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Hello! I am Tripti Paul, a Research scholar at the Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati.
I received my Master of Science and Bachelor’s degree from University of North Bengal. From the very day of my step into the world of chemistry I noticed everything in our daily life from food to enlivening medicines are made of nothing but various organic molecules that always inspired me to work on molecular engineering, assembly and architecture. In July 2019 I joined as a research scholar under the supervision of Prof. T. Punniyamurthy on the field of Synthetic Organic Chemistry. In September 2020, I was awarded the prestigious Prime Minister's Research Fellowship that encouraged me to ameliorate my research work.
My current research work is focused on merging C-H and C-C bond activation for synthesizing the precursors of biologically active alkaloids which show antibacterial, antimycotic, and anticancer properties. Out of my research, I enjoy teaching Organic Chemistry graduate and undergraduate enthusiastic students.
Executed my research with IIT Guwahati MHRD Fellowship (July, 2019 - Aug, 2020) until I received Prime Minister's Research Fellowship on September, 2020.
| Courses | Grade | Overall CPI |
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| Applied Inorganic Chemistry | AA | |
| Physical Methods in Chemistry | AB | 9.5 |
| New Reagents for Organic Synthesis | AA | |
| Bioinorganic Chemistry | AB |
Completed my Master’s degree with the specialization in Organic Chemistry securing 2nd rank in University.
| M.Sc. project: | Project performed on “Synthesis of Cyclohex-2-ene-1-one”, “Preparation of Neroline and its wide variety of applications” & “Preparation of diazomethane and its applications” under the guidance of Prof. Pranab Ghosh at the Dept. of Chemistry, University of North Bengal in 2018. |
Successfully finished my Bachelor's degree with Chemistry Honours from Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College. Physics and Mathematics were my additional subjects.
Everything in our daily life including foods, medicines, clothing and fuels are made of organic molecules. Hence selective molecular engineering, assembly, and architecture defined a never ending necessity for synthetic organic chemist. My intent is to develop new methods to build organic molecules in ever faster, cheaper and more environmentally benign ways.
Catalysis has revolutionized organic synthesis. In contrast to the limited scope and by product formation in traditional coupling reactions, inert C−H bonds activation and functionalization, once regarded “Holy Grail” of chemistry, with high step efficiency, atom economy for the synthesis of pharmaceutically important core molecules is my key research domain. It can greatly shorten the route to valuable compounds and can lead to transformation and products that were even impossible earlier.
My present study is focused on merging C-H and C-C bond activation for constructing precursors of biologically active alkaloids such as ergot and hapalindoles, which acts as antibacterial, antimycotic, and anticancer agents. Remarkably, the utility of our strategy can also be highlighted by the potential application in late-stage functionalization of some familiar blockbuster drugs such as fibrate drug gemfibrozil, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs S(+)-Ibuprofen, Naproxen and a novel bacterial metabolite deoxycholic acid methyl ester.
| Prof. Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy | Ms. Tripti Paul |
| Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professor of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati-781039  : 0361-2582309 : 0361-2690762 : +91-94351 02462 : tpunni@iitg.ac.in
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Ph.D. Scholar (PMRF) Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati-781039 : +91-96143 33057 : +91-62979 92687 : t.paul@iitg.ac.in
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