R. Balamurugan
Professor
| Ph. D. | IIT Kanpur, 2002 |
| Research Associate | IIT Kanpur, 2002 - 2003 |
| Postdoctoral Research | University of Konstanz, 2003 - 2004 |
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AvH and Max-Planck Postdoctoral Fellow |
Max Planck Institute - Dortmund, 2004 - 2007 |
| Assistant Professor | University of Hyderabad, 2007 - 2012 |
| Associate Professor |
University of Hyderabad, 2012 - 2015 |
| Professor | University of Hyderabad, 2015 - Present |
Phone: +91- 40- 23134817, E-mail: bala@uohyd.ac.in
Research Interests
- Development of transition metal catalyzed organic transformations.
- Synthetic applications of in situ formed acetals under transition metal and Bronsted acid catalysis.
- Design and development of organic electron donors for nanoparticles and organic materials synthesis.
- Synthesis of natural product derived compound collections to target protein functions.
Selected Publications
- Directing Group Wins Over Acidity: Kinetically Controlled Regioselective Lithiation for Functionalization of 2-(2,4-dihalophenyl-1,3-dithiane Derivatives, S. Sakthivel, R. B. Kothapalli and R. Balamurugan, Org. Biomol. Chem, 2016, 14, 1670.
- In Situ Formed Acetal-Facilitated Synthesis of Substituted Indene Derivatives from o-Alkenylbenzaldehydes S. Manojveer and R. Balamurugan, Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 3600.
- AgSbF6-Catalyzed Direct α-Alkylation of Unactivated Ketones, N. Naveen, S. R. Koppolu and R. Balamurugan, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 1463.
- A Facile Access to Substituted Benzo[a]fluorenes From o-Alkynylbenzaldehydes via In Situ Formed Acetals, S. Manojveer and R. Balamurugan, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 9925.
- Synthesis of 1-Arylnaphthalenes by Gold-Catalyzed One-Pot Sequential Epoxide to Carbonyl Rearrangement and Cyclization with Arylalkynes, V. Gudla, R. Balamurugan Chem. Asian J. 2013, 8, 414.
