Dr. Pranabes Bhattacharyya

Research Interests:

Organic Synthesis; Advanced Application of Catalyst; Green Chemistry

List of Publications:

1. “Silica gel-mediated microwave-assisted efficient synthesis of highly substituted imidazoles and exploration of naked eye/colorimetric sensor for anions”; Pranabes Bhattacharyya, Arunima Medda, Anuva Samanta, Nikhil Guchhait, Asish R. Das; J. Indian Chemical Society, 2011, 88, 983-993.
2. “One-pot synthesis of dihydropyrano[2,3-c]chromenes via a three component coupling of aromatic aldehydes, malononitrile, and 3-hydroxycoumarin catalyzed by nano-structured ZnO in water: a green protocol”; Sanjay Paul, Pranabes Bhattacharyya, Asish R. Das; Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 4636-4641
3. “A novel coumarinyl Scaffold as metal ion sensor towards spectrophotometric detection of Cu⁺², Ni⁺²and Zn⁺² ions”; Pranabes Bhattacharyya, Arunima Medda, Dinesh C. Gorain, Bijon Kr. Pal, Nikhil Guchhait, Asish R. Das; J. Indian Chemical Society, 2012, 89, 623-629
4. “A new strategy for the one pot synthesis of (aryloxyimino)ethylcoumarins promoted by CuCl₂”; Gargi Pal, Pranabes Bhattacharyya, Arunima Medda, Asish R. Das; Journal of Chemical Research, 2012, 36, 5-8.
5. “Nano Crystalline ZnO catalysed one- pot multicomponent reaction for an easy access of fully decorated 4H-pyran scaffolds and its rearrangement to 2-pyridone nucleus in aqueous media”; Pranabes Bhattacharyya, Koyel Pradhan, Sanjay Paul, Asish R. Das; Tetrahedron Lett., 2012, 53, 4687-4691
6. “Synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyridin-2-one derivatives in convergent mode applying bio catalyst Vitamin B1 and polymer supported catalyst PEG-SO₃H from two different sets of building blocks”; Koyel Pradhan, Pranabes Bhattacharyya, Sanjay Paul,  Asish R. Das; Tetrahedron Lett., 2012, 53, 5840-5844
7. “Design and synthesis of coumarinyl 1,4-benzodioxanes as potential anti-oxidant”; Asish R. Das, Gargi Pal, Pranabes Bhattacharyya, Arnab K. Ghosh, Debasri Mukherjee, Debasish Bandyopadhyay; Tetrahedron Lett., 2012, 53, 7060-7066
8. “Facile synthesis of pyridopyrimidine and coumarin fused pyridine libraries over a Lewis base-surfactant-combined catalyst TEOA in aqueous medium”; Pranabes Bhattacharyya, Sanjay Paul, Asish R. Das; RSC Advances, 2013, 3, 3203-3208.
9. “Synthesis of SO₃H-bearing carbonaceous solid catalyst, PEG-SAC: Application for the easy access of a diversified library of pyran derivatives”; Sanjay Paul, Sirshendu Ghosh, Pranabes Bhattacharyya, Asish R.Das; RSC Advances, 2013, 3, 14254-14262.
10. “A New Synthetic Approach Towards Microwave Assisted Green Cross-Aldol Condensation in Aqueous Medium”; Pranabes Bhattacharyya; Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Symposium on ENTHRALLING FACETS OF MOLECULAR MANIFESTATION IN CHEMICAL SCIENCES organized by Department of Chemistry, Bidhannagar College, 2016; ISBN: 978-81-929243-4-2.
11. “A short review on biocatalysis: Sustainable protocol in synthetic chemistry” Pranabes Bhattacharyya Indian Chem. Soc., 2020, 97, 9b, 1455-1461
12. “Overview of COVID-19 FROM Biochemical Aspect” Pranabes Bhattacharyya, Book Chapter, “The Science of COVID-19 People and Society” ISBN: 978-81-949068-0-3
13. “Nano-catalyst in Eco-sustainable Organic Synthesis” Pranabes Bhattacharyya, Proceedings of National Level Interdisciplinary Symposium on “Eco-sustainability and Renewable Energy: Challenges, Prospects and Ethics” organized by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Government College; ISBN:  978-81-955407-4-7
14. “Magnetostructural Studies of Dinuclear Ni(II) Complexes with Tridentate NNO Chelator Schiff Base Ligands Originating from N-Substituted Diammines and Salicyldehyde or its Analogues: A Review” Rituparna Biswas & Pranabes Bhattacharyya; Asian Journal of Chemistry; Vol. 36, No. 10 (2024), 2231-2245

Conference Presentation:

1. One Day National Symposium on Frontiers in Chemistry: from Fundamentals to Applications organized by the Department of Chemistry, Presidency University, Kolkata on 28^thMarch, 2023.

Achievements / Awards:

JRF in Chemical Science jointly conducted by CSIR and UGC, Govt. of India, December 2007 & June 2008.

Teaching Experience:

• Department of Chemistry, Haldia Government College, Haldia (From 10^th January, 2025).
• Department of Chemistry, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Government College, New Town, Rajarhat. (From 1^st June, 2015 to 9^th January, 2025).

 Research Experience:

• Senior Research Fellow at Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta as CSIR SRF. (Principal Investigator: Dr. Asish R. Das; August, 2010 to April, 2013).
• Junior Research Fellow at Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta as CSIR JRF. (Principal Investigator: Dr. Asish R. Das; April, 2009 to July, 2010).