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Visuvanathar Sridharan

Visuvanathar Sridharan

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Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
8422
World Ranking
9514
National Ranking
534

Overview

Visuvanathar Sridharan is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and specializes in the field of Chemistry, with a particular focus on Organic Chemistry. Their research encompasses several subfields including Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. The main topics covered in their work include Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions, Click Chemistry and Applications, Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions, and the Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles.

The scientist has published research in various scholarly venues. These frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
  • Tetrahedron Letters
  • Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Imino Diels-Alder/transition metal catalyzed reactions to synthesise fused ring heterocycles" (2020), Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
  • "Palladium catalysed, three-component cascade reaction for the efficient synthesis of diverse small molecules" (2020), Tetrahedron Letters
  • "Ronald Ernest Grigg. 1 September 1935-10 January 2021" (2023), Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
  • "CCDC 1850446: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination" (2020), The Cambridge Structural Database
  • "The Role of Chatbots in Customer Service: Can AI Truly Replace Human Agents?" (2025), International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

Visuvanathar Sridharan has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Connor J. Taylor
  • Christopher M. Pask
  • Alexander Alter
  • J. M. Herbert
  • Kelsey Edwards

Their work mainly contributes to advancing methodologies in catalytic processes, synthesis strategies, and the study of reaction mechanisms relevant to organic compounds. This includes investigation into catalytic cross-coupling reactions and functionalization methods that assist in developing diverse chemical entities.

Best Publications

  • Palladium catalysed cascade cyclisation-anion capture, relay switches and molecular queues ☆

    Ronald Grigg;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • Traceless solid-phase organic synthesis.

    Paul Blaney;Ronald Grigg;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • The synthesis of fused ring nitrogen heterocycles via regiospecific intramolecular heck reactions

    Ronald Grigg;Visuvanathar Sridharan;Paul Stevenson;Sukanthini Sukirthalingam

  • Palladium catalysed tandem cyclisation-anion capture processes. Part 3. Organoboron anion transfer agents

    Ronald Grigg;JoséM. Sansano;Vijayaratnam Santhakumar;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • Suppression of alkene isomerisation in products from intramolecular heck reactions by addition of Tl(1) salts.

    Ronald Grigg;Vani Loganathan;Vijayaratnam Santhakumar;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • X-Y-ZH Systems as potential 1,3-dipoles : Part 15. Amine generated azaallyl anios versus metallo-1,3-dipoles in cycloadditions of α-amino acid esters. Facile regio- and stereo-specific formation of pyrrolidines

    Darrin A. Barr;Ronald Grigg;H.Q.Nimal Gunaratne;James Kemp

  • Palladium catalysed tandem cyclisation-anion capture processes. Part 1. Background and hydride ion capture by alkyl- and π-allyl-palladium species.

    Barry Burns;Ronald Grigg;Vijayaratnam Santhakumar;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • Palladium catalysed synthesis of spiroindolines.

    Ronald Grigg;Paul Fretwell;Clive Meerholtz;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • Palladium catalysed tandem cyclisation-anion capture processes.Hydride ion capture by vinylpalladium species.

    Barry Burns;Ronald Grigg;Visuvanathar Sridharan;Tanachat Worakun

  • Regiospecific palladium catalysed tandem cyclisation-anion capture processes. Stereospecific group transfer from organozinc and organoboron reagents

    Barry Burns;Ronald Grigg;Visuvanathar Sridharan;Paul Stevenson

  • Palladium Catalysed Tandem Cyclisation–Anion Capture Processes. Part 4: Organotin(IV) Transfer Agents

    Paul Fretwell;Ronald Grigg;Jose M Sansano;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • Palladium-catalysed polycyclisation-anion capture processes

    Ronald Grigg;Michael J Dorrity;John F Malone;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • Synthesis of spiro- and fused heterocycles by palladium catalysed carbo- and heteroannulation cascades of allenes

    Ronald Grigg;Ines Köppen;Marcello Rasparini;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • Sequential one-pot bimetallic Ir(III)/Pd(0) catalysed mono-/bis-alkylation and spirocyclisation processes of 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid and allenes

    Christian Löfberg;Ronald Grigg;Ann Keep;Andrew Derrick

  • Regiospecific palladium catalysed tandem cyclisation-anion capture processes. Stereospecific group transfer from organotin reagents.

    Barry Burns;Ronald Grigg;Piniti Ratananukul;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • SEQUENTIAL AND CASCADE PALLADIUM CATALYSED CYCLISATION-ANION CAPTURE-OLEFIN METATHESIS

    Paul Evans;Ronald Grigg;M.Imran Ramzan;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • A PALLADIUM CATALYSED CASCADE CYCLISATION-FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ALKYLATION APPROACH TO ANGULARLY FUSED RING SYSTEMS

    Dearg Brown;Konald Grigg;Visuvanathar Sridharan;Vasuki Tambyrajah

  • Spirocycles via palladium catalysed cascade cyclisation-carbonylation-anion capture processes.

    Ronald Grigg;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • Palladium catalysed tandem cyclisation-anion capture processes.Hydride ion capture by alkyl- and π-allyl-palladium species

    Barry Burns;Ronald Grigg;Piniti Ratananukul;Visuvanathar Sridharan

  • Synthesis of iridium and ruthenium complexes with (N,N), (N,O) and (O,O) coordinating bidentate ligands as potential anti-cancer agents.

    Stephanie J. Lucas;Rianne M. Lord;Rachel L. Wilson;Roger M. Phillips

  • Palladium catalysed intramolecular coupling of aryl and benzylic halides and related tandem cyclisations. A simple synthesis of hippadine.

    Ronald Grigg;Andrew Teasdale;Visuvanathar Sridharan

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald Grigg
Ronald Grigg University of Leeds
H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne
H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne Queen's University Belfast
Michaele J. Hardie
Michaele J. Hardie University of Leeds
Peter Selby
Peter Selby University of Leeds
Bekir Çetinkaya
Bekir Çetinkaya Ege University
Victor Snieckus
Victor Snieckus Queen's University

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