Org. Lett. 2025, Accepted Article
63. Construction of 3,6-Difluoropyridones via a Double Defluorinative [3 + 3] Annulation of α-Fluoro-α-sulfonylacetamides with 2-CF3-Alkenes
Chandrasekharan, S. P.; Yadav, U.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 180
62. BF3-Mediated C2-Amidation of Quinoline N-Oxides Employing Trifluorodiazoethane and Acetonitrile: Access to 2-N-(Trifluoroethyl)amidoquinolines
Dhami, A.; Chandrasekharan, S. P.; Mohanan, K.
Synthesis, Accepted Article
61. Three-Component Synthesis of Cyanopyrazoles Employing Diazoacetonitrile indole
Singroha R.; Onen P.; Yadav, U.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
New J. Chem., 2024, 48, 17670
60. CsF-mediated Reaction of Diazo Compounds with 3-Nitroindoles: Access to Cyano- and Phosphonylpyrazolo[4,3-b]indoles
Kumar S.; Gupta, A. K.; Vaishanv, N. K.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Biochem. Pharmacol. 2024, 230, 116587
59. Therapeutic Targeting of Wnt Antagonists by Small Molecules for Treatment
of Osteoporosis
Shah A. A.; Chand D.; Ahamad, S.; Porwal K.; Chourasia M. K.; Mohanan, K.; Srivastava K. R.; Chattopadhyay N.
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024, 366, 2551
58. Organocatalyzed, Three-Component Construction of Cyanopyrazoles Using Diazoacetonitrile
Dhami, A.; Kumar, A.; Nasreen, H.; Mohanan, K.
J. Fluor. Chem. 2024, 274, 110256
57. Reagent- and solvent-controlled product divergence in the reaction of trifluorodiazoethane with arylidene-1,3-indanediones
Ahmad, M.; Fatma, L.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 761
56. CsF-Mediated Reaction of Trifluorodiazoethane with 3-Nitroindoles Enables Access to Trifluoromethylpyrazolo[4,3-b]indoles
Kumar, S.; Fatma, L.; Vaishanv, N. K.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 7551
55. Trapping of Arynes with In Situ Generated Aryltrifluoromethylnitrones Enables Access to Trifluoromethylated Benzoxazolines
Jamali, M. F.; Ahmad, M.; Chandrasekharan, S. P.; Mohanan, K.
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2023, e202300342
54. Metal-free Reaction of Allenamides with in situ Formed Trifluoromethylnitrones as a Route to Highly Functionalized Isoxazolidines
Yadav, U.; Chandrasekharan, S. P.; Nair, P. P.; Harikumar, S.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 5806
53. Ag-Catalyzed Annulation of o-Alkynylaryl Aldehydes, Amines, & Diazo Compounds: Construction of Trifluoromethyl- and Cyano-Functionalized Benzo[d]azepines
Chandrasekharan, S. P.; Dhami, A.; Mohanan, K.
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2023, 365, 2218
52. A Direct Silver-Catalyzed Three-Component Approach to Trifluoromethylated Cyanopyrazoles and Cyanopyrazolines
Kumar, A.; Mathew, S.; Jamali, M. F.; Ahamad, S.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Synthesis 2023, 55, 3382
51. Efficient α-Arylation of α-Fluoro-α-nitrosulfonylmethanes Employing Diaryl- iodonium Salts
Zaheer, M. K.; Vaishanv, N. K.; Kumar, A.; Mishra, S.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 3018
50. Direct Access to Trifluoromethylated Benzo[d]oxepines from o-Alkynylaryl Aldehydes and Trifluorodiazoethane
Dhami, A.; Chandrasekharan, S. P.; Mohanan, K.
ChemMedChem 2023, e202200653
49. Incorporation of Trifluoromethyltriazoline in the Side Chain of 4-Aminoquinolines: Synthesis and Evaluation as Antiplasmodial Agents
Yadav, K.; Sharma, A.; Shaham, S. H.; Chandrasekharan, S. P.;Kumar, S.; Dhami, A.; Nasreen, H.; Mohanan, K.; Tripathi, R.
Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 446
48. Additive-free synthesis of fused tricyclic cyanoisoxazolidines using in situ formed cyanonitrones
Jamali, M. F.; Yadav, U.; Babu, M. M. M.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 12987
47. Substrate-controlled product divergence in the reaction of α–fluoro–β-keto amides with arynes
Chandrasekharan, S. P.; Vaishanv, N. K.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 8787
46. Recent advances in pyrazole synthesis employing diazo compounds and synthetic analogues
Chandrasekharan, S. P.; Dhami, A.; Kumar, S.; Mohanan, K.
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2022, 11, e0084
45. Efficient Construction of 3-Fluoroalkylated Oxindoles Enabled by Zwitterion Catalysis
Kumar, S.; Vaishanv, N. K.; Mohanan, K.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 227
44. Organocatalytic Asymmetric Nitroso Aldol Reaction of α-substituted malonamates
Gupta, E.; Vaishanv, N. K.; Kumar, S.; Purushottam, R. K.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K
Drug Discov. Today 2022, 27, 1332
43. Development of small-molecule PCSK9 inhibitors for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia
Ahamad, S.; Mathew, S.; Khan, W. A.; Mohanan, K.
J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2022, 59, 607
42. Trifluorodiazoethane: A Versatile Building Block to Access Trifluoromethylated Heterocycles
Kumar, A.; Khan, W. A.; Ahamad, S.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 5815
41. Silver-Catalyzed Direct Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated Enaminopyridines and Isoquinolinones Employing Trifluorodiazoethane
Kumar, A.; Dhami, A.; Jaleel, F.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 5630
40. Base-Mediated Intramolecular Cyclization of α-Nitroethylallenic Esters as a Synthetic Route to 5-Hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-ones
Vaishanv, N. K.; Zaheer, M. K.; Kumar, S.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10, 1536
39. Additive‐Free Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated Spiro Cyclopropanes and Their Transformation into Trifluoromethylated Building Blocks
Kumar, A.; Jamali, M. F.; Thomas, S.; Ahamad, S.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Chem Asian J. 2020, 15, 4297
38. Utilization of Unsymmetric Diaryliodonium Salts in α‐Arylation of α‐Fluoroaceto acetamides
Zaheer, M. K.; Vaishanv, N. K.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Chem. Rec. 2020, 20, 1
37. The Bestmann-Ohira Reagent and Related Diazo Compounds for the Synthesis of Azaheterocycles
Jamali, M. F.; Vaishanv, N. K.; Mohanan, K.
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 11054
36. Substrate-controlled, PBu3-catalyzed annulation of phenacylmalononitriles with allenoates enables tunable access to cyclopentenes
Vaishanv, N. K.; Chandrasekharan. S. P.; Zaheer, M. K.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Wiley 2020, ch 13, 279-308
35. "Ligand-Free, Cu-Catalyzed Reactions" in Copper Catalysis in Organic Synthesis Chapter 13
Jamali, M. F.; Chandrasekharan. S. P.; Mohanan, K.
Chem Asian J. 2020, 15, 757
34. Ag-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylative Ring Expansion of Isatins and Isatin Ketimines with Trifluorodiazoethane
Jamali, M. F.; Gupta, E.; Kumar, A.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 153
33. Metal-free α-arylation of α-fluoro-α-nitroacetamides employing diaryliodonium salts
Zaheer, M. K.; Gupta, E.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 6138
32. Phosphine-Catalyzed β-Selective Conjugate Addition of α-Fluoro-β-ketoamides to Allenic Esters
Vaishanv, N. K.; Zaheer, M. K.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 2962
31. Silver-Catalyzed Three-Component Route to Trifluoromethylated 1,2,3-Triazolines Using Aldehydes, Amines, and Trifluorodiazoethane
Kumar, A.; Ahamad, S.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Chem. Front. 2019, 6, 1109
30. Additive-free regio- and diastereoselective construction of fully-substituted isoxazolidines employing diazo compounds
Gupta, E.; Zaheer, M. K.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 14811
29. Additive-Free Three-Component Synthesis of Spiro-isoxazolidine-oxindoles Employing Trifluorodiazoethane
Gupta, E.; Nair, S. R.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 8759
28. Fluoride-Mediated α-Selective 1,6-Conjugate Addition of Allenic Esters to p-Quinone Methides
Vaishanv, N. K.; Gupta, A. K.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 1698
27. Metal-Free Three-Component Assembly of Fully-Substituted 1,2,3-Triazoles
Ahamad, S.; Kumar, A.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 4623
26. Base-mediated 1,6-Conjugate Addition of Seyferth-Gilbert Reagent to para-Quinone Methides
Gupta, A. K.; Ahamad, S.; Vaishanv, N. K.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
ChemistrySelect 2017, 2, 11995
25. Three-Component Synthesis of 3,4-Disubstituted Pyrazoles Using Diazosulfone as a Diazomethane Surrogate
Ahamad, S.; Patidar, R. K.; Kumar, A.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 6016
24. Decarbethoxylative Arylation Employing Arynes: A Metal-free Pathway to Arylfluoroamides
Gupta, E.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 6411
23. Rapid and selective synthesis of spiropyrazolines and pyrazolylphthalides employing Seyferth Gilbert reagent
Gupta, A. K.; Vaishanv, N. K.; Gupta, E.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
ChemistrySelect 2016, 1, 5276
22. Three-Component Domino HWE Olefination/1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition/Oxidation Strategy for the Rapid Synthesis of Trisubstituted Pyrazoles
Ahamad, S.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 280
21. Metal-Free Three-Component Domino Approach to Phosphonylated Triazolines and Triazoles
Ahamad, S.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 9783
20. Substrate-controlled Product-selectivity in the Reaction of the Bestmann–Ohira Reagent with N-unprotected Isatin-derived Olefins
Gupta, A. K.; Ahamad, S.; Gupta, E.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 1492
19. Domino Reaction Involving the Bestmann-Ohira Reagent and α,ß-Unsaturated Aldehydes
Ahamad, S.; Gupta, A. K.; Kant, R.; Mohanan, K.
Publications from Ph.D. and Post-Doc
Chem. Eur. J.
2013, 19, 19578
18. Temporary Intramolecular Generation of Pyridine Carbenes in Metal-Free Three-Component CH bond functionalization/aryl-transfer reactions
Nawaz, F.; Mohanan, K.; Charles, L.; Rajzmann, M.; Bonne, D.; Chuzel, O.; Rodriguez, J.; Coquerel, Y.
ChemCatChem.
2013, 5, 1192
17. Practical and Efficient Organocatalytic Enantioselective α-Hydroxyamination Reactions of ß- ketoamides
Mailhol, D.; Castillo, J. C.; Mohanan, K.; Coquerel, Y.; Rodriguez, J.
Org. Lett.
2012, 14, 4686
16. Transition-Metal-Free α-arylation of ß-ketoamides via an Interrupted Insertion Reaction of Arynes
Mohanan, K.; Coquerel, Y.; Rodriguez, J.
Chem. Eur. J.
2012, 18, 9217
15. Catalyst- and Halogen-free Regioselective Friedel-Crafts-type α-Ketoacylations
Mohanan, K.; Presset, M.; Mailhol, D.; Coquerel, Y.; Rodriguez, J.
Org. Lett.
2011, 13, 4124
14. . 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Hydrazones with α-Oxo-ketenes: A Three-component Stereoselective Entry to Pyrazolidinones and an Original Class of Spirooxindoles
Presset, M.; Mohanan, K.; Hamann, M.; Coquerel, Y.; Rodriguez, J.
Eur. J. Org. Chem.
2011, 3184
13. Bestmann-Ohira-based Three-Component Regioselective Synthesis of 3-carbo-5-phosponyl pyrazoles via a Claisen–Schmidt/1,3-dipolar cycloaddition/oxidation reaction
Martin, A. R.; Mohanan, K.; Toupet, L.; Smietana, M.; Vasseur, J. -J.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
2010, 49, 3196
12. Three component reaction using the Bestmann-Ohira reagent: A regioselective synthesis of Phosphonyl pyrazoles rings
Mohanan, K.; Martin, A. R.; Toupet, L.; Smietana, M.; Vasseur, J. -J.
Org. Biomol. Chem.
2009, 7, 4369
11. Expanding the borononucleotide family: Synthesis of boronoanalogues of dCMP, dGMP and dAMP
Martin A. R.; Mohanan, K.; Luvino, D.; Floquet, N.; Baraguey, C.; Smietana, M.; Vasseur, J. -J.
Synthesis
2007, 1179
10. Stereoselective synthesis of 3,4-trans-disubstituted γ-lactams by cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate mediated radical cyclization of cinnamamides
Nair, V.; Mohanan, K.; Suja, T. D.; Biju, A. T.
Org. Lett.
2006, 8, 2213
9. Novel synthesis of highly functionalized pyrazolines and pyrazoles by triphenyl phosphine mediated reaction of dialkyl azodicarboxylate with allenic esters
Nair, V.; Biju, A. T.; Mohanan, K.; Suresh, E.
Synthesis
2006, 2531
8. A convenient synthesis of 2,2-diaryl cyclobutanones by cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) mediated oxidation of methylenecyclopropanes (MCPs)
Nair, V.; Suja, T. D.; Mohanan, K.
Synthesis
2006, 2335
7. CAN mediated oxidative addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to methylene cyclopropanes: A facile synthesis of spirocyclopropyl dihydrofurans
Nair, V.; Suja, T. D.; Mohanan, K.
Tetrahedron Lett.
2006, 47, 2803
6. Stereoselective synthesis of 3,4-trans-disubstituted pyrrolidines and cyclopentanes via intramolecular radical cyclizations mediated by CAN
Nair, V.; Mohanan, K; Suja, T. D.; Suresh, E.
Tetrahedron Lett.
2006, 47, 705
5. CAN mediated stereoselective cyclisation of epoxypropyl cinnamyl amines to 3,4,5-trisubstituted piperidines and supramolecular assembly of the latter aided by ethylacetate
Nair, V.; Mohanan, K; Suja, T. D.; Suresh, E.
Tetrahedron Lett.
2005, 46, 3217
4. A convenient protocol for C-H oxidation mediated by an azido radical culminating in Ritter-type amidation
Nair, V.; Suja T. D.; Mohanan, K.
Ind. J. Chem.
2005, 45B, 141
3. A mild and efficient procedure for the preparation of dimethyl and diallylacetals of aromatic aldehydes mediated by cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate
Nair, V.; Rajan, R.; Balagopal, L.; Nair, L. G.; Ros, S.; Mohanan, K.
Tetrahedron Lett.
2004, 45, 2413
2. CAN mediated cyclization of epoxypropyl cinnamyl ethers; a facile stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydropyran derivative
Nair, V.; Balagopal, L.; Rajan, R.; Deepthi, A.; Mohanan, K.; Rath, N. P.
Tetrahedron Lett.
2003, 44, 4585
1. Ce(IV) ammonium nitrate mediated oxidative rearrangement of cyclobutanes and oxetanes
Nair, V.; Rajan, R.; Mohanan, K.; Sheeba, V.