Faculty
 
Dr. Vinod K. Singh
Umang Gupta Chair Professor

E-mail: vinodks@iitk.ac.in
Office: CL 205A Core Labs
Phone:
+91-512-2597291

Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 016


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Ph.D (Malti-Chem Research Centre, Baroda), 1986
Year of Joining: 1990

Areas of Research:
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Publications:
  • A Facile One Step Synthesis of b -Alkoxy Lactone via Sequential Lactonization and 1,4-Addition of Alkoxide Group: Total Synthesis of All the Stereoisomers of Dihydrokawain-5-ol (R. P. Singh and V. K. Singh J. Org. Chem . 2004, 69, 3425).
  • Enantioselective One-Pot Three-Component Synthesis of Propargylamines (A. Bisai and V. K. Singh Org. Lett . 2006, 8, 2405).
  • Highly Enantioselective Direct Aldol Reaction Catalyzed by Organic Molecules (M. Raj, V. Maya, S. Ginotra, V. K. Singh Org. Lett . 2006, 8, 4097).
  • Unprecedented Approach towards 2-Substituted Cyclobutanones (S. Baktharaman, S. Selvakumar, and V. K. Singh Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 4335).
  • Higly Enantioselective Organocatalytic Direct Aldol Reaction in an Aqueous Medium (V. Maya, M. Raj, and Vinod K. Singh Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 2593).
  • Highly Enantioselective Water-Compatible Organocatalyst for Michael Reaction of Ketones to Nitro Olefins (Vishnumaya and Vinod K. Singh, Org. Lett . 2007, 9, 1117).