WIN 20200213_12_02_35_Pro_(3)
Dr Rajendar Goreti
Associate Professor (Chemistry)
  +91 (0)471 - 2778049
  rajendar@iisertvm.ac.in

Recent Publications:

  1. First Stereoselective Approach for Structure Revision of Nagiol and Syntheses of 2,3-Dihydroxyferruginol and Ferruginol. Sravya Surendran,   Arathi Ramachandran  and  Rajendar Goreti* 2025, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1039/D5OB00946D

  2. An Enantioselective Approach for the Structure Revision of  Isolophanthin E and Syntheses of Proposed Structures of Isolophanthins A, B, and C. Sravya Surendran, Chandrendu K. C., Goreti Rajendar* Journal of Natural Products, 2025, 88, 2, 502–512. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c01327

  3. A Non-Benzenoid Route to Thio-Oxybenzone Analogs: Superior UV Protection with Reduced Cytotoxicity. S. KeerthanaAman IndoraShivani KumariNongmaithem Sadananda SinghRajendar Goreti*, Chemistry An Asian Journal; 2025https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202401526.
  4. Spinon Excitations in 99.9% Deuterated Single Crystals of Tomonaga–Luttinger Liquid [Cu(μ-C2O4)(4-Aminopyridine)2(H2O)]n. S. Athira, Sushma Lakshmi R, Rajendar Goreti, Alex Andrews, Probal Nag, Sharath Kumar Channarayappa, Sivaranjana Reddy Vennapusa, Richard A. Mole, Anil Jain, D. Jaiswal-NagarACS Omega, 2025, doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c08525.
  5. A Short Approach to Cytogenin and First Total Synthesis of Aspergisocoumrin A and Fusarimarin C. Rajendar Goreti,* Mintu Rehman. Tetrahedron (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2024.134343
  6. LiTMP-LiBr Complex-Induced Lateral Lithiation and Cross Ester Condensation: Direct Access to Isocoumarins from 2-Methoxy o-toluate esters. Mintu Rehman, Sajib D., Rasajna Madhusudhana, Goreti Rajendar* Organic Chemistry Frontiers (2024). https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QO01678E
  7. Tandem Acylation and Aromatization of Vinylogous Esters: A Regiospecific Approach to Resorcinyl Ketones. Keerthana S., Sowbarnika Senthilkumar, Goreti Rajendar* The Journal of Organic Chemistry, (2024) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c01869
  8. Cooperative Noncovalent Interactions Controlling Amine-Catalyzed Aldol Reaction Pathways Catalyzed by Bifunctional Amino Quaternary Phosphonium Ion Akash Sugunan, Mini Bharati Ahirwar, Cherumuttathu H. Suresh, Milind M. Deshmukh,* Goreti Rajendar* The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024, 89 (20), 14851–14863. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c01635
  9. Effective in Situ Alkoxide Trapping by TMSX in the Presence of TPP Catalyst in Glycidol Acetal Rearrangements. Meera Johny, Goreti Rajendar,* The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024, 89, 10, 7036–7046. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c00408.
  10. First Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Human MAO Inhibitor (+)-Colveol A, Keerthana S., Sowbarnika Senthilkumar and Goreti Rajendar * Tetrahedron 2024, 150, 133778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2023.133778
  11. Novel Phosphonium Ion Tethered Secondary Amines for Chemospecific 5-Enolexo Aldol Condensations of 6-Ketoaldehydes.  Akash Sugunan, Aparna V. M., Goreti Rajendar* The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023, 88, 24, 17472–17478
  12. TMSCl Promoted Direct Conversion of Cyclic Anhydrides to (Un)Symmetric-Diesters/Amide Esters. Meera Johny, Amuda Manikandan, Goreti Rajendar* Chemistry an Asian Journal,  2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202301017
  13. Carbon Bond Catalysis: Dialkyl Sulfates, Alkyl Sulfonates and Alkyl Halides as Catalysts in Acetal Forming and Related Reactions. Tanmay Sarkar, Reyno R. S., Keerthana S., Goreti Rajendar* Published in ChemRxiv. 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-1xg7v; Under Peer Review Process
  14. Synthetic Diversification of Tryptanthrin through its C6-Hydrazone. Sornarani Rajan, Goreti Rajendar , Ravi S. Lankalapalli, Tetrahedron Letters 129 (2023) 154752.
  15. A Biomimetic Stereoselective Approach to Euolutchuol C and Its Structural Assignment. ReynoR. S., Sravya Surendran, Glory James, and Goreti Rajendar*. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2023, e202300748. doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202300748
  16. Studies Towards The Synthesis of Tartrolons D and E.    Ranganayakulu Sunnapu, Mintu Rehman, Sreya Nanoth, Goreti Rajendar*.   Synthesis, 2023, 55, 2134-2142, DOI: 10.1055/a-2048-2662.
  17. Highly Regio- and Stereoselective Intramolecular Rearrangement of Glycidol Acetal to Alkoxy Cyclic Acetals.   Meera Johny, Rose Mary Philip, and Goreti Rajendar*  Organic Letters 2022, 24, 33, 6165–6170, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02397
  18. 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 
  19. 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., 202220, 329-333; DOI: 10.1039/D1OB02126E. ( equal contribution)
  20. A Concise Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Methoxyl Citreochlorols & Their Structural Revisions.    Sunnapu Ranganayakulu, Gorti Rajendar*, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021, Pages 1637-1642; DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202001563. 
  21. 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.
  22. Experimental realization of multipartite entanglement via quantum Fisher information in a uniform antiferromagnetic quantum spin chain. George Mathew, Saulo L. L. Silva , Anil Jain, Arya Mohan, D. T. Adroja, V. G. Sakai, C. V. Tomy, Alok Banerjee , Rajendar Goreti , Aswathi V. N., Ranjit Singh, and D. Jaiswal-Nagar, PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH 2, 043329 (2020)
  23. 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. {highlighted in Organic Chemistry portal, https://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit7/211.shtm}
  24. A New, Short, and Stereocontrolled Synthesis of C2-Symmetric 1,2-Diamines.    Rajendar Vemula, Nathan C. Wilde, Rajendar Goreti, E. J. Corey. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 14, 3883-3886. doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01768
  25. A Systematic Study of Functionalized Oxiranes as Initiating Groups for Cationic Polycyclization Reactions.    Goreti Rajendar, E. J. Corey, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 5837−5844.  DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b03229
  26. Useful Catalytic Enantioselective Cationic Double Annulation Reactions Initiated at Internal p-Bond. Method and Applications.      Karavadhi Surendra, Goreti Rajendar and E. J. Corey; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 642−645.  DOI: 10.1021/ja4125093
  27. Short Route to Platencin.  J. S. Yadav, Goreti Rajendar, P. Srihari and B. Sridhar; Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 3782–3785. DOI: 10.1021/ol401760e
  28. Total Synthesis of Nhatrangin A. J. S. Yadav, Goreti Rajendar, R. S. Rao and P. Srihari; J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 8524–8530. DOI: 10.1021/jo401248n 
  29. Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Polyrhacitides A and B. J. S. Yadav, G. Rajendar. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2011 (33), 6781-6788.
  30. Stereoselective total synthesis of (+)-polyrhacitide A. J. S. Yadav, G. Rajendar, B. Ganganna, P. Srihari Tetrahedron Letters 2010, 51 (16), 2154-2156.
  31. First stereoselective total synthesis of (+)-dodoneine, P. Srihari, G. Rajendar, R. Srinivasa Rao, J.S. Yadav, Tetrahedron Letters, 2008, 49, 5590-5592.
  32. Indium Catalyzed Synthesis of Heterocycles via Cycloadditions. JS Yadav, BV Subba Reddy, R Srinivasa Rao, G Rajendar, Synthesis of Heterocycles via Cycloadditions II, 2008, Pages 99-171.