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2025

2025Organic Letters
117.Nickel-Catalyzed Selective Monoamination of 1,2-Diols: An Affordable Approach to Amino AlcoholsSoumya Sree Samal, Murugan Subaramanian, and E. Balaraman*. Nickel-Catalyzed Selective Monoamination of 1,2-Diols: An Affordable Approach to Amino Alcohols. Org. Lett., 2025, 27, 35, 9599–9605.


2025International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
116.Catalysis-driven methane conversion to carbon and hydrogenG. Sivakumar, Abhijith Karattil Suresh, Debjani Nag,* Pratik Swarup Dash,* and E. Balaraman*. Catalysis-Driven Methane Conversion to Carbon and Hydrogen. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 121, 42-69.


2025Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
115.Enhanced catalytic co-conversion of biomass and plastic volatiles using metal-enhanced HZSM-5 extrudates: a study on pyro-kinetic, synergistic, and thermodynamic efficacyT. Nandakumar, Uma Dwivedi, Palmurukan M. Ramar, K. K. Pant,* Sanat Kumar,* E. Balaraman*. Enhanced Catalytic Co-Conversion of Biomass and Plastic Volatiles Using Metal-Enhanced HZSM-5 Extrudates: A Study on Pyro-Kinetic, Synergistic, and Thermodynamic Efficacy. Biomass Convers. Biorefin. 2025.


2025Tetrahedron
114.Efficient N-methylation of primary amides using methanol under Mn(I)-catalysisReshma Babu, Smruti Rekha Padhy, and E. Balaraman*. Efficient N-Methylation of Primary Amides Using Methanol Under Mn(I)-Catalysis. Tetrahedron, 2025, 176, 134535.


2025Green Chem.
113.Green and Sustainable Catalytic Protocol for Methoxymethylation of Primary Amides Using Methanol with Dihydrogen ReleaseReshma Babu, Ganesan Sivakumar, Smruti Rekha Padhy, and E. Balaraman*. Green and Sustainable Catalytic Protocol for Methoxymethylation of Primary Amides Using Methanol with Dihydrogen Release. Green Chem., 2025, 27, 2230-2237.


2025The Journal of Organic Chemistry
111.Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols with Hydrazines under Nickel CatalysisR. Babu, Abhijith K. Suresh, R. Kumar, E. Balaraman*. Dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols with hydrazines under nickel catalysis. J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 1, 323-343.

2024

2024Chemical Communications
112.Double dehydrogenative coupling of amino alcohols with primary alcohols under Mn(i) catalysisG. Sivakumar, Abhijith K. Suresh, Smruti R. Padhy, E. Balaraman*. Double dehydrogenative coupling of amino alcohols with primary alcohols under Mn(I) catalysis. Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 13606-13609.


2024The Journal of Organic Chemistry
110.Catalytic N-Alkylation of (Hetero)Aromatic Amines and Tandem Annulation ReactionsR. Kumar, R. Babu, S. Chakrabortty, V. Madhu, E. Balaraman*. Catalytic N‑alkylation of (hetero)aromatic amines and tandem annulation reactions. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 14720-14739.


2024The Journal of Organic Chemistry
109.Cobalt-Catalyzed Divergence in C(sp3)–H Functionalization of 9H-Fluorene: A Streamlined Approach Utilizing AlcoholsR. Kumar, Smruti R. Padhy, E. Balaraman*. Cobalt-catalyzed divergence in C(sp³)-H functionalization of 9H-fluorene: A streamlined approach utilizing alcohols. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 20, 15103-15116.


2024Catalysis Science & Technology
108.Nickel-catalyzed tandem conversion of paraformaldehyde : methanol to hydrogen and formate/chemo- and stereoselective hydrogenation of alkynes under neutral conditionsM. Subaramanian, Subarna S.Padhy, C. Gouda, T. Das, K. Vanka, E. Balaraman*. Nickel catalyzed tandem conversion of paraformaldehyde:methanol to hydrogen and formate/chemo- and stereoselective hydrogenation of alkynes under neutral conditions. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2024, 14, 2779-2793.


2024ACS Catalysis
107.Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols with Internal Alkynes under Nickel Catalysis: An Access to β-Deuterated Branched KetonesM. Subaramanian, C. Gouda, Triptesh K. Roy, G. Sivakumar, S. Banerjee, K. Vanka, E. Balaraman*. Dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols with internal alkynes under nickel catalysis: An access to β-deuterated branched ketones. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 11, 8294–8309.


2024ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
106.Graphene-Encapsulated Transition Metal@N/C Catalysts for Catalytic Copyrolysis of Biomass and Waste Plastics: Production of Linear α-Olefins and AromaticsT. Nandakumar, Subhan K. Pal, R. Vinu, P. M. Ramar, K. K. Pant,* S. Kumar,* E. Balaraman*. Graphene encapsulated transition metal@N/C catalysts for catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass and waste plastics: Production of linear α-olefins and aromatics. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2024, 12, 13, 5283–5299.


2024Catalysis Science & Technology
105.Olefins from alcohols via catalytic acceptorless dehydrogenation coupling reactionsTriptesh K. Roy, R. Babu, G. Sivakumar, V. Gupta,* E. Balaraman*. Olefins from alcohols via catalytic acceptorless dehydrogenation coupling reactions. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2024, 14, 2064-2089.


2024Catalysis Science & Technology
104.A general and expedient amination of alcohols catalysed by a single-site (NN)Co(ii)-bidentate complex under solventless conditionsR. Kumar, A. K. Srivastava, P. Nagarasu, V. Madhu, E. Balaraman*. A general and expedient amination of alcohols catalysed by a single-site (NN)Co(II)-bidentate complex under solventless conditions. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2024, 14, 98-109.

2023

2023Catalysis Science & Technology
103.Divergence in CH alkylation of indoles under Mn catalysisA. Mondal, R. Kumar, A. K. Suresh, M. K. Sahoo, and E. Balaraman*. Divergence in CH-alkylation of indoles under Mn-catalysis. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2023, 13, 5745–5756.


2023Chemical Communications
102.Transition metal-catalysis in interrupted borrowing hydrogen strategyM. Nallagangula, M. Subaramanian, R. Kumar, E. Balaraman*. Transition metal-catalysis in interrupted borrowing hydrogen strategy. Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 7847–7862.


2023Catalysis Science & Technology
101.Concise synthesis of Azilect via cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation in a bio-based solventS. Chakrabortty, F. J. De Zwart, D. D. Snabilie, E. Balaraman, J. N. H. Reek, B. de Bruin, J. G. de Vries*. Concise synthesis of Azilect via cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation in a bio-based solvent. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2023, 13, 6668–6674 (Collaborative work).


2023Journal of Catalysis
100.General and selective homogeneous Ru-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation, deuteration, and methylation of functional compounds using methanolM. Subaramanian, G. Sivakumar, V. G. Landge, R. Kumar, K. Natte, R. V Jagadeesh, E. Balaraman*. General and selective homogeneous Ru-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation, deuteration, and methylation of functional compounds using methanol. J. Catal. 2023, 425, 386–405.


2023Catalysis Science & Technology
99.Expedient tandem dehydrogenative alkylation and cyclization reactions under Mn(i)-catalysisReshma Babu, Subarna S Padhy, Ganesan Sivakumar, and E. Balaraman* Expedient Tandem Dehydrogenative Alkylation and Cyclization Reactions Under Mn(I)-Catalysis. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2023, 13, 2763-2771.


2023ACS Catalysis
98.Multi-Functionality of Methanol in Sustainable Catalysis: Beyond Methanol EconomyGanesan Sivakumar, Rohit Kumar, Vinita Yadav, Virendrakumar Gupta*, and E. Balaraman* Multi-Functionality of Methanol in Sustainable Catalysis: Beyond Methanol Economy. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 22, 15013–15053.


2023Topics in Organometallic Chemistry
97.Tandem Multicomponent Reactions for Diverse Heterocycles Synthesis Under 3d-Transition Metal CatalysisG. Sivakumar, A. K. Suresh, and E. Balaraman*. Tandem multicomponent reactions for diverse heterocycles synthesis under 3d-transition metal catalysis. In B. Sundararaju (Ed.,). Dehydrogenation reactions with 3d metals (2023; pp. 1-43). Series: Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, 73. Springer.


2023Catalysis Today
96.Wheat straw/HDPE co-reaction synergy and enriched production of aromatics and light olefins via catalytic co-pyrolysis over Mn, Ni, and Zn metal modified HZSM-5T. Nandakumar, U. Dwivedia, K. K. Panta, S. Kumar, and E. Balaraman*. Wheat straw/HDPE co-reaction synergy and enriched production of aromatics and light olefins via catalytic co-pyrolysis over Mn, Ni, and Zn metal modified HZSM-5. Catal. Today, 2023, 408, 111–126 (Collaborative work).


2023Chemistry – A European Journal
95.Catalytic Amination of Alcohols Using Diazo Compounds under Manganese Catalysis Through Hydrogenative N‐Alkylation ReactionReshma Babu, Subarna Sukanya Padhy, Rohit Kumar, E. Balaraman* Catalytic Amination of Alcohols Using Diazo Compounds under Manganese Catalysis Through Hydrogenative N-Alkylation Reaction Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202302007.


2023The Journal of Organic Chemistry
94.Methanol as a Potential Hydrogen Source for Reduction Reactions Enabled by a Commercial Pt/C CatalystVishakha Goyal, Tarun Bhatt, Chitrarekha Dewangan, Anand Narani, Ganesh Naik, E. Balaraman*, Kishore Natte*, and Rajenahally V. Jagadeesh* Methanol as a Potential Hydrogen Source for Reduction Reactions Enabled by a Commercial Pt/C Catalyst. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 4, 2245–2259.

2022

2022Chemosphere
93.SiO2-supported HClO4 catalyzed synthesis of (Z)-thiazolylhydrazonoindolin-2-ones and their electrochemical propertiesS. Shaik, R. M. R. Sirigireddy, K. Godugu, V. Vemula, R. R. Kakarla, E. Balaraman, C. G. R. Nallagondu, and T. M. Aminabhavi*. SiO2-supported HClO4 catalyzed synthesis of (Z)-thiazolylhydrazonoindolin-2-ones and their electrochemical properties. Chemosphere, 2022, 309, 136667. (Collaborative work). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136667


2022Organic Letters
92.Sustainable and Affordable Synthesis of (Deuterated) N-Methyl/Ethyl Amines from NitroarenesAkash Mondal, Abhijith Karattil Suresh, Ganesan Sivakumar, and E. Balaraman* Sustainable and Affordable Synthesis of (Deuterated) N‑Methyl/ Ethyl Amines from Nitroarenes. Organic Letters, 2022, 24, 49, 8990-8995.


2022Organic Letters
91.Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Synthesis of N-Substituted Indoles from Amino Alcohols and AlcoholsVinita Yadav, Sayali G. Jagtap, E. Balaraman,* and Santosh B. Mhaske* Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Synthesis of N‑Substituted Indoles from Amino Alcohols and Alcohols. Organic Letters, 2022, 24, 9054-9059. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03617


2022ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
90.Single-Molecular Mn(I)-Complex-Catalyzed Tandem Double Dehydrogenation Cross-Coupling of (Amino)Alcohols under Solventless Conditions with the Liberation of H2 and H2OGanesan Sivakumar, Murugan Subaramanian, and Ekambaram Balaraman* Single-Molecular Mn(I)-Complex-Catalyzed Tandem Double Dehydrogenation Cross-Coupling of (Amino)Alcohols under Solventless Conditions with the Liberation of H2 and H2O. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2022. 10, 22, 7362–7373.

2021

2021ACS Catalysis
89.Recent Advances in Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers: An Alcohol-Based Hydrogen EconomyVinita Yadav, Ganesan Sivakumar, Virendrakumar Gupta, and E. Balaraman*. Recent Advances in Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers: An Alcohol-based Hydrogen Economy. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 14712−14726. Review Article


2021Handbook of CH-Functionalization
88.Ni-Catalyzed C(sp3)-H Bond Functionalization: Arylation and AminoxylationGanesan Sivakumar, Murugan Subaramanian, & E. Balaraman*. Catalyzed C(sp3)-H bond functionalization: Arylation and aminoxylation. In D. Maiti (Ed.), Handbook of CH-functionalization. Diverse strategies, vol. 13. Wiley-VCH. 2021. Invited Book Chapter


2021Organic Chemistry Frontiers
87.Synthesis of diverse heterocyclic frameworks using cyclopentadienones via the Diels–Alder strategyJ. Karunakaran, H. Qiu, and E. Balaraman*. Synthesis of diverse heterocyclic frameworks using cyclopentadienones via the Diels-Alder strategy. Org. Chem. Front. 2021, Review Article


2021Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
86.Phosphine‐Free Manganese(II)‐Catalyst Enables Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols with IndolesV. Yadav, E. Balaraman* and S. B. Mhaske*. Phosphine-free manganese(II)-catalyst enables acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols with indoles. Adv. Syn. Catal. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.202100621.


2021ChemCatChem
85.Convenient and Reusable Manganese‐Based Nanocatalyst for Amination of AlcoholsM. Subaramanian, P. M. Ramar, G. Sivakumar, R. G. Kadam, M. Petr, R. Zboril, M. B. Gawande, and E. Balaraman*. Convenient and reusable manganese-based nanocatalyst for amination of alcohols. ChemCatChem. 2021, 13, 20, 4334-4341.


2021The Chemical Record
84.First‐Row Transition‐Metal Catalyzed Acceptorless Dehydrogenation and Related Reactions: A Personal AccountM. Subaramanian, G. Sivakumar, and E. Balaraman*. First-row transition-metal catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenation and related reactions: A personal account. Chem. Rec. 2021, 21, 12, 3839-3871. Invited Personal Review Account


2021Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
83.Convenient semihydrogenation of azoarenes to hydrazoarenes using H2M. K. Sahoo, G. Sivakumar, S. Jadhav, S. Shaikh, and E. Balaraman*. Convenient semihydrogenation of azoarenes to hydrazoarenes using H2. Org. Biomol. Chem., (2021), Accepted.


2021The Journal of Organic Chemistry
82.Tandem Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling–Decyanation under Nickel CatalysisS. P. Midya, M. Subaramanian, R. Babu, V. Yadav, and E. Balaraman*. Tandem acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling-decyanation under nickel catalysis. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 11, 7552–7562. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.1c00592.


2021Organic Letters
81.Nickel-Catalyzed Guerbet Type Reaction: C-Alkylation of Secondary Alcohols via Double (de)HydrogenationR. Babu, M. Subaramanian, S. P. Midya and E. Balaraman*. Nickel-catalyzed Guerbet type reaction: C-alkylation of secondary alcohols via double (de)hydrogenation, Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 9, 3320–3325. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00782.


2021Elsevier (Book Chapter)
80.Transition-metal pincer complexes in acceptorless dehydrogenation reactionsV. Yadav, G. Sivakumar and E. Balaraman*. Transition-metal pincer complexes in acceptorless dehydrogenation reactions. Invited book chapter, Elsevier, 2021.


2021Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
79.Recent advances in nickel-catalyzed C–C and C–N bond formation via HA and ADC reactionsM. Subaramanian, G. Sivakumar and E. Balaraman.* Recent advances in nickel-catalyzed C-C and C-N bond formation via ADC and HA reactions, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 4213-4227. Invited Review Article


2021Organometallics
78.Manganese-Catalyzed C(α)-Alkylation of Oxindoles with Secondary Alcohols via Borrowing HydrogenJ. Rana, P. Nagarasu, M. Subaramanian, A. Mondal, V. Madhu,* and E. Balaraman.* Manganese-catalyzed C(α)-alkylation of oxindoles with secondary alcohols via borrowing hydrogen, Organometallics. 2021, 40, 6, 627–634.


2021Mol. Catal.
77.Functional POM-catalyst for selective oxidative dehydrogenative couplings under base and additive-free conditionsE. Samaraj, E.Balaraman* and S. Manickam.* Functional POM-catalyst for selective oxidative dehydrogenative couplings under base and additive-free conditions, Mol. Catal. 502, 111396. 2021,


2021ChemCatChem
76.Insights into the Nature of Self‐Extinguishing External Donors for Ziegler‐Natta Catalysis: A Combined Experimental and DFT StudyK. Vipin Raj, J. Kumawat, S. Dhamaniya, M. Subaramanian, E. Balaraman,* V. K. Gupta,* K. Vanka,* and R. H. Grubbs. Insights into the nature of self-extinguishing external donors for Ziegler-Natta catalysis: A combined experimental and DFT study. ChemCatChem 13, 674-681 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202001493.

2020

2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences
75.Efficient Synthesis of 1,1-Dimethoxymethane from Methanol and Paraformaldehyde Catalyzed by a Molecularly defined Ni(II)-ComplexM. Subaramanian, A. Mondal and E. Balaraman*. Efficient synthesis of 1,1-dimethoxymethane from methanol and paraformaldehyde catalyzed by a molecularly defined Ni(II)-complex. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. A Phys. Sci. (2020).


2020Chemical Communications
74.Selective hydrogenation of primary amides and cyclic di-peptides under Ru-catalysisM. Subaramanian, G. Sivakumar, J. K. Babu and E. Balaraman*. Selective hydrogenation of primary amides and cyclic di-peptides under Ru-catalysis. Chem. Commun., 56, 12411-12414 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC04550K.


2020ACS Symposium Series
73.Confinement of Nanoparticles in Carbon Nanotubes: A New Paradigm in Heterogeneous CatalysisM. Shaikh, and E. Balaraman*. Confinement of nanoparticles in carbon nanotubes: A new paradigm in heterogeneous catalysis. ACS Symposium Series Vol. 1359, Chapter 15, pp 459-481 (2020), DOI: 10.1021/bk-2020-1359.ch015.


2020ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
72.N-Graphitic Modified Cobalt Nanoparticles Supported on Graphene for Tandem Dehydrogenation of Ammonia–Borane and Semihydrogenation of AlkynesG. Jaiswal, V. G. Landge, M. Subaramanian, R. G. Kadam, R. Zbořil, M. B. Gawande, and E. Balaraman*. N-graphitic modified cobalt nanoparticles supported on graphene for tandem dehydrogenation of ammonia-borane and semihydrogenation of alkynes. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 8, 11058−11068 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07211.


2020The Journal of Organic Chemistry
71.Iron-Catalyzed Direct Julia-Type Olefination of AlcoholsV. G. Landge, R. Babu, V. Yadav, M. Subaramanian, V. K. Gupta* and E. Balaraman*. Iron-catalyzed direct Julia-type olefination of alcohols. J. Org. Chem. 85, 9876−9886 (2020),


2020Chemical Communications
70.Catalytic conversion of ketones to esters via C(O)–C bond cleavage under transition-metal free conditionsM. Subaramanian, P. M. Ramar, J. Rana, V. K. Gupta* and E. Balaraman*. Catalytic conversion of ketones to esters via C(O)–C bond cleavage under transition-metal free conditions. Chem. Commun., 56, 8143-8146 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC03312J.


2020The Journal of Organic Chemistry
69.Manganese(I)-Catalyzed Sustainable Synthesis of Quinoxaline and Quinazoline Derivatives with the Liberation of DihydrogenA. Mondal, M. K. Sahoo, M. Subaramanian, and E. Balaraman*. Manganese(I)-catalyzed sustainable synthesis of quinoxaline and quinazoline derivatives with the liberation of dihydrogen. J. Org. Chem. 85, 11, 7181–7191 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.0c00561.


2020ACS Catalysis
68.Manganese-Catalyzed α-Olefination of Nitriles with Secondary AlcoholsV. Yadav, V. G. Landge, M. Subaramanian, and E. Balaraman*. Manganese catalyzed α-olefination of nitriles with secondary alcohols. ACS Catal. 10, 2, 947–954 (2020), DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02811.


2020International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
67.Transition metal nickel prevents Tau aggregation in Alzheimer's diseaseN. V. Gorantla, R. Das, E. Balaraman*, and S. Chinnathambi*. Transition metal nickel prevents Tau aggregation in Alzheimer's disease. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 156, 1359-1365, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.11.176.


2020International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
66.Cobalt-based metal complexes prevent Repeat Tau aggregation and nontoxic to neuronal cellsN. V. Gorantla, E. Balaraman*, and S. Chinnathambi*. Cobalt-based metal complexes prevent Repeat Tau aggregation and nontoxic to neuronal cells. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 152, 171-179 (2020),

2019

2019Organic Letters
65.General Synthesis of N-Alkylation of Amines with Secondary Alcohols via Hydrogen AutotransferM. Subaramanian, S. P. Midya, P. M. Ramar and E. Balaraman*. General synthesis of N-alkylation of amines with secondary alcohols via hydrogen autotransfer. Org. Lett. 21, 22, 8899-8903 (2019), DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02990.


2019ACS Omega
64.Molecular Cobalt(II) Complexes for Tau Polymerization in Alzheimer’s DiseaseN. V. Gorantla, V. G. Landge, P. G. Nagaraju, P. Priyadarshini CG, E. Balaraman*, and S. Chinnathambi*. Molecular cobalt(II) complexes for Tau polymerization in Alzheimer’s disease. ACS Omega 2019, 4, 16, 16702-16714, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00692.


2019Chemistry – An Asian Journal
63.Nickel‐Catalyzed Chemoselective Acetalization of Aldehydes With Alcohols under Neutral ConditionsM. Subaramanian, V. G. Landge, V. Gupta* and E. Balaraman*. Nickel‐catalyzed chemoselective acetalization of aldehydes with alcohols under neutral conditions. Chem. Asian J. (2019), DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900908.


2019Green Chemistry
62.Room temperature catalytic dehydrogenation of cyclic amines with the liberation of H2using water as a solventM. K. Sahoo and E. Balaraman*. Room temperature catalytic dehydrogenation of cyclic amines with liberation of H2 using water as a solvent. Green Chem., 21, 2119-2128 (2019), DOI: 10.1039/C9GC00201D.


2019Chemical Communications
61.Nickel(ii)-catalyzed direct olefination of benzyl alcohols with sulfones with the liberation of H2V. G. Landge,# V. Yadav,# M. Subaramanian, P. Dangarh, E. Balaraman*. Nickel(II)-catalyzed direct olefination of benzyl alcohols with sulfones with the liberation of H2. Chem. Commun., 55, 6130-6133 (2019), DOI:10.1039/C9CC02603G.


2019ChemCatChem
60.A Reusable Cobalt Catalyst for Reversible Acceptorless Dehydrogenation and Hydrogenation of N‐HeterocyclesG. Jaiswal, M. K. Sahoo, M. Subaramanian and E. Balaraman*. A Reusable cobalt-catalyst for reversible acceptorless dehydrogenation and hydrogenation of N-Heterocycles. ChemCatChem., 11, 2449-2457 (2019), DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900367.


2019Dalton Transactions
59.Manganese-catalyzed direct C–C coupling of α-C–H bonds of amides and esters with alcohols via hydrogen autotransferJ. Rana, V. K. Gupta, and E. Balaraman*. Manganese-catalyzed direct C-C coupling of α-C-H bonds of amides and ester with alcohols via hydrogen autotransfer. Dalton Trans., 48, 7094-7099 (2019), DOI:10.1039/C8DT05020A.


2019Journal of the American Chemical Society
58.Triazine Functionalized Porous Covalent Organic Framework for Photo-organocatalytic E–Z Isomerization of OlefinsM. Bhadra, S. Kandambeth, M.K. Sahoo, M. Addicoat, E. Balaraman* and R. Banerjee*. A triazine functionalized porous covalent organic framework for photo-organocatalytic E-Z isomerization of olefins. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 141, 6152-6156 (2019), DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b01891

2018

2018Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
57.Manganese catalyzed N-alkylation of anilines with alcohols: ligand enabled selectivityV. G. Landge, A. Mondal, V. Kumar, A. Nandakumar, and E. Balaraman*, Manganese catalyzed N-alkylation of amines with alcohols: Ligand enabled selectivity, Org. Biomol. Chem., 16, 8175 - 8180 (2018), DOI:10.1039/C8OB01886C.


2018Chemical Communications
56.Pd(ii)-Catalyzed gamma-C(sp3)–H alkynylation of amides: selective functionalization of R chains of amides R1C(O)NHRV. G. Landge, A. Parveen, A. Nandakumar, and E. Balaraman*, Pd(II)-catalyzed gamma-C(sp3)-H alkynylation of amides: A selective functionalization of R chain of amides R1C(O)NHR, Chem. Commun., 54, 7483 - 7486 (2018), DOI:10.1039/C8CC03445A.


2018Organic Letters
55.Manganese-Catalyzed Direct Conversion of Ester to Amide with Liberation of H2A. Mondal, M. Subaramanian, A. Nandakumar, and E. Balaraman*, Manganese-catalyzed direct conversion of ester to amide with liberation of H2, Org. Lett., 20, 3381 - 3384 (2018),


2018Catalysis Science & Technology
54.Direct access toN-alkylated amines and iminesviaacceptorless dehydrogenative coupling catalyzed by a cobalt(ii)-NNN pincer complexS. P. Midya, J. Pitchaimani, V. G. Landge, V. Madhu,* and E. Balaraman*, Direct access to N-alkylated amines and imines via acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling catalyzed by cobalt(II)-NNN pincer complex, Catal. Sci. Technol., 8, 3469 - 3473 (2018), DOI:10.1039/C8CY00859K.


2018ACS Catalysis
53.Photocatalysis Enabling Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Diaryl Hydrazines at Room TemperatureManoj K. Sahoo, K. Saravanakumar, G. Jaiswal, and E. Balaraman*, Photocatalysis enabling acceptorless dehydrogenation of diaryl hydrazines at room temperature, ACS Catal., 8, 7727 - 7733 (2018), DOI:10.1021/acscatal.8b01579.


2018ChemSusChem
52.Ni‐Catalyzed α‐Alkylation of Unactivated Amides and Esters with Alcohols by Hydrogen Auto‐Transfer StrategyS. P. Midya, J. Rana, J. Pitchaimani, A. Nandakumar, V. Madhu,* and E. Balaraman*, Ni-catalyzed alpha-alkylation of unactivated amides and esters with alcohols via hydrogen auto-transfer strategy, ChemSusChem., 11, 3911-3916 (2018), DOI:10.1002/cssc.201801443.


2018Organic Chemistry Frontiers
51.Ni-Catalyzed dehydrogenative coupling of primary and secondary alcohols with methyl-N-heteroaromaticsJ. Rana, R. Babu, M. Subaramanian, and E. Balaraman*, Ni-catalyzed dehydrogenative coupling of primary and secondary alcohols with methyl-N-heteroaromatics, Org. Chem. Front., 5, 3250 - 3255 (2018), DOI:10.1039/c8qo00764k.


2018Catalysis Science & Technology
50.Efficient solar light-driven H2 production: post-synthetic encapsulation of a Cu2O co-catalyst in a metal–organic framework (MOF) for boosting the effective charge carrier separationP. Karthik, E. Balaraman* And B. Neppolian*, Efficient solar light-driven H2 production: Post-synthetic encapsulation of a Cu2O co-catalyst in a metal–organic framework (MOF) for boosting the effective charge carrier separation, Catal. Sci. Technol., 8, 3286 - 3294 (2018), DOI:10.1039/c8cy00604k. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/cy/c8cy00604k#!divAbstract


2018ACS Applied Energy Materials
49.π–π Interaction Between Metal–Organic Framework and Reduced Graphene Oxide for Visible-Light Photocatalytic H2 ProductionP. Karthik, R. Vinoth, P. Zhang, W. Choi, E. Balaraman,* and B. Neppolian*, pi–pi Interaction between metal–organic framework and reduced graphene oxide for visible-light photocatalytic H2 production, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 1, 1913 - 1923 (2018), DOI:10.1021/acsaem.7b00245.


2018Catal. Sci. Technol.
48.Phosphine-free cobalt pincer complex catalyzed Z-selective semi-hydrogenation of unbiased alkynesV. G. Landge, J. Pitchaimani, S. P. Midya, M. Subaramanian, V. Madhu and E. Balaraman*. Phosphine-free cobalt pincer complex catalyzed Z-selective semi-hydrogenation of unbiased alkynes. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2018, 8, 428-433.


2018Catalysis Science & Technology
47.Phosphine-free cobalt pincer complex catalyzed Z-selective semi-hydrogenation of unbiased alkynesV. G. Landge, J. Pitchaimani, S. P. Midya, M. Subaramanian, V. Madhu,* and E. Balaraman,* Phosphine-free cobalt pincer complex catalyzed Z-selective semihydrogenation of unbiased alkynes, Catal. Sci. Technol., 8, 428 - 433 (2018), DOI:10.1039/C7CY01994G.

2017

2017ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
46.Predesigned Metal-Anchored Building Block for In Situ Generation of Pd Nanoparticles in Porous Covalent Organic Framework: Application in Heterogeneous Tandem CatalysisM. Bhadra, H. S. Sasmal, A. Basu, S. P. Midya, S. Kandambeth, P. Pachfule, E. Balaraman,* and R. Banerjee,* Predesigned metal anchored building block for in situ generation of Pd nanoparticles in microporous covalent organic framework: Application in heterogeneous tandem catalysis, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 9, 13785 - 13792 (2017),


2017Journal of Materials Chemistry A
45.A visible-light active catechol–metal oxide carbonaceous polymeric material for enhanced photocatalytic activityP. Karthik, R. Vinoth, P. Selvam, E. Balaraman,* M. Navaneethan, Y. Hayakawa, and B. Neppolian*, A visible-light active catechol–metal oxide carbonaceous polymeric material for enhanced photocatalytic activity, J. Mat. Chem. A., 5, 384 - 396 (2017),


2017Nature Communications
44.Iron-based nanocatalyst for the acceptorless dehydrogenation reactionsG. Jaiswal, V. Landge, D. Jagadeesan,* and E. Balaraman,* Iron-based nanocatalyst for the acceptorless dehydrogenation reactions, Nature Commun., 8, 2147 - 2160 (2017),


2017Chemistry – A European Journal
43.Organo‐Photoredox Catalyzed Oxidative Dehydrogenation of N‐HeterocyclesM. K. Sahoo, G. Jaiswal, J. Rana, and E. Balaraman,* Organo-photoredox catalyzed oxidative dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles, Chem. Eur. J., 23, 14167 - 14172 (2017),


2017Green Chemistry
42.A unified strategy for silver-, base-, and oxidant-free direct arylation of C–H bondsM. K. Sahoo, S. P. Midya, V. G. Landge, and E. Balaraman,* A unified strategy for silver-, base-, and oxidant free direct arylation of C–H bonds, Green Chem., 19, 2111 - 2117 (2017),


2017Chemical Communications
41.Metal-free radical trifluoromethylation of β-nitroalkenes through visible-light photoredox catalysisS. P. Midya, J. Rana, T. Abraham, B. Aswin, and E. Balaraman,* Metal-free radical trifluoromethylation of beta-nitroalkenes through visible-light photoredox catalysis, Chem. Commun., 53, 6760 - 6763 (2017), DOI:10.1039/C7CC02589K.


2017Synthesis
40.A Simple Cobalt(II) Chloride Catalyzed N-Alkylation of Amines with AlcoholsS. P. Midya, A. Mondal, A. Begum, and E. Balaraman*, A simple CoCl2 catalyzed N-alkylation of amines with alcohols, Synthesis., 49, 3957 - 3961 (2017), DOI:10.1055/s-0036-1589064.


2017Catalysis Science & Technology
39.Iron-catalyzed dehydrogenation reactions and their applications in sustainable energy and catalysisE. Balaraman*, A. Nandakumar*, G. Jaiswal, and M. K. Sahoo, Iron-catalyzed dehydrogenation reactions and its applications in sustainable energy and catalysis (Review Article), Catal. Sci. Technol., 7, 3177 - 3195 (2017), DOI:10.1039/C7CY00879A.


2017ChemistrySelect
38.Room‐Temperature Direct Arylation of Anilides under External Oxidant‐Free Conditions Using CO 2 ‐Derived Dimethyl Carbonate (DMC) as a ′Green′ SolventM. K. Sahoo, J. Rana, M. Subaramanian, and E. Balaraman*, Room-temperature direct arylation of anilides under external oxidant-free conditions using CO2 derived dimethyl carbonate (DMC) as 'green' solvent, ChemistrySelect., 2, 7565 - 7569 (2017),


2017Journal of Chemical Sciences
37.Nickel-catalyzed direct synthesis of dialkoxymethane ethersM. Subaramanian, A. Bera, B. L. V. Prasad,* and E. Balaraman*, Nickel-catalyzed direct synthesis of dialkoxymethane ethers, J. Chem. Sci., 129, 1153 - 1159 (2017),


2017Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
36.Nickel-catalyzed N-vinylation of heteroaromatic amines via C–H bond activationV. G. Landge, J. Rana, M. Subaramanian, and E. Balaraman*, Nickel-catalyzed N-vinylation of heteroaromatic amines via C-H bond activation, Org. Biomol. Chem., 15, 6896 - 6900 (2017),

2016

2016Organic Letters
35.Expedient Cobalt-Catalyzed C–H Alkynylation of (Enantiopure) BenzylaminesV. G. Landge, S. P. Midya, J. Rana, D. R. Shinde, and E. Balaraman*, Expedient cobalt-catalyzed C–H alkynylation of (enantiopure) benzylamines, Org. Lett., 18, 5252 - 5255 (2016),


2016ChemInform
34.ChemInform Abstract: Sustainable Iron‐Catalyzed Direct Imine Formation by Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols with Amines.G. Jaiswal, V. Landge, D. Jagadeesan,* and E. Balaraman*, Sustainable iron-catalyzed direct imine formation by acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols with amines, Green Chem., 18, 3232 - 3238 (2016), DOI:10.1039/C6GC00565A.


2016Catalysis Science & Technology
33.Nickel-catalyzed direct alkynylation of C(sp2)–H bonds of amides: an “inverse Sonogashira strategy” to ortho-alkynylbenzoic acidsV. G. Landge, C. H. Shewale, G. Jaiswal, M. K. Sahoo, S. P. Midya, and E. Balaraman*, Nickel-catalyzed direct alkynylation of C(sp2)-H bonds of amides: An “inverse Sonogashira strategy” to ortho-alkynylbenzoic acids, Catal. Sci. Technol., 6, 1946 - 1951 (2016),

2015

2015Nature Communications
31.Reversed reactivity of anilines with alkynes in the rhodium-catalysed C–H activation/carbonylation tandemS. P. Midya, M. K. Sahoo, V. G. Landge, P. R. Rajamohanan, and E. Balaraman*, Reversed reactivity of anilines with alkynes in the rhodium-catalysed C–H activation/carbonylation tandem, Nature Commun., 6, 8591 - 8601 (2015), DOI:10.1038/ncomms9591.


2015Organic Chemistry Frontiers
30.Reverse-hydroformylation: a missing reaction exploredA. Nandakumar, M. K. Sahoo, and E. Balaraman*, Reverse-hydroformylation: A missing reaction explored, Org. Chem. Front., 2, 1422 - 1424 (2015), DOI: 10.1039/c5qo00229j.


2015Angewandte Chemie International Edition
29.Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed Hydrogen‐Transfer Annulations: Access to Heterocyclic ScaffoldsA. Nandakumar, * S. P. Midya, V. G. Landge, and E. Balaraman*, Transition-metal catalysed hydrogen transfer annulation strategy to heterocyclic scaffolds, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 54, 11022 - 11034 (2015), DOI:10.1002/anie.201503247.


2015Dalton Transactions
28.Well-defined palladium(ii) complexes for ligand-enabled C(sp3)-alkynylationV. G. Landge, M. K. Sahoo, S. P. Midya, G.Jaiswal, and E. Balaraman*, Well-defined palladium(II) complexes for ligand enabled C(sp3)-alkynylation, Dalton Trans., 44, 15382 - 15386 (2015), DOI:10.1039/C5DT02772A.
