Ph.D in Chemistry, 2023
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)
Master of Science, 2015
Aligarh Muslim University
B.Sc (Honors), 2013
The University of Burdwan (Hooghly Mohsin College)
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Organic Chemistry
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Stereoselective Routes to Hexahydropyrroloindoles and Tetrahydropyrroloquinolines from Activated Aziridines and Electron Deficient 3 H-Indoles Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani, Sahid Sk, Abhijit Mal, Arunava Sengupta, Manas K. Ghorai Organic Letters, 2022 An unprecedented and novel synthetic route to hexahydropyrrolo[2,3-b]indoles bearing cis-contiguous stereocenters with excellent stereoselectivities (ee of >99%, dr of ≤99:1) has been disclosed that proceeds through the ring opening of activated aziridines with electron deficient 4-substituted indoles followed by a novel cyclization in a domino fashion, thereby obviating the use of 3-substituted indoles as the prerequisite nucleophile. Another efficient synthetic route to tetrahydropyrrolo[4,3,2-de]quinolines in excellent yields (≤93%) and excellent enantioselectivity (ee of >99%) has been established via ring opening of activated aziridines with 4-bromo-1-methyl-1H-indole at relatively higher temperatures followed by Cu(I)-catalyzed intramolecular C-N cyclization in the same pot. The stability and the formation of products at different temperatures are explained by computational studies.
Stereoselective Syntheses of Highly Functionalized Imidazolidines and Oxazolidines via Ring-Opening Cyclization of Activated Aziridines and Epoxides with Amines and Aldehydes Saima Tarannum, Sahid Sk, Subhomoy Das, Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani, Manas K. Ghorai Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020 A mild one-pot stereospecific synthetic route to highly functionalized imidazolidines and oxazolidines via SN2-type ring-opening of the corresponding activated aziridines and epoxides with amines followed by PTSA catalyzed intramolecular cyclization with aldehydes has been developed. The methodology tolerates a variety of functional groups and furnishes the desired products in high yields (up to 92%) with excellent stereoselectivities (de, ee >99%). Interestingly, imidazolidines were formed as the cis-isomers whereas oxazolidines were produced as trans-isomers exclusively.
Discovery and Structural Insights into Azulene (S.K. Sahid, Nasseb Singh, Manda Sathish, Alamgir Ahmad Dar, Neha Rani Kumar) https:// doi.org/10.1002/9781394159369.ch1 Book Editor(s):Neha Rani Kumar, Abhijeet R. Agrawal , 2026 2026.0
Hybrid Conducting Polymers as Sensors and Biosensors S SK, M Sathish, S Chirra, BVB Rao, N Singh Tuning of Conducting Polymers: Applications from Environmental to Biomedical … , 2026 2026.0
Stereoselective synthesis of the imidazolidines oxazolidines 1 2 4 oxadiazinanes tetrahydroazepinoindoles hexahydropyrroloindoles and tetrahydropyrroloquinolines via droc and … S SK Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in … , 2025 2025.0
A PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF TETRAHYDROPYRROLO[4,3,2-DE]QUINOLINE DERIVATIVES VIA DEAROMATIVE DOMINO RING-OPENING CYCLIZATION SSK MANAS KUMAR GHORAI, IMTIYAZ AHAMED WANI IN Patent 558,541 , 2025 2025.0
A PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF HEXAHYDROPYRROLO [2,3- B] INDOLE DERIVATIVES VIA DEAROMATIVE DOMINO RING OPENING CYCLIZATION SSK MANAS KUMAR GHORAI, IMTIYAZ WANI IN Patent 560,597 , 2025 2025.0
Stereoselective Routes to Hexahydropyrroloindoles and Tetrahydropyrroloquinolines from Activated Aziridines and Electron Deficient 3 H -Indoles IA Wani, S Sk, A Mal, A Sengupta, MK Ghorai Organic Letters 24 (43), 7867-7872 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 20
A synthetic route to 1, 4-disubstituted tetrahydro-β-carbolines and tetrahydropyranoindoles via ring-opening/Pictet–Spengler reaction of aziridines and epoxides with indoles … IA Wani, G Goswami, S Sk, A Mal, M Sayyad, MK Ghorai Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 18 (2), 272-287 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 27
Stereoselective syntheses of highly functionalized imidazolidines and oxazolidines via ring-opening cyclization of activated aziridines and epoxides with amines and aldehydes S Tarannum, S Sk, S Das, IA Wani, MK Ghorai The Journal of organic chemistry 85 (2), 367-379 , 2019 2019.0 Citations: 31
A Multivalent-Ion-Transition-Metal-Complex Catalyzed Green Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Piperidines and Computational Studies M Sathish, N Singh, KL Misra, S Parihar, A Hussain, S Singh, S Sk, ... Available at SSRN 4992545 , 0
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Stereoselective syntheses of highly functionalized imidazolidines and oxazolidines via ring-opening cyclization of activated aziridines and epoxides with amines and aldehydes S Tarannum, S Sk, S Das, IA Wani, MK Ghorai The Journal of organic chemistry 85 (2), 367-379 , 2019 2019.0 Citations: 31
A synthetic route to 1, 4-disubstituted tetrahydro-β-carbolines and tetrahydropyranoindoles via ring-opening/Pictet–Spengler reaction of aziridines and epoxides with indoles … IA Wani, G Goswami, S Sk, A Mal, M Sayyad, MK Ghorai Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 18 (2), 272-287 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 27
Stereoselective Routes to Hexahydropyrroloindoles and Tetrahydropyrroloquinolines from Activated Aziridines and Electron Deficient 3 H -Indoles IA Wani, S Sk, A Mal, A Sengupta, MK Ghorai Organic Letters 24 (43), 7867-7872 , 2022 2022.0 Citations: 20
Discovery and Structural Insights into Azulene (S.K. Sahid, Nasseb Singh, Manda Sathish, Alamgir Ahmad Dar, Neha Rani Kumar) https:// doi.org/10.1002/9781394159369.ch1 Book Editor(s):Neha Rani Kumar, Abhijeet R. Agrawal , 2026 2026.0
Hybrid Conducting Polymers as Sensors and Biosensors S SK, M Sathish, S Chirra, BVB Rao, N Singh Tuning of Conducting Polymers: Applications from Environmental to Biomedical … , 2026 2026.0
Stereoselective synthesis of the imidazolidines oxazolidines 1 2 4 oxadiazinanes tetrahydroazepinoindoles hexahydropyrroloindoles and tetrahydropyrroloquinolines via droc and … S SK Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in … , 2025 2025.0
A PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF TETRAHYDROPYRROLO[4,3,2-DE]QUINOLINE DERIVATIVES VIA DEAROMATIVE DOMINO RING-OPENING CYCLIZATION SSK MANAS KUMAR GHORAI, IMTIYAZ AHAMED WANI IN Patent 558,541 , 2025 2025.0
A PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF HEXAHYDROPYRROLO [2,3- B] INDOLE DERIVATIVES VIA DEAROMATIVE DOMINO RING OPENING CYCLIZATION SSK MANAS KUMAR GHORAI, IMTIYAZ WANI IN Patent 560,597 , 2025 2025.0
A Multivalent-Ion-Transition-Metal-Complex Catalyzed Green Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Piperidines and Computational Studies M Sathish, N Singh, KL Misra, S Parihar, A Hussain, S Singh, S Sk, ... Available at SSRN 4992545 , 0
