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Dr. Shikha Gandhi

Assistant Professor

Chemical Sciences

sgandhi@iiserbpr.ac.in

6802227700

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Academic Background

  • PhD, IIT Kanpur

  • MSc, Panjab University

Professional Experience 

  • Assistant Professor: Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER Berhampur, India. 2017 - present

  • Visiting Faculty: Department of Chemistry, IISER Bhopal, 2015-2016

  • Scientist: Piramal Healthcare Ltd., Mumbai, India, 2013-2015

  • Post-Doc: Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, Advisor : Prof. Benjamin List, 2012

Awards and Memberships

  • 2019: Thieme Chemistry Journal Award

  • 2010: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for postdoctoral research

  • 2009: Max Planck Fellowship for postdoctoral research

  • 2004: CSIR Fellowship for doctoral research

  • 2002: MPA Silver Medal for holding one of the top three positions in Panjab University in B.Sc.

Research Interests

  • Transition Metal Catalysis

  • Asymmetric Synthesis

  • Synergistic Catalysis

  • Organocatalysis

Research Group

  • Sibasis Sarkar (UGC-JRF/SRF)

  • Subhamoy Mukhopadhyay (Institute)

  • Chhanda Debnath (PMRF)

  • Suravi Das (Institute)

  • Bhavya Khaitan (i-Ph.D)

Biography

Shikha was born in Punjab, India and did her Masters from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 2004. She subsequently joined the group of Prof. Vinod K. Singh at IIT Kanpur and graduated with a doctoral degree in 2009. She then moved to the Max Planck Institute fur Kohlenforschung, Germany to work in the group of Prof. Benjamin List for her postdoctoral stint. In 2013, she took up the position of a scientist at Piramal Healthcare Ltd. Subsequently she moved to IISER Bhopal in 2015 to join as a Visiting Faculty. She has been the Assistant Professor at IISER Berhampur since March 2017.

Key Publications

  • Khaitan. B.Gandhi, S.; Pd\/Bronsted Acid-Catalyzed Atom-Economical [3 + 3] Annulation of 4-Hydroxycoumarins and Skipped Enynes; Org. Lett., 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02215

  • Debnath, C.Bhoi, S. R.; Gandhi, S.; N-Heterocyclic carbene/palladium synergistic catalysis in organic synthesis; Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00525B

  • Bhoi, S. R.; Debnath, C.; Gandhi, S.; Pd/Brønsted acid catalysed intramolecular N-allylation of indoles and pyrroles with alkynes for the synthesis of N-fused heterocyclesChem. Commun., 2024, 60, 428

  • Mukhopadhyay, S.; Khaitan, B.; Gandhi, S.Synthesis of tricyclic oxazinoindolones via Pd-catalyzed intramolecular addition of carboxylic acids to alkynes; Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 9326

  • Gandhi, S., Catalytic Enantioselective Cross Dehydrogenative Coupling of sp3 C-H of Heterocycles; Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2019, 17, 9683- 'Invited Review'

Contact Details

Full Name

Shikha Gandhi


Email

sgandhi@iiserbpr.ac.in


Contact

6802227700


Address

IISER Berhampur


Personal Website

https://shikhagandhi.wixsite.com/research