RAMANATHAN C.R Associate Professor

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  • Department of Chemistry
  • School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences
  • crrnath.che@pondiuni.edu.in

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 PhD Development of New Methods of Resolution of Racemic Diols, Dicarboxylic Acids, Amino Alcohol Derivatives and Their Applications in Asymmetric Organic Synthesis University of Hyderabad 2000
2 M.Sc. Organic Chemistry Madurai Kamaraj University 1993
3 B.Sc. General Chemistry Madurai Kamaraj University 1991

Area of Specializaion

1. Crafting New Chiral Molecules for Asymmetric Catalysis 2. Methodology driven natural product synthesis 3. Drug design and discovery

Awards / Prizes Conferred

S.No Name / Title of the Award Type Name of the Agency conferred the Award Year of the Award Amount for Cash Award
1 Prof. D. K. Banerjee Memorial Lecture Award NATIONAL Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 2016 -

Teaching Experience

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1 Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Pondicherry University
2 Associate Professor Department of Chemistry Pondicherry University
3 Professor Department of Chemistry Pondicherry University

Research Experience

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1 Postdoctoral Research Associate H. C. Brown Centre for Borane Research Purdue University Asymmetric synthesis
2 Postdoctoral Research Associate School of Pharmacy University of Connecticut Medicinal Chemistry

Industry Experience

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1 Research Chemist MAKScientific, LLC, Storrs, Connecticut, USA Research and Development

Contribution towards Innovation

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Patent Details

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1 A process for the preparation of enantiomerically pure isomers of 2,2-dihydroxy-1,1-binaphthyl-3,3-dicarboxylic acid (binol-3,3-dicarboxylic acid) GRANTED 324507 2019 NATIONAL NO

Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

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Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

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1 Crystal structure of 4,5,6,7,8,8-hexachloro-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenethyl)-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-4,7-methanoisoindole-1,3(2H)-dione [+solvent] Manohar, R.; Harikrishna, M.; Harikrishna Etti, S.; Ramanathan, C. R.; Gunasekaran, K. Acta Cryst. E75, 562. 2019 0.35
2 A chiral bicyclic skeleton-tethered bipyridine–Zn(OTf)2 complex as a Lewis acid: enantioselective Friedel–Crafts alkylation of indoles with nitroa Venkatanna, K.; Yeswanth Kumar, S.; Karthick, M.; Padmanaban, R.; Ramanathan, C. R. Org. Biomol. Chem. 17, 4077. 2019 3.562
3 Triflic acid mediated cyclization of N-phenethyl and N-(3-indolylethyl) unsymmetrical succinimides: regio and diastereoselective synthesis of substitu Selvakumar, J.; Mangalaraj, S.; Murali Mohan Achari, K.; Mukund, K.; Ramanathan, C. R. Synthesis 49, 1053. 2017 2.652
4 Brønsted acid-mediated cyclization–dehydrosulfonylation/ reduction sequences: An easy access to pyrazinoisoquinolines and pyridopyrazines Srinivasa Rao, R.; Ramanathan, C. R. Beilstein. J. Org. Chem. 13, 428. 2017 2.697
5 Metal free synthesis of functionalized 1-aryl isoquinolines via iodine mediated oxidative dehydrogenation and ring opening of lactam in isoindoloisoqu Achari, K. M. M.; Karthick., M.; Ramanathan, C. R. J. Chem. Sci. 129, 679. 2017 1.191
6 Conformationally rigid chiral ferrocene derivative: Synthesis, resolution and stereochemical assignment Achari, K. M. M.; Ramanathan, C. R. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 28, 830. 2017 2.155
7 Desymmetrization of symmetrical triaryl carbinols: Synthesis of 7-aryl fluorenes and new C2-symmetric chiral BIFOL Someshwar, N.; Karthik, M.; Ramanathan, C. R. Synlett 28, 2253. 2017 2.151
8 Catalyst-free allylation of 2-aminophenol–derived aldimines with allyltrichlorosilane under thermal conditions Venkatanna, K.; Ramanathan, C. R. Tetrahedron Lett. 58, 3650. 2017 2.193
9 Controlled, Sequential approach to Synthesize Stereogenic Methanes via in situ Generated Reactive Intermediates Hari krishnan, A.; Gnanasekaran, R.; Ramanathan, C. R. ChemistrySelect 1, 3022. 2016 1.505
10 Synthesis and biological evaluation of isoindoloisoquinolinone, pyroloisoquinolinone and benzoquinazolinone derivatives as PolyADP-Ribose Polymerase-1 Suyavaran, A.; Ramamurthy, CH.; Mareeswaran, R.; Yagna Viswa Shanthi, P.; Selvakumar, J.; Mangalaraj, S.; Suresh Kumar, M.; Ramanathan, C. R.; Thirunavukkarasu, C. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 23, 488. 2015 2.793
11 Cooperative effect of Lewis pair in Friedel-Crafts hydroxyalkylation reaction: A simple and effective route for the synthesis of (±)-carbinoxamine Hari krishnan, A.; Sanjeevi, J.; Ramanathan, C. R. Org. Biomol. Chem. 13, 3633. 2015 3.562
12 Synthesis of condensed tetrahydroisoquinoline class of alkaloids employing TfOH mediated imide carbonyl activation Selvakumar, J.; Srinivasa Rao, R.; Srinivasapriyan, V.; Marutheeswaran, S.; Ramanathan, C. R. Euro. J. Org. Chem. 2175. 2015 3.065
13 Syntheses of fused tetrahydro-β-carboline analogues through imide carbonyl activation using BBr3: Evidence for the involvement of fused cyclic N-acyl Selvakumar, J.; Mangalaraj, S.; Ramanathan, C. R. J. Chem. Sci. 127, 811. 2015 1.191
14 Resolution of (±)-2,2′-dihydroxy-1,1′-binaphthyl-3,3′-dicarboxylic acid using (1R,2R)-trans-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine Someshwar, N.; Ramanathan, C. R. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 26, 1209. 2015 2.155
15 Conformationally rigid chiral bicyclic skeleton tethered bipyridine N,N′-dioxide as organocatalyst: Asymmetric ring opening of meso-epoxides Gnanamani, E.; Someshwar, N.; Sanjeevi, J.; Ramanathan, C. R. Adv. Synth. Catal. 356, 2219. 2014 5.663
16 Ethyl trans-12-(pyridin-4-yl)-9,10-ethanoanthracene-11-carboxylate Chandrasekar, S.; Prakash Sharma, O.; Srinivasapriyan, V.; SureshKumar, M.; Ramanathan, C. R. Acta Cryst. E70, o512. 2014 0.35
17 Friedel-Crafts hydroxyalkylation through activation of carbonyl group using AlBr3: An easy access to pyridyl aryl / heteroaryl carbinols Harikrishnan, A.; Selvakumar, J.; Gnanamani, E.; Bhattacharya, S.; Ramanathan, C. R. New J. Chem. 37, 563. 2013 3.01
18 Construction of tetrahydro--carboline skeleton via Brønsted acid activation of imide carbonyl group: Syntheses of indole alkaloids (±)-harmicine Mangalaraj, S.; Ramanathan, C. R. RSC Adv. 2, 12665. 2012 3.84
19 Conformationally Rigid Chiral Pyridine N-Oxides as Organocatalyst: Asymmetric Allylation of Aldehydes Gnanamani, E.; Someshwar, N.; Ramanathan, C. R. Adv. Synth. Catal. 354, 2101. 2012 5.663
20 1,7,8,9,10,10-Hexachloro-4-(2-phenylethyl)-4-azatricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]dec-8-ene-3,5-dione Manohar, R., Harikrishna, M., Ramanathan, C. R., Suresh Kumar, M., Gunasekaran, K. Acta Cryst. E67, o1708. 2011 0.35
21 1,7,8,9,10,10-Hexachloro-4-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)-4-azatricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]dec-8-ene-3,5-dione Manohar, R., Harikrishna, M., Ramanathan, C. R., Suresh Kumar, M., Gunasekaran, K. Acta Cryst. E67, o2391. 2011 0.35
22 Bronsted acid assisted activation of imide carbonyl group: regioselective synthesis of isoindoloisoquinolinone alkaloid (±)-nuevamine Selvakumar, J.; Ramanathan, C. R. Org. Biomol. Chem. 9, 7643. 2011 3.562
23 An unusual reactivity of BBr3: Accessing tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives from N-phenethylimides Selvakumar, J.; Makriyannis, A.; Ramanathan, C. R. Org. Biomol. Chem. 8, 4056. 2010 3.562
24 Design, synthesis, resolution, and stereochemical assignment of a conformationally rigid chiral ligand derived from anthracene and a dienophile contai Gnanamani, E.; Ramanathan, C. R. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 20, 2211. 2009 2.155
25 Drug Discrimination in Methamphetamine-trained Monkeys: Effects of Monoamine Transporter Inhibitors Czoty, P. W.; Ramanathan, C. R.; Mutschler, N. H.; Makriyannis, A.; Bergman, J. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 311(2), 720. 2004 3.972
26 Asymmetric Dihydroxylation of trans-Stilbene with a New Chiral Ligand prepared using Dihydrocinchonine and the C2-Symmetric Chiral trans-9,10-Dihydro- Periasamy, M.; Ramanathan, C. R.; Kumar, N. S.; Thirumalaikumar, M. J. Chem. Res. 512 2001 0.671
27 New Methods of Resolution and Purification of Racemic and Diastereomeric Amino Alcohol Derivatives Using Boric Acid and Chiral 1,1-bi-2-naphthol Periasamy, M.; Kumar, N. S.; Kumar, S. S.; Dharma Rao, V.; Ramanathan, C. R.; Venkatraman, L. J. Org. Chem. 66, 3828. 2001 4.721
28 A New, Convenient Method of Resolution of Racemic 1,1-bi-2-naphthol Using Boric Acid and R-(+)-*-Methylbenzylamine Periasamy, M.; Venkatraman, L.; Kumar, S. S.; Kumar, N. S.; Ramanathan, C. R. J. Org. Chem., 64, 7643 1999 4.721
29 Resolution of trans-(*)-2-(1-Pyrrolidinyl)cyclohexanol and its Methyl Ether Using Boric Acid and Chiral 1,1-bi-2-naphthol Periasamy, M.; Ramanathan, C. R.; Kumar, N. S. Tetrahedron Asymmetry 10, 2307 1999 2.155
30 Resolution of C2-Symmetric 9,10-Dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracene-11,12-dicarboxylic acid and 2,3-Diphenylsuccinic acid Using (S)-Proline Ramanathan, C. R.; Periasamy, M. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 9, 2651. 1998 2.155
31 New Methods of Resolution of Racemic Diols Using (S)-Proline Periasamy, M.; Ramanathan, C. R.; Prasad, A. S. B.; Kanth, J. V. B. Enantiomer 3, 3. 1998 Nil

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Ongoing Projects

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1 Conformationally Rigid Chiral Phosphoric Acids for Asymmetric Organic Transformations Science and Engineering Research Board 2020-2023 Rs. 64.69 Lakh 2020

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Completed Projects

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1 Multifunctional Chiral Molecules for Asymmetric Organic Transformations Department of Science and Technology 2011-2014 Rs. 43.22 Lakh 2011
2 Brønsted Acid Assisted Construction of Biologically Active Isoquinoline Alkaloids Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 2011-2015 Rs. 23.17 Lakh 2011
3 Peptide Based Asymmetric Catalysis – Design and Synthesis of Chiral Ligands for Asymmetric Transformations Department of Science and Technology 2007-2010 Rs. 19.32 Lakh 2007
4 Conformationally Rigid Amino Acids: Synthesis and their Application towards the Designing of New Chiral Ligands Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 2007-2010 Rs. 11.96 Lakh 2007

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1 Chemical Research Society of India Life Member 2017

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