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Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi: Varanasi, IN

2022-07-04 to present | Assistant Professor (Chemistry)
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Saravanakumar Elangovan

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli: Tiruchchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, IN

2022-03-01 to 2032-06-30 | Ramanujan fellow (Chemistry)
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Saravanakumar Elangovan

Technical University of Berlin: Berlin, DE

2019-08-01 to 2022-02-28 | Humboldt postdoctoral fellow (Chemistry)
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Saravanakumar Elangovan

University of Groningen: Groningen, Groningen, NL

2017-02-01 to 2019-07-31
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Saravanakumar Elangovan

Education and qualifications (1)

University of Rennes 1: Rennes, FR

2013-10-01 to 2017-01-20 | PhD
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Saravanakumar Elangovan

Works (27)

Transition Metal Complexes Containing Selenium Ligands for Catalytic Reduction, Oxidation, and Hydrofunctionalization Reactions

Chemistry – An Asian Journal
2025-02-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Atul Kumar Maurya; Mohd Farhan Ansari; Saravanakumar Elangovan
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Recyclable bio-based epoxy resin thermoset polymer from wood for circular economy

Green Energy & Environment
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Bowen Zhang; Saravanakumar Elangovan; Zhuohua Sun
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Bioactive Molecules from Lignocellulose‐Derived Platform Chemicals

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
2024-12-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Guorui Qiang; Mohd Farhan Ansari; Zhuohua Sun; Saravanakumar Elangovan
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Synthesis of a Cationic Cobalt–Selenolate Complex for Cooperative Sn–H Bond Activation: Solvent-Dependent Stereoselectivity in Alkyne Hydrostannylation

Organometallics
2024-07-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Saravanakumar Elangovan; Tobias Randt; Elisabeth Irran; Hendrik F. T. Klare; Martin Oestreich
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Manganese-catalyzed C–C and C–N bond formation with alcohols via borrowing hydrogen or hydrogen auto-transfer

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
2024-05-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Mohd Farhan Ansari; Atul Kumar Maurya; Abhishek Kumar; Saravanakumar Elangovan
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Transition‐Metal‐Catalysed Transfer Hydrogenation Reactions with Glycerol and Carbohydrates as Hydrogen Donors

European Journal of Organic Chemistry
2024-03-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Mohd Farhan Ansari; Anshika; Jean‐Baptiste Sortais; Saravanakumar Elangovan
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Bioactive molecules from lignin via homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic pathways

Trends in Chemistry
2023-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2589-5974
Contributors: Mengying Liu; Zhuohua Sun; Saravanakumar Elangovan
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Saravanakumar Elangovan

Cationic Cobalt–Thiolate Complexes for the Dehydrogenative Coupling of nBu3SnH

Organometallics
2022-03-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Saravanakumar Elangovan; Elisabeth Irran; Hendrik F. T. Klare; Martin Oestreich
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Primary Benzylamines by Efficient N-Alkylation of Benzyl Alcohols Using Commercial Ni Catalysts and Easy-to-Handle Ammonia Sources

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85067839993

Contributors: Liu, Y.; Afanasenko, A.; Elangovan, S.; Sun, Z.; Barta, K.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

From Wood to Tetrahydro-2-benzazepines in Three Waste-Free Steps: Modular Synthesis of Biologically Active Lignin-Derived Scaffolds

ACS Central Science
2019-10-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2374-7943
Part of ISSN: 2374-7951
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Saravanakumar Elangovan

Ruthenium and Iron‐Catalysed Decarboxylative N‐alkylation of Cyclic α‐Amino Acids with Alcohols: Sustainable Routes to Pyrrolidine and Piperidine Derivatives

ChemSusChem
2019-08-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Anastasiia Afanasenko; Rachael Hannah; Tao Yan; Saravanakumar Elangovan; Katalin Barta
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Bright Side of Lignin Depolymerization: Toward New Platform Chemicals

Chemical Reviews
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041101567

Contributors: Sun, Z.; Fridrich, B.; De Santi, A.; Elangovan, S.; Barta, K.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Efficient nickel-catalysed N-alkylation of amines with alcohols

Catalysis Science & Technology
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Anastasiia Afanasenko; Saravanakumar Elangovan; Marc C. A. Stuart; Giuseppe Bonura; Francesco Frusteri; Katalin Barta
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A Stable Manganese Pincer Catalyst for the Selective Dehydrogenation of Methanol

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85006304278

Contributors: And�rez-Fern�ndez, M.; Vogt, L.K.; Fischer, S.; Zhou, W.; Jiao, H.; Garbe, M.; Elangovan, S.; Junge, K.; Junge, H.; Ludwig, R. et al.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Improved and General Manganese-Catalyzed N-Methylation of Aromatic Amines Using Methanol

Chemistry - A European Journal
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85013952539

Contributors: Neumann, J.; Elangovan, S.; Spannenberg, A.; Junge, K.; Beller, M.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Molecularly Defined Manganese Pincer Complexes for Selective Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones

ChemSusChem
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84995948292

Contributors: Perez, M.; Elangovan, S.; Spannenberg, A.; Junge, K.; Beller, M.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Efficient and selective N-alkylation of amines with alcohols catalysed by manganese pincer complexes

Nature Communications
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84990842304

Contributors: Elangovan, S.; Neumann, J.; Sortais, J.-B.; Junge, K.; Darcel, C.; Beller, M.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Half-Sandwich Manganese Complexes Bearing Cp Tethered N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: Synthesis and Mechanistic Insights into the Catalytic Ketone Hydrosilylation

Organometallics
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85008452814

Contributors: Valyaev, D.A.; Wei, D.; Elangovan, S.; Cavailles, M.; Dorcet, V.; Sortais, J.-B.; Darcel, C.; Lugan, N.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Hydrogenation of Esters to Alcohols Catalyzed by Defined Manganese Pincer Complexes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84997771377

Contributors: Elangovan, S.; Garbe, M.; Jiao, H.; Spannenberg, A.; Junge, K.; Beller, M.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Improved Second Generation Iron Pincer Complexes for Effective Ester Hydrogenation

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84959346113

Contributors: Elangovan, S.; Wendt, B.; Topf, C.; Bachmann, S.; Scalone, M.; Spannenberg, A.; Jiao, H.; Baumann, W.; Junge, K.; Beller, M.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Manganese-Catalyzed Hydrogen-Autotransfer C−C Bond Formation: α-Alkylation of Ketones with Primary Alcohols

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84995772474

Contributors: Pe�a-L�pez, M.; Piehl, P.; Elangovan, S.; Neumann, H.; Beller, M.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Selective catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines using iron pincer complexes

Catalysis Science and Technology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84976870112

Contributors: Lange, S.; Elangovan, S.; Cordes, C.; Spannenberg, A.; Jiao, H.; Junge, H.; Bachmann, S.; Scalone, M.; Topf, C.; Junge, K. et al.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Selective Catalytic Hydrogenations of Nitriles, Ketones, and Aldehydes by Well-Defined Manganese Pincer Complexes

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84979222123

Contributors: Elangovan, S.; Topf, C.; Fischer, S.; Jiao, H.; Spannenberg, A.; Baumann, W.; Ludwig, R.; Junge, K.; Beller, M.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Selective catalytic two-step process for ethylene glycol from carbon monoxide

Nature Communications
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84977273888

Contributors: Dong, K.; Elangovan, S.; Sang, R.; Spannenberg, A.; Jackstell, R.; Junge, K.; Li, Y.; Beller, M.
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Iron-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Ketones with Alcohols

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84954078783

Contributors: Elangovan, S.; Sortais, J.-B.; Beller, M.; Darcel, C.
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Saravanakumar Elangovan via Scopus - Elsevier

Knölker-Type Iron Complexes Bearing an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Dehydration of Primary Amides

Organometallics
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84942540333

Contributors: Elangovan, S.; Quintero-Duque, S.; Dorcet, V.; Roisnel, T.; Norel, L.; Darcel, C.; Sortais, J.-B.
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Hydrosilylation of aldehydes and ketones catalyzed by half-sandwich manganese(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84897025229

Contributors: Zheng, J.; Elangovan, S.; Valyaev, D.A.; Brousses, R.; César, V.; Sortais, J.-B.; Darcel, C.; Lugan, N.; Lavigne, G.
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