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Dr. K. Srinivasan
     
Area(s) of specialization   Synthetic organic chemistry, Organic supramolecular chemistry and nanotechnology
     
Ph.D. - University of Madras (2004)
 
PDF  -  University of New Orleans, USA, 2005-08
 
 
Phone (Off)  

+91 431- 2407053

Mobile   + 91 9444121327
e-mail  

srinivasank@bdu.ac.in, thirunivasan@yahoo.co.in

Fax   +91-431-2407045/ 2407043
Lecturer
School of Chemistry
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli-620 024
India
       
 
Research Interests
Research in my group focuses on (1) developing novel synthetic methods to carbocycles and heterocycles of biological interest; (2) synthesizing water-soluble macrocycles and studying their binding and catalytic properties; and (3) assembling basic nanoscale machines and switches.
     
 

Selected Publications

     
  1 "Novel 4,4'-bipyridinium-based cationic mono- and bicyclic cyclophanes"; P. Rajakuma and K. Srinivasan; Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 1277-1284.
  2

"Synthesis and electrochemical properties of dendrimers containing meta-terphenyl peripheral groups and a 4,4′-bipyridinium core"; P. Rajakumar and K. Srinivasan; Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 10285-10291.

  3 "Synthesis and electrochemical properties of [2]rotaxanes with meta-terphenyl and meta-terphenyl-capped dendritic stoppers"; K. Srinivasan and P. Rajakumar; Synthesis 2005, 2772-2776.
  4

"Electrophilic substitution of deep cavity cavitands: Selective exo functionalization of molecular concavity"; K. Srinivasan and B. C. Gibb; Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 745-748.

  5 "Broad functionalization of deep-cavity cavitands by directed ortho metalation"; K. Srinivasan, Z. R. Laughrey and B. C. Gibb. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 3265-3271 (Cover article).
  6 "Synthesis of nanoscale carceplexes from deep-cavity cavitands": K. Srinivasan and B. C. Gibb; Chem. Commun. 2008, (In Press).