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Dr. RIMA THAKUR
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Delhi

Application invited for Ph.D. position Check the link in the section "Available Positions"
27. "Eosin-Y-Catalyzed Visible-Light-Driven Ferrier Rearrangement of Glycal C3-Imidates."
Pradip Das, Nilesh Bhattacharya, Rima Thakur
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2025, 367, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c00605

26. "NFSI-TEMPO Catalysed Stereoselective Synthesis of 2-Deoxyglycosides from Glycals."
Vivek Kumar Sharma, Rima Thakur
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 2025, 367, e202401450, https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.202401450

25. "NFSI mediated C3-ether oxidation of glycals for the synthesis of hex-3-enuloses."
Pradip Das, Rima Thakur
Carbohydrate Research 2024, 536, 109032, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2024.109032

24. "Amino-Acid-Derived Amides as Stereodirecting Leaving Groups for Ferrier Rearrangement via Pd(0)-Catalyzed Tsuji–Trost Reactions."
Pradip Das, Rima Thakur
Organic Letters 2023, 25, 6046 - 6051, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02226

23. "C2-Cyanomethyl (CNMe) Ether Protected Glycosyl Trichloroacetimidate Donors for Stereoselective β-O-Glycosylations."
Mosidur Rahaman Molla, Rima Thakur, Anjali Aghi, Amit Kumar
European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2023, e202300079.

22. "Cyanomethyl (CNMe) ether: an orthogonal protecting group for saccharides."
Mosidur Rahaman Molla, Rima Thakur
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2022, 20, 4030-4037. (Featured in Organic Chemistry Highights, 27 Mar 2023)

21. "o-Cyanobenzoate: A Recyclable and Reusable Stereodirecting Group for β-O-Glycosylation via Pd(0)-Catalyzed Ferrier Rearrangement."
Pradip Das, Mosidur Rahaman Molla, Amit Kumar, Rima Thakur
Chemistry - An Asian Journal 2021, e202101156.

20. "C2-(1N/2N-methyl-tetrazole)methyl ether (MeTetMe) As A Stereodirecting Group for 1,2-trans-β-O-Glycosylation."
Mosidur Rahaman Molla, Rima Thakur
European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2021, 5732-5745. (In special issue)

19. "Primary amides: Sustainable weakly coordinating groups in transition metal-catalyzed C–H bond functionalization reactions"
Rima Thakur, Yogesh Jaiswal, Amit Kumar
Tetrahedron 2021, 93, 132313. (Invited review)

18. "Cyanomethyl Ether as an Orthogonal Participating Group for Stereoselective Synthesis of 1,2-trans-β‑O‑Glycosides"
Mosidur Rahaman Molla, Pradip Das, Kanika Guleria, Ranga Subramanian, Amit Kumar, Rima Thakur
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2020, 85, 9955-9968.

17. "Imidates: an emerging synthon for N-heterocycles"
Rima Thakur, Yogesh Jaiswal, Amit Kumar
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2019, 17, 9829-9843. (Invited review)

16. "Gold(III)-Catalyzed Glycosylation using Phenylpropiolate Glycosides: Phenylpropiolic Acid, An Easily Separable and Reusable Leaving Group"
Mukta Shaw, Rima Thakur, Amit Kumar
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2019, 84, 589-605.

15. "A straightforward synthesis of α-Amino diaryl ketones from (hetero)arylacetonitriles promoted by N-bromosuccinimide."
Yogesh Kumar, Yogesh Jaiswal, Rima Thakur, Amit Kumar
ChemistrySelect 2018, 3, 5614-5619

14. "Synthesis of chiral aziridines from glycals: Application in the synthesis of a piperidine-azepine fused derivative."
Rima Thakur, G. K. Rawal, Y. D. Vankar
European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2017, 4235-4241 (published as a very important article)

13. "Electron-deficient pyridinium salts/thiourea cooperative catalyzed O-glycosylation via activation of O-glycosyl trichloroacetimidate donors."
Mukta Shaw, Yogesh Kumar, Rima Thakur, Amit Kumar
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 2017, 13, 2385-2395

12. "Recent developments in stereoselective synthesis of trans-β-glycosides and 2-deoxy-β-glycosides."
Mukta Shaw, Amit Kumar, Rima Thakur
Trends in Carbohydrate Research 2017, 9, 1-28

11. "Primary amide directed regioselective ortho-C-H-arylation of (aryl)acetamides."
Yogesh Jaiswal, Yogesh Kumar, Rima Thakur, Jayanta Pal, Ranganathan Subramanium, Amit Kumar
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2016, 81, 12499-12505

10. "Copper (II)-mediated aerobic oxidation of benzylimidates: synthesis of primary alpha-ketoamides."
Yogesh Kumar, Mukta Shaw, Rima Thakur, Amit Kumar
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2016, 81, 6617-6625

9. "Synthesis of isofagomine-pyrrolidine hybrids, and analogs of (+)-steviamine and C5-hyacinthacine using 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of chiral nitrones."
Rima Lahiri, P. Ashok Kumar, Yashwant D. Vankar
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2014, 79, 10786-10800

8. "Synthesis of Unnatural Indolizidines, Pyrrolizidine and C-alkyl Iminosugars from Sugar Derived Hemiaminals."
Rima Lahiri, Y. Suman Reddy, Yashwant D. Vankar
RSC Advances 2013, 3, 23242-23254

7. "Recent Developments in design and synthesis of bicyclic aza- carba-, and hybrid molecules as glycosidase inhibitors."
Rima Lahiri, Alafia A. Ansari, Y. D. Vankar
Chemical Society Reviews 2013, 42, 5102-5118

6. "Carbon-Ferrier rearrangement: An approach towards the synthesis of C- glycosides."
Alafia A. Ansari, Rima Lahiri, Yashwant D. Vankar
Arkivoc, 2013, (ii) , 316-362
5. "Functionalization of glycals leading to 2-deoxy-O-glycosides, aminosugars, nitrosugars and glycosidase inhibitors: our experience."
Rima Lahiri, Suresh Dharuman, Yashwant D. Vankar
Chimia, 2012, 66, 905-912
4. "​Palladium-catalyzed improved regio- and stereoselective O-glycosylation of -Glucal-derived β- and α-vinyl oxiranes."
Y. Suman Reddy, Rima Lahiri, Yashwant D. Vankar
European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2012, 4751-4761

3. "An improved method of ring closing metathesis in the presence of basic amines: application to the formal synthesis of (+)-Lentiginosine and other piperidines and carbamino sugar analogs ."
Rima Lahiri, Hari Prasad Kokatla, Yashwant D. Vankar
Tetrahedron Letters, 2011, 521, 781-786

2. "Synthesis of (-)-Deoxoprosophylline, (+)-2-epi-Deoxoprosopinine, and (2R,3R)- and (2R,3S)-3-Hydroxypipecolic Acids from D-Glycals ."
Hari Prasad Kokatla, Rima Lahiri, Pavan Kunar Kancharla, Venkata Ramanna Doddi, Yashwant D. Vankar
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2010, 75, 4608-4611

1. "Size controlled synthesis of Pd nanoparticles in water and their catalytic application in C–C coupling reactions."
Sudeshna Sawoo, Dipankar Srimani, Piali Dutta, Rima Lahiri, Amitabha Sarkar
Tetrahedron, 2009, 65, 4367-4374

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