DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS

SUMAN DANA

Biography

I was born and brought up in Bankura, West Bengal. I have joined IIT Madras as a Ph.D. scholar under the guidance of Dr. Mahiuddin Baidya in July 2016. Currently, I am working on the development of C-C and C-heteroatom bond forming processes through unveiling new chemical reactions. Specifically, I am motivated towards the use of directed C-H bond functionalization and visible-light photoredox catalysis as a tool for the construction of high-value organic molecules. Besides spending time in the lab, I love to cook, play cricket, and visit new places.

Education

  • M. Sc - 2014, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana
  • B. Sc - 2012, Bankura Christian College, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal

Research Interests

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Representative Publications

 “Copper‐Catalyzed Chelation‐Assisted Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Aliphatic Azo Compounds”- S. Dana, H. Sahoo, A. Bhattacharyya, A. Mandal, E. Prasad, M. Baidya ChemistrySelect 2017, 2, 2029-2033.

 “Ru (II)-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization on Maleimides with Electrophiles: A Demonstration of Umpolung Strategy”- S. Dana, A. Mandal, H. Sahoo, M. Baidya Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 1902-1905.

 “Ambident Reactivity of Nitroso Compounds for Direct Amination and Hydroxylation of Carbonyls”- S. Dana, I. Ramakrishna, M. Baidya Synthesis 2017, 49, 3281-3290. (Invited Review)

 “Brønsted Acid Promoted Facile Synthesis of N-Fused Angular Imidazoquinolines”- S. Dana, T. Mandal, A. Bhattacharyya, E. Prasad, M. Baidya Chemistry Letters 2017, 47.
 

 “Ru (II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Heck-Type Olefination of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids with Styrenes through Carboxylate-Assisted C–H Bond Activation” – S. Dana, A. Mandal, H. Sahoo, S. Mallik, G. S. Grandhi, M. Baidya Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 716.

Honors and Rewards

  • Award from Bankura Municipality for 6th rank in the district
  • Amul Vidyabhusan Award for the result in higher secondary examination.
  • Gold Medalist in M. Sc
  • INSPIRE Fellow 2009 to 2014

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