Papita Behera

@buodisha.edu.in

Ph. D. Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry
Berhampur University

Papita Behera


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EDUCATION

2021-present: Ph.D., Berhampur University, Odisha
2017-2019: M. Sc., Berhampur University, Odisha
2013-2016: B. Sc., F. M. University, Odisha
2011-2013: 11th & 12th Standard, CHSE, Odisha
2011: 10th Standard, BSE, Odisha

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Organic Chemistry
9

Scopus Publications

35

Scholar Citations

4

Scholar h-index

1

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

  • Trace palladium and copper as hidden catalysts in cross-coupling reactions: roles and analytical detection
    Papita Behera, Santosh Kumar Sahu, Pradyota Kumar Behera, Laxmidhar Rout, Debendra Kumar Mohapatra
    Catalysis Science and Technology, 2026
    This review provides important insights for the scientific community by elucidating the origins of trace metal impurities, their influence on reaction outcomes, and the strategies available for their reliable identification and quantification.
  • Room-Temperature C(sp2)N Bond Formation Using Pd, Cu, and Ni Catalysts
    Papita Behera, Laxmidhar Rout, Debendra K. Mohapatra
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2025
    Transition metal‐catalyzed C( sp 2 )–N cross‐coupling is a vital strategy in organic synthesis, enabling the efficient formation of N‐ aryl amines as key intermediates in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and biologically active molecules. Precise control of reaction temperature is critical, as it significantly influences both product yield and the formation of byproducts. Conducting C( sp 2 )–N cross‐coupling at room temperature offers notable advantages, including cost‐effectiveness, enhanced safety, and reduced environmental impact. This review summarizes literature from 1983 to 2025, highlighting transition metal‐catalyzed C( sp 2 )–N cross‐coupling reactions and primarily involving palladium, copper, and nickel catalysts performed under mild, room‐temperature conditions. The review underscores the broad utility of these reactions across medicinal, agricultural, and industrial domains.
  • CuMoO4: a heterogeneous bimetallic nanocatalyst for the C–H activation of alkenes with iodoarenes
    Papita Behera, A. Smitarani Dora, Laxmidhar Rout
    New Journal of Chemistry, 2025
    A recyclable CuMoO 4 nanocatalyst enables ligand-free Heck reactions of alkenes with aryl iodides. It shows broad scope, trans -selectivity, no metal leaching, and allows access to bioactive compounds with anti-cancer, -fungal, and -bacterial effects.
  • Recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed (Csp2)-X (X = Se, Te, As, Sb) bond formation
    L. Rout, Papita Behera, T. Punniyamurthy
    Molecular Catalysis, 2024
  • A CuMoO4 nanocatalyst for Csp2-O cross-couplings; easy access to nitrofen derivatives
    Pradyota Kumar Behera, Papita Behera, Amlan Swain, Santosh Kumar Sahu, Ajeena Sahoo, L. Rout
    New Journal of Chemistry, 2023
    We have developed a simple and direct method for the synthesis of diaryl ether under mild reaction condition using oxygen bridged Bimetallic CuMoO4 nano catalyst. The catalyst tolerated various functional...
  • A Novel Bimetallic BaCu2O3 Catalyst for Csp2-O Cross-Coupling Reactions of Phenols with Arylhalide
    S. Panda, Pradyota Kumar Behera, Papita Behera, Amlan Swain, Amit Kumar Pradhan, L. Rout
    Chemistryselect, 2023
    A new oxygen bridged [Cu‐O‐Ba] bimetallic catalyst is synthesized. The novel catalyst is used for Csp2‐O cross‐coupling reactions of phenols with haloarenes. Iodo‐, bromo‐, and unactivated chloro‐arenes could be coupled with aryl phenols efficiently in high yield. Moreover, functional groups were well tolerated using this protocol. The catalyst is Eco‐friendly, air stable, recyclable and efficient.
  • t-BuOH Solvent for CuSeO3 Catalyzed Csp2-Se Cross-coupling of Diaryldiselenide with Arylhalides and Boronic acids
    Amit Kumar Pradhan, Pradyota Kumar Behera, P. Choudhury, Papita Behera, A. Swain, Priyanka Bag, Debiprasad Pany, L. Rout
    Chemistryselect, 2023
    Abstract Formation of carbon‐selenium bond by Csp 2 ‐Se cross‐coupling using diaryldiselenides and arylhalides are very few in literature. Herein we report CuSeO 3 .2H 2 O as an efficient catalyst for direct Csp 2 ‐Se cross‐coupling of diaryldiselenides with aryl iodides, bromides and aryl boronic acids. The reaction is performed at low temperature (70 °C) in tert ‐butanol solvent in absence of ligand. Arylboronic acids are more reactive than aryliodides and bromides.
  • CuMoO4 Catalyzed Csp2−Se Cross-Coupling of Aryl Bromide and Iodide with Diaryldiselenides in Water
    P. Choudhury, A. Pradhan, Soumyaranjan Jena, B. K. Sahoo, S. Sahu, Pradyota Kumar Behera, Papita Behera, A. Swain, L. Rout
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2022
    Abstract In this work, an oxo‐bridged bimetallic CuMoO 4 catalyst for Csp 2 −Se cross‐coupling of diaryldiselenides with aryl‐halides is reported. The current discovery is noteworthy, as the catalyst is eco‐friendly, easily accessible, air‐stable, and recyclable. The methodology exhibits broad substrate scope and the catalytic system tolerates common functional groups. The protocol uses aryl iodide and bromides as electrophile instead of boronic acids. This is the first example of using an oxo‐ bridged copper based bimetallic catalyst for Csp 2 −Se cross‐coupling reactions in water. C−Cl bond remains intact during reaction.
  • Transition Metal Catalysed C-S Cross-Coupling Reactions at Room Temperature.
    Pradyota Kumar Behera, Prabhupada Choudhury, Papita Behera, Amlan Swain, Amit Kumar Pradhan, Laxmidhar Rout
    Chemistryselect, 2022
    Abstract Transition metal catalysed formation of Csp2‐S bond through cross‐coupling reaction stands important and powerful tools in synthetic organic chemistry. The reaction constitutes an important strategy for the synthesis of thioethers that possess diverse biological activities in medicine and agriculture. Nonetheless, maintaining reaction temperature during Csp2‐S cross‐coupling reaction decides fate of desired product along with possibility of by‐product and disulfides. The economy of process, safety and environmental issue demands thioether synthesis at mild condition and room temperature. Only very few reactions were successful under mild condition using Pd, Cu, Ni, Ni−Ir and Ir catalyst. The current prospective summarizes the best protocols used for efficient Csp2‐S cross‐coupling reactions by transition metal catalyst under mild condition.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Trace Palladium and Copper as Hidden Catalysts in Cross-Coupling Reactions: Roles and Analytical Detection
    DK Mohapatra, P Behera, SK Sahu, PK Behera, L Rout
    Catalysis Science & Technology , 2026
    2026.0
  • Room‐Temperature C( sp 2 )N Bond Formation Using Pd, Cu, and Ni Catalysts
    P Behera, L Rout, DK Mohapatra
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry 28 (48), e202500913 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 2
  • CuMoO 4: a heterogeneous bimetallic nanocatalyst for the C–H activation of alkenes with iodoarenes
    P Behera, AS Dora, L Rout
    New Journal of Chemistry 49 (43), 18692-18697 , 2025
    2025.0
  • Recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed (Csp2)-X (X= Se, Te, As, Sb) bond formation
    L Rout, P Behera, T Punniyamurthy
    Molecular Catalysis 557, 113993 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • A CuMoO 4 nanocatalyst for C sp2–O cross-couplings; easy access to nitrofen derivatives
    PK Behera, P Behera, A Swain, SK Sahu, A Sahoo, L Rout
    New Journal of Chemistry 48 (2), 687-692 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • Water Compatible Selenation: Towards Sustainable Synthesis
    LR Priyanka Bag, Papita Behera, Pradyot K. Behera, Amlan Swain, Ajeena Sahoo ...
    Research Journal of Berhampur University 6 , 2023
    2023.0
  • A Novel Bimetallic BaCu 2 O 3 Catalyst for Csp2‐O Cross‐Coupling Reactions of Phenols with Arylhalide
    S Panda, P Kumar Behera, P Behera, A Swain, A Kumar Pradhan, L Rout
    ChemistrySelect 8 (35), e202302445 , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 2
  • Transition Metal Catalyzed CO Cross-coupling at Room Temperature
    P Behera, PK Behera, A Swain, AK Pradhan, SS Jena, L Routa
    RESEARCH JOURNAL OF BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY, 90 , 2023
    2023.0
  • t ‐BuOH Solvent for CuSeO 3 Catalyzed Csp 2 ‐Se Cross‐coupling of Diaryldiselenide with Arylhalides and Boronic acids
    A Kumar Pradhan, P Kumar Behera, P Choudhury, P Behera, A Swain, ...
    ChemistrySelect 8 (10), e202300378 , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 3
  • CuMoO 4 Catalyzed Csp 2 −Se Cross‐Coupling of Aryl Bromide and Iodide with Diaryldiselenides in Water
    P Choudhury, A Kumar Pradhan, S Jena, B Kumar Sahoo, S Kumar Sahu, ...
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2022 (48), e202201194 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 7
  • Transition Metal Catalysed C‐S Cross‐Coupling Reactions at Room Temperature.
    PK Behera, P Choudhury, P Behera, A Swain, AK Pradhan, L Rout
    ChemistrySelect 7 (41), e202202919 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 13
  • Strategy for Synthesis of Structural Analogues of Artemisinin
    SK Sahu, PK Behera, P Choudhury, MC Maity, P Behera, A Swain, ...
    RESEARCH JOURN BERHAMPUR UNIV, 69 , 0

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Transition Metal Catalysed C‐S Cross‐Coupling Reactions at Room Temperature.
    PK Behera, P Choudhury, P Behera, A Swain, AK Pradhan, L Rout
    ChemistrySelect 7 (41), e202202919 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 13
  • CuMoO 4 Catalyzed Csp 2 −Se Cross‐Coupling of Aryl Bromide and Iodide with Diaryldiselenides in Water
    P Choudhury, A Kumar Pradhan, S Jena, B Kumar Sahoo, S Kumar Sahu, ...
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2022 (48), e202201194 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 7
  • Recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed (Csp2)-X (X= Se, Te, As, Sb) bond formation
    L Rout, P Behera, T Punniyamurthy
    Molecular Catalysis 557, 113993 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • A CuMoO 4 nanocatalyst for C sp2–O cross-couplings; easy access to nitrofen derivatives
    PK Behera, P Behera, A Swain, SK Sahu, A Sahoo, L Rout
    New Journal of Chemistry 48 (2), 687-692 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 4
  • t ‐BuOH Solvent for CuSeO 3 Catalyzed Csp 2 ‐Se Cross‐coupling of Diaryldiselenide with Arylhalides and Boronic acids
    A Kumar Pradhan, P Kumar Behera, P Choudhury, P Behera, A Swain, ...
    ChemistrySelect 8 (10), e202300378 , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 3
  • Room‐Temperature C( sp 2 )N Bond Formation Using Pd, Cu, and Ni Catalysts
    P Behera, L Rout, DK Mohapatra
    European Journal of Organic Chemistry 28 (48), e202500913 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 2
  • A Novel Bimetallic BaCu 2 O 3 Catalyst for Csp2‐O Cross‐Coupling Reactions of Phenols with Arylhalide
    S Panda, P Kumar Behera, P Behera, A Swain, A Kumar Pradhan, L Rout
    ChemistrySelect 8 (35), e202302445 , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 2
  • Trace Palladium and Copper as Hidden Catalysts in Cross-Coupling Reactions: Roles and Analytical Detection
    DK Mohapatra, P Behera, SK Sahu, PK Behera, L Rout
    Catalysis Science & Technology , 2026
    2026.0
  • CuMoO 4: a heterogeneous bimetallic nanocatalyst for the C–H activation of alkenes with iodoarenes
    P Behera, AS Dora, L Rout
    New Journal of Chemistry 49 (43), 18692-18697 , 2025
    2025.0
  • Water Compatible Selenation: Towards Sustainable Synthesis
    LR Priyanka Bag, Papita Behera, Pradyot K. Behera, Amlan Swain, Ajeena Sahoo ...
    Research Journal of Berhampur University 6 , 2023
    2023.0
  • Transition Metal Catalyzed CO Cross-coupling at Room Temperature
    P Behera, PK Behera, A Swain, AK Pradhan, SS Jena, L Routa
    RESEARCH JOURNAL OF BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY, 90 , 2023
    2023.0
  • Strategy for Synthesis of Structural Analogues of Artemisinin
    SK Sahu, PK Behera, P Choudhury, MC Maity, P Behera, A Swain, ...
    RESEARCH JOURN BERHAMPUR UNIV, 69 , 0

Publications

CuMoO4: A Heterogeneous Bimetallic Nanocatalyst for the C-H activation of Alkenes with Iodoarenes, Papita Behera, A Smitarani Dora and Laxmidhar Rout , New J. Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript,