Irishi N. N. Namboothiri
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
M.Sc., Mangalore University
Post-doc, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Post-doc, University of North Texas, USA
Post-doc, Columbia University, USA
Senior Research Scientist, Sabina Corporation, New Jersey
Assistant Professor, IIT Bombay (2001)
Associate Professor, IIT Bombay (2005)
Professor, IIT Bombay (2009)
Organic Synthesis, Physical Organic Chemistry, Reaction Mechanisms
(a) Development of new synthetic methods
• C-C and C-X bond formation via Michael addition, Diels-Alder reaction, 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction etc
• New methods involving one pot multistep reactions, multicomponent reactions and atom economical reactions involving nitroalkenes
• Asymmetric reactions: asymmetric catalysis, ligand-metal and organocatalysts
• Synthetic applications of several reactive intermediates
(b) Synthesis of 'unnatural' products and novel materials with interesting properties
• Theoretically interesting molecules and intermediates: carbenes, strained alkenes and alkynes, nonclassical aromatic and antiaromatic systems
• Multi-functional bioactive molecules, high energy density (HED) materials
(c) Study of various reaction pathways
• Chemo-, regio- and stereodifferentiations in organic reactions
