Topic:Controlling Stereochemistry at the Quaternary Center: From Olefin Functionalization to Desymmetrization
Speaker: Assistant Professor Santanu Mukherjee
Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore
Time:Friday, 2015.5.15 am 10:00 -- 11:30
Location: 701#B501
EDUCATION
Post-doctoral Research, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, MA, USA
Advisor: Professor E. J. Corey 6/2008 – 2/2010
MAX-PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG, Mülheim, Germany
Advisor: Professor Benjamin List 6/2006 – 5/2008
Ph.D. summa cum laude Organic Chemistry, Universität zu Köln, Germany 2006
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India 2002
B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons.) R. K. Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India 2000
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Dr. Srinivasan Rajagopalan Award 2015
Prof. Priti Shankar Teaching Award for Assistant Professors in Science for the year 2014 2015
Alkyl Amines-Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Young Scientist Award 2014
Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Medal for Young Scientist 2014
National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award 2013
Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore 2012-15
Thieme Chemistry Journals Award 2011
Max-Planck Fellowship for postdoctoral research at the Max-Planck-Institut für
Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany 2006
Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR) in National Eligibility Test (NET) 2002
The General Proficiency Medal 2002 for the Best Academic Performance in the Master of
Science (Two Year) Programme in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 2002
Debaprasad Ghoshal Memorial Gold Medal for commendable performance in University
Exam. 2000,
R. K. Mission Residential College, Narendrapur2000
National Scholarship from the Government of India for the result in Higher Secondary
Examination 1997
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS:
(1) Manna, M. S.; Mukherjee, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 130-133.
(2) Manna, M. S.; Mukherjee, S. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 18-24. [Perspective]
(3) Manna, M. S.; Mukherjee, S. Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 1627-1633.
(4) Tripathi, C. B.; Mukherjee, S. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 3368-3371.
(5) Tripathi, C. B.; Mukherjee, S. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 8450-8453.
(6) Tripathi, C. B.; Mukherjee, S. Synlett 2014, 25, 163-169. [Highlights]
(7) Kumar, V.; Mukherjee, S. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 11203-11205.
(8) Manna, M. S.; Mukherjee, S. Chem.–Eur. J. 2012, 18, 15277-15282.
(9) Manna, M. S.; Kumar, V.; Mukherjee, S. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 5193-5195.