Research Group Members
Principal Investigator (PI): Prof. Tanmay Chatterjee
Ph.D. [Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, India]
M.Sc. [Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi , New Delhi, India]
Current Ph.D. Students:
Name: Paramita Pattanayak (CSIR-Sponsored Project Fellow)
Date of Joining: 02.08.2021
M.Sc. in Chemistry: 2020, Kalyani University
Research Topic: Development of Sustainable Di- and Trifluoromethylation Reactions for the Syntheses of New Classes of Medicinally Potential Fluoroalkylated Heterocycles
Email: p20210014@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Publications: 1. J. Org. Chem. 2023 , 88 , 5420-5430 (First author ); 2. Curr. Opin . Green Sustain. Chem. 2023 ,41, 100826; 3. Pharmaceuticals 2023 , 16 , 284. 4. RSC Adv. 2024 , 14 , 18856-18870 (First author ); 5. J. Org. Chem. 2024 , 89 , 6. J. Org. Chem. 2024 , 89 , . (First author ); 7. Synlett 2024 , 35, 2465-2470. (First author ); 8 . Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 247-265. First author ); 9. Green Chem. 2025 , 27 , 1054-1061. 10. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2025 , 23, 2235-2243. 11. Chem Asian J. 2025 , 20, e202401610 (First author ). 12. RSC Med. Chem. , 2025 , 16 , 4355-4376 (First author ). 13. J. Org. Chem. 2025 , 90 , . 14. RSC Med. Chem. 2026 , 17, 705–722. 15. Chem. Commun. , 2026 , 62 , 3210-3232 (First author ).
Name: Ainala Naresh (Part-time Ph.D. Scholar)
Current Employer: Syngene International Pvt. Ltd.
Date of Joining: 16.01.2023
M.Sc. in Chemistry: 2009, Kakatiya University
Research Topic: Development of sustainable oxidative annulation/cyclization reactions
Email: p20220504@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Publications: 1.Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 7057–7060 (
First author ).
2. Synlett ,
2024 , 35, 2465-2470.
3. J. Org. Chem. 2025 , 90 , .
Name: Sai Keerthana H [ AICTE Doctoral Fellowship (ADF)]
Date of Joining: 10.08.2023
M.Sc. in Chemistry: 2023, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Research Topic: Development of Sustainable Electrochemical Organic Transformations
Email: p20230017@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Publications: 1.Chem. Commun. 2024Co-First author ). 2. Synlett 2024 , 35, 2465-2470. 3. J. Org. Chem. 2025 , 90 , (First author ).
Name: Samiran Saha (CSIR-UGC-SRF)
Date of Joining : 01.05.2024
M.Sc. in Chemistry : 2022, Coochbehar Panchan Barma University
Research Topic : Visible-light Photocatalysis and Electrochemical Organic Synthesis
Email: p20230486@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Publications: 1.Synlett 2024 , 35, 2465-2470. 2. Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 247-265. 3. Chem. Commun. , 2026 , 62 , 3210-3232. 4. Cell Reports Physical Science 2026 , 7, 103098.
Name: Yogesh K. Girase (CSIR-UGC-JRF)
Date of Joining : 01.07.2024
M.Sc. in Chemistry : 2022, Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon
Research Topic : Electrochemical Green Synthesis of Medicinally Potential Organochalcogens
Email: yogeshgirase2017@gmail.com
Publications: 1.Synlett 2024 , 35, 2465-2470. 2. Chem. Commun. , 2026 , 62 , 3210-3232.
Name: Dhurgam Rani (BITS-RMIT Joint Ph.D. Scholar with Prof. Magdalena Plebanski at RMIT, Australia)
Date of Joining: 06.01.2025
M.Pharm. in Medicinal Chemistry: 2024, NIPER, Hyderabad
Research Topic: Discovery of novel drugs for the treatment of breast and ovarian cancer
Email: p20240901@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Name: Divya Yadav (SERB-Sponsored Project Fellow)
Date of Joining: 19.01.2026
M.Sc. in Chemistry: 2025, University of Delhi
Research Topic: Electrochemical chalcogenative and fluoroalkylative annulation reactions
Name: Ayan Chakrabortty (Co-Supervision)
Date of Joining: 19.01.2026
M.Sc. in Chemistry: 2013, The University of Burdwan
Research Topic: Phenanthrene-based new fluorescent molecules for probing protein-surfactants interactions, DNA detection, gene delivery to cells, and bioimaging
Alumni (Graduated Ph.D. Students)
Dr. Nilanjana Mukherjee
Duration of PhD: 08.01.2019 to 05.12.2023 (Date of successful defence of PhD thesis)
Fellowship: Institute Fellowship
Thesis Title: Green Synthetic Strategies for the C-H Chalcogenative Annulation of 2-Alkynyl Biaryls and C-H Chalcogenation of Alkenes
Email: p20180411@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Publications: 1. J. Org. Chem. 2021 , 86 , 7881 - 7890 (First author); 2. Green Chem. 2021 , 23, 10006-10013 (First author); 3. Curr. Green Chem. 2021 , 8, 70-91; 4. Green Chem. 2022 , 24, 7029-7038 (First author); 5. Green Chem. 2023 ,25, 8798-8807 (First author); 6. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2023 , 365, 2255-2265 (First author); 7. Green Chem. 2023, 25, 779-788; 8. Curr. Opin . Green Sustain. Chem. 2023 ,41, 100826; 9. Chem. Commun. 2024 , 60, 7057–7060; 10. RSC Adv. 2024 , 14 , 25865–25888.
Dr. Appanapalli Nagavenkata Satyanarayana
Duration of PhD: 01.03.2021 to 25.03.2026 (Date of successful defence of PhD thesis)
Fellowship: Industry Sponsored Project and CSIR-SRF
Thesis Title : Green Synthetic Methodologies for the Regio- and Stereoselective Difunctionalization of Alkynes and Ynamides to Access Potential Organic Molecules
Email: p20200426@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Publications: 1. Green Chem . 2022 , 24, 7029-7038; 2. Green Chem. 2023, 25, 779-788 (First author ); 3. Curr. Opin . Green Sustain. Chem. 2023 , 41, 100826; 4. J. Org. Chem. 2024 , 89 , (First author ); 5. J. Org. Chem. 2024 , 89 , 12439−12451 (First author ); 6. J. Org. Chem. 2024 , 89 , 7. Synlett 2024 , 35, 2465-2470; 8. Green Chem. 2025 , 27 , 1054-1061 (First author ); 9. Org. Biomol. Chem .2025 , 23, 2235-2243 (First author ); 10. Chem. Commun. 2025 , 61 , 15219-15222. (First Author ); 11. Chimia 2025 , 79, 622-629 (First Author ). 12. J. Org. Chem. 2025 , 90 , (First Author ). 13. RSC Sustainability 2026 , 4 , 1409-1420 (First Author ).
SPARKLE Project Students:
Harshit Varma Aynampudi.
Sanjana Panyala.
Shreeja Basappa. Publication: Chem Asian J. 2025 , e202401610, https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202401610.
Harshil Khandelwal. Publication: Chem Asian J. 2025 , e202401610, https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202401610.
Vansh Gupta/Soumil Sen.
Summer Internship Students:
Nivedya K.V. (IISER Tirupati): May - July, 2024Hare Sonam Santosh (IISER Tirupati): May - July, 2024Bikram Keshari Nayak (IISER Tirupati): May - July, 2025Hanson Desa (IISER Tirupati): May - July, 2025
M.Sc. Dissertation Students:
Amadhya Iyer (August, 2018 - May, 2019) : Lab Oriented Project Mandadi Rohith Reddy (August, 2019 - December, 2019) : Lab Oriented Project Akhil Reddy Anthamgari (August, 2020 - December, 2020) : Study Oriented Project Ashish Jhawar (January, 2021 - May, 2021) : Study Oriented Project K. Hitesh (August, 2021 - December, 2021) : Study Oriented Project Suram Sai Vivek Rao (August, 2021 - December, 2021) : Study Oriented Project Pranav P. Nayar (January, 2022 - May, 2022) : Lab Oriented Project. Publication: Green Chem. 2025, 27 , 1054-1061. Maddipatla M. S. Aditya Subrahmanium (January, 2022 - May, 2022) : Lab Oriented Project Ankur Pandey (January, 2022 - May, 2022) : Lab Oriented Project Divyansh Sharma (August, 2022 - December, 2022) : Lab Oriented Project Goutam Gupta (August, 2022 - December, 2022) : Lab Oriented Project Kartikay Bansal (August, 2022 - December, 2022) : Lab Oriented Project P. N. V. S. Rohita (August, 2022 - December, 2022) : Lab Oriented Project Ashish AVS (January 2023 - May 2023) : Lab Oriented Project Shashwat Kumar Singh (January 2023 - May 2023) : Lab Oriented Project Vaibhab Shukla (January 2023 - May 2023) : Lab Oriented Project Anant Tomar (August, 2023 - December, 2023) : Lab Oriented Project Vinnakota Venkata Sai Madhav (January 2024 - May 2024) : Lab Oriented Project Arjun Khanna (January 2024 - May 2024) : Lab Oriented Project Anant Tomar (August 2024 - December 2024) : Lab Oriented Project Shreyas Pawar (January 2025 - May 2025) : Lab Oriented Project Nilakantan Subramanian (August 2025 - December 2025) : Lab Oriented Project Shivani Aleti (August 2025 - December 2025) : Lab Oriented Project Soumil Sen (August 2025 - December 2025) : Lab Oriented Project
