Biography
Masilmani Jeganmohan was born in Vazhapattampalayam, Tamilnadu, India in 1978. He received his bachelor degree from St. Josephs College (Cuddalore), the University of Madras in 1998 and his master degree from the University of Madras in 2001. He earned his Ph. D from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, under Prof. Chien Hong Cheng in 2005 and pursued postdoctoral work in the same laboratory (Aug 2005 July 2009). Then he joined as an Alexander von Humboldt fellow in Prof. Paul Knochels group, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Germany (Sep 2009 Oct 2010). In November 2010, he joined as an Assistant professor in IISER Pune. He was promoted to Associate professor in April 2016 at IISER Pune. In October 2016, he has shifted from IISER Pune to IIT Madras as an Associate professor. At present, he is working as an Associate professor at IIT Madras.
Education
2001 - 2005: Ph. D from Prof. Chien - Hong Chengs group, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan .
1999 - 2001: M. Sc (Organic Chemistry) from Madras University, India.
1995 - 1998: B. Sc (Chemistry) from St. Josephs College Madras University, India.
Research Interests
Metal - Catalyzed Organic Reaction
Natural product synthesis
Assymetric synthesis
JournalCobalt(iii)-catalyzed redox-neutral [4+2]-annulation ofN-chlorobenzamides/acrylamides with alkylidenecyclopropanes at room temperature2021 | Royal Society Of Chemistry
JournalRhodium(III)-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative C-H Olefination of Unsaturated Acrylamides with Unactivated Olefins2021 | ACS Publications- JournalAerobic Oxidative C-H Olefination of Arylamides with Unactivated Olefins via a Rh(III)-Catalyzed C-H Activation2021 | ACS Publications
- JournalCobalt(III)-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral Coupling of Acrylamides with Activated Alkenes via C–H Bond Activation2020 | Georg Thieme Verlag KG
- JournalRecent Advancements in Allylic C(sp3)–H Functionalization of Olefins Catalyzed by Rh(III) or Ir(III) Complexes2020 | European Chemical Societies Publishing
