Apurba Ranjan Sahoo, PhD

Design and development of novel ligands, transition metal complexes, and their applications in catalysis
Development of synthetic methodologies towards green and sustainable chemistry
Base metal catalysis
Synthesis of biologically relevant molecules using catalysis
C−H and C−heteroatom bond activation using transition metal catalysis
Hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactions and hydrogen storage
Activation of atmospheric small molecules like carbon dioxide (CO2)
Supported Ionic Liquid Phase (SILP) catalysis

PUBLICATIONS

Publication

Journal Articles

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Murugesh, V.; Sahoo, A. R.; Achard, M.; Sharma, G. V. M.; Bruneau, C.; Suresh, S. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2021, 363, 453.

8. Toward the Recovery of Platinum Group Metals from a Spent Automotive Catalyst with Supported Ionic Liquid Phases

Lanaridi, O.; Sahoo, A. R.; Limbeck, A.; Naghdi, S.; Eder, D.; Eitenberger, E.; Csendes, Z.; Schnürch, M.; Bica-Schröder, K. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9, 375.

9. Ruthenium Catalyzed Regioselective β‐C(sp3)−H Functionalization of N‐Alkyl‐N′‐p–nitro phenyl Substituted Piperazines using Aldehydes as Alkylating Agents

7. Direct Access to (±)-10-Desbromoarborescidine A from Tryptamine and Pentane-1,5-diol

Sahoo, A. R.; Lalitha, G.; Murugesh, V.; Bruneau, C.; Sharma, G. V. M.; Suresh, S.; Achard, M. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2020, 9, 910.

Front Cover: Direct Access to (±)‐10‐Desbromoarborescidine A from Tryptamine and Pentane‐1,5‐diol (Asian J. Org. Chem. 6/2020)

6. Continuous Conversion of Carbon dioxide to Propylene carbonate with Supported Ionic Liquids

Sainz-Martinez, A.; Hauzenberger, C.; Sahoo, A. R.; Csendes, Z.; Hoffmann, H.; Bica, K. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2018, 6, 13131.

One of the most read articles of ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. (Aug. & Sept. 2018)

5. Phosphine-Pyridonate Ligands Containing Octahedral Ruthenium Complexes: Access to Esters and Formic Acid

Sahoo, A. R.; Jiang, F.; Bruneau, C.; Sharma, G. V. M.; Suresh, S.; Roisnel, T.; Dorcet, V.; Achard, M. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2017, 7, 3492.

Selected as a part of the themed collection: 2017 Catal. Sci. Technol. "Hot Articles".

4. Ruthenium Phosphine-Pyridone Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Alcohols to form alpha-Alkylated Ketones

Ruthenium Phosphine–Pyridone Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Alcohols To form α-Alkylated Ketones

Sahoo, A. R.; Lalitha, G.; Murugesh, V.; Bruneau, C.; Sharma, G. V. M.; Suresh, S.; Achard, M. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 10727.

Highlighted in "Organic Chemistry Portal".

3. Ruthenium Catalyzed β-sp3 C-H Functionalization on the ‘Privileged’ Piperazine Nucleus

Ruthenium catalyzed β-C(sp3)–H functionalization on the ‘privileged’ piperazine nucleus

Murugesh, V.; Bruneau, C.; Achard, M.; Sahoo, A. R.; Sharma, G. V. M.; Suresh, S. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 10448.

Highlighted in Synfacts 2017, 11, 1130.

2. Acetals from Primary Alcohols with the use of Tridentate Proton Responsive Phosphine-pyridonate Iridium Catalysts

Sahoo, A. R.; Jiang, F.; Bruneau, C.; Sharma, G. V. M.; Suresh, S.; Achard, M. RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 100554.

1. Ruthenium(II) and Iridium(III) Complexes featuring NHC-Sulfonate Chelate

Rajaraman, A.‡; Sahoo, A. R.‡; Hild, F.; Fischmeister, C.; Achard, M.; Bruneau, C. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 17467.

‡ Equal contributions.

BOOK CHAPTER

1. Synthesis and Functionalization of N-Heterocycles Using Transition Metal-Free Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling (CDC) Approaches

Murugesh, V.; Sahoo, A. R.; Achard, M.; Suresh, S. in Heterocycles via Cross Dehydrogenative Coupling; Srivastava, A., Jana, C. K., Eds.; Springer: Singapore, 2019; pp 143.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (O-Oral, P-Poster)

O2. Sahoo, A.R.; Bruneau, C.; Achard, M. Proton-Responsive Tridentate Phosphinepyridonates: New Insights in Catalysis in Journée des Doctorants de l’Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France. Oct., 2016.

O1. Sahoo, A.R.; Bruneau, C.; Achard, M. From Chelate to Tripodal Proton-Responsive Ligands, Any Benefits in Catalysis? in 24th GECOM-CONCOORD, Obernai, Strasbourg, France. May, 2016.

P7. Sahoo, A. R.; Lanaridi, O.; Schröder, K. Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Supported Polymeric Ionic Liquids (polySILPs) in 21st European Symposium on Organic Chemistry (ESOC), Vienna, Austria. July, 2019.

P6. Sainz-Martinez, A.; Sahoo, A. R.; Schröder, K. Continuous Transformation of Carbon Dioxide using Supported Ionic Liquids in 21st European Symposium on Organic Chemistry (ESOC), Vienna, Austria. July, 2019.

P5. Sahoo, A. R.; Sharma, G. V. M.; Suresh, S.; Achard, M.; Bruneau, C. Green and Selective Routes to Acetals, Esters, and Ketones from Alcohols in 4th International Symposium on C-H Activation, Yokohama, Japan. Aug., 2018.

P4. Sahoo, A. R.; Bruneau, C.; Sharma, G. V. M.; Suresh, S.; Achard, M. From Alcohols Towards Acetals, Esters, and Ketones: A Green Route in 3rd International Green Catalysis Symposium, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France. Mar., 2017.

P3. Murugesh, V.; Bruneau, C.; Achard, M.; Sahoo, A. R.; Sharma, G. V. M.; Suresh, S. Beta-sp3 C-H Functionalization on the ‘Privileged’ Piperazine Nucleus: Synthesis of Piperazine Fused Indoles in 3rd International Green Catalysis Symposium, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France. Mar., 2017.

P2. Sahoo, A.R.; Fischmeister, C.; Achard, M.; Bruneau, C. Solvent and Base Free N-Alkylation Reactions Using Ruthenium(II) and Iridium(III) NHC-sulfonate Complexes in Ecole Doctorale Sciences de la Matiere: Journée des Doctorants 2016, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France. Jan., 2016.

P1. Sahoo, A.R.; Gunanathan, C. Rhodium Catalyzed Synthesis of Cyclic Ketals and Diketals from Diazocarbonyl Compounds in Indo-French Symposium on "Functional Metal-Organics: Applications in Materials and Catalysis", NISER, Bhubaneswar, India. Feb., 2014.

Book Chapters

Conference Presentations

ACHIEVEMENTS

Dissertation project rated under “Excellent” category by CEFIPRA/IFCPAR (2018)
Ph.D. Fellowship from CEFIPRA/IFCPAR (Sep. 2014−Oct. 2017)
Best Thesis Award for Master’s thesis (2014)
INSPIRE scholarship by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India (Aug. 2009−June 2014)
Selected among top three students of the batch to do internship at University of Cologne, Germany during master’s studies (2012) (Adviser – Prof. Dr. H. −G. Schmalz)
Selected for Summer Research Fellowship Programme (SRFP−2012) by Indian Academy of Sciences(not availed)
Selected for Vijyoshi 2009 (National Science Camp) organized jointly by JNCASR and IISc, Bangalore

Achievements

MISCELLANEOUS

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Reviewer of Chemistry Europe journals (since June 2020)
American Chemical Society (ACS) “Community Member” [Membership No.: 31126877] (since May 2020)
Part of the organizing committee for the visit of Prof. Bernard L. Feringa (Chemistry Nobel Prize, 2016) to University of Rennes1, France (2017)
Part of the team for “Popularization of science among high school students” (2009–2014)

MENTORING ACTIVITIES

I have been very fortunate to work with the following co-workers.

Aitor Sainz-Martinez (TU Wien, PhD student)
Nicole Kuniewicz (TU Wien, Bachelor student)
Aruna Rajaraman (University of Rennes1, Master student)
Jingran Hou (University of Rennes1, Master student)

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