Dr UJWALDEV S M
Designation:
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Date of joining this college:
03-01-2022
Permanent Address:
Sankuviruthiyil House, Annellur P O, Chalakudy, Pin: 680731
Present Address:
Sankuviruthiyil House, Annellur P O, Chalakudy, Pin: 680731
Email:
ujwaldevsm@keralavarma.ac.in
Education details:
BSc Chemistry, University of Calicut (2012)
MSc Chemistry, University of Calicut (2014)
PhD in Organic Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala (2021)
Courses handled: 10
CHE1C03 Structure and reactivity of organic Compounds
CHE1L02 Organic chemistry Practical I
CHE2C07 Reaction mechanism in Organic Chemistry
CHE2L05 Organic chemistry practical II CHE3E01 Synthetic organic chemistry
CHE4B04 Organic Chemistry-I
CHE5B07 Organic Chemistry-II
CHE6B10 Organic Chemistry-III
CHE3C03 Organic Chemistry
CHE4C05(P) Chemistry Practical
Positions held:
Carrier Guidance and Placement Cell member (2022- Present)
Research Interest: Transition metal catalysis, Synthetic organic chemistry
Awards, Achievements with year: 1. Second prize in “Evonik Calls for Research Proposals 2016” conducted by Evonik Industries,Germany for the proposal “Novel synthesis of DL-Methionine via nickel(0) mediated carboxylation of in situ generated 3-(methylthio)propan-1-imine with carbon dioxide” S. M Ujwaldev and G. Anilkumar (2016).
Best Paper award in 30th Kerala Science Congress, 2018 for Chemical Sciences conducted by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Kerala.
Research Students:
Research Papers:
Unravelling the mechanism of cobalt (II) catalyzed O-arylation reaction between aryl halides and phenols: A DFT study, C. Rajalakshmi, A. Radhakrishnan, S. M. Ujwaldev, G. Anilkumar, V. I. Thomas, J. Organomet. Chem., 2022, 972, 122385.
Recent Advances in [5+2] Cycloadditions. N. A. Harry, S. M. Ujwaldev, Curr. Org. Chem., 2022, 26, 735-744.
A comprehensive overview of perimidines: Synthesis, chemical transformations, and applications. N. A. Harry, S. M. Ujwaldev, T. Aneeja, G. Anilkumar, Curr. Org. Chem., 2021, 25, 248-271.
Recent advances and prospects in the metal-free synthesis of quinolines, N. A. Harry, S. M. Ujwaldev, G. Anilkumar, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020, 18, 9775-9790.
‘A novel eco?friendly on?water protocol for the synthesis of 2,2?disubstituted 2,3?dihydro?1H?perimidines’, N. A. Harry, T. Shilpa, S. M. Ujwaldev, G. Anilkumar, J. Heterocycl. Chem., 2020, 57, 0000.
‘Novel synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles via Fe(III)-iodine catalyzed Hantzsch type condensation’, S. M Ujwaldev, N. A. Harry, M. Neetha, G. Anilkumar, J Heterocyclic Chem., 2020, 57, 0000.
An overview of microwave-assisted Kabachnik-Fields reactions, T. Shilpa, N. A. Harry, S. M. Ujwaldev and G. Anilkumar, ChemistrySelect, 2020, 5, 4422-4436.
Sonochemistry in Transition Metal Catalyzed Cross-coupling Reactions: Recent Developments. S. M. Ujwaldev, K. R. Rohit, S. Radhika and G. Anilkumar. Curr. Org. Chem., 2019, 23. 3137-3153.
Novel one step synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and Zolimidine via iron/iodine catalyzed Ortoleva-King type protocol, S M. Ujwaldev, K.R. Rohit, N. A. Harry and G. Anilkumar, Tetrahedron Lett., 2019, 60, 150950-150954.
Recent advances and prospects in nickel-catalyzed C-H activation, N. A. Harry, S. Saranya, S. M. Ujwaldev and G. Anilkumar, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2019, 9, 1726-1743.
Recent advances and perspectives in the synthesis of heterocyclesvia Zinc catalysis, K. K. Krishnan, S. M. Ujwaldev, S. Saranya, G. Anilkumar and M. Beller, Adv. Synth. Catal.,2019, 361, 382-404.
A convenient route to 1,3-diynes using ligand-free Cadiot-Chodkiewicz coupling reactions at room temperature under aerobic conditions, S. Asha, S. Anjana, A. M. Thomas, M. E. Thomas, K. R. Rohit, K. K. Krishnan, S. M. Ujwaldev and G. Anilkumar, Synth. Commun.,2019, 49, 256-265.
Novel Cobalt-Valine Catalyzed O-Arylation of Phenols with Electron Deficient Aryl iodides, S. M. Ujwaldev, S. Saranya, N. A. Harry and G. Anilkumar, Monatsh Chem., 2019, 150, 339-346.
Recent advances and perspectives in the asymmetric Reformatsky reaction, J. Sarah, S. Saranya, S. M. Ujwaldev and G. Anilkumar, The Chemist, 2018, 91, 50-62.
Recent advances in the creation of asymmetric carbon by generation of carbon-heteroatom bonds using metal-pybox complexes, K. R. Rohit, S. M. Ujwaldev, S. Saranya and G. Anilkumar, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2018, 7, 2338-2356.
Cobalt-catalyzed C-H activation: recent progress in heterocyclic chemistry, S. M. Ujwaldev, N. A. Harry, M. A. Divakar and G. Anilkumar, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2018, 8, 5983-6018.
Applications of Pybox complexes in asymmetric catalysis, S. A. Babu, K. K. Krishnan, S. M. Ujwaldev and G. Anilkumar, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2018, 7, 1033-1053.
Zinc-catalyzed etherification reaction of aryl iodides with phenol, K. K. Krishnan, N. A. Harry, S. M. Ujwaldev and G. Anilkumar, ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 3984-3988.
Recent developments and perspectives in the zinc-catalyzed Michael addition, K. R. Rohit, S. M. Ujwaldev, K. K. Krishnan and G. Anilkumar, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2018, 7, 85-102.
Recent advances and perspectives in the zinc-catalyzed nitroaldol (Henry) reaction, S. Saranya, N. A. Harry, S. M. Ujwaldev and G. Anilkumar, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2017, 6, 1349-1360.
A novel Zinc-catalyzed Cadiot-Chodkiewicz cross-coupling reaction of terminal alkynes with 1-bromoalkynes in ethanol solvent, K. K. Krishnan, S. M. Ujwaldev, A. P. Thankachan, N. A. Harry and G. Anilkumar, Mol. Catal.,2017, 440, 140-147.
A green approach for arylation of phenols using iron catalysis in water under aerobic conditions, K. S. Sindhu, S. M. Ujwaldev, K. K. Krishnan and G. Anilkumar, J. Catal., 2017, 348, 146-150.
Synthesis of substituted benzofurans and indoles by Zn-catalyzed tandem Sonogashira cyclization strategy, A. P. Thankachan, K. S. Sindhu, S. M. Ujwaldev and G. Anilkumar, Tetrahedron Lett., 2017, 58, 536-540.
Recent advances in the transition metal catalyzed etherification reactions, K. K. Krishnan, S. M. Ujwaldev, K. S. Sindhu and G. Anilkumar, Tetrahedron, 2016, 72, 7393-7407.
Recent developments and perspectives in the ruthenium-catalyzed olefin epoxidation, S. M. Ujwaldev, K. S. Sindhu, A. P. Thankachan and G. Anilkumar, Tetrahedron, 2016, 72, 6175- 6190.
A Novel protocol for the Cu-Catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction between aryl halides and terminal alkynes using trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane Ligand, S. Asha, A. M. Thomas, S.M. Ujwaldev and G. Anilkumar, ChemistrySelect, 2016, 1, 3938-3941.
Book Chapters:
Ujwaldev, S.M., Anilkumar, G. (2021). Visible Light-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis: A Green Perspective. In: Anilkumar, G., Saranya, S. (eds) Green Organic Reactions. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore.
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Presentations in conferences:
Presented a paper in the best paper contest session of the “30 th Kerala Science Congress” held at Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery (Proceedings of the 30th Kerala Science Congress, 2018).
Presented a paper in the national seminar on “Current Trends in Chemistry, CTric-2018” organized by the department of applied chemistry, CUSAT (Proceedings of the CTric, 2018, p. 21-22.
Proceedings of the national seminar on “Frontiers in Chemical Sciences, FCS-2018” organized by the department of chemistry, University of Calicut, 2018, p. 28.
Presented a poster in the national seminar on “Neoteric Advances in Chemical Sciences, NACS-2018”, organized by the department of chemistry, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (Proceedings of the national seminar on Neoteric Advances in Chemical Sciences, 2018, p 46-47).
Presented a paper in the “International Conference on Sustainable Innovations in Green Chemistry & New Technological Developments, ICSIG-2018” organized by post graduate and research department of chemistry, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulum (Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Innovations in Green Chemistry & New Technological Developments, 2018, p. 121).
Presented a paper in the “International Seminar on Material Science & Organic Synthesis (AKS-2019)” organized by post graduate department of chemistry and research Centre, St. Albert’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulum (Proceedings of the International Seminar on Material Science and Organic Synthesis, 2019, p. 46-47).
Presented a paper in the “National Seminar on Current Topics in Organic and Computational Chemistry, CTROC-2019” organized by department of chemistry, Morning Star College, Angamaly (Proceedings of the National Seminar on Current Topics in Organic and Computational Chemistry, 2019 ).
Presented a poster in “31 st Kerala Science Congress” held at Fatima Mata National College, Kollam (Proceedings of the 31st Kerala Science Congress, 2019, p. 57).
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