Vikas Singh Rawat E-mail: vikassingh21@gmail.com; Mob. No. +91-7042062622

Education

Ph. D. (Chemistry) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India. Oct. 2015 (expected)

Thesis Title: Development of Novel Strategies for Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Formation.

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Bojja Sreedhar, Principal Scientist, IICT, Hyderabad.

M. Sc. (Chemistry) Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. 2008

B. Sc. (Chemistry Honours) Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi. 2005

Summary

Organic chemist with 5+ years of research experience in organic synthesis, catalysis, characterization and analytical

techniques. I have eight publication in journal of international repute and two more are under review.

• Strong background in innovative synthetic organic chemistry.

• Skilled in multi-step organic synthesis, novel reaction development and characterization using modern analytical

instrumentation (NMR, GC, HPLC, MS, FT-IR and UV-Vis).

• Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials and heterogeneous catalysts.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Research Experience

Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India 2009–2015

Advisor: Dr. Bojja Sreedhar

Contributed to and led multiple research programs on development of catalytic methodologies for C-C and C-Hetero

bond formation reaction. These programs also include synthesis of new nanomaterials and heterogeneous catalysts.

Industrial Work Experience

Analytical Chemist in Quality Control Department of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. Oct. 2005- Aug. 2006

Research and Technical Skills

• Organic synthesis, multi-step organic reactions and their monitoring by TLC, milli- to multi-gram scale synthesis.

• Synthesis and characterization of metal-complexes and nanomaterials.

• Proficient in preparation, characterization and evaluation of heterogeneous catalysts.

• Profound efficiency in handling of hygroscopic, air sensitive reagents and reactions.

• Highly conversant with the experimental techniques such as thin-layer chromatography, column chromatography,

flash Chromatography, vacuum distillation and crystallization.

• Proficient in analysis and interpretation of NMR, IR, HRMS, LCMS, GC-MS, DSC, TGA, FTIR and UV-Vis

spectroscopy data.

• Familiar with XPS, GC, ICP, XRD, SEM, TEM and AFM techniques.

• Ability to write scientific report and manuscript for publication.

• Capable of carrying independent and collaborative research.

• Proficient in using word-processor (MS-Word) and related MS-Office products.

• Proficient in chemistry related softwares like Chem Draw, ISIS Draw.

• Well versed with modern literature search methods, namely Sci-Finder, Reaxys, ISI webofknowledge and other

similar search engines.

Selected Awards and Fellowships

92.92 percentile score in GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) in 2008, junior research fellowship (2009-11)

and senior research fellowship (2012-15) from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Research Mentor 2011–2015

Mentored four post graduate students in laboratory techniques for their dissertation work and supervised two doctoral

fellows for their Ph. D. work.

Publications

1. Selective copper-catalyzed N-arylation of lactams with arylboronic acids under base- and ligand-free conditions

B. Thulasiram, V. S. Rawat, B. Sreedhar, Synlett, 2015, 26, 1348-135. (DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1380741)

2. Catalyst-free activation of methylene chloride and alkynes by amines in a three-component coupling reaction to

propargylamines

V. S. Rawat, B. Thulasiram, B. Sreedhar, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2014, 12, 6725-6729. (DOI:

10.1039/C4OB00986J) (PMID: 25047719)

3. Chemoselective one-pot synthesis of β-keto sulfones from ketones

V. S. Rawat, P. L. M. Reddy, B. Sreedhar, RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 5165-5168. (DOI: 10.1039/C3RA45547E)

(Highlighted in ChemInform, 2014, 45 (38)) (DOI: 10.1002/chin.201438083)

4. Iron catalyzed borylation reactions of alkynes: an efficient synthesis of E-vinyl boronates

V. S. Rawat, B. Sreedhar, Synlett, 2014, 25, 1132-1136. (DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1341048) (Highlighted in

ChemInform, 2014, 45 (44)) (DOI: 10.1002/chin.201444189)

5. Magnetically separable copper ferrite nanoparticles catalyzed synthesis of diaryl, alkyl/aryl sulfones from arylsulfinic

acid salts and organohalides/boronic acids

B. T. V. Srinivas, V. S. Rawat, K. Konda, B. Sreedhar, Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 2014, 356, 805-817.

(DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201301003) (Highlighted in Synfacts, 2014, 10, 0652) (DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339088)

6. Magnetic CuFe2O4 nanoparticles: a retrievable catalyst for oxidative amidation of aldehydes with amine

hydrochloride salts

A. S. Kumar, B. Thulasiram, S. B. Laxmi, V. S. Rawat, B. Sreedhar, Tetrahedron, 2014, 70, 6059-6067. (Invited

contribution to special issue: Nanotek for organic synthesis, and organic synthesis for nanotek, refereed as usual)

(DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2014.01.051)

7. A regioselective catalyst- and additive-free synthesis of β-keto sulfones from aryl acetylenes and sodium

arenesulfinates

B. Sreedhar, V. S. Rawat, Synlett, 2012, 23, 413-417. (DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1290318) (Highlighted in

ChemInform, 2012, 43 (21)) (DOI: 10.1002/chin.201221074)

8. Mild and efficient PtO2-catalyzed one-pot reductive mono-N-alkylation of nitroarenes

B. Sreedhar, V. S. Rawat, Synthetic Communications, 2012, 42, 2490-2502.

(DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2011.561397)

9. Tetrabutylammonium bromide: effective promoter both in silylation and alkene formation via dehydration of alcohols

B. Sreedhar, V. S. Rawat, Journal of Applicable Chemistry, 2012, 1, 174-181. Pdf

Manuscripts under Review

1. Iron-catalyzed dioxygenation of alkenes and terminal alkynes by using PhI(OAc)2 as oxidant

B. T. V. Srinivas, V. S. Rawat and B. Sreedhar

2. In situ protection and deprotection of amines for iron-catalyzed oxidative amidation of aldehydes

V. S. Rawat, B. Thulasiram and B. Sreedhar

Conferences /Presentations Attended

1. Participated in International Symposium on “Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Natural Products” being

organized by CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad.

2. Participated in 21st International Symposium on “Catalysis for Sustainable Development” being organized by CSIR-

Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad.

3. Participated in 1st International Symposium on “Nature Inspired Initiatives in Chemical Trends” being organized

by CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad.

Personal Homepages

• https://sites.google.com/site/vikassinghrawatchemistry

• https://iictindia.academia.edu/vikassinghrawat

• http://in.linkedin.com/pub/vikas-singh/35/5b5/398/

• https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AU10tBgAAAAJ&hl=en

References

Available on request.

Personal Details

Male, Indian National, Born on 21st November 1983 and Unmarried.