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Welcome to the
DEPARTMENT OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Alumni Details of Organic Chemistry
FACULTY
MEMBERS AND THEIR RESEARCH INTEREST :
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Amitabha
Sarkar, Sr.
Professor
Organometallic chemistry; stereoselective synthesis;
‘smart’ surfaces and nanochemistry; polymerization catalysts.
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Brindaban
C. Ranu Sr. Professor
Development of novel synthetic reagents and
methodologies of general applicability
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Parthasarathi
Dastidar
Associate
Professor
& Head
Crystal Engineering, Supramolecular Chemistry,
Molecular Gels, Molecular nanotubes, Coordination polymers and microporous
materials, Crystal Growth
Rajib Kumar Goswami
Assistant Professor
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Subhas
C. Roy Sr. Professor & Dean (Administration)
Synthesis of carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds
related to natural products, development of new reagents and methodologies
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Subrata
Ghosh Sr. Professor
Asymmetric synthesis, Synthesis of complex natural
products, development of new synthetic methodologies
Surajit
Sinha
Associate Professor
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products
- Terpenoids and related compounds
of plant and marine origin
- Lignans and related heterocycles
- New strategies of synthesis
- Asymmetric synthesis
Methodology
- Novel C-C bond formation reactions
- New reagents and methods for
functional group manipulations
- Transition metal catalysed processes
- Solid phase promoted processes
Photochemistry
- Photoinduced electron transfer
(PET) reactions
- Application of photochemistry
in synthesis
Heterocyclic Chemistry
- Substituted uracil derivatives
of medicinal interest
- Condensed oxygen and sulfur
heterocycles
PC Dutta Memorial Lecture:
The Department has instituted
a biennial memorial lecture in honour of Professor
P.C. Dutta, the first Professor and Head of the
Department. Instituted in the year 2000 the following Scientists delivered
this memorial lecture.
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Dr. Ganesh
Pandey
Head, Organic Chemistry (Synthesis),NCL, Pune |
2011 |
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Professor A. Srikrishna
Department of Organic Chemistry,Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore, India |
2010 |
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Professor Tarun K. Sarkar
Department of Chemistry,Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur,India |
2008 |
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Professor T.V. Rajan Babu
Kimberly Professor
Department of Chemistry,Ohio State University,
Columbus, OHIO, U.S.A. |
2006 |
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Professor(Mrs) H. Ila
Department of Chemistry,Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, India |
2004 |
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Professor Saran A. Narang
Principle Research Scientist ,Institute for Biological Sciences
NRC, Canada |
2002 |
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Professor Goverdhan Mehta,
Director,
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, India |
2000 |
Prof. U R Ghatak Endowment Lecture:
The Department has instituted a biennial endowment lecture in the year 2006 in honour of Professor U R Ghatak, Ex-Head of the Department and Ex-Director of IACS. The following Scientists delivered this endowment lecture:
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Professor L. F. Tietze
University of Gottingen, Germany
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2011 |
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Professor S Chandrasekaran
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
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2010 |
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Professor Steven V. Ley, FRS
University of Cambridge, U.K. |
2008 |
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Professor Goverdhan Mehta, FRS
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
2006 |
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