Dr. S. Anas

M.Sc, B.Ed, Ph.D [NIIST(CSIR), Trivandrum]
Assistant Professor (Polymer Chemistry)
Tel: +91-9567544740 (mob)
+91-478 2562836 (res)
E mail: anastvr@gmail.com
POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH:
With Prof. Henri B. Kagan at Université Paris-Sud XI, Orsay, France

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Transition metal catalyzed reactions, Asymmetric synthesis, Design, synthesis and studies of functionalized polymers.

COLLABORATING INSTITUTUIONS:

Université Paris-Sud XI; France, NIIST (CSIR), Trivandrum,

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1.  Anas, S.; Kagan, H. B. Routes toward enantiopure 2-substituted indolines: An overview Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 2009, 20, 2193.
2. Anas, S.; Sajisha, V. S.; John, J.; Joseph, N.; George, S. C.; Radhakrishnan, K. V. Facile synthesis of substituted alkylidene cyclopentenes via palladium catalyzed ring opening of fulvene derived bicyclic hydrazines. Tetrahedron, 2008, 64, 9689.
3. Anas, S.; John, J.; Sajisha, V. S.; Rajan, R.; Joshni, J.; Suresh, E.; Radhakrishnan, K. V. Iodine assisted palladium catalyzed ring opening of bicyclic hydrazines with organoboronic acids: Stereoselective synthesis of functionalized cyclopentenes and alkylidene cyclopentenes. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2007, 5, 4010.
4. Anas, S.; Krishnan, K. S.; Sajisha, V. S.; Anju, K. S.; Radhakrishnan, K. V.; Suresh, E.; Suresh, C. H. Interplay of dual reactivity in the reaction of pentafulvenes with 1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-diones: Experimental and theoretical investigations. New J. Chem. 2007, 31, 237.
5. Anas, S.; Sajisha, V. S.; Smitha, M.; Radhakrishnan, K. V. Palladium/Lewis acid catalyzed desymmetrization of fulvene derived bicyclic hydrazines: A facile synthesis of substituted alkylidene cyclopentenes. Synlett 2006, 2399.
6. George, S. C.; John, J.; Anas, S.; John, J.; Yamamoto, Y.; Suresh, E.; Radhakrishnan, K. V. Palladium catalyzed bis-functionalization of Isatylidenes : A facile route towards synthesis of spiro-functionalized Oxindoles. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2010 (accepted).