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Chemistry Division

Dr. Chinmay Chowdhury

Scientist E-1
Ph.D., Jadavpur University (1998)

Postdoctoral Research:
a) University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA (1999-2000)
b) University of California, San Diego, USA (2000-2002)
Contact - chinmay@iicb.res.in, cchinmay2@yahoo.com


Current Research Interest

  • Isolation & identification of bioactivity guided extracts, fractions and unique bioactive molecules from Indian medicinal plants
  • Up scaling & process development for value added natural products
  • Preparation of analogue library of lead phytomolecules through synthesis
  • Technology development on novel phytopharmaceutials
Names of the group members including regular staff with designation and research fellows:
  Fellow/RA
 
  1. Mr. Anup kumar Sasmal (JRF, CSIR)
  2. Mr. Kaushik Brahma (JRF, CSIR)
  3. Mr. Bimolendu Das (JRF,CSIR)
  4. Miss Sanjukta Mukherjee (Project Assistant)
  5. Mr. Biswajit Chakraborty (Project Assistant)

 

  • List of important Publications:
  1. C.Chowdhury, S. Mukherjee, B. Das and B. Achari : "Expedient and rapid synthesis of 1,2,3-triazolo [5,1-c] morpholines through palladium-copper catalysis", Journal of Organic Chemistry,2009, 74, 3612-3615.
  2. C. Chowdhury, A. Sasmal and P. K. Dutta : "Efficient synthesis of 1,2,3-triazolo [5,1-c][1,4] benzoxazines through palladium-copper catalysis", Tetrahedron Letters,2009, 50, 2678-2681.
  3. V. Srivastava, M. P. Darokar, A. Fatima, J. K. Kumar, C. Chowdhury, H. O.  Saxena, G. R. Dwivedi, K. Shrivastava, V. Gupta, S. K. Chattopadhya, S. Luqman, M. M. Gupta, A.S. Negi and S. P. S. Khanuja:  “Synthesis of diverse analogues of oenostacin and their antibacterial activities”, Bioorganic &. Medicinal Chemistry, 2007, 15, 518-525.
  4. C. Chowdhury, S. B. Mandal and B. Achari: “Palladium-copper catalysed heteroannulation of acetylenic compounds: an expeditious synthesis of isoindoline fused with triazoles”, Tetrahedron Letters, 2005, 46, 8531-8534.
  5. T. –H. Chao, T. Lam, B.G. Vong, P. G. Traves, S. Hortelano, C. Chowdhury, F.R. Bahjat, G. K. Lloyd, L. L. Moldawer, L. Bosca, M. A. Palladino, E. A. Theodora-kis: “A new family of synthetic diterpenes that regulates cytokine synthesis by inhibiting 1kBa phosphorylation”, Chembiochem, 2005, 6, 133-144.
  6. B. Achari, S. B. Mandal, P. K. Dutta and C. Chowdhury: “ Perspective on 1,4 benzodioxins, 1,4-benzoxazines and their 2,3-dihydro derivatives”, SYNLETT2004, 14,  2449-2467.
  7. T. Lam, T. Ling, C. Chowdhury, T. -H. Chao, F. R. Bahjat, G. K. Lloyd, L. L. Moldawer, M. A. Palladino and E. A. Theodorakis: “Synthesis of a novel family of diterpenes and their evaluation as anti-inflammatory agents”, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2003, 13, 3217-3221.
  8. E. J. Tisdale, B.G. Vong, H. Li, S. H. Kim, C. Chowdhury and E. A. Theodorakis: “Total synthesis of seco-lateriflorone, Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 6873-6887.
  9. E. J. Tisdale, C. Chowdhury, B.G. Vong, H. Li and E. A. Theodorakis: “Regio-selective synthesis of the bridged tricyclic core of garcinia natural products via intramolecular aryl acrylate cycloaddition”, Organic Letters, 2002, 4, 909-912.
  10. T. Ling, C. Chowdhury, B. A. Kramer, B. G.  Vong, M. A. Palladino and E. A. Theodorakis: “Enantioselective Total Synthesis of the Anti-inflammatory Agent (-)-Acanthoic Acid”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2001, 26, 8843-8854.
  11. C. Chowdhury, G. Chaudhuri, S. Guha, A. K. Mukherjee and N. G. Kundu: “Palladium-catalyzed heteroannulation leading to heterocyclic structures with two hetero atoms: a highly convenient and facile method for a totally regio- and stereoselective synthesis of (Z)-2,3-dihydro-2-(ylidiene)-1,4-benzo- and naptho[2,3-b]dioxins”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1998, 63, 1863-1871.
  12.  C. Chowdhury and N.G. Kundu: “A totally stereoselective synthesis of (Z)- 2- arylidine-1,4-benzodioxans using palladium-copper catalyst”, Chemical Communications, 1996, 1067-1068.

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