• JSPS post doc fellowship
• Young Associates of IAS

Journal
• An isocoumarin route to resorcylic acid lactones (RALs): asymmetric total synthesis of neocosmosin A, fusariumin and penicipyran D by Nanda S., Mandal K. Org. Biomol. Chem 24 2324-2331 (2026)
• Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring sesquiterpene capillosanane V: construction of a fully functionalized cycloheptane core through an intramolecular Reformatsky reaction by Barik R., Das J., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 23 1696-1707 (2025)
• Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring sesquiterpene capillosanane V: Construction of fully functionalized cycloheptane core through intramolecular Reformatsky reaction" by Nanda S., Barik R. , Das J. Org Biomol Chem 23 1696-1707 (2025)
• Advancing Green and Sustainable Approaches: Investigating the Impact of Carbohydrates on Silica-Filled Natural Rubber Composites by Bera A., Manna B., Ghosh A., Nanda S., Chattopadhyay S. Journal of Polymer Science 63 1453-1465 (2025)
• Asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-fusariumin and (+)-sporotricale methyl ether: exploration of a Cu(i) catalysed regiodivergent cascade cyclization strategy by Das S., Karmakar A., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 23 8282-8290 (2025)
• Total Synthesis of a Few Naturally Occurring Isocoumarins and Dihydroisocoumarins: Successful Exploration of the Ag(I)-Mediated 6-Endo-Dig Cyclization and Asymmetric Hydrogenation Strategy by Mandal K.K., Das S., Nanda S. Journal of Organic Chemistry - (2025)
• Total synthesis of few naturally occurring isocoumarins and dihydro-isocoumarins: Successful exploration of Ag(I) mediated 6-endo-dig cyclization and asymmetric hydrogenation strategy" by Nanda S., Mandal K. K., Das S. J Org Chem 90 4725-4734 (2025)
• Chemoenzymatic asymmetric total synthesis of naturally occurring resorcylic acid lactones hamigeromycins F and G by Das J., Sarkar R., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 22 5205-5213 (2024)
• Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring aporpinones: Asymmetric synthesis of 1-deshydroxymethyl analogues of aporpinone A, aporpinone B and 4-hydroxyaporpinone A by Mandal K.K., Das S., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 22 9242-9248 (2024)
• Asymmetric synthesis of the fully functionalized cyclodecene core of naturally occurring sesquiterpene hypocoprins A-C by Soni C.K., Mandal K.K., Sarkar R., Nanda S. Tetrahedron 163 - (2024)
• Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring bicyclic -alkylidene butenolide cochinolide through hetero Pauson-Khand reaction by Chatterjee S., Bisui S., Nanda S. Tetrahedron 160 - (2024)
• Asymmetric total synthesis of humulane sesquiterpenoids alashanoids B, C, E, and F and 2,9-humuladien-6-ol-8-one by Nanda S., Barik R. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 22 4478-4487 (2024)
• Synthetic studies towards volvalerenol A: access to a fully functionalized cycloheptane framework in an asymmetric fashion through the exploitation of C2-symmetry by Sahoo R., Ghosh S., Bhatta S., Bisui S., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 22 8163-8172 (2024)
• Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Naturally Occurring (R)-2 -Methoxydihydroartemidin, (R)-(E)-3 -Hydroxyartemidin, and Its Structural Congeners: Method Optimization and Mechanistic Analysis by Das S., Paul S., Mandal K.K., Anoop A., Nanda S. Journal of Organic Chemistry 89 15764-15776 (2024)
• Protecting-Group Free Total Synthesis of -Levantenolide through Late Stage Bromo-Spirocyclization by Ghosh S., Chatterjee S., Nanda S. Organic Letters 26 10453-10457 (2024)
• A sequential Friedländer and anionic benzannulation strategy for the regiodefined assembly of unsymmetrical acridines by Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 21 8727-8738 (2023)
• Synthetic studies towards naturally occurring -(Z)/(E)-alkylidenebutenolides through bimetallic cascade cyclization and an adventitious photoisomerization method by Chatterjee S., Acharyya R.K., Pal P., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 20 2473-2499 (2022)
• Cyclobutane based "overbred intermediates" and their exploration in organic synthesis by Nandy M., Das S., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 20 1582-1622 (2022)
• Stereoselective synthesis of novel carbocyclic and heterocyclic scaffolds of medicinal importance from biocatalytically derived enantiopure -substituted- -hydroxy esters by Barik R., Halder J., Jana P., Nanda S. Tetrahedron 94 - (2021)
• Recent reports on the synthesis of -butenolide, -alkylidenebutenolide frameworks, and related natural products by Chatterjee S., Sahoo R., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 19 7298-7332 (2021)
• Asymmetric total syntheses of naturally occurring , -enone-containing RALs, L-783290 and L-783277 through intramolecular base-mediated macrolactonization reaction by Nanda S. Org. Biomol. Chem, 18 2331-2345 (2020)
• Asymmetric total syntheses of naturally occurring , -enone-containing RALs, L-783290 and L-783277 through intramolecular base-mediated macrolactonization reaction by Chakraborty J., Ghosh A., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 18 2331-2345 (2020)
• Asymmetric total synthesis of cryptoconcatone I by Nanda S., Acharyya R. , Pal P. , Chatterjee S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 17 3552-3566 (2019)
• Asymmetric total synthesis of paecilomycin C through intramolecular nucleophilic opening of an epoxide by Nanda S., Chakraborty J. Org. Biomol. Chem. 17 7369-7379 (2019)
• Asymmetric total synthesis of paecilomycin C through intramolecular nucleophilic ring opening of an epoxide by Chakraborty J., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 17 7369-7379 (2019)
• Palladium Impregnated Amine Co-condensed Hexagonal Mesoporous Silica: A Novel Catalyst in Tailoring Suzuki and Heck Coupling Reactions in Base Free Condition by Paramita Das P., Prabhakaran V.C., Nanda S., Sen D., Chowdhury B. ChemistrySelect 4 3823-3832 (2019)
• Biocatalytic Dynamic Kinetic Reductive Resolution with ketoreductase from Klebsiella pneumoniae: Asymmetric synthesis of functionalized tetrahydropyrans. by Nanda S. Org. Biomol. Chem, 17 8571-8588 (2019)
• Biocatalytic dynamic kinetic reductive resolution with ketoreductase from: Klebsiella pneumoniae: The asymmetric synthesis of functionalized tetrahydropyrans by Barik R., Halder J., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 17 8571-8588 (2019)
• 2. Resorcylic acid lactones (RALs) and their structural congeners: Recent advances in their biosynthesis, chemical synthesis and biology by Nanda S., Jana N. New Journal of Chemistry 42 17803-17873 (2018)
• Resorcylic acid lactones (RALs) and their structural congeners: Recent advances in their biosynthesis, chemical synthesis and biology by Jana N., Nanda S. New Journal of Chemistry 42 17803-17873 (2018)
• A distinctive transformation based diversity oriented synthesis of small ring carbocycles and heterocycles from biocatalytically derived enantiopure α-substituted-β-hydroxyesters by Halder J., Das D., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 16 2549-2575 (2018)
• Distinctive transformation based diversity oriented synthesis of small ring carbocyles and heterocycles from biocatalytically derived enantiopure -substituted- -hydroxyesters by Nanda S., Halder J. , Das D. Org. Biomol. Chem - (2018)
• Asymmetric total synthesis of naturally occurring spirocyclic tetranorsesquiterpenoid lanceolactone A by Acharyya R.K., Nanda S. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 16 5027-5035 (2018)
• Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Naturally Occurring Spirocyclic Tetranorsesquiterpenoid Lanceolactone A by Nanda S., Acharyya R. Organic Biomolecular Chemistry 16 5027-5035 (2018)
• Exploration of ring rearrangement metathesis reaction: A general and flexible approach for the rapid construction [5,n]-Fused bicyclic systems en route to linear triquinanes by Acharyya R.K., Rej R.K., Nanda S. Journal of Organic Chemistry 83 2087-2103 (2018)
• Exploration of Ring Rearrangement Metathesis Reaction: A General and Flexible Approach for the Rapid Construction [5,n] Fused Bicyclic Systems en Route to Linear Triquinanes by Nanda S., Acharyya R. , Rej R. K. J. Org. Chem. 83 2087-2103 (2018)
• Asymmetric Synthesis of Ramariolides A and C through Bimetallic Cascade Cyclization and Z?E Isomerization Reaction by Nanda S., Pal P. Organic Letters 19 1164-1167 (2017)
• Asymmetric total synthesis of (R)- -cuparenone, (S)-cuparene and formal synthesis of (R)- -cuparenone through Meinwald rearrangement and ring closing metathesis (RCM) reaction by Nanda S., Kumar R. , Halder J. Tetrahedron 73 809-818 (2017)
• Asymmetric synthesis of dihydroartemisinic acid through intramolecular stetter reaction by Nanda S., Rej R. K., Acharya R. Tetrahedron 72 4931-4937 (2016)
• Asymmetric total synthesis of paecilomycin F, cochliomycin C, zeaenol, 5-bromo-zeaenol and 3,5-dibromo-zeaenol by Heck coupling and late stage macrolactonization approach by Nanda S., Pal P. , Chakraborty J. , Mali A. Tetrahedron 72 2336-2348 (2016)
• Enantiopure hydroxymethylated cycloalkenols as privileged small molecular multifunctional scaffolds for the asymmetric synthesis of carbocycles by Nanda S., Kumar R. , Rej R. K., Halder J. , Mandal H. Tetrahedron Asymmetry 27 498-512 (2016)
• Chemoenzymatic asymmetric total synthesis of nonanolide (Z)-cytospolides D,E and their stereoisomers by R. Rej and S. Nanda Eur. J. Org. Chem 860-871 (2014)
• Stereoselecive synthesis of enantiopure oxetanes, carbohydrate mimic, ε-lactone, and cyclitols from biocatalytically derived β-hydroxyesters as chiral precursors by D. Das, J. Halder, R. Bhuniya and S. Nanda Eur. J. Org. Chem 5229-5246 (2014)
• Asymmetric synthesis of naturally occurring nonenolide xyolide through cross metathesis and macrolactonization reaction by R. Rej, A. Jana and S. Nanda Tetrahedron 70 2634-2642 (2014)
• Asymmetric synthesis of naturally occurring (-)-seimatopolides A and B by R. Rej, P. Pal and S. Nanda Tetrahedron 70 4457-4470 (2014)
• Asymmetric total synthesis of paecilomyci E, 10-epi-paecilomycin E and 6-epi-cochliomycin C by P. Pal, N. Jana and S. Nanda Org. Biomol. Chem 12 8257-8274 (2014)
• Asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-rasfonin by R. Bhuniya and S. Nanda Tetrahedron 69 1153-1165 (2013)
• Enantiomeric scaffolding of α-tetralone and related scaffolds by EKR (enzymatic kinetic resolution) and stereoselective ketoreduction with ketoreductases by R. Bhuniya, T. Mahapatra and S. Nanda Org. Biomol. Chem 10 536-547 (2012)
• Asymmetric synthesis of cochliomycin-A and zeaenol by N. Jana and S. Nanda Eur. J. Org. Chem 4313-4320 (2012)
• Klebsiella pneumoniae (NBRC 3319) Mediated Asymmetric Reduction ofα-Substituted β-Oxo Esters and Its Application to the Enantioiselective Synthesis of Small-Ring Carbocycle Derivatives by R. Bhuniya, T. Mahapatra and S. Nanda Eur. J. Org. Chem 1597-1602 (2012)
• Stereoselective desymmetrization of 2,2-bishydroxymethyl-1-tetralones by iodocyclization, synthesis of novel [6,6,5] tricyclic framework and chemo- enzymatic diversity generation by T. Mahapatra, N. Jana and S. Nanda Adv. Syn. Catal 353 2152-2168 (2011)
Book Chapter/Section
• Practical Asymmetric Organocatalysis by Nanda S., Zhang W. , Luo S. Green Techniques for Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry 185-209 (2018)

Principal Investigator

• SCREENING FOR HYDROXYNITRILE LYASE FROM CYANOGENIC PLANT SPECIES IN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT THERE APPLICATION IN ASYMMETRIC ORGANIC SYNTHESIS AND MECHANISTIC ANALYSIS
• SREENING FOR HYDROXYNITRILE LYSE FROM CYANOGENIC PLANNED SPECIES IN INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT: THEIR APPLICATION IN ASYMMETRIC C_C BOND FORMING REACTOR MECHANISTIC ANALYSIS AND PROMISCUOUS HNL BY SBSTRATE ENGINEERING
• COMBINATORIAL BIOCATALYSIS: GENERATION OF COMPOUND LIBRARIES BASED ON SMALL MOLECULE SCAFFOLD, TAKING THE LEAD FROM NATURE.
• WHITE BIOTECHNOLOGY:BIOCATALYSIS USING ENZYMES MICRO PROORGANISM, SYNTTESIS OF FINE CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES(APIS)
• HYDROXYMETHYLATED CYCLOALKENONES PRIVILEGED SMALL MOLECULAR CHIRAL TEMPLATES FOR ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS
• Hydroxynitrile lyase (hnl) biocatalysis: production of active pharmaceutical intermediates (apis) by substrate engineering.
• Synthetic studies towards small ring macrolides
• Total synthesis of antiplasmodial agent cupacinoxepin; exploitation of C2- symmetry in the synthetic planning (SGIRG)
• Synthetic studies towards volvalerenol A, a unique tricyclic triterpenoid through exploitation of pseudo C2-symmetry
• Synthesis, reactivity and applications of new 1,4-diploar synthons for benzannulations
• Asymmetric synthesis of small ring carbocycles and heterocycles by ketoreductase mediated bioreduction of 2-subtituted-B-ketoesters: A green and sustainable chemical process
• Synthetic Studies Towards Resorcylic Acid Lactones (RALs) and its Structural Congeners through a late Stage Biomimetic Lactonization Approach
• Synthetic Studies Towards y-Alkylidenebutenolide Containing Natural Products through Cascade Cyclization and Adventitious Isomerization Process
• A Convergent Synthetic Approach Towards Annelated Nitrogen Heterocycles: Total Synthesis of Bhimamycin A and B, Biscogniauxone and Azamonosporascone
• Synthetic Studies towards Hamigermycins, Hyalodendriellins, Caryospomycins and its Structural Congeners: Novel RALs through a Late Stage Biomimetic Lactonization Approach
• Synthetic Studies towards Hamigermycins, Hyalodendriellins, Caryospomycins and its Structural Congeners: Novel RALs through a Late Stage Biomimetic Lactonization Approach
• Asymmetric total synthesis of topologically distinct alkylidene-butenolide based natural products and its structural congeners
• Asymmetric total synthesis of topologically distinct alkylidenebutenolide based natural products and its structural congeners

Co-Principal Investigator

• ORGANOCATALYTIC AND ENANTIOSELECTIVE 1,2 - HALO - FUNCTIONALIZATIONS OF ALKENES