Kayambu Namitharan - Catalysis

Author Information

Kayambu Namitharan is an esteemed researcher affiliated with the Organic Synthesis and Catalysis Laboratory at the SRM Research Institute, SRM IST, Chennai, India. His research primarily focuses on the field of catalysis, where he has made significant contributions to the development of novel catalytic processes for organic synthesis.

Research Contributions

Kayambu Namitharan has made notable advancements in the area of catalysis, particularly involving copper-catalyzed reactions and transition-metal-free processes. His work includes the development of innovative methodologies such as the copper-catalyzed interrupted azirine-alkyne ring-expansion reaction, pyridine-mediated transition-metal-free direct alkylation of anilines, and the use of nanoscale iron catalysts for heterogeneous direct N- and C-alkylations under hydrogen autotransfer conditions. Additionally, he has explored the synthesis of multisubstituted pyridines, acrylamidines, and triazolopyrimidines through various catalytic processes.

Aliases

Kayambu Namitharan is also known by the alias K. Namitharan.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Citation Count	527
h-index	10
Paper Count	28

Publications:

Harnessing In Situ Radical Oxygenation: Copper-Catalyzed Interrupted Azirine-Alkyne Ring-Expansion Reaction for the Synthesis of Pyrrolones.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01162

Year: 2021

Pyridine mediated transition-metal-free direct alkylation of anilines using alcohols via borrowing hydrogen conditions.

DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05912a

Year: 2020

A nanoscale iron catalyst for heterogeneous direct N- and C-alkylations of anilines and ketones using alcohols under hydrogen autotransfer conditions.

DOI: 10.1039/c9cc04120f

Year: 2019

Development of an Imine Chaperone for Selective C-H Functionalization of Alcohols via Radical Relay.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02052

Year: 2019

Copper-Catalyzed Ring-Expansion Cascade of Azirines with Alkynes: Synthesis of Multisubstituted Pyridines at Room Temperature.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01090

Year: 2018

Transition-Metal-Free In Situ Generation of Terminal Alkenes: Synthesis of Multisubstituted Acrylamidines via Tandem sp3 C–H Olefination/sp2 C–H Arylation Reactions

DOI: 10.1021/ACSCATAL.7B02819

Year: 2017

Copper-Catalyzed Sulfonyl Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition Reactions: Simultaneous Generation and Trapping of Copper-Triazoles and -Ketenimines for the Synthesis of Triazolopyrimidines.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01500

Year: 2017

Copper(i)-Y zeolite catalyzed N-sulfonylketenimine mediated annulation of hydroxynaphthoquinones: syntheses of naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2,5-diones and benzo[de]chromene-2,6-diones.

DOI: 10.1039/c6cc03571j

Year: 2016

Copper(I)—Y Zeolite Catalyzed N-Sulfonylketenimine Mediated Annulation of Hydroxynaphthoquinones: Syntheses of Naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2,5-diones and Benzo[de]chromene-2,6-diones.

DOI: 10.1002/CHIN.201646152

Year: 2016

Metal and carbene organocatalytic relay activation of alkynes for stereoselective reactions.

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4982

Year: 2014

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