Dr. Prabal Banerjee
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry


Biography

Dr. Banerjee joined the Department of Chemistry, IIT Ropar on 2010. His research work is centred around developing critical methodologies for construction of complex molecular entities, such as fused bicycles, spirocycles etc. and its application towards synthesis of biologically active (thrust area is cancer and diabetic) natural and design molecules. Dr. Banerjee worked with Prof. Gais at RWTH-Aachen, Germany as DFG post-doctoral fellow from 2005 to 2007 after his PhD at National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune with Dr. Ganesh Pandey at 2005. Then he moved to Purdue University, USA where he was working mainly on synthesis of hyperpotent anticancer drug Cephalostatins and its delivery for more than two years with Prof. Fuchs before joining IIT Ropar.

Research Interests

  • Methodology development
  • C-H bond activation
  • Synthesis of Natural Product

Education

  • Ph.D., Division of Organic Chemistry Synthesis, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 2005
  • M.Sc., Burdwan University, 1998
  • B.Sc., B. N. College (Burdwan University), 1996

Work Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, 2010 - Present
  • Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Chemistry, Pudue University, West Lafayetee, IN, USA, 2007-2009
  • Post-doctoral fellow, Institute für Organische Chemie, RWTH-Aachen, Aachen, Germany, 2005-2007

Selected Publications

1. Asymmetric Synthesis of Spiroketal, Spiroether, and Oxabicycle Building Blocks via Stereoselective Spiro and Bicycloannulation of 2-Hydroxy Dihydropyrans Michal Lejkowski, Prabal Banerjee, Jan Runsink, and Hans-Joachim Gais Org. Lett., 2008, 10 (13), 2713-2716

2. Asymmetric Modular Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Medium-Sized Carbocycles and Lactones via Ring-Closing Metathesis of Sulfoximine-Substituted Trienes. Michal Lejkowsky, Hans-Joachim Gais, Prabal Banerjee and Cornela Vermeerren J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 15378-15379.

3. Construction of Enantiopure Pyrrolidine Ring System via Asymmetric [3+2]-Cycloaddition of Azomethine Ylides. Ganesh Pandey, Prabal Banerjee and Smitha R. Gadre Chem. Rev. 2006, 106, 4484-4517. This was no 3 in most accessed article in the fourth quarter of 2006

4. Stereospecific Route to 5,11-Methanomorphanthridine Alkaloids via Intramolecular 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Nonstabilized Azomethine Ylide: Formal Total Synthesis of (±)-Pancracine. Ganesh Pandey, Prabal Banerjee, Ravindra Kumar and Vedabati G. Puranik Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 3713-3716. Highlighted in CSIR News 15th March, 2006