School of Chemistry
University of Hyderabad
Hyderabad- 500 046

Number of Ph.Ds produced : 38 (Thirty eight)                   1984- present

List of students who obtained Ph. D. degree


Sl. No Name of the Student Year Title of Thesis
1) Dr. V. V. L. Gowriswari 1989 Baylis-Hillman reaction a novel carbon-carbon bond forming reaction
2) Dr. T. K. Bharathi 1992 Chiral auxiliary mediated asymmetric synthesis of α- and β-hydroxy acids
3) Dr. P. K. S. Sarma 1994 Synthetic applications of Baylis-Hillman reaction
4) Dr. P. Dharma Rao 1994 Enantioselective synthesis mediated by crude enzymes
5) Dr. P. Rama Krishna 1994 Pig liver acetone powder (PLAP) mediated enantioselective synthesis
6) Dr. S. Bhaskar Raju 1994 Organic transformations using crude enzymes and liver microsomes
7) Dr. S. Pandiaraju 1995 Stereoselective synthesis using Baylis-Hillman addcuts
8) Dr. R. Suguna Hyma 1997 The Baylis-Hillman reaction: stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted alkenes
9) Dr. K. Muthukumaran 1999 Studies in applications of the Baylis-Hillman adducts
10) Dr. M. Bakthadoss 2000 Development of new synthetic methodologies using the Baylis-Hillman chemistry
11) Dr. N. Kumaragurubaran 2001 Baylis-Hillman chemistry : novel organic transformations and applications
12) Dr. K. Padmaja 2001 Studies in synthetic applications of the Baylis-Hillman chemistry
13) Dr. M. Krishnamacharyulu 2001 Studies in the Baylis-Hillman reaction and applications
14) Dr. R. Mallikarjuna Reddy 2002 Studies in synthetic transformations of the Baylis-Hillman adducts
15) Dr. B. Sreenivasulu 2002 Studies in titanium tetrachloride mediated synthetic transformations of α-keto esters and aryl-1,2-diones
16) Dr. A. Jaganamohan Rao 2003 Studies towards new developments in the Baylis– Hillman reaction
17) Dr. G. Jayapal Reddy 2004 Synthesis and applications of novel chiral catalysts containing N-P=O structural framework for the borane-mediated asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones
18) Dr. D. S. Sharada 2004 Studies towards novel applications of the Baylis-Hillman chemistry
19) Dr. J. Srivardhana Rao 2004 Studies in synthesis of heterocyclic molecules using the Baylis-Hillman adducts
20) Dr. T. Satyanarayana 2004 Towards development of novel methodologies for synthesis of heterocycles using the Baylis-Hillman adducts
21) Dr. V. Chandrashekar 2006 Studies in the borane-mediated asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones using new chiral catalysts containing N-P=O structural framework
22) Dr. K. Venkateswara Rao 2007 Towards development of effective chiral catalysts / catalytic sources for the borane-mediated asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones
23) Dr. R. J. Reddy 2008 Applications of the Baylis-Hillman adducts: towards development of novel strategies for synthesis of spiro and heterocyclic compounds
24) Dr. A. Veerendhar 2008 Towards synthesis of spiro-oxindoles and propellano-bislactones using the Baylis-Hillman adducts
25) Dr. B. Devendar 2008 Baylis-Hillman adducts as valuable synthons: development of simple methodologies for synthesis of substituted maleimides, maleic anhydrides, benzofuranones, indolizines and benzofused indolizines
26) Dr. P. Anupama 2009 Towards the synthesis of chromanone and benzochromanone frameworks using the Baylis-Hillman bromides
27) Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy 2009 Synthesis of heterocycles & carbocycles using Baylis-Hillman adducts and synthesis of indene-spiro-oxoindoles using tandem Prins and Friedel-Crafts reactions
28) Dr. U. Das 2009 Studies in the borane-mediated asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones catalyzed by chiral phosphoramides, diamines and amides
29) Dr. K. Aravindu 2010 Towards development of novel strategies for synthesis of fused heterocyclic and carbocyclic frameworks and himanimide A using Baylis-Hillman adducts
30) Dr. Suparna Roy 2010 Studies towards understanding the scope of TiCl4 mediated Baylis-Hillman reaction and synthesis of pyrazole frameworks using the Baylis-Hillman bromides
31) Dr. D. V. Lenin 2011 Towards development of novel methodologies for synthesis of ind-2-enone, piperidine-2,6-dione and 1H pyrrole-2,5-dione frameworks using the Baylis-Hillman adducts
32) Dr. B. Sekar Reddy 2012 Application of Baylis-Hillman acetates: Studies towards development of strategies for synthesis of substituted indenes, [1,2,3]-triazolo-[1,4]-benzoxazonines and pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones
33) Dr. S. S. Badsara 2013 The Baylis-Hillman bromides and carbonates in organic synthesis: Development of novel methodologies for spirooxindoles containing dihydrofuran, epoxide and nitrone frameworks
34) Dr. D. Mallikarjuna Reddy 2014 Baylis-Hillman acetates in organic synthesis: synthesis of pyrido[2,3-b]indoles, naphthalenes, phenanthrenes, carbazoles, and 5-vinylpyrrolidin-2-ones
35) Dr. K. Santosh Kumar 2014 Application of Baylis-Hillman acetates in synthesis of oxamacrocyclic frameworks
36) Dr. G. Veeraraghavaiah 2016 Development of a two component Baylis-Hillman reaction and stereoselective synthesis of tetrasubstituted alkenes and dihydrofuran-fused-spirooxindoles using the Baylis-Hillman adducts
37) Dr. G. Chandrashekar Reddy 2016 Less reactive acrylamides as activated alkenes and ketones as electrophiles in intramolecular Baylis-Hillman reaction
38) Dr. Sutanuka Pal 2017 Baylis-Hillman acetates as a source of ambiphilic molecules: Development of simple strategies for synthesis of 1,3-thiazinane and 1,3-thiazolidine frame works


Former Postdoctoral Fellows


Sl. No Name of the Student Year
1) Dr. A. K. D. Bhavani 1994 - 1995
2) Dr. Raj Bahadur Singh 2010 - 2011
3) Dr. Kishore C. Bharadwaj 2010 - 2013
4) Dr. Bharat C. Sahu 2012 - 2013
5) Dr. T. Hari Babu 2014 - 2016