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Akhilesh K. Verma

Akhilesh K. Verma

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Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
5437
World Ranking
17621
National Ranking
358

Overview

Akhilesh K. Verma is affiliated with the University of Delhi in India, focusing primarily on research in Chemistry and Materials Science. Their work spans various subfields with a significant emphasis on Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry, alongside contributions in Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

Verma's research portfolio features key topics such as:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques

The scientist has contributed papers to several frequent publication venues, indicating an active presence in these journals:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Chemical Communications
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Among recent publications are the following:

  • "Visible-Light-Accelerated Copper-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of N-Tosylcyclopropylamines with Alkynes/Alkenes" (2022) in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Ru(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Olefination of Benzamides: Switchable Aza-Michael and Aza-Wacker Reaction for Synthesis of Isoindolinones" (2020) in Organic Letters
  • "Exploring the behavior of the NFSI reagent as a nitrogen source" (2020) in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • "Recent applications of nanoparticles in organic transformations" (2022) in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • "Base-Promoted Synthesis of Polysubstituted 4-Aminoquinolines from Ynones and 2-Aminobenzonitriles under Transition-Metal-Free Conditions" (2021) in Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Frequent collaborators in their research include Kapil Mohan Saini, Manoj Kumar, Monika Patel, Sushmita Sushmita, and Rakesh K. Saunthwal. These partnerships indicate a collaborative environment fostering multiple joint studies and publications.

Best Publications

  • Biomedical Importance of Indoles

    Nagendra Kumar Kaushik;Neha Kaushik;Pankaj Attri;Naresh Kumar

  • Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of N-alkyl and N-aryl piperazine derivatives.

    Preeti Chaudhary;Rupesh Kumar;Akhilesh K. Verma;Devender Singh

  • A Copper‐Catalyzed Tandem Synthesis of Indolo‐ and Pyrrolo[2,1‐a]isoquinolines

    Akhilesh Kumar Verma;Tanay Kesharwani;Jaspal Singh;Vibha Tandon

  • Base-Mediated Hydroamination of Alkynes.

    Monika Patel;Rakesh K. Saunthwal;Akhilesh K. Verma

  • A general and efficient CuI/BtH catalyzed coupling of aryl halides with thiols

    Akhilesh Kumar Verma;Jaspal Singh;Ritu Chaudhary

  • Fabrication and growth mechanism of ZnO nanostructures and their cytotoxic effect on human brain tumor U87, cervical cancer HeLa, and normal HEK cells

    Rizwan Wahab;Nagendra K. Kaushik;Akhilesh K. Verma;Anurag Mishra

  • Iodine-mediated synthesis of heterocycles via electrophilic cyclization of alkynes

    Trapti Aggarwal;Sonu Kumar;Akhilesh K. Verma

  • Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activity of cobalt(III) complexes with pyridine–amide ligands

    Anurag Mishra;Nagendra K. Kaushik;Akhilesh K. Verma;Rajeev Gupta

  • Benzotriazole : an excellent ligand for Cu-catalyzed N-arylation of imidazoles with aryl and heteroaryl halides

    Akhilesh Kumar Verma;Jaspal Singh;V. Kasi Sankar;Ritu Chaudhary

  • Iodine-mediated solvent-controlled selective electrophilic cyclization and oxidative esterification of o-alkynyl aldehydes: an easy access to pyranoquinolines, pyranoquinolinones, and isocumarins.

    Akhilesh K. Verma;Vineeta Rustagi;Trapti Aggarwal;Amit P. Singh

  • An efficient synthesis of 1,5-benzadiazepine derivatives catalyzed by silver nitrate

    Rupesh Kumar;Preeti Chaudhary;Surendra Nimesh;Akhilesh K. Verma

  • Synthesis and antibacterial activity of substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazino [1,2-a] indoles

    Rakesh Kumar Tiwari;Devender Singh;Jaspal Singh;Vibha Yadav

  • Synthesis of microtubule-interfering halogenated noscapine analogs that perturb mitosis in cancer cells followed by cell death.

    Ritu Aneja;Surya N. Vangapandu;Manu Lopus;Vijaya G. Viswesarappa

  • Iodine-catalyzed and solvent-controlled selective electrophilic cyclization and oxidative esterification of ortho-alkynyl aldehydes.

    Akhilesh Kumar Verma;Trapti Aggarwal;Vineeta Rustagi;Richard C. Larock

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Triple Successive C–H Functionalization: Direct Synthesis of Functionalized Carbazoles from Indoles

    Akhilesh K. Verma;Akhilesh K. Verma;Abhinandan K. Danodia;Rakesh K. Saunthwal;Monika Patel

  • Synthesis of 5-Iodopyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines and Indolo[1,2-a]quinolines via Iodine-Mediated Electrophilic and Regioselective 6-endo-dig Ring Closure

    Akhilesh Kumar Verma;Satya Prakash Shukla;Jaspal Singh;Vineeta Rustagi

  • Base-mediated regio- and stereoselective intermolecular addition of alkynes to N-heterocycles.

    Akhilesh Kumar Verma;Megha Joshi;Ved Prakash Singh

  • Recent advances in the synthesis of carbazoles from indoles

    Trapti Aggarwal;Sushmita;Akhilesh K Verma

  • Copper-Catalyzed Tandem Synthesis of Indolo-, Pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines, Naphthyridines and Bisindolo/Pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines via Hydroamination of ortho-Haloarylalkynes Followed by C-2 Arylation

    Akhilesh K. Verma;Rajeev R. Jha;Ritu Chaudhary;Rakesh K. Tiwari;Rakesh K. Tiwari

  • Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Selective Synthesis of Diversely Substituted Indolo- and Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines and Quinoxalinones by Modified Pictet–Spengler Reaction

    Akhilesh K. Verma;Rajeev R. Jha;V. Kasi Sankar;V. Kasi Sankar;Trapti Aggarwal

  • On water: silver-catalyzed domino approach for the synthesis of benzoxazine/oxazine-fused isoquinolines and naphthyridines from o-alkynyl aldehydes.

    Akhilesh K. Verma;Deepak Choudhary;Rakesh K. Saunthwal;Vineeta Rustagi

  • 2‐(1‐Benzotriazolyl)pyridine: A Robust Bidentate Ligand for the Palladium‐Catalyzed CC (Suzuki, Heck, Fujiwara–Moritani, Sonogashira), CN and CS Coupling Reactions

    Akhilesh K. Verma;Rajeev R. Jha;Ritu Chaudhary;Rakesh K. Tiwari

Frequent Co-Authors

Ramesh Chandra
Ramesh Chandra University of Delhi
Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Keykavous Parang
Keykavous Parang Chapman University
Richard C. Larock
Richard C. Larock Iowa State University
Alan R. Katritzky
Alan R. Katritzky University of Florida
Ritu Aneja
Ritu Aneja University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eusebio Juaristi
Eusebio Juaristi Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Dulal Panda
Dulal Panda Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Hyung-Shik Shin
Hyung-Shik Shin Jeonbuk National University

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