Faculty details

Prof.Soumitra Maity

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Email: smaity[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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Office Number: +91-326-223-5185

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Research Interest: Radical chemistry, Homogenous catalysis, Photocatalysis, Total synthesis of NPs. For Details Visit the website.

Teaching

PG Level courses

NCYC 511: Physical Organic Chemistry (MSc, 1st sem)
NCYC 516: Organic Chemistry Lab (MSc, 1st sem)
NCYC 518: Methods in Organic Synthesis (MSc, 2nd sem)
Instrumental Techniques in Chemistry (JRF course)
Organic Reaction, Mechanism and Stereochemistry (MSc, 1st sem)
Synthetic Organic Chemistry (MSc, 2nd sem)
Application of Spectroscopic Methods (MSc, 3rd sem)
Modern Methods in Organic Synthesis (MSc, 3rd sem)
Heterocyclic Chemistry (MSc, 4th sem)
Advanced Methods in Organic Synthesis (JRF course)

UG Level courses

NCYI101: Engineering Chemistry (1st B. Tech Common)
NCYI102: Engineering Chemistry Lab (1st B. Tech Common)
Chemistry I (1st B. Tech-Preparatory)
Physical Chemistry (V^th B. Tech-Pet. Engg.)
Instrumental Methods for Environmental Analysis (V^th B. Tech-Env. Sc. & Engg.)
Chemistry (1st B. Tech-Common)

Academics

Educational Qualifications
• Secondary	WBBSE	1997	80.0 %	1st
• Higher Secondary	WBCHSE	1999	71.9 %	1st
• BSc Chem (Hons)	Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, CU	2002	64.87 %	1st
• MSc (Organic Chem)	University of Calcutta	2004	72.4 %	1st
• PhD	Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur University	2010	-	-
Title of PhD thesis:	“Synthetic Studies on Terpenoids”

Position

Professional Experiences
• Associate Professor	IIT(ISM) Dhanbad	April, 2022 to date
• Assistant Professor	IIT(ISM) Dhanbad	2015 to March, 2022
• AcSIR Assistant Professor • INSPIRE Faculty	CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002	2013 - 2014
• Postdoctoral Research Associate	University of California, Berkeley California, USA Advisor: Professor Thomas Maimone	2012 - 2013
• Postdoctoral Fellow	University of Arkansas, Fayeteville Arkansas, USA Advisor: Professor Nan Zheng	2010 - 2012

Awards and Honors

Thieme Chemistry Journals Award, 2025. (https://www.thieme.de/en/thieme-chemistry/thieme-chemistry-journals-awardees-107362.htm)
Angewandte Chemie Introducing Profile, 2025. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202502300)
Fellow of the Indian Chemical Society (ICS-Kolkata), 2018.
INSPIRE Faculty Award: July 2013 (DST), India.
Doctoral Fellowship: Feb 2005 – Aug 2010 (CSIR), India.
National Eligibility Test (NET- 2004): Qualified as JRF, CSIR-India.
Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE-2004): Qualified with percentile: 99.06; All India rank: 30.
National Scholarship from Government of India, (1999-2002).

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

Selected Publications

S. Debnath, M. Ray and S. Maity.* “Photochemical Switchable Access to Spiro-γ-lactams and Spiro-γ-lactones from Olefins via N to O Atom Swap.” - (communicated).
A. Kr Das, R. Lo and S. Maity.* “Unified Photoredox Strategy for Selective Access to Hydroisoquinoline and Benzosultam via Tether Modulation of Allylamine.” Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 617–622.
S. Roy Chowdhury,§ D. Singh,§ A. Samanta and S. Maity.* “[3+2] Annulation of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes with Ammonium Thiocyanates: Interrupted Cascade Leads to Elusive Iminodihydrothiophene Derivatives.” J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 15302–15312. (§Equal Contributions)

[ACS Editors' Choice®] [Highlight in Journal Cover Page]
S. Debnath, and S. Maity.* “Distonic Radical Cations in Visible Light-Driven Cycloadditions.” ChemPhotoChem 2025, 9, e202500249.

[Invited article] [Highlight in Journal Cover Page]
P.P. Mondal, S. Maity, S. Debnath and S. Maity.* “Photosensitized Energy Transfer-Mediated Aminoformylation of Alkenes.” Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 7986–7990.
S. Pramanik, I. Ul Hoque and S. Maity.* “Homologation of Alkyl Thiocyanates through Photochemical Group Transfer Radical Addition (GTRA).” Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 11862–11865.
“Photo-Thiocyanoamination of π- and σ-Bonds: Reagent Development and Synthetic Applications” A. Mukherjee, A. Samanta and S. Maity*, J. Org. Chem., 2025, 90, 7008-7017 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c00493 :)
“Thiocyanate: A Visible-Light-Driven Traceless Auxiliary for Stereoselective Cyclopropyl Ketone Construction” S. Mondal, S. Pramanik and S. Maity*, Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 7999-8002 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC01495F)
“Photochemical Homologated Aminophosphorylationof Carbon-Carbon π-, and σ-Bonds Through Radical Translocation” A. Samanta, S. Debnath, S. Maity and S. Maity*, Chem. Eur. J., 2025, 31, e202500886.
“Photochemical Alkylamination of Olefins through Reactivity-Based Sorting of Alkyl Radicals” P. P. Mondal, M. Ray and S. Maity*, Org. Lett., 2025, 27, 2412-2417.
“Development of a Phototriggered Diradical Phosphoamination Strategy of Alkenes” A. Samanta, P. P. Mondal, G. Bej and S. Maity*, Org. Lett., 2025, 27, 606-611.
“Photoredox Activation of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes: Distonic Radical Cation Reactivity in [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions” S Mondal, S. Debnath, R. Lo and S. Maity*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202419426.
“A Chromatographic Relay Conjugated Photoredox Strategy: S, Se -Pharmacophore from Alkenes via Formal [2+2+1] Heteroannulation” I. Ul Hoque, S. Debnath, R. Lo and S. Maity*, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 5282-5285.
“Introducing Alkyl Selenocyanates as Bifunctional Reagents in Photoredox Catalysis: Divergent Access to Ambident Isomers of −SeCN” S. Pramanik, A. K. Das, S. Debnath and S. Maity*, Org. Lett., 2024, 26, 8447-8452. Highlighted as Journal cover art, 2024/ issue 40.
“Photocascade chemoselective controlling of ambident thio(seleno)cyanates with alkenes via catalyst modulation” I. Ul Hoque, A. Samanta, S. Pramanik, S. Roy Chowdhury, R. Lo and S. Maity*, Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 5739.
“A Two Carbon Homologation of Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Enabled by Photochemical Alkene Stitching: Modular Assembly of Cyclolignans” S. Pramanik, A. Samanta, and S. Maity*, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 5282-5285.
“Zinc Acetate-Promoted Blocking of ATRA Process with Alkyl Halides Enabling Photochemical Alkylamination of Olefins” A. Samanta, S. Pramanik, S. Mondal, and S. Maity*, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 8400.
“Photoredox-Catalyzed Intermolecular Radical Arylthiocyanation/Arylselenocyanation of Alkenes: Access to Aryl-Substituted Alkylthiocyanates/Alkylselenocyanates” I. Ul Hoque, S. Roy Chowdhury, and S. Maity*, J. Org. Chem., 2019, 84, 3025. Highlighted as Journal cover art, 2019/ issue 6.

Patents

Filed

(3) S. Debnath and S. Maity “A novel alkylaminating agent, a process for the preparation thereof and the application thereof in the synthesis of spiro γ-lactams.” IPAN-202531092913, Application Date: September 27, 2025.

(2) P. P. Mondal and S. Maity “A novel bifunctional Formyl-amination equivalent reagent, a process for the preparation thereof and the application thereof in the synthesis of 1,2-iminoacetals/β-amino aldehyde.” IPAN-202531058584, Application Date: June 18, 2025.

Granted

(1) S. Maity and S. Samanta “A novel bifunctional phosphoaminating agent, a process for the preparation thereof and the application thereof in the synthesis of aminophosphonates/aminophosphonic acids.” Ind. Pat. No-576964, Date of grant: December 31, 2025.

Projects & Activities

Consultancy Project

Consultancy Projects
S.No.	Title	Funding Agency	Amount (in Lakh)	Year	Role
1.	Integrated support for reagent synthesis, material characterization, and data interpretation for Tata Steel R&D	TATA Steel Ltd. Jamshedpur	47.2	2025-2026	Co-Consultancy In-charge
2.	Upscaling Route of Reagent Synthesis for Application in Oxidized/Low-Rank Fine Coal Floatation	TATA Steel Ltd. Jamshedpur	10.0	2023-2024	Consultancy In-charge

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Professional Activities

2025 Symposium Convener; “Catalysis in Synthesis, CiS-2026” March 13-14, 2026; IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

2019 Served as a coordinator for local high school students in Scientific Social Responsibility through my SERB, ECR Grant

Manuscript Reviewer: >40 scientific journals: Nat. Commun., Commun. Chem., ACS catal., Org. Lett., J. Org. Chem., Org. Chem. Front., Inorg. Chem. Front., Org. Biomol. Chem., Chem. Eur. J., Asian j. Org. Chem., Tet. Lett., Tetrahedron.

Grant Reviewer: ANRF; IITs;

IIT(ISM) Dhanbad:

2025–present Organic Faculty Search Committee, Chairperson

2020–present In charge of Time Table Committee, Dept. of Chemistry

2020–present Library Advisory Committee, Member

2021–present DPGC Committee, Member

2024–2025 Service Organic Course Committee (BS-MS), Member

2023–2024 Service Organic Course Committee (NEP-MSc), Member

Guidance

Supervised Ph. D. Thesis
01	Dr. Soumyadeep Roy Chowdhury Thesis title: “Studies on Catalytic Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Formation Reactions Under Metal-Free Conditions” Defense: 27-Nov-2021 Next Position: PDF at Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
02	Dr. Injamam Ul Hoque Thesis title: “Organic Thio(Seleno)cyanates in Photoredox catalysis: Synthetic Strategies to S-, Se-, and N-Heterocycles from Alkenes” Defense: 21-Aug-2023 Next Position: PDF at Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
03	Dr. Deepak Singh Thesis title: “ Development of Methodologies for the Synthesis and C-H Functionalization of Heterocycles” Defense: 13-Nov-2023 Next Position: Scientific officer chemistry, Home Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
04	Dr. Shyamal Pramanik (2018-2025) Thesis title: “ Photo-Generation and Utilization of Electrophilic Alkyl Radicals towards (Hetero)arenes and Alkene Functionalization” Defense: 10-Sep-2025 Next Position: IPDF at IIT Kharagpur

Current Ph. D. Students:
01	Mr. Apurba Samanta, SRF, Institute Fellow M. Sc. (Chemistry): Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, WB Joining: August, 2019
02	Mr. Subhasis Mondal, JRF, CSIR- New Delhi M. Sc. (Chemistry): IIT(ISM) Dhanbad Joining: August, 2020
03	Mr. Partha P. Mondal, SRF, PMRF M. Sc. (Chemistry): Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, WB Joining: August, 2022
04	Mr. Saradindu Debnath, SRF, PMRF M. Sc. (Chemistry): NIT Jamshedpur Joining: August, 2022
05	Mr. Mahadev Ray, JRF, CSIR- New Delhi M. Sc. (Chemistry): Visva Bharati University Joining: January, 2023
06	Mr. Avik Kr. Das, JRF, PMRF M. Sc. (Chemistry): Contai P K College, V. U. Joining: August, 2023
07	Mr. Goutam Bej, JRF-UGC M. Sc. (Chemistry): Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, WB Joining: August, 2023
08	Mr. Sudipta Maity, JRF, IIT(ISM) M. Sc. (Chemistry): Haldia Govt. College Joining: July, 2024
9	Miss. Arunima Mukherjee, JRF, IIT(ISM) M. Sc. (Chemistry): NIT Jamshedpur Joining: October, 2024
10	Mr. Sayan Basu, JRF, IIT(ISM) M. Sc. (Chemistry): Pondicherry University Joining: July, 2025
11	Mr. Pradip Patar, JRF-UGC M. Sc. (Chemistry): NIT Durgapur Joining: July, 2025
PG Dissertation:
Guided: 35; On-going: 03

Details of R&D Projects
External Grants
S.No.	Title	Funding Agency	Amount (in Lakh)	Year	Role
1.	Design and Development of Photo-Active Reagents for Diversified C-N Bond Forming Processes	ARG Grant; ANRF-New Delhi	84.85	2026-2029	PI
2.	Hydro-alkylation and amination of olefins via Cobalta-photoredox catalyzed Reductive and Oxidative Radical Polar Crossover	NPDF Grant; ANRF-New Delhi	29.04	2025-2027	PI-Mentor
3.	Alkylthiocyanates as New Bifunctional Reagents in Photo-Redox Reactions: Ambident Reactivity Enabling Photo-Cascade Synthesis of Diverse S- and N-Heterocycles from Olefins	CORE Grant; SERB-New Delhi	35.57	01/12/2021 – 30/11/2024.	PI
4.	Photocatalytic Sp³ C-N Bond Formation Extended by MHAT Catalysis	NPDF Grant; SERB-New Delhi	24.48	2023-2024	PI-Mentor
5.	Development of coal specific collector for low-rank coal flotation	Tata Steel Ltd. Jamshedpur	14.16	2021-2022	PI
6.	Photocatalytic Construction of C-C and C-X Bonds via Visible Light Mediated Cross-Coupling Reactions: Synthesis of N-Heterocycles.	ECR Grant; SERB-New Delhi	33.0	14/07/2016 – 13/07/2019.	PI
7.	Metal Free Oxidative C-N Bond Formation: Synthesis of N- Heterocycles.	INSPIRE Grant, DST-New Delhi	35.0	2014-2019	PI

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Prof.Soumitra Maity

Teaching

NCYC 511: Physical Organic Chemistry (MSc, 1st sem)

NCYC 516: Organic Chemistry Lab (MSc, 1st sem)

NCYC 518: Methods in Organic Synthesis (MSc, 2nd sem)

Instrumental Techniques in Chemistry (JRF course)

Organic Reaction, Mechanism and Stereochemistry (MSc, 1st sem)

Synthetic Organic Chemistry (MSc, 2nd sem)

Application of Spectroscopic Methods (MSc, 3rd sem)

Modern Methods in Organic Synthesis (MSc, 3rd sem)

Heterocyclic Chemistry (MSc, 4th sem)

Advanced Methods in Organic Synthesis (JRF course)

NCYI101: Engineering Chemistry (1st B. Tech Common)

NCYI102: Engineering Chemistry Lab (1st B. Tech Common)

Chemistry I (1st B. Tech-Preparatory)

Physical Chemistry (Vth B. Tech-Pet. Engg.)

Instrumental Methods for Environmental Analysis (Vth B. Tech-Env. Sc. & Engg.)

Chemistry (1st B. Tech-Common)

Academics

Position

Awards and Honors

Thieme Chemistry Journals Award, 2025. (https://www.thieme.de/en/thieme-chemistry/thieme-chemistry-journals-awardees-107362.htm)

Angewandte Chemie Introducing Profile, 2025. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202502300)

Fellow of the Indian Chemical Society (ICS-Kolkata), 2018.

INSPIRE Faculty Award: July 2013 (DST), India.

Doctoral Fellowship: Feb 2005 – Aug 2010 (CSIR), India.

National Eligibility Test (NET- 2004): Qualified as JRF, CSIR-India.

Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE-2004): Qualified with percentile: 99.06; All India rank: 30.

National Scholarship from Government of India, (1999-2002).

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

S. Debnath, M. Ray and S. Maity.* “Photochemical Switchable Access to Spiro-γ-lactams and Spiro-γ-lactones from Olefins via N to O Atom Swap.” - (communicated).

A. Kr Das, R. Lo and S. Maity.* “Unified Photoredox Strategy for Selective Access to Hydroisoquinoline and Benzosultam via Tether Modulation of Allylamine.” Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 617–622.

S. Roy Chowdhury,§ D. Singh,§ A. Samanta and S. Maity.* “[3+2] Annulation of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes with Ammonium Thiocyanates: Interrupted Cascade Leads to Elusive Iminodihydrothiophene Derivatives.” J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 15302–15312. (§Equal Contributions)

[ACS Editors' Choice®] [Highlight in Journal Cover Page]

S. Debnath, and S. Maity.* “Distonic Radical Cations in Visible Light-Driven Cycloadditions.” ChemPhotoChem 2025, 9, e202500249.

[Invited article] [Highlight in Journal Cover Page]

P.P. Mondal, S. Maity, S. Debnath and S. Maity.* “Photosensitized Energy Transfer-Mediated Aminoformylation of Alkenes.” Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 7986–7990.

S. Pramanik, I. Ul Hoque and S. Maity.* “Homologation of Alkyl Thiocyanates through Photochemical Group Transfer Radical Addition (GTRA).” Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 11862–11865.

“Photo-Thiocyanoamination of π- and σ-Bonds: Reagent Development and Synthetic Applications” A. Mukherjee, A. Samanta and S. Maity*, J. Org. Chem., 2025, 90, 7008-7017 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c00493:)

“Thiocyanate: A Visible-Light-Driven Traceless Auxiliary for Stereoselective Cyclopropyl Ketone Construction” S. Mondal, S. Pramanik and S. Maity*, Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 7999-8002 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC01495F)

“Photochemical Homologated Aminophosphorylationof Carbon-Carbon π-, and σ-Bonds Through Radical Translocation” A. Samanta, S. Debnath, S. Maity and S. Maity*, Chem. Eur. J., 2025, 31, e202500886.

“Photochemical Alkylamination of Olefins through Reactivity-Based Sorting of Alkyl Radicals” P. P. Mondal, M. Ray and S. Maity*, Org. Lett., 2025, 27, 2412-2417.

“Development of a Phototriggered Diradical Phosphoamination Strategy of Alkenes” A. Samanta, P. P. Mondal, G. Bej and S. Maity*, Org. Lett., 2025, 27, 606-611.

“Photoredox Activation of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes: Distonic Radical Cation Reactivity in [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions” S Mondal, S. Debnath, R. Lo and S. Maity*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202419426.

“A Chromatographic Relay Conjugated Photoredox Strategy: S, Se -Pharmacophore from Alkenes via Formal [2+2+1] Heteroannulation” I. Ul Hoque, S. Debnath, R. Lo and S. Maity*, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 5282-5285.

“Introducing Alkyl Selenocyanates as Bifunctional Reagents in Photoredox Catalysis: Divergent Access to Ambident Isomers of −SeCN” S. Pramanik, A. K. Das, S. Debnath and S. Maity*, Org. Lett., 2024, 26, 8447-8452. Highlighted as Journal cover art, 2024/ issue 40.

“Photocascade chemoselective controlling of ambident thio(seleno)cyanates with alkenes via catalyst modulation” I. Ul Hoque, A. Samanta, S. Pramanik, S. Roy Chowdhury, R. Lo and S. Maity*, Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 5739.

“A Two Carbon Homologation of Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Enabled by Photochemical Alkene Stitching: Modular Assembly of Cyclolignans” S. Pramanik, A. Samanta, and S. Maity*, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 5282-5285.

“Zinc Acetate-Promoted Blocking of ATRA Process with Alkyl Halides Enabling Photochemical Alkylamination of Olefins” A. Samanta, S. Pramanik, S. Mondal, and S. Maity*, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 8400.

“Photoredox-Catalyzed Intermolecular Radical Arylthiocyanation/Arylselenocyanation of Alkenes: Access to Aryl-Substituted Alkylthiocyanates/Alkylselenocyanates” I. Ul Hoque, S. Roy Chowdhury, and S. Maity*, J. Org. Chem., 2019, 84, 3025. Highlighted as Journal cover art, 2019/ issue 6.

Patents

(3) S. Debnath and S. Maity “A novel alkylaminating agent, a process for the preparation thereof and the application thereof in the synthesis of spiro γ-lactams.” IPAN-202531092913, Application Date: September 27, 2025.

(2) P. P. Mondal and S. Maity “A novel bifunctional Formyl-amination equivalent reagent, a process for the preparation thereof and the application thereof in the synthesis of 1,2-iminoacetals/β-amino aldehyde.” IPAN-202531058584, Application Date: June 18, 2025.

(1) S. Maity and S. Samanta “A novel bifunctional phosphoaminating agent, a process for the preparation thereof and the application thereof in the synthesis of aminophosphonates/aminophosphonic acids.” Ind. Pat. No-576964, Date of grant: December 31, 2025.

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

Consultancy Project

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Guidance

Physical Chemistry (V^th B. Tech-Pet. Engg.)

Instrumental Methods for Environmental Analysis (V^th B. Tech-Env. Sc. & Engg.)

“Photo-Thiocyanoamination of π- and σ-Bonds: Reagent Development and Synthetic Applications” A. Mukherjee, A. Samanta and S. Maity, J. Org. Chem.*, 2025, 90, 7008-7017 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c00493 :)

“Thiocyanate: A Visible-Light-Driven Traceless Auxiliary for Stereoselective Cyclopropyl Ketone Construction” S. Mondal, S. Pramanik and S. Maity, Chem. Commun.*, 2025, 61, 7999-8002 (https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC01495F)

“Photochemical Homologated Aminophosphorylationof Carbon-Carbon π-, and σ-Bonds Through Radical Translocation” A. Samanta, S. Debnath, S. Maity and S. Maity, Chem. Eur. J.*, 2025, 31, e202500886.

“Photochemical Alkylamination of Olefins through Reactivity-Based Sorting of Alkyl Radicals” P. P. Mondal, M. Ray and S. Maity, Org. Lett.*, 2025, 27, 2412-2417.

“Development of a Phototriggered Diradical Phosphoamination Strategy of Alkenes” A. Samanta, P. P. Mondal, G. Bej and S. Maity, Org. Lett.*, 2025, 27, 606-611.

“Photoredox Activation of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes: Distonic Radical Cation Reactivity in [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions” S Mondal, S. Debnath, R. Lo and S. Maity, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.*, 2025, 64, e202419426.

“A Chromatographic Relay Conjugated Photoredox Strategy: S, Se -Pharmacophore from Alkenes via Formal [2+2+1] Heteroannulation” I. Ul Hoque, S. Debnath, R. Lo and S. Maity, Chem. Commun.*, 2024, 60, 5282-5285.

“Introducing Alkyl Selenocyanates as Bifunctional Reagents in Photoredox Catalysis: Divergent Access to Ambident Isomers of −SeCN” S. Pramanik, A. K. Das, S. Debnath and S. Maity, Org. Lett., 2024, 26, 8447-8452. Highlighted as Journal cover art*, 2024/ issue 40.

“Photocascade chemoselective controlling of ambident thio(seleno)cyanates with alkenes via catalyst modulation” I. Ul Hoque, A. Samanta, S. Pramanik, S. Roy Chowdhury, R. Lo and S. Maity, Nat. Commun.*, 2024, 15, 5739.

“A Two Carbon Homologation of Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Enabled by Photochemical Alkene Stitching: Modular Assembly of Cyclolignans” S. Pramanik, A. Samanta, and S. Maity, Chem. Commun.*, 2024, 60, 5282-5285.

“Zinc Acetate-Promoted Blocking of ATRA Process with Alkyl Halides Enabling Photochemical Alkylamination of Olefins” A. Samanta, S. Pramanik, S. Mondal, and S. Maity, Chem. Commun.*, 2022, 58, 8400.

“Photoredox-Catalyzed Intermolecular Radical Arylthiocyanation/Arylselenocyanation of Alkenes: Access to Aryl-Substituted Alkylthiocyanates/Alkylselenocyanates” I. Ul Hoque, S. Roy Chowdhury, and S. Maity, J. Org. Chem., 2019, 84, 3025. Highlighted as Journal cover art*, 2019/ issue 6.