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Alakananda Hajra

Alakananda Hajra

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Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
12191
World Ranking
8934
National Ranking
120

Overview

Alakananda Hajra is a researcher affiliated with Visva-Bharati University in India, specializing in chemistry with a strong focus on organic chemistry. Their publication record spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, pharmaceutical science, inorganic chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering, reflecting a diverse engagement across chemical sciences.

Their research extensively covers several main topics, including catalytic C-H functionalization methods, radical photochemical reactions, and sulfur-based synthesis techniques. Other areas of study include synthesis and catalytic reactions, synthesis and biological evaluation, crystallization and solubility studies, and X-ray diffraction in crystallography.

Frequent collaborators in their work include Sumit Ghosh, Asim Kumar Ghosh, Sudip Laru, Suvam Bhattacharjee, and Payel Ghosh. These collaborations have contributed to a body of work published in noted scientific venues.

  • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Organic Letters
  • Chemical Communications

Selected recent papers by Alakananda Hajra include:

  • "Visible light promoted cross-dehydrogenative coupling: a decade update," 2020, Green Chemistry
  • "Advances in Transition-Metal Catalyzed Carbonylative Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Reaction: An Update," 2021, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • "Electrochemical Functionalization of Imidazopyridine and Indazole: An Overview," 2021, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • "Visible light promoted C-H functionalization of imidazoheterocycles," 2020, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • "Direct Catalytic Functionalization of Indazole Derivatives," 2020, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines: a decade update.

    Avik Kumar Bagdi;Sougata Santra;Kamarul Monir;Alakananda Hajra

  • Indium(III) chloride-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of dihydropyrimidinones by a three-component coupling of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, aldehydes, and urea: an improved procedure for the Biginelli reaction.

    Brindaban C. Ranu;and Alakananda Hajra;Umasish Jana

  • General Procedure for the Synthesis of α-Amino Phosphonates from Aldehydes and Ketones Using Indium(III) Chloride as a Catalyst

    Brindaban C. Ranu;and Alakananda Hajra;Umasish Jana

  • Copper‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridines through Tandem Imine Formation‐Oxidative Cyclization under Ambient Air: One‐Step Synthesis of Zolimidine on a Gram‐Scale

    Avik Kumar Bagdi;Matiur Rahman;Sougata Santra;Adinath Majee

  • A decade update on solvent and catalyst-free neat organic reactions: a step forward towards sustainability

    Anirban Sarkar;Sougata Santra;Shrishnu Kumar Kundu;Alakananda Hajra

  • Metal-Free Thiocyanation of Imidazoheterocycles through Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis

    Shubhanjan Mitra;Monoranjan Ghosh;Subhajit Mishra;Alakananda Hajra

  • Visible light promoted cross-dehydrogenative coupling: a decade update

    Avik Kumar Bagdi;Matiur Rahman;Dhananjay Bhattacherjee;Grigory V. Zyryanov;Grigory V. Zyryanov

  • Catalysis by an ionic liquid: efficient conjugate addition of thiols to electron deficient alkenes catalyzed by molten tetrabutylammonium bromide under solvent-free conditions

    Brindaban C Ranu;Suvendu S Dey;Alakananda Hajra

  • Microwave-assisted simple synthesis of quinolines from anilines and alkyl vinyl ketones on the surface of silica gel in the presence of indium(III) chloride

    Brindaban C Ranu;Alakananda Hajra;Umasish Jana

  • Synthesis of Chiral α‐Fluoroketones through Catalytic Enantioselective Decarboxylation

    Masaharu Nakamura;Alakananda Hajra;Kohei Endo;Eiichi Nakamura

  • Iron(III)-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction between Nitroolefins and 2-Aminopyridines: Synthesis of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and Easy Access towards Zolimidine

    Sougata Santra;Avik Kumar Bagdi;Adinath Majee;Alakananda Hajra

  • Indium trichloride catalyzed one-step synthesis of α-amino nitriles by a three-component condensation of carbonyl compounds, amines and potassium cyanide

    Brindaban C Ranu;Suvendu S Dey;Alakananda Hajra

  • Iodine-catalyzed regioselective thiolation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines using sulfonyl hydrazides as a thiol surrogate

    Avik Kumar Bagdi;Shubhanjan Mitra;Monoranjan Ghosh;Alakananda Hajra

  • Palladium-catalyzed aerobic dehydrogenative aromatization of cyclohexanone imines to arylamines.

    Alakananda Hajra;Ye Wei;Naohiko Yoshikai

  • Copper(II)-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Coupling between Chalcone and 2-Aminopyridine via CH Amination: An Expedient Synthesis of 3-Aroylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines

    Kamarul Monir;Avik Kumar Bagdi;Subhajit Mishra;Adinath Majee

  • Efficient microwave-assisted synthesis of quinolines and dihydroquinolines under solvent-free conditions

    Brindaban C Ranu;Alakananda Hajra;Suvendu S Dey;Umasish Jana

  • Regioselective Oxidative Trifluoromethylation of Imidazoheterocycles via C(sp2)–H Bond Functionalization

    Kamarul Monir;Avik Kumar Bagdi;Monoranjan Ghosh;Alakananda Hajra

  • Visible-Light-Mediated Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Diaryl Sulfides via Oxidative Coupling of Arylhydrazine with Thiol.

    Golam Kibriya;Susmita Mondal;Alakananda Hajra

  • A simple and green procedure for the synthesis of α-aminophosphonate by a one-pot three-component condensation of carbonyl compound, amine and diethyl phosphite without solvent and catalyst

    Brindaban C. Ranu;Alakananda Hajra

  • FeCl3/ZnI2-Catalyzed Synthesis of Benzo[d]imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole through Aerobic Oxidative Cyclization between 2-Aminobenzothiazole and Ketone

    Subhajit Mishra;Kamarul Monir;Shubhanjan Mitra;Alakananda Hajra

Frequent Co-Authors

Brindaban C. Ranu
Brindaban C. Ranu Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Eiichi Nakamura
Eiichi Nakamura University of Tokyo
Naohiko Yoshikai
Naohiko Yoshikai Tohoku University
Masaharu Nakamura
Masaharu Nakamura Kyoto University
Pralay Maiti
Pralay Maiti Indian Institute of Technology BHU
Debasis Das
Debasis Das University of Burdwan
Ennio Zangrando
Ennio Zangrando University of Trieste
Victor Snieckus
Victor Snieckus Queen's University

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