Baburaj Baskar, received his MSc degree (General Chemistry) from the Presidency College, University of Madras (1998). He then moved to Indian Institute of Technology Madras to obtain his PhD at the Department of Chemistry in the year 2005 (With Prof. Anju. C). Next, he did his couple of post doctoral works, one at the Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea (with Professor: Young Ho Rhee) and other at the Department of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany (with Dr. Kamal Kumar; Prof. Herbert Waldman’s Group).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Asymmetric Synthesis, Photoredox Catalysis (both homogeneous and heterogeneous), Flow Chemistry, Synthetic Methodology Development and Natural Product Synthesis.
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Pharmacological Inhibition of METTL3 Suppresses Colon Cancer Proliferation, Migration and Cancer Stemness C Ramamurthy, B Chandrasekhar, Y Kesavan, T Madhavan, ... 2026
Photoredox/Nickel Dual Catalysis for Regio-and Stereoselective Reductive Coupling of Alkynes with Vinyl Phosphonates R Sakthiganapathi, DK Sharma, R Dutta, S Chakrabortty, B Baskar, ... The Journal of Organic Chemistry 90 (36), 12747-12755 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Development and validation of a novel HPLC-UV method for quantifying vitamin D forms and precursors in vegetable oils after exposure to sunlight and UV radiation GS Amithabh, T Kumar, MPG Kumar, S Kaviya, B Baskar Acta Chromatographica 37 (3), 374-387 , 2025 2025 Citations: 7
Organophotoredox‐Catalyzed CDC Reactions for the Synthesis of Diverse Heterocycles via C─ N and C─ O Bond Formation under Visible Light Irradiation E Selvaraj, P Thulasidaran, S Mannathan, B Baskar Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, e00404 , 2025 2025
Visible Light‐Driven Heterogeneous Cu─Ti─gCN Photoredox Catalyzed Synthesis of Diverse N ‐Heterocyclic Derivatives via ODH and CDC Reactions J Preety, M Shanmugam, LP Sl, B Baskar, W Li, S Mannathan, K Sekar Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 14 (6), e202500110 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Sustainable synthesis of bioactive functionalized five-membered heterocycles via flow chemistry J Preety, T Purushothaman, D Paradesi, K Sekar, SR Reddy, B Baskar Bioactive Five-Membered Heterocycles: Natural Products, Green Synthesis and … , 2025 2025
Synthesis of N -Aryl and N -Alkyl Phthalimides via Denitrogenative Cyanation of 1,2,3-Benzotriazin-4(3 H )-ones R Korivi, J Rana, B Baskar, S Mannathan The Journal of Organic Chemistry 90 (9), 3252-3256 , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
Synthesis of diverse imidazole and quinoxaline derivatives via iodine-mediated cyclization reactions S Panneerselvam, E Selvaraj, S Mannathan, T Saravanan, B Baskar The Journal of Organic Chemistry 90 (9), 3359-3364 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Comprehensive analysis of vitamin D2 & vitamin D3 and their precursors in Indian medicinal plants using RP-HPLC-UV method GS Amithabh, MP Gireesh Kumar, T Kumar, K Selvapandian, B Baskar Tradit Med Res 10 (6), 33 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Visible‐Light‐Mediated Oxygenation of Benzylic C(Sp 3 )−H Bonds and Oxidation of Aryl Carbinols using Non‐Noble Transition Metal Photoredox Catalyst P Jeyaraj, S Mallayasamy, E Selvaraj, P Das, B Baskar Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 13 (8), e202400120 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Recent development on the extraction, detection, and quantification of vitamin D from various sources–an update GS Amithabh, MPG Kumar, K Selvapandian, B Baskar Analytical Methods 16 (39), 6654-6675 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Activation of enamine by photoexcited organocatalyst assisted singlet oxygen: synthesis of oxazoles and quinoxalines S Elavarasan, J Preety, M Kesavan, RB Patel, B Baskar Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 22 (24), 4912-4921 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Green Hydrogen Production: Photocatalysis and Commercialization Prospects M Shanmugam, PJJ Sagayaraj, N Agamendran, A Augestin, B Baskar, ... Towards Sustainable and Green Hydrogen Production by Photocatalysis … , 2024 2024
Metal–organic framework-catalyzed selective oxidation of alcohols and oxidative cross-coupling for C–C and C–N bond-forming reactions SAA Rahman, CN Patra, GK Kole, S Peters, T Sadhukhan, B Baskar New Journal of Chemistry 48 (8), 3513-3524 , 2024 2024 Citations: 6
Glutathione elicits enhanced biosynthesis of bonducellin, a homoisoflavonoid, in Caesalpinia bonducella leaf callus M Karthikeyan, B Baskar, V Kandasamy, U Balasundaram Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) 155 (1), 57-65 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
Visible Light Driven Metal‐Free Photoredox Catalyzed α‐benzylation and α‐oxygenation of N‐substituted Tetrahydroisoquinolines: Applications to Synthesis of Natural Products S Elavarasan, J Preety, R Abinaya, T Saravanan, KK Balasubramanian, ... Chemistry–An Asian Journal 17 (22), e202200878 , 2022 2022 Citations: 9
Recent developments on synthesis strategies, SAR studies and biological activities of β-Carboline derivatives–an update R Abinaya, S Srinath, S Soundarya, R Sridhar, KK Balasubramanian, ... Journal of Molecular Structure 1261, 132750 , 2022 2022 Citations: 39
Visible Light Driven Scalable and Reusable Ba-Doped CoMoO4 Nanoparticle Catalyzed One Pot Synthesis of Benzimidazoles, Benzothiazoles, and Quinazolinones Under Air Atmosphere R Abinaya, S Elavarasan, B Binish, KK Balasubramanian, K Manokaran, ... Eur. J. Org. Chem 22, 4 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
Visible light mediated selective oxidation of alcohols and oxidative dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles using scalable and reusable La-doped NiWO 4 nanoparticles R Abinaya, KM Rahulan, S Srinath, A Rahman, P Divya, ... Green Chemistry 23 (16), 5990-6007 , 2021 2021 Citations: 25
A simple and efficient metal free, additive, or base free dehydrogenation of tetrahydroisoquinolines using oxygen as a clean oxidant S Ramu, B Baskar Canadian Journal of Chemistry 99 (3), 311-316 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Gold (I)-catalyzed divergence in the reactivity of 3-silyloxy 1, 6-enynes: Pinacol-terminated vs claisen-terminated cyclization cascades B Baskar, HJ Bae, SE An, JY Cheong, YH Rhee, A Duschek, SF Kirsch Organic Letters 10 (12), 2605-2607 , 2008 2008 Citations: 102
Gold (I)‐Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 3‐Methoxy‐1, 6‐enynes Featuring Tandem Cyclization and [3, 3]‐Sigmatropic Rearrangement HJ Bae, B Baskar, SE An, JY Cheong, DT Thangadurai, IC Hwang, ... Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 (12), 2263-2266 , 2008 2008 Citations: 99
Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria Bacillus subtilis RR4 isolated from rice rhizosphere induces malic acid biosynthesis in rice roots K Rekha, B Baskar, S Srinath, B Usha Canadian journal of microbiology 64 (1), 20-27 , 2018 2018 Citations: 98
Branching cascades: a concise synthetic strategy targeting diverse and complex molecular frameworks W Liu, V Khedkar, B Baskar, M Schürmann, K Kumar Angewandte Chemie International Edition 50 (30), 6900-6905 , 2011 2011 Citations: 90
Biocatalytic deracemisation of α-hydroxy esters: high yield preparation of (S)-ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoate from the racemate A Chadha, B Baskar Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 13 (14), 1461-1464 , 2002 2002 Citations: 78
Natural product biosynthesis inspired concise and stereoselective synthesis of benzopyrones and related scaffolds B Baskar, PY Dakas, K Kumar Organic Letters 13 (8), 1988-1991 , 2011 2011 Citations: 77
Deracemisation of aryl substituted α-hydroxy esters using Candida parapsilosis ATCC 7330: effect of substrate structure and mechanism B Baskar, NG Pandian, K Priya, A Chadha Tetrahedron 61 (52), 12296-12306 , 2005 2005 Citations: 61
Reusable, homogeneous water soluble photoredox catalyzed oxidative dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles in a biphasic system: application to the synthesis of biologically active … S Srinath, R Abinaya, A Prasanth, M Mariappan, R Sridhar, B Baskar Green Chemistry 22 (8), 2575-2587 , 2020 2020 Citations: 56
Highly stereoselective reduction of 4-Aryl-2-oxo but-3-enoic carboxylic esters by plant cell culture of Daucus carota B Baskar, S Ganesh, TS Lokeswari, A Chadha Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 27 (1), 13-17 , 2004 2004 Citations: 52
Asymmetric reduction of alkyl 2-oxo-4-arylbutanoates and-but-3-enoates by Candida parapsilosis ATCC 7330: assignment of the absolute configuration of ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-(p … B Baskar, NG Pandian, K Priya, A Chadha Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 15 (24), 3961-3966 , 2004 2004 Citations: 50
An efficient mesoporous carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) functionalized Pd catalyst for carbon–carbon bond formation reactions S Elavarasan, B Baskar, C Senthil, P Bhanja, A Bhaumik, P Selvam, ... RSC advances 6 (55), 49376-49386 , 2016 2016 Citations: 49
Recent developments on synthesis strategies, SAR studies and biological activities of β-Carboline derivatives–an update R Abinaya, S Srinath, S Soundarya, R Sridhar, KK Balasubramanian, ... Journal of Molecular Structure 1261, 132750 , 2022 2022 Citations: 39
Stereoselective cascade double-annulations provide diversely ring-fused tetracyclic benzopyrones B Baskar, K Wittstein, MG Sankar, V Khedkar, M Schürmann, K Kumar Organic letters 14 (23), 5924-5927 , 2012 2012 Citations: 36
Gold (I)‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Highly Substituted 2‐Cyclopentenones from 5‐Siloxypent‐3‐en‐1‐ynes SE An, J Jeong, B Baskar, J Lee, J Seo, YH Rhee Chemistry–A European Journal 15 (44), 11837-11841 , 2009 2009 Citations: 32
Sang. E. An, JY Cheong, DT Thangadurai, I.-C. Hwang, YH Rhee HJ Bae, B Baskar Angew. Chem 120, 2295-2298 , 2008 2008 Citations: 28
Visible light mediated selective oxidation of alcohols and oxidative dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles using scalable and reusable La-doped NiWO 4 nanoparticles R Abinaya, KM Rahulan, S Srinath, A Rahman, P Divya, ... Green Chemistry 23 (16), 5990-6007 , 2021 2021 Citations: 25
Metal free one pot synthesis of β-carbolines via a domino Pictet-Spengler reaction and aromatization S Ramu, S Srinath, B Baskar, K Ilango, KK Balasubramanian Molecular Catalysis 468, 86-93 , 2019 2019 Citations: 23
Biological and catalytic evaluation of Ru(II)‐ p ‐cymene complexes of Schiff base ligands: Impact of ligand appended moiety on photo‐induced DNA and protein … D Gopalakrishnan, S Srinath, B Baskar, NSP Bhuvanesh, ... Applied Organometallic Chemistry 33 (3), e4756 , 2019 2019 Citations: 23
Energy material-the role of silicotungstic acid and fly ash in sulfonated poly (ether sulfone) composites for PEMFC applications P Deivanayagam, G Sivasubramanian, K Hariharasubramanian, B Baskar, ... Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A 56 (2), 146-152 , 2019 2019 Citations: 15
Application of metal free aromatization to total synthesis of perlolyrin, flazin, eudistomin U and harmane S Santhanam, A Ramu, B Baburaj, B Kalpatu Kuppusamy Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 57 (5), 2121-2127 , 2020 2020 Citations: 10
