The Anbu Group

Publications

IITM

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Catalytic Oxysulfenylation of β,γ-Unsaturated Ketoximes: An Enantioselective Synthesis of Isoxazolines. A. K. Sahu, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 13409–13413. [Click Here]
109

Chiral Rh(III)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Intramolecular Hydroarylation of Enaminone. D.Rajkishore, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 9860-9865. [Click Here]
108

Enantiodivergent RhIII-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a] indole. M. Bakkiyaraj, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Commun. 2026, 62, 13546-13549. [Click Here]
107

Catalytic Cyanation of Aryl halides with Electrophilic N-CN reagent. M. Dhanalakshmi, P. Anbarasan; Synlett 2026, 37, 849-853. (Invited article) [Click Here]
106

Enantiodivergent Synthesis of 3‐Vinylphthalides via Rh‐Catalyzed C─ H Annulation: Experimental and Computational Studies. M. Bakkiyaraj, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Eur. J. 2026, 32, e02827. [Click Here]
105

Rhodium-Catalyzed [3+3] Annulation of N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazole with a Homoallylic Alcohol for the Synthesis of 1,2-Dihydropyridine. P. M. Reddy, M. Dhanalakshmi, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 3448-3452. [Click Here]
104

Transition-Metal-Free Interrupted-Hydrogen-Borrowing Methylenation of Ketones Using Methanol. M. Akter, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 16090–16103. [Click Here]
103

Palladium catalysed carbonylative cross-coupling of aryl (pseudo)halides and cyclopropanols. S. Srikriya, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 15404 [Click Here]
102

Ligand-Controlled Chemo- and Enantiodivergent Rh(III)-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral Annulation of Aryl Hydroxamates with Cyclopropenes via C–H and C–C Activation. M. Bakkiyaraj, P. Adak, P. Anbarasan; ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 15808. [Click Here]
101

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Acylcyanation of Alkenes. A. Biswas, S. Srikriya, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 8481. [Click Here]
100

Palladium catalyzed cyanation of aryl (pseudo)halides using redox active N-CN reagent. M. Dhanalakshmi, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 10534–10537. [Click Here]
99

Brønsted acid-assisted Lewis acid mediated intramolecular trapping of in-situ generated aminoenol with activated alkenes and ketones. M. Altia, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Asian J. 2025, 20, e202500179. [Click Here]
98

Carbonyl vs Hydroxy: Rhodium catalyzed carbonyl ylide triggered diastereoselective synthesis of 2,5-methano-1,3-benzoxazepines. P. M. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 3385. [Click Here]
97

Catalytic Enantioselective [4+1]-Annulation of Carboxylic Acids with Cyclopropenes. M. Bakkiyaraj, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 1638. [Click Here]
96

Reversal of reactivity of Heyns intermediate for the concise synthesis of substituted 3-hydroxyquinolines. M. Altia, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 16899. [Click Here]
95

Rhodium-Catalyzed One-pot Chemoselective Insertion-Rearrangement-Cyclization of Azavinyl carbenes with 2-Aminobenzyl alcohols. K. Rupa, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 16351. [Click Here]
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Regioselective synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted indoles via interrupted Heyns rearrangement involving C-C bond cleavage — M. Altia, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Asian J. 2024, 19, e202400731. [Click Here]
93

Efficient Conversion of Glucose to Hydroxymethylfurfural: One-pot Brønsted Base and Acid Promoted Selective Isomerization and Dehydration — M. Altia, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Asian J. 2024, 19, e202400392. [Click Here]
92

α-Hydroxydimethylacetal/ketal as α-hydroxycarbonyl equivalent in interrupted Heyns/Amadori rearrangement: Regioselective synthesis of substituted C2- and C3-acylindoles — M. Altia, P. Anbarasan; New J. Chem. 2024, 48, 9981. [Click Here]
91

Copper(I)-Catalyzed Tandem Aminobenzannulation of Dienyne with Sulfonyl azide — R. Ramkumar, S. Srikriya, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 3292. [Click Here]
90

An interrupted Heyns rearrangement approach to regioselective synthesis of acylindoles — M. Altia, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 13747. [Click Here]
89

Rhodium catalyzed [4+1]-annulation of o-acylanilines with 3-diazoindoline-2-imine — K. Rupa, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 6357. [Click Here]
88

Acid Promoted Carbosulfenylation of 1,6-Dienes: Selective Synthesis of Dehydropiperidines Scaffolds — A. Kesavan, A. K. Sahu, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 4765. [Click Here]
87

Rhodium-catalyzed [4+2]-annulation of o-acylanilines with N-sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles: Synthesis of 3-aminoquinolines — K. Rupa, D. Yadagiri, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 9077. [Click Here]
86

Synthesis of dihydro-3,1-benzoxazine derivatives from 1,3-amino alcohols and N-sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazole — K. Rupa, D. Yadagiri, R. Bagavathi, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 3375. [Click Here]
85

Rhodium-Catalyzed Alkylation of Chelation-Assisted C-H bond of 1-Arylpyrazole with Cyclopropanols — K. Ramachandran, P. Anbarasan; Synlett 2023, 34, 868. (Invited article for ‘Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis in India‘) [Click Here]
84

Efficient Synthesis of 3-Aminocarbazoles from N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles and 2-Alkenylindole — S. Rajasekar, K. Ramachandran, P. Anbarasan; J. Chem. Sci. 2022, 134, 121. [Click Here]
83

Rhodium-Catalyzed C2-Alkylation of Indoles with Cyclopropanols using N,N-Dialkylcarbamoyl as Traceless Directing Group — K. Ramachandran, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 6745. [Click Here]
82

Cp*Co^{III}-Catalyzed C2-Alkylation of Indole Derivatives with Substituted Cyclopropanols — K. Ramachandran, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 10536. [Click Here]
81

1,2,3-Triazole and Its Analogs: A New Surrogate for Diazo Compounds — M. Akter, K. Rupa, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Rev. 2022, 122, 13108. [Click Here]
80

Catalytic Enantioselective Oxysulfenylation of o-Vinylanilides. A. Kesavan, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 282. [Click Here]
79

Rhodium-Catalyzed Annulation of N-Acetoxyacetanilide with Substituted Alkyne: Conversion of Nitroarenes to Substituted Indoles. J. Ghorai, K. Ramachandran, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 14812. (†equal contribution) [Click Here]
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Cp*Co(III)-Catalyzed C2-Thiolation and C2,C3-Dithiolation of Substituted Indoles. J. Ghorai, A. Kesavan, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Commun. 2021, 55, 10544. [Click Here]
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Cobalt-Catalyzed Multisubstituted Allylation of Chelation-Assisted C-H bond of (Hetero)arenes with Cyclopropenes. K. Ramachandran, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 13442. [Click Here]
76

Vicinal Trifluoromethylthioamination of Alkenes with Trifluoromethanesulfanylamides. A. Kesavan, P. Anbarasan; Asian J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10, 2562. [Click Here]
75

Catalytic Functionalization of Metallocarbenes Derived from α-Diazocarbonyl Compounds. D. Yadagiri, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Rec. 2021, 21, 3872. [Click Here]
74

(Cyclopentadienone)iron Complexes: Synthesis, Mechanism and Applications in Organic Synthesis. M. Akter, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Asian J. 2021, 16, 1703. [Click Here]
73

Palladium-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Synthesis of 2,2,3-Trisubstituted Dihydrobenzofurans via Intramolecular Trapping of O-Ylides with Activated Alkenes. P. M. Reddy, K. Ramachandran, P. Anbarasan; J. Catal. 2021, 396, 291. [Click Here]
72

Transition Metal Catalyzed C–CN Cross Coupling in C1 Chemistry. M. Dhanalakshmi, P. Anbarasan; in C1 Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, 2021. [Click Here]
71

1,2,4,5-Tetrazines in Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry IV. M. Chaitanya, P. Anbarasan; Elsevier, 2021. [Click Here]
70

Copper-Catalyzed Click Reactions in Copper Catalysis in Organic Synthesis. R. Ramkumar, P. Anbarasan; Wiley-VCH, 2020, p. 177. [Click Here]
69

Rhodium-Catalyzed Sommelet–Hauser Type Rearrangement of α-Diazoimines. A. C. S. Reddy, K. Ramachandran, P. M. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 5649. [Click Here]
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Diastereoselective Palladium Catalyzed Carbenylative Amination of ortho-Vinylanilines. A. C. S. Reddy, P. M. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 801. [Click Here]
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Rhodium-Catalyzed Rearrangement of S/Se-Ylides for the Synthesis of Substituted Vinylogous Carbonates. A. C. S. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 9965. [Click Here]
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Rhodium Catalyzed Synthesis of C4-Chalcogenoalkylated Oxindoles. A. C. S. Reddy, B. K. Nayak, P. Anbarasan; J. Chem. Sci. 2019, 131, 119. [Click Here]
65

A General Proline Catalyzed Synthesis of 4,5-Disubstituted N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-Triazoles. S. Rajasekar, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14, 4563. [Click Here]
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One-pot Transannulation of N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles to Dihydro β-carbolines and Dihydroisoquinolines via Rhodium Catalyzed C-H Insertion-cum-Base Mediated Aza-Michael Reaction. S. Rajasekar, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 7747. [Click Here]
63

Metal free directed diastereoselective C2,C3-cyclopropanation of substituted indoles with diazoesters. J. Ghorai, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3431. [Click Here]
62

Trifluoromethylthiolative 1,2-Difunctionalization of Alkenes with Diselenides and AgSCF3. P. Saravanan, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 4639. [Click Here]
61

Cascade Rh(II) and Yb(III) Catalyzed Synthesis of Substituted Naphthofurans via Transannulation of N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles with β-naphthols. S. Kaladevi, M. Kamalraj, M. Altia, S. Rajasekar, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 4507. [Click Here]
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Tandem Rh(II) and Chiral Squaramide Relay Catalysis: Enantioselective Synthesis of Dihydro-β-Carbolines via Insertion to C-H Bond and Aza-Michael Reaction. S. Rajasekar, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3067. [Click Here]
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Cp*Co(III)-Catalysed Selective Alkylation of C-H Bonds of Arenes and Heteroarenes with α-diazocarbonyl compounds. J. Ghorai, M. Chaitanya, P. Anbarasan; Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 7346. (Invited article) [Click Here]
58

Recent Development and Application of Cyanamides in the Electrophilic Cyanation. M. Chaitanya, P. Anbarasan; Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 7084. (Invited review) [Click Here]
57

Developments in the Cp*Co(III) Catalyzed C-H Bond Functionalizaitons. J. Ghorai, P. Anbarasan; Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8, 430. (Invited Review) [Click Here]
56

Rhodium Catalyzed Synthesis of Benzopyrans via Transannulation of N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles with 2-Hydroxybenzyl Alcohols. D. Yadagiri, M. Chaitanya, A. C. S. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 3762. [Click Here]
55

An Electrophilic Trifluoromethylthiolation of Silylenol Ethers and β-Naphthols with Diethylaminosulfur Trifluoride and (Trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane. P. Saravanan, P. Anbarasan; Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 2894. [Click Here]
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Lewis Acid/Brønsted Acid Controlled Pd(II)-Catalysed Chemodivergent Functionalization of C(sp2)–H Bonds with N-(Arylthio)i(a)mides. M. Chaitanya, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 3362. [Click Here]
53

Palladium Catalyzed Trifluoromethylthiolation of Chelation Assisted C-H bonds. A. Kesavan, M. Chaitanya, P. Anbarasan; Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 3276. [Click Here]
52

Divergent Functionalization of N-Alkyl-2-alkenylanilines: Efficient Synthesis of Substituted Indoles and Quinolines. J. Ghorai, A. C. S. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Asian J. 2018, 13, 2499. (Invited article, cover page) [Click Here]
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Copper Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of ortho-Vinylanilines with N-Tosylhydrazones: Efficient Synthesis of Polysubstituted Quinoline Derivatives. A. C. S. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; J. Catal. 2018, 363, 102. [Click Here]
50

Acid-Mediated Oxychalcogenation of o-Vinylanilides with N-(Arylthio/arylseleno)succinimides. M. Chaitanya, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 1183. [Click Here]
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Ligand-based Modeling for the Prediction of Pharmacophore Features for Multi-targeted Inhibition of the Arachidonic Acid Cascade. N. Saroj Devi, R. Shanmugan, J. Ghorai, M. Ramanan, P. Anbarasan, M. Doble; Mol. Inf. 2018, 37, 1700073. [Click Here]
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One-Pot Trifluoromethylative Functionalization of Amides: Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated Bis(indolyl)arylmethanes and Triarylmethanes. V. K. Pandey, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 12328. [Click Here]
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Stereoselective Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Indolines via Intramolecular Trapping of N-Ylides with Alkenes. A. C. S. Reddy, V. S. K. Choutipalli, J. Ghorai, V. Subramanian, P. Anbarasan; ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 6283. [Click Here]
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Cobalt(III) Catalyzed Allylation of C-H bonds of Arenes. K. Ramachandran, P. Anbarasan; Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 3965. (Invited article) [Click Here]
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Cobalt(III) Catalyzed Intramolecular Cross-Dehydrogenative C-H/X-H Coupling: Efficient Synthesis of Indoles and Benzofurans. J. Ghorai, A. C. S. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 16042. [Click Here]
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Rhodium Catalyzed Diastereoselective Synthesis of 2,2,3,3-Tetrasubstituted Indolines from N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-Triazoles and ortho-Vinylanilines. D. Yadagiri, A. C. S. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 5934. [Click Here]
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Palladium Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cyclization of ortho-Vinylanilines with Isocyanides. A. C. S. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Proc. Indian Nat. Sci. Acad. 2016, 82, 1271. (Invited Article) [Click Here]
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Copper-Catalysed Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl(hetero)arenes from Di(hetero)aryl-λ3-iodanes. V. K. Pandey, P. Anbarasan; RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 18525. [Click Here]
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One-Pot Aminoethylation of Indoles/Pyrroles with Alkynes and Sulfonyl Azides. S. Rajasekar, D. Yadagiri, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 17079. [Click Here]
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Copper Catalyzed Trifluoromethylthiolation of Di(hetero)aryl-λ3-iodanes: Mechanistic Insight and Application to Synthesis of (Hetero)Aryl Trifluoromethyl Sulfides. P. Saravanan, P. Anbarasan; Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 3521. [Click Here]
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Iodine(III) Mediated Oxidative Rearrangement of Enamines: Efficient Synthesis of α-Amino Ketones. D. Yadagiri, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 14203. [Click Here]
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Rhodium Catalyzed Cyanation of C(sp2)-H Bond of Alkenes. M. Chaitanya, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 3766. [Click Here]
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Tandem 1,2-Sulfur Migration and (Aza)-Diels–Alder Reaction of β-Thio-α-Diazoimines. D. Yadagiri, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 5847. [Click Here]
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Rhodium Catalyzed C2-Selective Cyanation of Indoles and Pyrroles. M. Chaitanya, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 3695. [Click Here]
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Rhodium Catalyzed Arylation of Diazo Compounds with Aryl Boronic Acids. J. Ghorai, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 3455. [Click Here]
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Production of an acetone–butanol–ethanol mixture from Clostridium acetobutylicum and its conversion to high-value biofuels. S. Sreekumar, Z. C. Baer, P. Anbarasan, G. Gunbas, A. Grippo, H. W. Blanch, D. S. Clark, F. D. Toste; Nat. Protoc. 2015, 10, 528–537. [Click Here]
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Recent Advances in Transition Metal Catalyzed Denitrogenative Transformation of 1,2,3-Triazoles and Related Compounds. P. Anbarasan, D. Yadagiri, S. Rajasekar; Synthesis 2014, 46, 3004–3023. (Invited review) [Click Here]
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Rhodium Catalyzed Transannulation of 1,2,3-Triazoles to Polysubstituted Pyrroles. S. Rajasekar, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 8428–8434. [Click Here]
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Rhodium Catalyzed Direct Arylation of α-Diazoimines. D. Yadagiri, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2510–2513. [Click Here]
30

One-pot Cascade Trifluoromethylation/Cyclization of Imides: Synthesis of α-Trifluoromethylated Amine Derivatives. V. K. Pandey, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 4154–4160. [Click Here]
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Palladium Catalyzed Aryl(Alkyl)thiolation of Unactivated Arenes. P. Saravanan, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 848–851. [Click Here]
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Rhodium Catalyzed Cyanation of Chelation Assisted C–H Bonds. M. Chaitanya, D. Yadagiri, P. Anbarasan; Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4960–4963. [Click Here]
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Rhodium-Catalyzed Denitrogenative [2,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement: An Efficient Entry to Sulfur Containing Quaternary Center. D. Yadagiri, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 15115–15119. [Click Here]

PhD & Postdoc

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A well-defined iron catalyst for improved hydrogenation of carbon dioxide and bicarbonate. C. Ziebart, C. Federsal, P. Anbarasan, R. Jackstell, W. Baumann, A. Spannenberg, M. Beller; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 20701. [Click Here]
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Integration of chemical catalysis with extractive fermentation to produce fungible fuels. P. Anbarasan, Z. C. Baer, S. Sreekumar, E. Gross, J. B. Binder, H. W. Blanch, D. S. Clark, F. D. Toste; Nature 2012, 491, 235. [Click Here]
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Recent development and perspectives in the palladium-catalyzed cyanation of Aryl-X derivatives: synthesis of benzonitriles. P. Anbarasan, T. Schareina, M. Beller; Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011, 40, 5049. [Click Here]
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A general cyclocarbonylation of aryl bromides and triflates with acetylenes: palladium-catalyzed synthesis of 3-alkylidenefuran-2-ones. X.-F. Wu, B. Sundararaju, P. Anbarasan, H. Neumann, P. H. Dixneuf, M. Beller; Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 8014. [Click Here]
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A novel and convenient synthesis of benzonitriles: electrophilic cyanation of aryl and heteroaryl bromides. P. Anbarasan, H. Neumann, M. Beller; Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 4217. [Click Here]
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Novel C-H functionalization of arenes: palladium-catalyzed synthesis of diaryl sulfides. P. Anbarasan, H. Neumann, M. Beller; Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 3233. [Click Here]
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A general rhodium-catalyzed cyanation of aryl and alkenylboronic acids. P. Anbarasan, H. Neumann, M. Beller; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 519. [Click Here]
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From noble metal to Nobel Prize: palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions as key technologies in organic synthesis. X.-F. Wu, P. Anbarasan, H. Neumann, M. Beller; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 9047. [Click Here]
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Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative C-H activation of heteroarenes. X.-F. Wu, P. Anbarasan, H. Neumann, M. Beller; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 7316. [Click Here]
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A general and efficient catalyst for palladium-catalyzed C−O coupling reactions of aryl halides with primary alcohols. S. Gowrisankar, A. G. Sergeev, P. Anbarasan, A. Spannenberg, H. Neumann, M. Beller; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11592. [Click Here]
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A new and practical Grignard-coupling-fluorination sequence: synthesis of 2-aryl-fluoroarenes. P. Anbarasan, H. Neumann, M. Beller; Chem. Asian J. 2010, 5, 1775. [Click Here]
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A convenient synthesis of benzonitriles via electrophilic cyanation with N-cyanobenzimidazole. P. Anbarasan, H. Neumann, M. Beller; Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 4725. [Click Here]
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Efficient synthesis of aryl fluorides. P. Anbarasan, H. Neumann, M. Beller; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 2219. [Click Here]
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Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-6-acetoxyhexadecanolide: a mosquito oviposition attractant pheromone. K. R. Prasad, P. Anbarasan; Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2007, 18, 2479. [Click Here]
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Enantioselective synthesis of α-benzyloxy-ω-alkenals: Application to the synthesis of (+)-exo-brevicomin, (+)-iso-exo-brevicomin, and (−)-isolaurepan. K. R. Prasad, P. Anbarasan; Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2007, 18, 1419. [Click Here]
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Enantiodivergent synthesis of both enantiomers of gypsy moth pheromone disparlure. K. R. Prasad, P. Anbarasan; J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 3155. [Click Here]
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Stereoselective synthesis of (–)-microcarpalide. K. R. Prasad, K. Penchalaiah, A. choudhary, P. Anbarasan; Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 309. [Click Here]
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Stereoselective formal synthesis of (–)-centrolobine. K. R. Prasad, P. Anbarasan; Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 1089. [Click Here]
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Enantiospecific synthesis of (–)-muricatacin from L-(+)-tartaric acid. K. R. Prasad, P. Anbarasan; Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2006, 17, 2465. [Click Here]
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An expeditious enantiospecific synthesis of (+)-2-hydroxy-exo-brevicomin. K. R. Prasad, P. Anbarasan; Synlett 2006, 2087. [Click Here]
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Enantiodivergent synthesis of both antipodes of hydroxy-exo-brevicomin. K. R. Prasad, P. Anbarasan; Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 8303. [Click Here]
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AAsymmetric synthesis of both enantiomers of α-methyl-α-methoxyphenylacetic acid from L-(+)-tartaric acid: Formal enantioselective synthesis of insect pheromone (−)-frontalin. K. R. Prasad, A. Chandrakumar, P. Anbarasan; Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2006, 17, 1979. [Click Here]
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Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-boronolide and (–)-5-epi-boronolide. K. R. Prasad, P. Anbarasan; Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2006, 17, 1146. [Click Here]
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Enantiospecific synthesis of (–)-2-hydroxy-exo-brevicomin. K. R. Prasad, P. Anbarasan; Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2006, 17, 850. [Click Here]
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An enantiospecific synthesis of (+)-hydroxy-exo-brevicomin. K. R. Prasad, P. Anbarasan; Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 1433. [Click Here]
1

Asymmetric synthesis of unsaturated α-benzyloxyaldehydes: An enantioselective synthesis of (+)-exo-brevicomin. K. R. Prasad, P. Anbarasan; Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2005, 16, 3951. [Click Here]

Reviews

6. 1,2,3-Triazole and Its Analogs: A New Surrogate for Diazo Compounds. M. Akter, K. Rupa, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Rev. 2022, 122, 13108. [Click Here]
5. (Cyclopentadienone)iron Complexes: Synthesis, Mechanism and Applications in Organic Synthesis. M. Akter, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Asian J. 2021, 16, 1703. [Click Here]
4. Recent Development and Application of Cyanamides in the Electrophilic Cyanation. M. Chaitanya, P. Anbarasan; Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 7084. (Invited review) [Click Here]
3. Developments in the Cp*Co(III) Catalyzed C-H Bond Functionalizaitons. J. Ghorai, P. Anbarasan; Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8, 430. (Invited Review) [Click Here]
2. Recent Advances in Transition Metal Catalyzed Denitrogenative Transformation of 1,2,3-Triazoles and Related Compounds. P. Anbarasan, D. Yadagiri, S. Rajasekar; Synthesis 2014, 46, 3004–3023. (Invited review) [Click Here]
1. Recent development and perspectives in the palladium-catalyzed cyanation of Aryl-X derivatives: synthesis of benzonitriles. P. Anbarasan, T. Schareina, M. Beller; Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011, 40, 5049. [Click Here]

Book Chapters

3. M. Dhanalakshmi, P. Anbarasan, Transition Metal Catalyzed C-CN Cross Coupling in C1 Chemistry, Z. Liu, H. Buxing, K. Ding, X.-F. Wu, Eds.; Wiley VCH, 2021. [Click Here]
2. M. Chaitanya, P. Anbarasan, 1,2,4,5-Tetrazines in Section 9: Six-membered Rings with Three or more Heteroatoms, and their Fused Carbocyclic Derivatives, S. J. Gharpure, S. Ed. In Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry IV, D. Balck, C. Stevens and J. Cossy, Eds.; Elsevier Science, 2021. [Click Here]
1. Ramkumar, R.; Anbarasan, P. Copper-Catalyzed Click Reactions in Copper Catalysis in Organic Synthesis, Saranya, S., Anilkumar, G., Eds.; Wiley VCH, 2020, p. 177. ISBN: 9783527347377. [Click Here]

Patents

3. Amine Promoted Synthesis of Hydroxymethylfurfural — P. Anbarasan, M. Altia; Indian Patent 2023, 202341004179 454562.
2. Method for producing fuels, gasoline additives and lubricants — E. Sacia, A. Pazhamalai, B. Madhesan, S. Sreekumar, F. D. Toste, A. A. Gokhale, E. M. Carrera, T. A. Bell, G. Gunbas; PCT Int. Appl. (2014), WO2014US40760 20140603. [Click Here]
1. Method to convert fermentation mixture into fuels — F. D. Toste, P. Anbarasan, J. B. Binder, P. A. Willems, D. S. Clark, Z. C. Baer, S. Sreekumar, H. W. Blanch; PCT Int. Appl. (2012), WO2012US35306 20120426. [Click Here]

Highlights

8. Ligand-Controlled Chemo- and Enantiodivergent Rh(III)-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral Annulation of Aryl Hydroxamates with Cyclopropenes via C–H and C–C Activation (ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 15808) was highlighted in Synfacts: “Enantiodivergent Access to Isoindolinones and Isoquinolones under Rhodium Catalysis” (Synfacts 2025, 21, 1119). [Click Here]
7. Rhodium-Catalyzed Alkylation of Chelation-Assisted C-H bond of 1-Arylpyrazole with Cyclopropanols — K. Ramachandran, P. Anbarasan; Synlett 2023, 34, 868. (Invited article for ‘Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis in India‘). This work was highlighted in Synfacts (Synfacts 2023, 19, 0251). [Click Here]
6. Rhodium-Catalyzed Sommelet–Hauser Type Rearrangement of α-Diazoimines: Synthesis of Functionalized Enamides — A. C. S. Reddy, K. Ramachandran, P. M. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 5649. This work was highlighted in Synfacts (Synfacts 2020, 16, 0819). [Click Here]
5. Divergent Functionalization of N-Alkyl-2-alkenylanilines: Efficient Synthesis of Substituted Indoles and Quinolines — J. Ghorai, A. C. S. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Asian J. 2018, 13, 2499. (Invited article: Homogeneous Catalysis from Young Investigators in Asia and highlighted in the “cover page”). [Click Here]
4. Rhodium Catalyzed Diastereoselective Synthesis of 2,2,3,3-Tetrasubstituted Indolines from N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-Triazoles and ortho-Vinylanilines — D. Yadagiri, A. C. S. Reddy, P. Anbarasan; Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 5934. This work was highlighted in Synfacts (Synfacts 2016, 823). [Click Here]
3. Integration of chemical catalysis with extractive fermentation to produce fungible fuels — P. Anbarasan, Z. C. Baer, S. Sreekumar, E. Gross, J. B. Binder, H. W. Blanch, D. S. Clark, F. D. Toste; Nature 2012, 491, 235.

Nature Article

Renewable Fuels: Catalytic Upgrade (Nature News)

Sweet Diesel – Science Daily

RSC Chemistry World

The Times of India

Biodiesel Magazine

LBNL & US DOE
2. A novel and convenient synthesis of benzonitriles: electrophilic cyanation of aryl and heteroaryl bromides — P. Anbarasan, H. Neumann, M. Beller; Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 4217. (Selected as VIP and highlighted in the “cover page”). [Click Here]
1. Efficient synthesis of aryl fluorides — P. Anbarasan, H. Neumann, M. Beller; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 2219. This paper was highlighted as “Hot Paper” in Angewandte Chemie and one of the most accessed articles in 8/2009–7/2010. [Click Here]