Faculty at School of Natural Sciences

Ajoy Kapat
Assistant Professor
School of Natural Sciences
Contact Information
- Email: [email protected]
- Number: Ext 381
- Chemistry of metalloradicals and modern radical chemistry.
- Asymmetric Catalysis (organocatalysis, transition metal catalysis & synergistic catalysis)
- Biomimetic synthesis of biologically active natural products utilizing cascade reactions.
- Insight-driven development of chemical transformations utilizing computational studies and experimental techniques (mechanistic study of homogeneous catalysis).
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Period | Degree | Institution | Location |
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09/2007 – 08/2011 | Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry | University of Bern | Switzerland |
07/2004 – 07/2006 | M.Sc in Chemistry | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
08/2001 – 07/2004 | B.Sc in Chemistry (Honours), First Class | University of Calcutta | West Bengal, India |
07/19-ongoing
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR
04/19-06/19
Visiting Research Scientist, Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
11/14-03/19
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
05/14-10/14
Research Associate-I, Organic Chemistry Section, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India
08/12-01/14
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Princeton University, USA
09/11-03/12
Assistant-I, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Switzerland
2024, International Travel Support (ITS) Scheme (ITS/2024/002192)
2022, Special Call-SERB Research Grant (SCP/2022/000168; 62 Lacks)
2022, Special Call-SERB Research Grant (SCP/2022/000168; 62 Lacks)
2020, Start-up SERB Research Grant (SRG/2020/000606; 26 Lacks)
2019, Research Grant from Shiv Nadar University
2016, Molecular Science & Engineering Travel Grant from RWTH Aachen University
2016, Best poster presentation award sponsored by European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
2014-2016, Post-Doctoral Fellowship from RWTH Aachen University
2012-2014, Swiss National Science Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship
2010, 2nd Best poster presentation award, Swiss Chemical Society fall meeting, ETH Zurich
2010, SCNAT/SCS Chemistry Travel Award
2007-2009, ESKAS Scholarship from Swiss Federal Commission
2005, Award of Merit-cum-Means Scholarship from IITM
17) “Efficient Access of Heterocycles Utilising Inherent Carbodicationic Reactivity of Ynone” A. Ahmad, K.Indu, S. A. Siddiqui, L. Gupta, K. D. Dubey*, A. Kapat* Chem. Eur. J. 2025, 31, e202501082.
16) “The Role of the Carbonyl Group in C−C Triple Bond Cleavage of Ynones via Grob-Type Fragmentation Under Acidic Conditions” A. Ahmad, S. A. Siddiqui, P. Tyagi, L. K. Gupta, K. D. Dubey*, A. Kapat*,J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 10, 3580-3589.
15) “Regioselective Synthesis of Tetrahydrocarbazole Core of Akuammiline Alkaloids via Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Arylation Reaction” N. M. Rao, A. Shelke, P. B. Singh, A. Ahmad, A. Kapat* J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 4461-4466.
14) “Design and Synthesis of Co-Initiators via Base-Catalysed Sequential Conjugate Addition: Application in Photoinduced Radical Polymerisation Reaction” A. Ahmad, S. A. Siddiqui, G. Mittal, N. Sukumar*,D. Dubey*, A. Kapat*, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202301844.
13) “Studies Directed towards the Synthesis of the Acridone Family of Natural Products: Total Synthesis of Acronycines and Atalaphyllidines” T Mandal, S Karmakar, A Kapat, J Dash* ACS Omega 2021, 6, 27062.
12) “Stereoselective and Stereospecific Triflate Mediated Intramolecular Schmidt Reaction: Easy Access to Alkaloid Skeletons” P. Renaud*; L. Gnägi; R. Arnold, F. Giornal, H. Jangra, A. Kapat, E. Nyfeler, R. M.Schärer; H. Zipse*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 18, 10179.
11)“Stereochemical Control of the Triflate Mediated Intramolecular Schmidt Reaction” L. Gnagi, F. Giornal, H. Jangra, A. Kapat, Nyfeler, H. Zipse*, R. B. Scharer, P. Renaud*, ChemRxiv, 2020
Before joining SNIoE
10)“Synthesis of E-olefins by intramolecular radical relocation” A. Kapat, T. Sperger, S. Guven, and F. Schoenebeck* Science 2019, 363, 391.
Highlighted in Chemistry World: https://www.chemistryworld.com › news › 3010084.article)
9)“Potassium tertiary butoxide mediated direct alkyne addition to Isatine” K. Dhara, A. Kapat, Ghosh, T. And J. Dash* Synthesis 2016, 48,4260.
(Qualified for the competition for the best paper award in Synthesis)
8)“Factors that control C-C cleavage versus C-H bond hydroxylations in copper-catalyzed oxidations of ketones with O2” A. S.-K. Tsang§, A. Kapat§, F. Schoenebeck* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 518.
(§ASKT and AK contributed equally).
(Most accessed paper in December 2016) (Highlighted in ChemInform 2016 47 29)
7) “Transition-metal free hydration of nitriles using potassium tert-butoxide under anhydrous condition” G.Midya, A. Kapat, S. Maiti, J. Dash* J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 4148.
(Highlighted in http://www.organic-chemistry.org/synthesis/C2O/amides.shtm
http://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit4/898.shtm)
6) “Unexpected conversion of alkyl azides to alkyl iodides and of aryl azides to N-tert-butyl anilines”, J. Maury, L.Feray*, M. P. Bertrand*, A. Kapat, P. Renaud*, Tetrahedron 2012, 68, 9606.
5) “Radical azidation reactions and their application in the synthesis of alkaloids” G. Lapointe, A. Kapat, K.Weidner, and P. Renaud* Pure Appl. Chem. 2012, 84, 1633.
4) “Radical procedure for the efficient formal anti-Markovnikov hydroazidation of alkenes” A. Kapat,A.Konig, F. Montermini and P. Renaud* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 13890.
3) “Intramolecular Schmidt reaction involving primary azidoalcohols under nonacidic conditions: synthesis of indolizidine (-)-167B”, A. Kapat, E. Nyfeler, G. T. Giuffredi, and P. Renaud*,J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 17746.
2) “An intramolecular Schmidt reaction strategy for the synthesis of a methyl analogue of Crispine – A”,P. Synthil Kumar, A. Kapat, S. Baskaran*, Tet. Lett. 2008, 49, 1241.
1) “Synthesis of Crispine - A analogues via an intramolecular Schmidt reaction”, A. Kapat, P. Synthil Kumar,S. Baskaran*, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2007, 3, 49.
EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS & REVIEW ACTIVITIES:
- Editorial Board Member, Scientific Archives of Dental Sciences 2024
- Certificate of Appreciation from the ACS as a peer reviewer 2024
- Certificate of Reviewing from Elsevier as a peer reviewer 2024
- Certificate of Appreciation from the ACS as a peer reviewer 2023
- Certificate of Appreciation from the ACS as a peer reviewer 2022
Not Applicable
Media Coverage of Our Research Work:
Our recent work on photoinduced radical polymerisation involving hydrogen atom transfer reaction and its application to dental restoration and 3D printing has been covered by a leading media house
List of Invited Talks:
- Invited Delegate, India Chem 2024, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers, Department of Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Government of India (October 2024)
- Invited Lecture, ICREST 2024, Jamia Islamia University, Delhi (July 2024)
- Invited Session Chairperson, Bern-SRC 2024, University of Bern, Switzerland (June 2024)
- Invited Lecture, OCS-ECR 2024, IIT Jammu (March 2024)
- Invited Delegate, ETCS 2024, IIT Kharagpur (March 2024)
- Invited Talk: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
- Invited Talk: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
- Invited Talk: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur, India.
- Invited Talk: Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad.
- Invited Talk: Centre of Biomedical Research, Lucknow.
- Invited Talk: Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar.
- Invited Talk: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
- Invited Talk: Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
- Invited Talk: Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
- Invited Talk: Vidyasagar University, Department of Chemistry, Midnapore.
- Invited Talk: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
- Invited Talk: National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar.
List of Poster Presentations:
- Poster Presentation, Annual IIT Madras Symposium & The First Mid-Year Meeting of the Chemical Research Society of India, Chennai, India.
- Poster Presentation, 11th Belgian Organic Synthesis Symposium, Ghent, Belgium.
- Poster presentation, Swiss Chemical Society Fall meeting, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
- Oral Presentation, First year graduate student symposium, University of Bern, Switzerland.
- Poster Presentation, Swiss Chemical Society Fall meeting, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Poster Presentation, 45th Euchem Conference on Stereochemistry, Brunnen, Switzerland.
- Poster Presentation, Euchem Conference on Organic Free Radicals, Bologna, Italy.
- Poster Presentation, Swiss Chemical Society Fall meeting, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
- Poster Presentation: Bioanorganisches Symposium 2016, RWTH Aachen, Germany.
- Poster Presentation: 21st International Conference on Organic Synthesis, IIT Bombay, India.
- Poster Presentation: 9th New Year's Symposium 2017, Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen, Germany.
Ongoing:
Project Title: Enantioselective Catalytic Radical Fluorination of Nonactivated C(sp3)-H Bond
PI: Dr. Ajoy Kapat
Co-PI (if any): Not Applicable
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Budget: 62,51,863.00 INR
Date of Approval: 04-11-2022 End Date: 03-11-2025
Completed:
Title: Development of Palladium-Catalyzed Triple Cascade for the Synthesis of Tetracyclic Core of Apocynaceae Family of Indole Alkaloids: Combined Experimental & Computational Based Mechanistic Study and Structure Activity Relationship Study
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ajoy Kapat
Host Institute: Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Products, Shiv Nadar University
Scheme: Start-up Research Grant (SRG/2020/000606)
Date of Approval: 17-12-2020 End Date: 17-12-2022
- “Nickel-catalysed olefin isomerisation for the preparation of E-alkenes” A. Kapat and F. Schoenebeck* RD-42066 (filed on 21.09.2018).
- "Highly Atom Economical Process for Synthesis of Novel Co-Initiator for Photo-Induced Radical Polymerisation”. A. Ahmad, G. Mittal, A. Kapat* PCT/IN2023/050615
- "Dental Composite And Method Thereof Dental Composite And Method of Curing Thereof”. A. Ahmad, G. Mittal, A. Kapat* PCT/IN2023/050616
Not Applicable