Selected Publications
2023
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Novel Phosphonium Ion Tethered Secondary Amines for Chemospecific 5-Enolexo Aldol Condensations of 6-Ketoaldehydes. Akash Sugunan, Aparna V. M., Goreti Rajendar*. Journal Of Organic Chemistry, 2023, 88, 24, 17472-17478. .
2022
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A Chiral Pool Approach for Total Synthesis of (+)-Diaportinol, (−)-Peniisocoumarin H and (+) & (−)-Desmethyldiaportinol; Their Structural Revision. Sunnapu Ranganayakulu, Aswathi Shyam Goreti Rajendar*, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2022, e202100668; https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202100668
2022
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The influence of α-coordinating groups of aldehydes on E/Z-selectivity and the use of quaternary ammonium counter ions for enhanced E-selectivity in the Julia–Kocienski reaction. Mintu Rehman‡, Sravya Surendran‡, Nagendra Siddavatam and Goreti Rajendar* Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022, 20, 329-333; (‡ equal contribution); DOI: 10.1039/D1OB02126E.
2020
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Stereoselective Total Synthesis of (-)-(2S,4R)-3'-Methoxyl Citreochlorol: Preparation and Use of New Proline Based Auxiliary for Asymmetric Acetate Aldol Reaction. Ranganayakulu Sunnapu; Saikumar Naik Banoth; Reyno R. S.; Aleena Thomas; Navyasree Venugopal; Goreti Rajendar* J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 6, 4103-4113. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.9b03227.
2020
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A Method for the Preparation of β-Amino-α,β-unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds: Study of Solvent Effect and Mechanism. Reyno R. S., Akash Sugunan, Ranganayakulu S., Cherumuttathu H. Suresh, and Goreti Rajendar* Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 1040-1045. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b04531.
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