DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS

ISAI RAMAKRISHNA

Biography

I was born and raised in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. I completed my early education from sirkakulam, graduted in B.Sc. Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology from TSR and TBK degree college, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Studied M.Sc Organic Chemistry in Sri Venkateswara University college of sciences, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. Then moved to IIT Madras for Ph.D programe under supervision of Dr. Mahiuddin Baidya. My research interest is developing novel synthetic methodologies in the field of Organocatalysis, Asymmetric Synthesis and Nitroso Chemistry.

Education

  • M. Sc Organic Chemistry; Sri Venkateswara University Tirupati, 2010 -2012
  • B. Sc. ( Chemistry, Bio-chemistry, Bio-technology); Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 2007-2010

Research Interests

  • Synthetic methodologies in the field of Organocatalysis, Asymmetric Synthesis and Nitroso Chemistry.

Representative Publications

 “Mukaiyama Aldol Reaction of in situ Generated Nitrosocarbonyl Compounds: Selective C-N Bond Formation and N-O Bond Cleavage in One-Pot for α- amination of ketones” Isai Ramakrishna, Gowri Sankar Grandhi, Harekrishna Sahoo, Mahiuddin Baidya* Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 13976.

 “Brønsted Acid Mediated N–O Bond Cleavage for α-Amination of Ketones through Aromatic Nitroso Aldol Reaction” Isai Ramakrishna, Harekrishna Sahoo, Mahiuddin Baidya* Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 3215. (Highlighted in ChemInform).

 “Advanced Nitroso Aldol Reaction: Metal-Free Cross-Coupling of Anilines with Silyl Enol Ethers en route to α-Amino Ketones” Isai Ramakrishna, Vinod Bhajammanavar, Sumitava Mallik, Mahiuddin Baidya* Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 516. 

 “Synthesis of Chiral 1,2-Oxazinanes and Isoxazolidines via Nitroso Aldol Reaction of Distal Dialdehydes” Isai Ramakrishna, Panduga Ramaraju, Mahiuddin Baidya* Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 1023.

 “Copper-Catalyzed 8-Amido Chelation Induced Remote C-H Amination of Quinolines” Harekrishna sahoo, Mallu Kesava Reddy, Isai Ramakrishna, Mahiuddin Baidya* Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 1592. . (Highlighted in ChemInform).

 

Honors and Rewards

  • "Awarded Lectureship by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), (Chemical Science) India in December 2013 GATE (Chemical Science) - April 2014 Selected for IIT madras ""Institute Research Award 2018_19"""

ISAI RAMAKRISHNA

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