tohira Banoo, Yogendra Kumar, Subbiah Nagarajan in Solar Energy Concentrators: Essentials and Applications, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Book, 2024
    Uranyl‐Doped PMMA‐Based Solar Concentrator, Pages: 169-196 By Vishnu Mahadevan Ganesan, Yogendra Kumar, Tohira Banoo, Subbiah Nagarajan in Solar Energy Concentrators: Essentials and Applications, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Book, 2024
    Technical and Economic Evaluation of Old and Novel Technologies for Energy Resources Production from Wastewater Treatment Plants By Shubhankar Mishra, Tohira Banoo, Yogendra Kumar, Subbiah Nagarajan in Sewage and Biomass from Wastewater to Energy, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Book, 2024
    Antibiofilm activities against food pathogens By Arun Kumar R., Vara Prasad R., Nagarajan S* in Applications of Next Generation Biosurfactants in the Food Sector, Elsevier, Scientific: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824283-4.00009-5, 2023
    Sophorolipids and rhamnolipids as a biosurfactant: Synthesis and applications By Vara Prasad R., Arun Kumar R., Devendra S., Atul S., Nagarajan S* in Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science, Elsevier, Scientific: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823380-1.00014-9, 2021
    Metals and Metal Complexes for Medicinal Applications By Siva Prasad Y., Lalitha K., Sravya Chowdary A., Jugun Prakash C., Nagarajan S* in Metal, Metal Oxides and Metal Sulphides for Biomedical Applications, Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World , Springer, Scientific: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56413-1_3, 2021
    Application of Metal and Metal Oxides in Sustainable Synthesis and Biology By Siva Prasad Y., Lalitha K., Thamizhanban A., Atul S., Muskan B., Nagarajan S* in Metal, Metal Oxides and Metal Sulphides for Biomedical Applications, Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World , Springer, Scientific: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56413-1_9, 2021
    State of the art and perspectives of green solvents in biocatalysis By Lalitha K., Siva Prasad Y., Nagarajan S* in Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science - Green Solvents for Biocatalysis, Elsevier, Scientific: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819721-9.00018-2, 2020
    State of the Art and New Perspectives in Oleogels and Applications By Varaprasad R., Arun Kumar R., Srishti B., Nagarajan S* in Sustainable Green Chemical Processes and their Allied Applications, Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, Springer, Scientific Book: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42284-4_6, 2020
    Self-Assembled Soft Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications By Thamizhanban A., Lalitha K., Nagarajan S.* in Emerging Nanostructured Materials for Energy and Environmental Science. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, Springer, Scientific book: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04474-9_10, 2019
    Patent(s)
    A METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING OLIGOBENZYLIDENE D-SORBITOL DIALDEHYDES GEL FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS (Application number: 202441010206, Granted, Patent No. : 577347)
    A process for production of water-based nanofluid using single walled carbon nanotubes (Application numbert 2831/CHE/2008 Date of filing:18/11/2008 )
    A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF GLYCOLIPID COMPOUNDS FOR USE AS ANTI- CANCER DRUGS (Application Number: 202541065634)
    Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Assembly of Diglycosyl Diamino- Naphthalimides on Cellulose Fibers for High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerators (Application number: 202541110977)
    Method for Enhancing Amidohydrolase Activity of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (US2015359218 (A1); EP2945483 (A1) (2015), Patent Granted, Patent No. US9849101B2)
    Synthesis of Amphiphilic N-Glycosyl Naphthalimides and Fabrication of Flexible Semiconductor Using Molecular Self-Assembly (Application number: 202241053189, Granted, Patent No. : 524613)
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Investigations on the signaling cascades mediated by Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) in neuroblastoma
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India.
    Project Cost (INR): 4917560.00
    Date of Commencement: 15-10-2025  
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Investigation of Photo- and Electrochemical Asymmetric Transformations in a Confined Media - Nature Inspired Strategy
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DST-SERB (Sanction No. CRG/2023/002466)
    Project Cost (INR): 4300000
    Date of Commencement: 26-01-2024  
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Fabrication of Printable Nanosensor Patch for Direct Detection of Plant Diseases from Nanocellulose Based Polydiacetylene using Molecular Self-assembly
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: SPARC (sanction no. SPARC/2018-2019/P263/SL dt 31-05-2019)
    Project Cost (INR): 4980000
    Date of Commencement: 31-05-2019   Date of Completion: 30-09-2023
    Duration: 52 Months
    Status: Completed
    Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Sugar-Based Natural Saffloflavonesides and Their Heterocyclic Analogs
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DST-SERB (sanction no. CRG/2018/001386 dated 07-03-2019)
    Project Cost (INR): 3806000
    Date of Commencement: 13-03-2019   Date of Completion: 30-09-2022
    Duration: 42 Months
    Status: Completed
    Synthesis and Fabrication of Self-assembled Nanosensor for Direct Detection of Plant Diseases
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: NITW (NITW/DIR/2018/478/1138 & sanction# (R &C)/2018/722/10
    Project Cost (INR): 500000
    Date of Commencement: 31-07-2018   Date of Completion: 30-07-2020
    Duration: 24 Months
    Status: Completed
    To construct a new methodology for synthesis of sugar heterocyclic derivatives (Natural product analogs) and its biological investigation; Synthesis of various disaccharide/polysaccharide derivatives and its involvement in biochemical process; Synthesis and material application of various fluorophores.
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DST (IFA) (sanction no. IFA-CH-04 dated 09-01-2013)
    Project Cost (INR): 3500000
    Date of Commencement: 04-02-2013   Date of Completion: 31-01-2018
    Duration: 59 Months
    Status: Completed
    Multifunctional Molecular Probe for Prostate Cancer Cell Imaging, Targeted and Traceable Drug Delivery
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DAE-BRNS (sanction no. 37(1)/20/47/2014-BRNS dt 25-08-2014
    Project Cost (INR): 2120000
    Date of Commencement: 25-08-2014   Date of Completion: 30-09-2017
    Duration: 37 Months
    Status: Completed
    Synthesis of bio-degradable Furan-based Polymers through Biocatalysis - A sustainable platform for next generation polymers and soft materials
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DST-SERB (sanction no. SB/FT/CS-024/2013 dated 26-05-2014)
    Project Cost (INR): 2590000
    Date of Commencement: 26-05-2014   Date of Completion: 30-09-2017
    Duration: 40 Months
    Status: Completed
    Development of metal enabled non-leaching alkyd bioccidal coating from renewable resources
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: SASTRA - (sanction no. TRR research Scheme dt 17-07-2013)
    Project Cost (INR): 100000
    Date of Commencement: 17-07-2013   Date of Completion: 16-07-2014
    Duration: 12 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Gaddam Mounika
    Area of Research: Polymer Chemistry
    Jayaveerapandiyan Barathkumar (JRF-SERB-CRG Project)
    Area of Research: Photochemical reactions
    Sushma Ch
    Area of Research: Electroorganic synthesis
    Tanuja Das (External Candidate)
    Area of Research: Organic Synthesis - NHC catalysis
    Venkateswara Rao B (External Candidate)
    Area of Research: Organic Synthesis
    Yogendra Kumar (UGC-JRF/SRF)
    Area of Research: Organic Reactions in Confined Media
    Previous PhD Students
    Tohira Banoo (2025)
    Area of Research: Glycolipid-Based Biomaterials Derived from Natural Hydrophobic Moieties
    R Varaprasad (2024)
    Area of Research: Assembled Dibenzylidene Sorbitol Derivatives: As a Confined Reaction Media and Functional Materials
    R Arun Kumar (2024)
    Area of Research: Synthesis and Self-assembly of Carbohydrate Naphthalimide Scaffolds for Electronic Applications (Academic Excellence Gold Medal for Best Ph.D Thesis - 2024-2025)
    Dr Vandana Singh (2023)
    Area of Research: Synthesis and Characterization of Bio-based Amphiphilic Molecules (Co-supervisor)
    Dr. A. Thamizhanban (2021)
    Area of Research: Synthesis and Molecular Self-Assembly of Sugar Based Amphiphiles
    Dr. Y. Siva Prasad (2020)
    Area of Research: Construction of Carbohydrate based Self-assembled Supramolecular Architectures and their Potential Applications
    Dr. K. Lalitha (2017)
    Area of Research: Design, Synthesis and Applications of Functional Organic Materials from Cashew Nut Shell Liquid
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    Strategies in Organic Synthesis
    06-May-2022 → 07-May-2022
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    Molecular Materials and Engineering
    27-Mar-2023 → 31-Mar-2023
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Funding Agency: SPARC
    National Conference on Recent Advances in Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
    24-Feb-2023 → 25-Feb-2023
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Organizing committee (Session)
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    International Conference on Organic and Medicinal Chemistry
    28-Jun-2023 → 30-Jun-2023
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Co-convener
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    International Conference on Organic Synthesis & Advanced Materials (IC-OSAM-2026)
    26-Feb-2026 → 28-Feb-2026
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Convenor
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2023
    Best Young Researcher Award 2023, NITWarangal
    2014
    Young Scientist Research Award, BRNS, India
    2012
    Postdoctoral Research Associate, CCNY, USA
    2011
    INSPIRE Faculty Award, DST India
    2007
    Canara Bank Gold Medal, GRI-DU
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Member - Institute Safety Committee (Lab Safety) (Continuing from November, 2025)
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    •  Member-Purchase committee for Hostels (Continuing from September, 2024)
    •  Coordinator: PG Projects and Seminars (Organic Chemistry) (August, 2023 - July, 2025)
    •  Member of Acedemic and Research Group (Organic Chemistry) (August, 2023 - July, 2025)
    •  Member of Departmental Academic Committee (PG) (August, 2023 - July, 2025)
    •  Member of Departmental Academic Committee (UG) (August, 2023 - July, 2025)
    •  Member of Departmental Academic Review Committee (August, 2023 - July, 2025)
    •  Member of Departmental Research Committee (PG) (August, 2023 - July, 2025)
    •  Member of Departmental Safety Committee (August, 2023 - July, 2025)
    •  Faculty incharge - Liquid Nitrogen Plant Facility -CRIF (April, 2023 - January, 0001)
    •  Member of NIRF core committee (January, 2023 - July, 2023)
    •  Incharge of Departmental website (August, 2022 - July, 2024)
    •  1.8K Hostel Warden (December, 2020 - November, 2022)
    •  Instrumental in getting DST FIST funding to the Department of Chemistry(SR/FST/CS- II/2018/65: 1.55 crore) (April, 2019 - March, 2024)
    •  Member of Institute Information Advisory Committee (IIAC) (January, 2019 - July, 2022)
    •  Department Time-table incharge (coordinator) (August, 2018 - July, 2022)
    •   Faculty advisor for II M.Sc. Organic Chemistry (July, 2018 - July, 2020)
    •  Faculty incharge - purchase of ice flacking machine, stirrers, vacuum pump and liquid nitrogen plant (Worth of Rs 1.4 crores) (July, 2018 - March, 2023)
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