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Organometallic Synthesis and Catalysis Group

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Organometallic Synthesis, Homogeneous Catalysis, C-H Bond Functionalization, Pincer-based Complexes

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National Chemical Laboratory CSIR: Pune, MH, IN

2011-11-16 to present
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Dr. Benudhar Punji

Education and qualifications (3)

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: Gottingen, Niedersachsen, DE

2010-04-14 to 2011-09-27 | AvH Post doctoral studies (Organic Chemistry)
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Dr. Benudhar Punji

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey: New Brunswick, NJ, US

2007-08-15 to 2010-02-25 | Post doctoral studies (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
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Dr. Benudhar Punji

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay: Mumbai, MH, IN

2002-01-01 to 2007-06-30 | Ph. D (chemistry)
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Dr. Benudhar Punji

Works (48)

Atroposelective Construction of Biaryls Enabled by a Ni(II)-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation Strategy

ACS Central Science
2025-02-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5c00169
Contributors: Chandini Pradhan; Benudhar Punji
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Hybrid Pincer (PNN)Ni(II) Complex Catalyzed Selective C–H Alkylation of Pyridones Using Unactivated Alkyl Chlorides

ACS Catalysis
2025-02-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c07173
Contributors: Suryadev K. Verma; Pragnya Paramita Samal; Chandini Pradhan; Dilip K. Pandey; Sailaja Krishnamurty; Benudhar Punji
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Regioselective Difluoroalkylation of 2‐Pyridones with Fluoroalkyl Bromides Enabled by a Nickel(II) Catalyst

Chemistry – An Asian Journal
2025-01-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/asia.202401870
Contributors: Chandini Pradhan; Disha Khandelwal; Benudhar Punji
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Advancement in the C–H bond alkylation of (hetero)arenes catalyzed by the most abundant transition metal–iron

Organic Chemistry Frontiers
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00063C
Contributors: Chandini Pradhan; Benudhar Punji
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Chelation-assisted and steric-controlled selectivity in the Pd-catalyzed C–H/C–H oxidative coupling of indoles

Chemical Communications
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03835E
Contributors: Muniyappa Vijaykumar; Chandini Pradhan; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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Manganese‐Catalyzed Chemoselective Direct Hydrogenation of α,β‐Epoxy Ketones and α‐Ketoamides at Room Temperature

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
2024-08-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202400267
Contributors: Anand B. Shabade; Rahul K. Singh; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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Nickel‐Catalyzed Branch‐Selective C−H Alkylation of Indoles and Azoles with Alkenes: An Additive‐ and Solvent‐Free Approach

European Journal of Organic Chemistry
2024-07-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202400376
Contributors: Shidheshwar B. Ankade; Shuvajit Banerjee; Benudhar Punji
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Chemodivergent Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols by 3d Metal Catalysts

ChemCatChem
2024-06-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202301558
Contributors: Sadhna Bansal; Benudhar Punji
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Iron‐Catalyzed C−C and C−N Bond‐Forming Tandem Amidation Offering Access to 3‐Amino‐3‐Aminomethyl‐2‐Oxindole Frameworks

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
2024-06-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202400216
Contributors: Shidheshwar B. Ankade; Chandini Pradhan; Pragnya Paramita Samal; Rajesh G Gonnade; Sailaja Krishnamurty; Benudhar Punji
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Ligand‐free MnBr2‐Catalyzed Chemo‐ and Stereoselective Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes

Chemistry – An Asian Journal
2024-05-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400158
Contributors: Rameshwar B. Pawar; Mital H. Karmur; Benudhar Punji
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Nickel‐Catalyzed Chemodivergent Coupling of Alcohols: Efficient Routes to Access α,α‐Disubstituted Ketones and α‐Substituted Chalcones

Chemistry – A European Journal
2024-03-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202304082
Contributors: Sadhna Bansal; Benudhar Punji
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Copper-catalyzed regioselective C−H alkylation of phenol derivatives with unactivated alkyl chlorides: manifesting a Cu(I)/Cu(III) pathway

Journal of Catalysis
2024-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2024.115351
Contributors: Suryadev K. Verma; Benudhar Punji
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Chemodivergent coupling of azoarenes with benzyl alcohols via a borrowing hydrogen strategy using a well-defined nickel catalyst

Catalysis Science & Technology
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CY00090G
Contributors: Sadhna Bansal; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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Iron-catalyzed regioselective C–H alkylation of indoles: an additive-free approach in renewable solvent

Green Chemistry
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC03709F
Contributors: Chandini Pradhan; Rahul A. Jagtap; Pragnya Paramita Samal; Sailaja Krishnamurty; Benudhar Punji
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Manganese(I)‐Catalyzed Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of the C=C Bond in Conjugated Ketones at Room Temperature

Chemistry – A European Journal
2023-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301174
Contributors: Dipesh M. Sharma; Anand B. Shabade; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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Advances in the Iron-Catalyzed Direct Functionalizations of ­Heterocycles

Synlett
2023-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1055/a-1890-8503
Contributors: Benudhar Punji; Chandini Pradhan
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Palladium-Catalyzed Chemoselective Oxygenation of C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H Bonds in Isatins

Organic Letters
2023-03-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00342
Contributors: Muniyappa Vijaykumar; Chandini Pradhan; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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Room temperature chemoselective hydrogenation of CC, CO and CN bonds by using a well-defined mixed donor Mn(i) pincer catalyst

Chemical Science
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D2SC05274A
Contributors: Anand B. Shabade; Dipesh M. Sharma; Priyam Bajpai; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Kumar Vanka; Benudhar Punji
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Room temperature Z-selective hydrogenation of alkynes by hemilabile and non-innocent (NNN)Co(ii) catalysts

Catalysis Science & Technology
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D2CY00027J
Contributors: Dipesh M. Sharma; Chandrakant Gouda; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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An Efficient Route to 3,3′‐Biindolinylidene‐diones by Iron‐Catalyzed Dimerization of Isatins

Chemistry – An Asian Journal
2022-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200414
Contributors: Rahul A. Jagtap; Chandini Pradhan; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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Manganese‐Catalyzed C(sp2)−H Alkylation of Indolines and Arenes with Unactivated Alkyl Bromides

Chemistry – An Asian Journal
2022-05-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200103
Contributors: Suryadev K. Verma; Benudhar Punji
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Nickel‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation for the Synthesis of a Key Intermediate of Sitagliptin

Chemistry – An Asian Journal
2022-01-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/asia.202101208
Contributors: Shana Sudhakaran; Prasad G. Shinde; Eswar K. Aratikatla; Sandeep H. Kaulage; Priksha Rana; Ratan S. Parit; Dattatry S. Kavale; Beeran Senthilkumar; Benudhar Punji
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Achiral and chiral NNN-pincer nickel complexes with oxazolinyl backbones: application in transfer hydrogenation of ketones

New Journal of Chemistry
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1NJ01698A
Contributors: Rahul A. Jagtap; Shidheshwar B. Ankade; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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Nickel‐Catalyzed C−H Bond Functionalization of Azoles and Indoles

The Chemical Record
2021-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100113
Contributors: Rahul A. Jagtap; Benudhar Punji
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Ni(II)-Catalyzed Intramolecular C–H/C–H Oxidative Coupling: An Efficient Route to Functionalized Cycloindolones and Indenoindolones

ACS Catalysis
2021-10-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03314
Contributors: Shidheshwar B. Ankade; Pragnya Paramita Samal; Vineeta Soni; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Sailaja Krishnamurty; Benudhar Punji
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Advances in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C–H Bond Oxygenation of Amides

Synthesis
2021-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1055/a-1481-2584
Contributors: Benudhar Punji; Muniyappa Vijaykumar
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Pd(II)-Catalyzed Chemoselective Acetoxylation of C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H Bonds in Tertiary Amides

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
2021-06-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00629
Contributors: Muniyappa Vijaykumar; Benudhar Punji
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C–H activation

Nature Reviews Methods Primers
2021-06-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43586-021-00041-2
Contributors: Torben Rogge; Nikolaos Kaplaneris; Naoto Chatani; Jinwoo Kim; Sukbok Chang; Benudhar Punji; Laurel L. Schafer; Djamaladdin G. Musaev; Joanna Wencel-Delord; Charis A. Roberts et al.
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Advances in C(sp2)−H/C(sp2)−H Oxidative Coupling of (Hetero)arenes Using 3d Transition Metal Catalysts

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
2021-04-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202001498
Contributors: Sadhna Bansal; Anand B. Shabade; Benudhar Punji
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Unactivated Alkyl Halides in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C–H Bond Alkylation

ACS Catalysis
2021-03-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05580
Contributors: Shidheshwar B. Ankade; Anand B. Shabade; Vineeta Soni; Benudhar Punji
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Iron-Catalyzed C(sp2)–H Alkylation of Indolines and Benzo[h]quinoline with Unactivated Alkyl Chlorides through Chelation Assistance

ACS Catalysis
2020-07-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02030
Contributors: Rahul A. Jagtap; Pragnya Paramita Samal; C. P. Vinod; Sailaja Krishnamurty; Benudhar Punji
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MnBr2-Catalyzed Direct and Site-Selective Alkylation of Indoles and Benzo[h]quinoline

Organic Letters
2020-06-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01398
Contributors: Rahul A. Jagtap; Suryadev K. Verma; Benudhar Punji
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C−H Functionalization of Indoles by 3d Transition‐Metal Catalysis

Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
2020-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201900554
Contributors: Rahul A. Jagtap; Benudhar Punji
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3 d Transition Metal‐Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Nitriles and Alkynes

Chemistry – An Asian Journal
2020-03-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201901762
Contributors: Dipesh M. Sharma; Benudhar Punji
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Nickel-catalyzed C–H alkylation of indoles with unactivated alkyl chlorides: evidence of a Ni(i)/Ni(iii) pathway

Chemical Science
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C9SC01446B
Contributors: Dilip K. Pandey; Shidheshwar B. Ankade; Abad Ali; C. P. Vinod; Benudhar Punji
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Nickel-Catalyzed C(2)–H Arylation of Indoles with Aryl Chlorides under Neat Conditions

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
2019-10-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01375
Contributors: Dilip K. Pandey; Muniyappa Vijaykumar; Benudhar Punji
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Scope and Mechanistic Aspect of Nickel-Catalyzed Alkenylation of Benzothiazoles and Related Azoles with Styryl Bromides

Organometallics
2019-06-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00060
Contributors: Ulhas N. Patel; Rahul A. Jagtap; Benudhar Punji
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Nickel-Catalyzed Straightforward and Regioselective C–H Alkenylation of Indoles with Alkenyl Bromides: Scope and Mechanistic Aspect

ACS Catalysis
2019-01-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b04267
Contributors: Rahul A. Jagtap; C. P. Vinod; Benudhar Punji
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Synthesis of quinolinyl-based pincer copper(ii) complexes: an efficient catalyst system for Kumada coupling of alkyl chlorides and bromides with alkyl Grignard reagents

Dalton Transactions
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C8DT03210F
Contributors: Hanumanprasad Pandiri; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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Nickel‐Catalyzed Regioselective C(2)−H Difluoroalkylation of Indoles with Difluoroalkyl Bromides

Chemistry – An Asian Journal
2018-09-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201800504
Contributors: Vineeta Soni; Dipesh M. Sharma; Benudhar Punji
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A Copper‐ and Phosphine‐Free Nickel(II)‐Catalyzed Method for C−H Bond Alkynylation of Benzothiazoles and Related Azoles

Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
2018-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201800243
Contributors: Ulhas N. Patel; Benudhar Punji
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Mechanism of Nickel(II)-Catalyzed C(2)–H Alkynylation of Indoles with Alkynyl Bromide

Organometallics
2018-07-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00177
Contributors: Shrikant M. Khake; Shailja Jain; Ulhas N. Patel; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Kumar Vanka; Benudhar Punji
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Mechanistic Aspects of Pincer Nickel(II)-Catalyzed C–H Bond Alkylation of Azoles with Alkyl Halides

Organometallics
2018-03-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00025
Contributors: Ulhas N. Patel; Shailja Jain; Dilip K. Pandey; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Kumar Vanka; Benudhar Punji
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Development of (quinolinyl)amido-based pincer palladium complexes: a robust and phosphine-free catalyst system for C–H arylation of benzothiazoles

New Journal of Chemistry
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C7NJ00452D
Contributors: Hanumanprasad Pandiri; Vineeta Soni; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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Synthesis and characterization of six-membered pincer nickelacycles and application in alkylation of benzothiazole

Journal of Chemical Sciences
2017-08-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12039-017-1338-7
Contributors: Hanumanprasad Pandiri; Dipesh M Sharma; Rajesh G Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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Nickel-Catalyzed C(sp2)–H/C(sp3)–H Oxidative Coupling of Indoles with Toluene Derivatives

ACS Catalysis
2017-06-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b01044
Contributors: Vineeta Soni; Shrikant M. Khake; Benudhar Punji
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Expeditious and Solvent‐Free Nickel‐Catalyzed C−H Arylation of Arenes and Indoles

ChemSusChem
2017-05-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700321
Contributors: Rahul A. Jagtap; Vineeta Soni; Benudhar Punji
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A General Nickel‐Catalyzed Method for C−H Bond Alkynylation of Heteroarenes Through Chelation Assistance

Chemistry – A European Journal
2017-02-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605306
Contributors: Shrikant M. Khake; Vineeta Soni; Rajesh G. Gonnade; Benudhar Punji
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