Sourav Pradhan

Sourav Pradhan

Assistant Professor
sourav.pradhan@mahindrauniversity.edu.in

Dr. Pradhan is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at École Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University, Hyderabad. His research focuses on the development of novel organic fluorophores using C-H functionalization, bioconjugation, target oriented synthesis using photoredox catalysis and method development towards sustainable and green chemistry applications.

Ph.D.

  • Ph.D. (2014–2020): Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India

M. SC.

  • M. SC. (2011–2013): Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, India

B. Sc.

  • B. Sc. (2008–2011): Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India

Experience

  • Assistant Professor (2025–present): Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India
  • Senior Researcher (2023–2025): Institute for Basic Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate (2021–2023): Institute for Basic Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
  • Research Associate (10/2020–03/2021): Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Publications

2023

  • S. Pradhan,† J. Kweon,† M. K. Sahoo, H. Jung, J. Heo, Y. B. Kim, D. Kim, J. W. Park,* S. Chang* A Formal γ-C–H Functionalization of Carboxylic Acids Guided by Metal-Nitrenoids as an Unprecedented Mechanistic Motif, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 28251. (†equal contribution)

2022

  • M. K. Sahoo,† S. Pradhan,† D. Kim, J.-W. Park,* and S. Chang* Head-to-Head Homocoupling of Ynamides via a Dual Activation Mode of Triple Bonds by Half Sandwich Metal Complexes, Organometallics 2022, 41, 900. (†equal contribution)

2020

  • S. Pradhan, M. Mishra, P. B. De, S. Banerjee and T. Punniyamurthy* Weak Coordination Enabled Switchable C4-Alkenylation and Alkylation of Indoles with Allyl Alcohol, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 1720.
  • S. Pradhan, S. Roy, S. Banerjee, P. B. De and T. Punniyamurthy* Oxidative C-H/N-H Annulation of Aromatic Amides with Dialkyl Malonates: Access to Isoindolinones and Dihydrobenzoindoles, J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 5741.
  • S. Pradhan, P. B. De, T. A. Shah and T. Punniyamurthy* Recent Advances on Metal-Catalyzed Alkylation, Alkenylation and Alkynylation of Indolines/Indoles Around Benzenoid Nucleus, Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 4184.

2019

  • S. Pradhan, P. B. De and T. Punniyamurthy* Weak Coordination-Guided Regioselective Direct Redox-Neutral C4-Allylation of Indoles with Morita-Baylis-Hillman Adducts, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 9898.

2017

  • S. Pradhan, P. B. De and T. Punniyamurthy* Copper(II)-Mediated Chelation-Assisted Regioselective N-Naphthylation of Indoles, Pyrazoles and Pyrrole Through Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling, J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 4883.
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  • Co-operative Catalysis
  • Photoredox Catalysis and Bioconjugation
  • Organic Fluorophores