My primary reserach interest  are :

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1. Alcohol to value added products :

Constructing a new C-C or C-N bond following the conventional synthetic approach requires toxic alkyl halides which generate stoichiometric amounts of salts as waste. Substituting alkyl halides with cheap and easy-to-handle alcohols as electrophiles has a great advantage. Following this strategy, we are exploring greener methodologies for various C-C and C-N bond forming reactions, N-heterocycles synthesis, biofuel production.

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2. Methanol as a sustainable C 1 and H2 source :

Employing methanol, we developed tandem transformation of various nitro compounds, azides, carbonyls, and nitriles. We are working on the sustainable synthesis of several functionalized molecules from numerous simple starting materials utilizing methanol.

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3. Heterogeneous catalysis :

Heterogeneous catalysts are more advantageous due to their robustness, easy product separation, and catalyst reusability. We are working on synthesis of several new 3d and 4d metal based heterogeneous catalysts and single atom catalysts (SACs) by varying ligands, support, precursors, and pyrolysis temperature. We are motivated to explore their catalytic activity in several (de)hydrogenation reactions.