Department of Chemistry IITM

Biography

Dr. Sudam Dawande is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras. His research is mainly focused on the synthesis and functionalization of small to complex organic molecules such as heterocycles, natural products and active pharmaceutical ingredients using concepts of catalysis, asymmetric synthesis and electrochemistry. In his Ph.D. at the Department of Chemistry, I.I.S.E.R. Bhopal, he worked on the development of enaldiazo compounds as metal carbene precursors and their applications in organic synthesis. In August 2015, he moved to IIT Bombay as an institute postdoctoral fellow. In January 2016, he joined as an assistant professor at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (formerly known as UDCT) where he started independent research carrier in exploring the chemistry of C-H bond functionalization and metal carbenes complexes as reactive intermediates. In October 2022 he joined the Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras.

Education

2015- Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal
2007- M.Sc. from Ahmednagar College, Ahmednagar (affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra)
2005- B.Sc. from S.S.G.M. College, Kopargaon (affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra)

Research Interests

Development of new synthetic methodologies via transition metal and organo- catalysis
Asymmetric synthesis
Electro-organic synthesis
Synthesis of complex organic molecules

Representative Publications

SRuthenium(II)-Catalyzed Highly Chemo- and Regioselective Oxidative C6 Alkenylation of Indole-7-carboxamides. P. P. Jadhav, N. M. Kahar, S. G. Dawande, Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 8673.

Tethered N-sulfonyl-1, 2, 3-triazoles and Indoles. N. M. Kahar, P. P Jadhav, R.V. Ramana Reddy, S. G. Dawande, Chem. Comm. 2020, 56, 1207-1210.

Ruthenium(II) Catalysed Highly Regioselective C‐3 Alkenylation of Indolizines and Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolones. P. P Jadhav, N. M. Kahar, S. G. Dawande, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 48, 7831-7835.

Ag (I)-catalyzed intramolecular transannulation of enynone tethered donor–acceptor cyclopropanes: a new synthesis of 2, 3-dihydronaphtho [1, 2-b] furans. S. G. Dawande, M. Harode, J. Kalepu, S. Katukojvala, Chem. Comm. 2016, 52, 13699-13701.

Rhodium Enalcarbenoids: Direct synthesis of Indoles by Rhodium (II) catalysed [4+2] benzannulation of pyrroles. S. G. Dawande, V. Kanchipalli, J. Kalepu, H., Chennamshetti, B.S. Lad, S. Katukojvala, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 4076 –4080. (Hot paper)

Synergistic Rhodium (II) Carboxylate and Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Multicomponent Reactions of Enalcarbenoids: Direct Synthesis of α-Pyrrolylbenzylamines. S. G. Dawande, V. Kanchipalli, B.S. Lad, J. Rai. S. Katukojvala, Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 3700-3703.