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Srinivas Dharavath
PhD (University of Hyderabad)
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Room. No: 6, Block-A, OLD SAC,
Department of Chemistry
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016
Specialization
Organic Chemistry,High Energy Density Materials and Energetic Oxidizers,Energetic Cocrystals and Ionic Liquids,Iodine Rich Compounds,Medicinal Chemistry
Education
PhD (2014) University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
M.Sc (2009) Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
B.Sc (2006) Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
Teaching Area
Organic Chemistry
Selected Publications
Energetic Salts Based on 3,5-Bis(dinitromethyl)-1,2,4-triazole Monoanion and Dianion: Controllable Preparation, Characterization, and High Performance, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138 (24), 7500–7503.
From FOX-7 to H-FOX to Insensitive Energetic Materials with Hypergolic Properties, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 7668-7671.
5-(Dinitromethyl)-3-(trinitromethyl)-1,2,4-triazole and Its Derivatives: A New Application of Oxidative Nitration Towards Gem-trinitro-based Energetic Materials, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 4785-4790.
A Safer Synthesis of 3,5-Bis(dinitromethyl)-1,2,4-triazole (BDT) and Its Mono and Di Salts: High-Performance Insensitive Energetic Materials, Propellants, Explosives, and Pyrotechnics 2018, 43, 48–53.
A Halogen-Free Green High Energy Density Oxidizer from H-FOX, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2019, 20, 3142-3145.
Synthesis of nitrogen-rich imidazole, 1,2,4-triazole and tetrazole-based compounds, RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 7041-7051.
Tetraanionic nitrogen-rich tetrazole based energetic salts, Chem. Asian J. 2013, 8, 1023-1028.
Synthesis of Amino, Azido, Nitro and Nitrogen-rich Azole Substituted derivatives of 1H-Benzotriazole for High Energy Materials Applications, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 15031-15037.
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur, Dec 2019
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Canada, USA. 2017-2019
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, USA. 2015-2017
Current Research
Currently, we are interested in design and synthesis of nitrogen-rich azoles, fused and strained ring containing small molecules for green high energetic material application.
Interested in synthesis of green energetic and hypergolic oxidizers for rocket propellent applications.
Interested in synthesis of green energetic ionic liquids.
Design and synthesis of new drug like small heterocyclic compounds for biological activity.