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2005: Ph. D. in Organic Photochemistry (Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur)
1999: M. Sc. in Chemistry (Department of Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur)
1996: B. Sc. (Honors) in Chemistry (University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India)
Organic Chemistry
2021: CRS Bronze Medal 2021 (Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal)
2012-2014: Visiting Professor (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland)
2008: Marie Curie Fellowship (University of Cambridge, UK)
2006: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (University of Siegen, Germany)
Publications (1-127)
1. Sahoo, S. R.; Dinda, T. K.; Saha, S.; Mal, P.; Goswami, N., Maneuvering the Electronic State and Active Site of Assembled-Gold Nanoclusters through Polyoxometalate Implantation for Heterogeneous Green-Light Photocatalysis. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2025,17 (13), 19669-19681, doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c23033.
2. Sahoo, S.; Dinda, T. K.; Mal, P., Dynamic Self-Assembled Systems of Photoinert N-Propargyl Amides Enable Red-Light Supramolecular Photocatalysis. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2025, doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c00678, doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c00678.
3. Pal, B.; Priyadarshinee, S.; Mal, P., Photo(Multicomponent) Reaction of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with CBrCl3 and Styrenes by Mes-Acr-MeClO4. ChemCatChem 2025, 17 (3), e202401524, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202401524.
4. Pal, B.; Mal, P., Thermocontrolled Radical Nucleophilicity vs Radicophilicity in Regiodivergent C–H Functionalization. Org. Lett. 2025, 27 (4), 978-983, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c04509.
5. Nayek, P.; Pal, B.; Mandal, T.; Mal, P., Taming Cr(VI) Toxicity in Telescoping Quinoxaline Synthesis. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2025, e202500002, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202500002.
6. Manna, A.; Nayek, P.; Mal, P., Tuning Dimensions of CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals through Pb(II) Counter Anions: A Dance of Dimensions and Product Selectivity in Visible-Light Photocatalysis. ACS Energy Lett. 2025, 10, 1499-1507, doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c00033.
7. Dinda, T. K.; Manna, A.; Mal, P., Correction for “En Route to Recyclable Semi-Heterogeneous Photocatalysis with Photoinert-CeCl3”. ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 6563-6564, doi: 10.1021/acscatal.5c02178.
8. Dinda, T. K.; Mal, P., A Self-Sustaining Supramolecular (Auto)Photocatalysis via the Synthesis of N-Vinylacetamides. Chem. Eur. J. 2025, 31, e202404624, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202404624.
9. Sau, S.; Sahoo, S.; Manna, A.; Mal, P., Moisture-resistant radical anions of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones in aerial dioxygen activation. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2024, 22 (23), 4662-4666, doi: 10.1039/d4ob00673a.
10. Sahoo, S.; Dinda, T. K.; Mal, P., N-Halosuccinimide-CeCl3 Transient Charge-Transfer Complexes as Semi Heterogeneous Photocatalyst in Cyclization of N-Propargylamides. Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30 (57), e202402192, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202402192.
11. Pal, B.; Sahoo, S.; Mal, P., Atom Transfer Radical Addition Reactions of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with CBr4 and Styrenes Using Mes-Acr-MeClO4 Photocatalyst. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89 (3), 1784-1796, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02469.
12. Nayek, P.; Mal, P., Mimicking Ozonolysis via Mechanochemistry: Internal Alkynes to 1,2-Diketones using H5IO6. Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202401027, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202401027.
13. Mathuri, A.; Pal, B.; Pramanik, M.; Manna, A.; Mal, P., Enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency and stability of CsPbBr3 nanocrystals for visible-light driven aerobic diaryl thio/seleno etherification. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2024,14 (1), 183-189, doi: 10.1039/D3CY01478A.
14. Dinda, T. K.; Manna, A.; Nayek, P.; Mandal, B.; Mal, P., Ultrasmall CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals as a Recyclable Heterogeneous Photocatalyst in 100% E- and Anti-Markovnikov Sulfinylsulfonation of Terminal Alkynes. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024,16 (37), 49411-49427, doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c10579.
15. Dinda, T. K.; Manna, A.; Mal, P., En Route to Recyclable Semi-Heterogeneous Photocatalysis with Photoinert CeCl3. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 7664-7673, doi: 10.1021/acscatal.4c01130.
16. Bhanja, R.; Kanti Bera, S.; Mal, P., Sustainable Synthesis through Catalyst-Free Photoinduced Cascaded Bond Formation. Chem. Asian J. 2024, e202400279, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400279.
17. Bhanja, R.; Bera, S. K.; Mal, P., Transition-Metal- and Photocatalyst-Free Photoinduced Formation of Carbon–Pnictogen (–N, –P) Bonds. Synthesis 2024, 56 (17), 2627-2637, doi: 10.1055/a-2298-2106.
18. Bhanja, R.; Bera, S. K.; Mal, P., Photocatalyst- and Transition-Metal-Free Light-Induced Formation of Carbon-Chalcogen Bonds. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024,366 (2), 168-182, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.202301094.
19. Bera, S. K.; Bhanja, R.; Sahu, C. C.; Mal, P., An Intramolecular Radical C–N Coupling by N-Iodosuccinimide. Synthesis 2024, 56 (04), 585-596, doi: 10.1055/a-2063-0221.
20. Pal, B.; Mathuri, A.; Manna, A.; Mal, P., CsPbBr3 Perovskite Photocatalyst in Chemodivergent Functionalization of N-Methylalkanamides Using CBr4. Org. Lett. 2023, 25 (22), 4075-4079, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01268.
21. Mathuri, A.; Pal, B.; Pramanik, M.; Mal, P., Chemodivergent Chalcogenation of Aryl Alkynoates or N-Arylpropynamides Using 9-Mesityl-10-Methylacridinium Perchlorate Photocatalyst. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88 (14), 10096-10110, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00926.
22. Manna, A.; Dinda, T. K.; Ghosh, S.; Mal, P., CsPbBr3 in the Activation of the C–Br Bond of CBrX3 (X = Cl, Br) under Sunlight. Chem. Mater. 2023, 35 (2), 628-637, doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03164.
23. Maharana, R. R.; Bhanja, R.; Mal, P.; Samanta, K., Investigation of the Effect of Solvents on the Synthesis of Aza-flavanone from Aminochalcone Facilitated by Halogen Bonding. ACS Omega 2023, 8 (37), 33785-33793, doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c04207.
24. Dinda, T. K.; Mal, P., Activation of C–Br Bond of CBr4 and CBrCl3 Using 9-Mesityl-10-methylacridinium Perchlorate Photocatalyst. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88 (1), 573-584, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02595.
25. Dinda, T. K.; Kabir, S. R.; Mal, P., Stereoselective Synthesis of Z-Styryl Sulfides from Nucleophilic Addition of Arylacetylenes and Benzyl Thiols. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88 (14), 10070-10085, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00911.
26. Bhanja, R.; Bera, S. K.; Mal, P., Photocatalyst- and Transition Metal-Free Light-Induced Borylation Reactions. Chem. Asian J. 2023, 18 (21), e202300691, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202300691.
27. Bhanja, R.; Bera, S. K.; Mal, P., Regioselective synthesis of phenanthridine-fused quinazolinones using a 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium perchlorate photocatalyst. Chem. Commun. 2023, 59 (30), 4455-4458, doi: 10.1039/D3CC00537B.
28. Bera, S. K.; Bhanja, R.; Mal, P., Catalyst-Free Photoinduced C–C Bond Formations. Synthesis 2023, 55 (10), 1467-1486, doi: 10.1055/a-2043-3973.
29. Sau, S.; Pramanik, M.; Bal, A.; Mal, P., Reported Catalytic Hydrofunctionalizations that Proceed in the Absence of Catalysts: The Importance of Control Experiments. Chem. Rec. 2022, 22 (2), e202100208, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202100208.
30. Sau, S.; Mal, P., Visible-Light Promoted Regioselective Oxygenation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones Using O2 as an Oxidant. J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87 (21), 14565-14579, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01960.
31. Sau, S.; Mal, P., C−H Hydroxylation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones through ipso-Substitution Using tert-Butyl Nitrite. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2022, (18), e202200425, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202200425.
32. Pramanik, M.; Mathuri, A.; Mal, P., tBuOLi-promoted terminal alkyne functionalizations by aliphatic thiols and alcohols. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20 (13), 2671-2680, doi: 10.1039/D2OB00079B.
33. Pramanik, M.; Mal, P., C-S Bonds via C-H Functionalization. In Handbook of CH‐Functionalization, Maiti, D., Ed. Wiley‐VCH GmbH: 2022; pp 1-34.
34. Mathuri, A.; Pramanik, M.; Mal, P., 3-Arylsulfonylquinolines from N-Propargylamines via Cascaded Oxidative Sulfonylation Using DABSO. J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87 (10), 6812-6823, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00499.
35. Mahankudo, S. K.; Das, A.; Mishra, K.; Barai, M.; Mal, P.; Ghosh, S., Synthesis of Cs/Methylammonium/Formamidinium PbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals with Green Emissions: Implications for Display Applications. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022,5 (3), 4360-4366, doi: 10.1021/acsanm.2c00414.
36. Bera, S. K.; Mal, P., Regiodivergent C–N Coupling of Quinazolinones Controlled by the Dipole Moments of Tautomers. Org. Lett. 2022, 24 (17), 3144-3148, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00847.
37. Bera, S. K.; Maharana, R. R.; Samanta, K.; Mal, P., CBr4 catalyzed activation of α,β-unsaturated ketones. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20 (35), 7085-7091, doi: 10.1039/D2OB01223E.
38. Bera, S. K.; Bose, A.; Mal, P., C-H Functionalization by Weak Interactions. In Handbook of CH‐Functionalization, Maiti, D., Ed. Wiley‐VCH GmbH: 2022; pp 1-24.
39. Bera, S. K.; Bhanja, R.; Mal, P., DDQ in mechanochemical C–N coupling reactions. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 639-646, doi: 10.3762/bjoc.18.64.
40. Bal, A.; Kumar Dinda, T.; Mal, P., Mechanochemical Aliphatic Iodination (and Bromination) by Cascaded Cyclization. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2022, 11 (3), e202200046, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202200046.
41. Sau, S.; Mal, P., 3-Nitro-coumarin synthesis via nitrative cyclization of aryl alkynoates using tert-butyl nitrite. Chem. Commun. 2021, 57 (73), 9228-9231, doi: 10.1039/D1CC03415D.
42. Pramanik, M.; Mathuri, A.; Sau, S.; Das, M.; Mal, P., Chlorinative Cyclization of Aryl Alkynoates Using NCS and 9-Mesityl-10-methylacridinium Perchlorate Photocatalyst. Org. Lett. 2021, 23 (20), 8088-8092, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03100.
43. Pramanik, M.; Mathuri, A.; Mal, P., Sulfur⋯oxygen interaction-controlled (Z)-selective anti-Markovnikov vinyl sulfides. Chem. Commun. 2021, 57 (46), 5698-5701, doi: 10.1039/D1CC01257F.
44. Mathuri, A.; Pramanik, M.; Parida, A.; Mal, P., Disulfide metathesis via sulfur⋯iodine interaction and photoswitchability. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19 (39), 8539-8543, doi: 10.1039/D1OB01581H.
45. Das, M.; Maity, D.; Acharya, T. K.; Sau, S.; Giri, C.; Goswami, C.; Mal, P., Lowest aqueous picomolar fluoride ions and in vivo aluminum toxicity detection by an aluminum(III) binding chemosensor. Dalton Trans. 2021, 50 (8), 3027-3036, doi: 10.1039/D0DT03901B.
46. Bose, A.; Mal, P., Iodine-based reagents in photoredox-organocatalysis. ARKIVOC 2021, (7), 79-100, doi: 10.24820/ark.5550190.p011.568.
47. Bose, A.; Mal, P., Weak Interactions in Carbon-Hetero Atom Bond Forming Reactions. Prayogik Rasayan 2021, 5 (2), 43-48, doi: https://doi.org/10.53023/p.rasayan-20210930.
48. Bera, S. K.; Mal, P., Mechanochemical-Cascaded C–N Cross-Coupling and Halogenation Using N-Bromo- and N-Chlorosuccinimide as Bifunctional Reagents. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86 (20), 14144-14159, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01742.
49. Bera, S. K.; Boruah, P. J.; Parida, S. S.; Paul, A. K.; Mal, P., A Photochemical Intramolecular C–N Coupling Toward the Synthesis of Benzimidazole-Fused Phenanthridines. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86 (14), 9587-9602, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00871.
50. Bal, A.; Mal, P., A Click Reaction Enabled by Phosphorus-Oxygen Bond for Synthesis of Triazoles. ChemistrySelect 2021, 6 (34), 9317-9322, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202102758.
51. Pramanik, M.; Choudhuri, K.; Mathuri, A.; Mal, P., Dithioacetalization or thioetherification of benzyl alcohols using 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium perchlorate photocatalyst. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56 (70), 10211-10214, doi: 10.1039/d0cc02352c.
52. Pramanik, M.; Choudhuri, K.; Mal, P., Metal-free C–S coupling of thiols and disulfides. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2020, 18 (43), 8771-8792, doi: 10.1039/D0OB01741H.
53. Pramanik, M.; Choudhuri, K.; Chakraborty, S.; Ghosh, A.; Mal, P., (Z)-Selective anti-Markovnikov or Markovnikov thiol–yne-click reactions of an internal alkyne by amide hydrogen bond control. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56 (20), 2991-2994, doi: 10.1039/D0CC00702A.
54. Mandal, A.; Choudhury, A.; Sau, S.; Iyer, P. K.; Mal, P., Exploring Ambipolar Semiconductor Nature of Binary and Ternary Charge-Transfer Cocrystals of Triphenylene, Pyrene, and TCNQ. J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124 (12), 6544-6553, doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c00426.
55. Mandal, A.; Choudhury, A.; Kumar, R.; Iyer, P. K.; Mal, P., Exploring the semiconductor properties of a charge transfer cocrystal of 1-aminopyrene and TCNQ. CrystEngComm 2020, 22 (4), 720-727, doi: 10.1039/C9CE01507H.
56. Choudhuri, K.; Pramanik, M.; Mal, P., Noncovalent Interactions in C–S Bond Formation Reactions. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85 (19), 11997-12011, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01534.
57. Choudhuri, K.; Pramanik, M.; Mal, P., Direct C-S Bond Functionalization of Benzyl Mercaptan. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, (25), 3906-3913, doi: 10.1002/ejoc.202000521.
58. Bal, A.; Maiti, S.; Mal, P., Intermolecular C‐Arylation of 2‐Amidobiphenyls Overcoming Intramolecular N‐Arylation. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2020, 9 (11), 1783-1786, doi: 10.1002/ajoc.202000439.
59. Bal, A.; Maiti, S.; Mal, P., Strategies to Control Hypervalent Iodine - Primary Amine Reactions. Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 624-635, doi: 10.1002/asia.201901683.
60. Sau, S.; Bose, A.; Mal, P., C−H Mono-Nitration of Indolines using tert-Butyl Nitrite. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8 (10), 1854-1857, doi: 10.1002/ajoc.201900464.
61. Pramanik, M.; Choudhuri, K.; Mal, P., N-Iodosuccinimide as Bifunctional Reagent in (E)-Selective C(sp2)−H Sulfonylation of Styrenes. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019,8 (1), 144-150, doi: doi:10.1002/ajoc.201800644.
62. Parida, A.; Choudhuri, K.; Mal, P., Unsymmetrical Disulfides Synthesis via Sulfenium Ion. Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14 (15), 2579-2583, doi: 10.1002/asia.201900620.
63. Mandal, A.; Swain, P.; Nath, B.; Sau, S.; Mal, P., Unipolar to Ambipolar Semiconductivity Switching in Charge Transfer Cocrystals of 2,7-di-tert-Butylpyrene. CrystEngComm 2019, 21 (6), 981-989, doi: 10.1039/C8CE01806E.
64. Mandal, A.; Rissanen, K.; Mal, P., Unravelling substitution effects on charge transfer characteristics in cocrystals of pyrene based donors and 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid. CrystEngComm 2019, 21 (29), 4401-4408, doi: 10.1039/C9CE00561G.
65. Mandal, A.; Choudhury, A.; Iyer, P. K.; Mal, P., Charge Transfer Versus Arene–Perfluoroarene Interactions in Modulation of Optical and Conductivity Properties in Cocrystals of 2,7-Di-tert-butylpyrene. J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123 (30), 18198-18206, doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b03827.
66. Maiti, S.; Alam, M. T.; Bal, A.; Mal, P., Nitrenium Ions from Amine‐Iodine(III) Combinations. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2019, 361 (19), 4401-4425, doi: 10.1002/adsc.201900441.
67. Choudhuri, K.; Pramanik, M.; Mal, P., λ3-Iodanes as Visible Light Photocatalyst in Thioacetalization of Aldehydes. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, (30), 4822-4826, doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201900753.
68. Choudhuri, K.; Maiti, S.; Mal, P., Iodine(III) Enabled Dehydrogenative Aryl C−S Coupling by in situ Generated Sulfenium Ion. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2019, 361 (5), 1092-1101, doi: 10.1002/adsc.201801510.
69. Bose, A.; Sau, S.; Mal, P., Intramolecular C(sp3)-H Imination towards Benzimidazoles Using Tetrabutylammonium Iodide and tBuOOH. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, (25), 4105-4109, doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201900732.
70. Bose, A.; Mal, P., Mechanochemistry of supramolecules. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019,15, 881-900, doi: 10.3762/bjoc.15.86.
71. Bose, A.; Maiti, S.; Sau, S.; Mal, P., An intramolecular C(sp3)–H imination using PhI–mCPBA. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55 (14), 2066-2069, doi: 10.1039/C8CC09100E.
72. Bose, A.; Maiti, S.; Mal, P., CHAPTER 9: Soft Forces in Organic Synthesis by C–N Coupling Reactions. In Noncovalent Interactions in Catalysis, Mahmudov, K. T.; Kopylovich, M. N.; Guedes da Silva, M. F. C.; Pombeiro, A. J. L., Eds. The Royal Society of Chemistry: 2019; pp 188-208.
73. Bera, S. K.; Alam, M. T.; Mal, P., C–N Coupling via Antiaromatic Endocyclic Nitrenium Ions. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84 (18), 12009-12020, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01921.
74. Bal, A.; Maiti, S.; Mal, P., Steric and Electronic Effect on C2-H Arylation of Sulfonamides. ChemistrySelect 2019, 4 (23), 7010-7014, doi: 10.1002/slct.201900944.
75. Maiti, S.; Mal, P., Soft–Hard Acid/Base-Controlled, Oxidative, N-Selective Arylation of Sulfonanilides via a Nitrenium Ion. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83 (3), 1340-1347, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02841.
76. Maiti, S.; Bose, A.; Mal, P., Oxidative N-Arylation for Carbazole Synthesis by C–C Bond Activation. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83 (15), 8127-8138, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00921.
77. Maiti, S.; Alam, M. T.; Mal, P., Soft–Hard Acid–Base‐Controlled C−H Trifluoroethoxylation and Trideuteriomethoxylation of Anilides. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7 (0), 715-719, doi: doi:10.1002/ajoc.201800069.
78. Choudhuri, K.; Pramanik, M.; Mandal, A.; Mal, P., S−H⋅⋅⋅π Driven Anti-Markovnikov Thiol-Yne Click Reaction. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7 (0), 1849–1855, doi: doi:10.1002/ajoc.201800381.
79. Choudhuri, K.; Mandal, A.; Mal, P., Aerial dioxygen activation vs. thiol-ene click reaction within a system. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54 (30), 3759-3762, doi: 10.1039/C8CC01359D.
80. Bal, A.; Maiti, S.; Mal, P., Iodine(III)-Enabled Distal C–H Functionalization of Biarylsulfonanilides. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83 (18), 11278-11287, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01857.
81. Alam, M. T.; Maiti, S.; Mal, P., The mechanochemical synthesis of quinazolin-4(3H)-ones by controlling the reactivity of IBX. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2396-2403, doi: 10.3762/bjoc.14.216.
82. Alam, M. T.; Maiti, S.; Mal, P., An Intramolecular C(sp2)–H Amidation Using N-Iodosuccinimide. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, (30), 4178-4186, doi: doi:10.1002/ejoc.201800688.
83. Maiti, S.; Mal, P., Dehydrogenative Aromatic Ring Fusion for Carbazole Synthesis via C–C/C–N Bond Formation and Alkyl Migration. Org. Lett. 2017, 19 (9), 2454-2457, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01117.
84. Maiti, S.; Achar, T. K.; Mal, P., An Organic Intermolecular Dehydrogenative Annulation Reaction. Org. Lett. 2017, 19 (8), 2006-2009, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00562.
85. Choudhuri, K.; Achar, T. K.; Mal, P., Iodine-Triggered Aerobic Oxysulfonylation of Styrenes. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359 (20), 3566-3576, doi: 10.1002/adsc.201700772.
86. Bose, A.; Mal, P., Using weak interactions to control C-H mono-nitration of indolines. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53 (82), 11368-11371, doi: 10.1039/C7CC06267B.
87. Achar, T. K.; Sahoo, P. K.; Mal, P., Cation-π Assisted Synthesis of Alkyl Aryl Ethers via C-CN Functionalization of 1,2-Dicyano Pyrazines. ChemistrySelect 2017, 2 (5), 1944-1949, doi: 10.1002/slct.201700210.
88. Achar, T. K.; Bose, A.; Mal, P., Mechanochemical Synthesis of Small Organic Molecules. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1907-1931, doi: 10.3762/bjoc.13.186.
89. Sahoo, P. K.; Giri, C.; Haldar, T. S.; Puttreddy, R.; Rissanen, K.; Mal, P., Mechanochemical Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and X-ray Structures of N-Heteroacenes. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2016, (7), 1283-1291, doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201690012.
90. Giri, C.; Sahoo, P. K.; Rissanen, K.; Mal, P., Capturing Hydrophobic Trifluoroiodomethane in Water into an M4L6 Cage. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, (31), 4964-4967, doi: 10.1002/ejic.201600990.
91. Ghosh, B. N.; Lahtinen, M.; Kalenius, E.; Mal, P.; Rissanen, K., 2,2′:6′,2″-Terpyridine Trimethylplatinum(IV) Iodide Complexes as Bifunctional Halogen Bond Acceptors. Cryst. Growth Des. 2016, 16 (5), 2527-2534, doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b01552.
92. Achar, T. K.; Maiti, S.; Mal, P., PIDA-I2 mediated direct vicinal difunctionalization of olefins: iodoazidation, iodoetherification and iodoacyloxylation. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 4654–4663, doi: 10.1039/C6OB00532B.
93. Sahoo, P. K.; Bose, A.; Mal, P., Solvent-Free Ball-Milling Biginelli Reaction by Subcomponent Synthesis. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, (32), 6994-6998, doi: 10.1002/ejoc.201501039.
94. Maiti, S.; Mal, P., Phenyliodine Diacetate-Mediated Intramolecular C(sp2)-H Amidation for 1,2-Disubstituted Benzimidazole Synthesis under Metal-Free Conditions. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357 (7), 1416-1424, doi: 10.1002/adsc.201401110.
95. Giri, C.; Sahoo, P. K.; Puttreddy, R.; Rissanen, K.; Mal, P., Solvent-Free Ball-Milling Subcomponent Synthesis of Metallosupramolecular Complexes. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21 (17), 6390–6393, doi: 10.1002/chem.201500734.
96. Ghosh, B. N.; Topic, F.; Sahoo, P. K.; Mal, P.; Linnera, J.; Kalenius, E.; Tuononen, H. M.; Rissanen, K., Synthesis, structure and photophysical properties of a highly luminescent terpyridine-diphenylacetylene hybrid fluorophore and its metal complexes. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44 (1), 254-267, doi: 10.1039/C4DT02728K.
97. Bose, A.; Mal, P., Cross Redox Coupling of Aryl-Aldehydes and p-Benzoquinone. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80 (21), 11219-11225, doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b02175.
98. Achar, T. K.; Mal, P., Transformation of Contact-Explosives Primary Amines and Iodine(III) into a Successful Chemical Reaction under Solvent-Free Ball Milling Conditions. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357 (18), 3977-3985, doi: 10.1002/adsc.201500914.
99. Achar, T. K.; Mal, P., Radical-Induced Metal and Solvent-Free Cross-Coupling Using TBAI–TBHP: Oxidative Amidation of Aldehydes and Alcohols with N-Chloramines via C–H Activation. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80 (1), 666-672, doi: 10.1021/jo502464n.
100. Maiti, S.; Mal, P., Electron-Rich Aromatics Under Ball Milling: Oxidative Aryl-iodination Using I2-Oxone and Biarylation with I2. Synth. Commun. 2014, 44 (23), 3461-3469, doi: 10.1080/00397911.2014.946995.
101. Giri, C.; Topic, F.; Mal, P.; Rissanen, K., Self-assembly of a M4L6 complex with unexpected S4 symmetry. Dalton Trans. 2014, 43 (48), 17889-17892, doi: 10.1039/C4DT02754J.
102. Giri, C.; Topić, F.; Mal, P.; Rissanen, K., Anion-controlled formation of an aminal-(bis)imine Fe(II)-complex. Dalton Trans. 2014, 43 (42), 15697-15699, doi: 10.1039/C4DT02180K.
103. Ghosh, B. N.; Bhowmik, S.; Mal, P.; Rissanen, K., A highly selective, Hg2+ triggered hydrogelation: modulation of morphology by chemical stimuli. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 734-736, doi: 10.1039/c3cc47591c.
104. Bose, A.; Mal, P., Electrophilic aryl-halogenation using N-halosuccinimides under ball-milling. Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55 (13), 2154-2156, doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.02.064.
105. Achar, T. K.; Maiti, S.; Mal, P., IBX works efficiently under solvent free conditions in ball milling. RSC Adv. 2014, 4 (25), 12834-12839, doi: 10.1039/C4RA00415A.
106. Achar, T. K.; Prakash, V.; Biswal, H. S.; Mal, P., An isoquinoline as cation assisted ON–OFF–ON fluorescence switch with methionine and fluoride ion. Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54 (9), 1067-1070, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.12.025.
107. Bilbeisi, R. A.; Clegg, J. K.; Elgrishi, N.; Hatten, X. d.; Devillard, M.; Breiner, B.; Mal, P.; Nitschke, J. R., Subcomponent Self-Assembly and Guest-Binding Properties of Face-Capped Fe4L48+ Capsules. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 5110-5119, doi: 10.1021/ja2092272.
108. de los Rios, A.; Mal, P.; Meixner, A. J.; Khoptyar, D.; Schmittel, M., Fluorescent chemosensors for chromium(III) ions and the Cr3+/Cr2+ ratio. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2011, 84 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 620-622, doi: 10.1246/bcsj.20100339.
109. Schmittel, M.; Mal, P.; de los Rios, A., Multiport logic operations triggered by protonation - a trisphenanthroline as a 3-input AND-NOR-OR circuit. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 2031-2033, doi: 10.1039/b920959j.
110. Mal, P.; Nitschke, J. R., Sequential self-assembly of iron structures in water. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 2417-2419, doi: 10.1039/b920745g.
111. Mal, P.; Breiner, B.; Rissanen, K.; Nitschke, J. R., White Phosphorus Is Air-Stable Within a Self-Assembled Tetrahedral Capsule. Science 2009, 324 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 1697-1699, doi: 10.1126/science.1175313.
112. Schmittel, M.; Mal, P., Towards technomimetic spoked wheels: dynamic hexakis-heteroleptic coordination at a hexakis-terpyridine scaffold. Chem. Commun. 2008, (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 960-962, doi: 10.1039/b718185j.
113. Schmittel, M.; He, B.; Mal, P., Supramolecular Multicomponent Self-Assembly of Shape-Adaptive Nanoprisms: Wrapping up C60 with Three Porphyrin Units. Org. Lett. 2008, 10 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 2513-2516, doi: 10.1021/ol800796h.
114. Mal, P.; Schultz, D.; Beyeh, K.; Rissanen, K.; Nitschke, J. R., An unlockable-relockable iron cage by subcomponent self-assembly. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 8297-8301, doi: 10.1002/anie.200803066.
115. Schmittel, M.; Kalsani, V.; Michel, C.; Mal, P.; Ammon, H.; Jaeckel, F.; Rabe, J. P., Towards nanotubular structures with large voids: dynamic heteroleptic oligophenanthroline metallonanoscaffolds and their solution-state properties. Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 6223-6237, doi: 10.1002/chem.200700020.
116. Schmittel, M.; Kalsani, V.; Mal, P.; Bats, J. W., The HETTAP Approach: Self-Assembly and Metal Ion Sensing of Dumbbell-Shaped Molecules and Clip Molecules. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 6370-6377, doi: 10.1021/ic060403l.
117. Singhal, N.; Koner, A. L.; Mal, P.; Venugopalan, P.; Nau, W. M.; Moorthy, J. N., Diastereomer-Differentiating Photochemistry of β-Arylbutyrophenones: Yang Cyclization versus Type II Elimination. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 14375-14382, doi: 10.1021/ja0523643.
118. Moorthy, J. N.; Singhal, N.; Mal, P., Facile conversion of lactols to lactones using IBX. Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45 (2), 309-312, doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.10.174.
119. Moorthy, J. N.; Natarajan, R.; Mal, P.; Venugopalan, P., Polymorphism of an o-anisaldehyde: a novel example of channel-type organization sustained by weak C-H···O and C-H···N hydrogen bonds. New J. Chem. 2004, 28 (Copyright (C) 2013 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 1416-1419, doi: 10.1039/b407199a.
120. Moorthy, J. N.; Mal, P.; Singhal, N.; Venkatakrishnan, P.; Malik, R.; Venugopalan, P., Highly Diastereoselective Tandem Photoenolization-Hetero-Diels-Alder Cycloaddition Reactions of o-Tolualdehydes in the Solid State. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 8459-8466, doi: 10.1021/jo048482a.
121. Moorthy, J. N.; Venkatakrishnan, P.; Mal, P.; Venugopalan, P., Solid-State Diphotocyclization of Iso- and Terephthalaldehydes via Dihalogen Substitution. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 327-330, doi: 10.1021/jo026055w.
122. Moorthy, J. N.; Venkatakrishnan, P.; Mal, P.; Dixit, S.; Venugopalan, P., Crystal Engineering: Identification of a Unique Supramolecular Synthon Based on C:O···X Interaction in Halogen-Substituted Aromatic Carboxaldehydes. Cryst. Growth Des. 2003, 3 (Copyright (C) 2013 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 581-585, doi: 10.1021/cg034001p.
123. Moorthy, J. N.; Mal, P., Norrish Type II photoreactivity of β-anisylalkanophenones and solvent effects on stereoselective Yang cyclization. Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44 (12), 2493-2496, doi: 10.1016/s0040-4039(03)00318-6.
124. Mal, P.; Lourderaj, U.; Parveen; Venugopalan, P.; Moorthy, J. N.; Sathyamurthy, N., Conformational Control and Photoenolization of Pyridine-3-carboxaldehydes in the Solid State: Stabilization of Photoenols via Hydrogen Bonding and Electronic Control. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 3446-3453, doi: 10.1021/jo026621n.
125. Moorthy, J. N.; Natarajan, R.; Mal, P.; Venugopalan, P., Helical Self-Assembly of Substituted Benzoic Acids: Influence of Weaker X···X and C-H···X Interactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124 (Copyright (C) 2013 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 6530-6531, doi: 10.1021/ja017637i.
126. Moorthy, J. N.; Mal, P.; Natarajan, R.; Venugopalan, P., Solid-State Photochromism and Photoreactivity of o- and p-Anisaldehydes. Remarkable Stabilization of o-Xylylenols. Org. Lett. 2001, 3 (Copyright (C) 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.), 1579-1582, doi: 10.1021/ol0158720.
127. Moorthy, J. N.; Mal, P.; Natarajan, R.; Venugopalan, P., Efficient Photocyclization of o-Alkylbenzaldehydes in the Solid State: Direct Observation of E-Xylylenols en Route to Benzocyclobutenols. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 7013-7019, doi: 10.1021/jo015718r.
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