Chemistry

Dr. J. Kashanna

Assistant Professor
Education
: M. Sc., Ph. D.
Email
: jajulakashanna@yahoo.co.in
Phone
: +91 - 9985790296
Dr. J. Kashanna has joined the institute in 2016.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
  • Metal catalyzed C-H functionalization/defunctionalization & Bio-inspired catalysis
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
  • Sep-2016 to Present: Working as Assistant Professor in RGUKT, Basar-504107, TS, India.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
  • 24/03/2014-24/08/2016: Worked as Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow in School of chemistry, University of Hyderabad, India.
  • 30/10/2008-30/10/2013: Worked as CSIR fellow for doctorate in CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
  • 15/09.2017: Best paper award-Inspiring for the paper entitled “A Tandem Knoevenagel Michael cyclization for the Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydrofurans: Feist-Benary Reaction”.
  • Jan-2014: UGC-Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship (UGC, India): Selected for DSK PDF in Chemical Sciences.
  • March-2014: IIT Madras Research Associateship; Selected as RA for CSIR Project on Transition metal catalyzed asymmetric.... in the department of chemistry.
  • 2010-2013: Senior Research Fellowship, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, India).
  • 2008-2010: Junior Research Fellowship, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, India).
  • 23/12/2007: (CSIR-UGC:NET): Qualified National Eligibility Test (for Fellowship and Lectureship) conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and University Grant Commission (CSIR-UGC-India).
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:
  1. Novel Chromene, Quinoline Hybrids as Potential Anti-cancer agents: A Distinct Approach for the Synthesis of Quinoline Derivatives Starting Directly from Nitroarenes. Nandan Kumar Duddukuri, Priti Singh, Amit Khurana, Rathod Aravind Kumar, Alleni Suman Kumar, Jajula Kashanna, Nagendra Babu Bathini, Chandraiah Godugu. Natural Product Communications. 2018, 13, 599.
  2. Palladium(II) Catalyzed Synthesis of Indenones through Cyclization of Benzenecarbaldehydes with internal Alkynes. Jajula Kashanna, Rathod Arvind Kumar, Ravada Kishore. (Communicated).
  3. 2,3-Dihydrofurans as Potential Cytotoxic and Antibacterial agents: A Tandem Knoevenagel Michael cyclization for the Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydrofurans by using α-Tosyloxy ketone precursors. Jajula Kashanna, Rathod Aravind Kumar, Ravada Kishore, Doddukuri Nandan Kumar. Chemistry and Biodiversity. 2018, 15, e1800277.
  4. A Highly Selective and Efficient Method for the Preparation of Amides from Carboxylic Acids and Amines Using Sodium Hydrogen Sulfate Adsorbed on Silica Gel. Rathod Aravind Kumar, Jajula Kashanna. (Communicated).
  5. Base-promoted cyclization of dialkyl(2-formylphenyl)malonate with alkynyl carboxylates: Selective synthesis of multi-substituted naphthalene. Nagaraju Koppanathi, Jajula Kashanna, K. C. Kumara Swamy. (To be communicated).
  6. Silver (I) catalyzed C-H functionalization of 2-Aroyl benzofurans with Phosphites. Jajula Kashanna, Srinivas boga, Kishore Ravada. (Manuscript under preparation).
  7. Rhodium(III) catalyzed methylation of 2-Benzoyl benzofurans with diazocompounds. Jajula Kashanna. (Manuscript under preparation).
  8. Stereoselective total synthesis of Revensara lactones. Jajula Kashanna, (Manuscript under preparation).
  9. Palladium catalyzed carboannulation of nitrostyrenes with internal alkynes: A new synthetic strategy for cross coupling/C-H annulation and facile access to indenones. Jajula Kashanna, Koppanathi Nagaraju, K. C. Kumara Swamy. Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 1576.
  10. Stereoselective total synthesis of a novel regiomer of herbarumin I and its cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities. Paramesh Jangili, Jajula Kashanna, C. Ganesh Kumar,Y. Poornachandra and Biswanath Das. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2014, 24, 325.
  11. Synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubsituted and 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted imidazoles in water using p-dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid as a catalyst. Biswanath Das, Jajula Kashanna, Rathod Aravind Kumar and Paramesh Jangili. Monatsch. Chem. 2013, 144, 223.
  12. Chemo and diastereoselective conjugate addition of Grignard reagents on Parthenin, A bioactive natural sesquiterpene lactone. Jajula Kashanna, Paramesh Jangili, Rathod Aravind Kumar and Ramarao Bethapudirr. Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54, 1634.
  13. Synthesis of dihydrobenzo[1,4]oxazines using copper catalyzed intramolecular ring closure reaction. Paramesh Jangili, Jajula Kashanna and Biswanath Das. Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54, 3453.
  14. Stereoselective total synthesis of (+)[6]-gingerdiol. Rathod Aravind Kumar, Jajula Kashanna, Paramesh Jangili and Biswanath Das. Eur. J.Chem. 2013, 4, 191.
  15. One dozen pseudoguaianolides from a collection of the flowers of Parthenium hysterophorus. Biswanath Das, Paramesh Jangili, Malampati Srilatha, Jajula Kashanna and Ratna Das. Signpost Open Access Journal Org. Bio. Chem. 2013, 1, 195.
  16. The first stereoselective total synthesis of the naturally occurring bioactive diarylheptanoid (3R,6E)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)hept-6-ene-3-ol through two different approaches. Jajula Kashanna, Paramesh Jangili, Rathod Aravind Kumar and Biswanath Das. Helv. Chim. Acta. 2012, 95, 1666.
  17. Multicomponent one-pot synthesis of 2-naphthol derivatives and evaluation of their anti-cancer activity. Biswanath Das, Cheruku Ravindra Reddy, Jajula Kashanna, Suman Kumar Mamidyala and Chityal Ganesh Kumar. Med. Chem. Res. 2012, 21, 3321.
  18. Efficient organocatalytic synthesis of 1,8-dioxo-octahydro xanthenes.Biswanath Das, Jajula Kashanna, Rathod Aravind Kumar and Paramesh Jangili. Synth. Commun. 2011, 42, 2876.
  19. Organic reactions in water: A distinct approach for the synthesis of quinoline derivatives starting directly from nitroarenes. Biswanath Das, Paramesh Jangili, Jajula Kashanna and Rathod Aravind Kumar. Synthesis. 2011, 3267.
  20. Indium(III)chloride catalyzed conversion of N–benzyloxycarbonylamino sulfones with 2-(trimethylsilyloxy)furan: A facile access to γ-butenolide derivatives containing protected amino group. Biswanath Das, Chithaluri Sudhakar, Parigi Raghavendar Reddy and Jajula Kashanna. Helv. Chim. Acta. 2011, 94, 1048.
  21. CeCl3 .7H2O–Catalysed Rapid synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes at room temperature under solvent free conditions. Biswanath Das, Rathod Aravind Kumar, Danavath Aruna and Jajula Kashanna. I. J. het. Chem. 2010, 19, 295.
RESEARCH SUPERVISON:
  • M. Pharm.: Guided 2 from CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad.
FACULTY TRAINING PROGRAMS:
  • Faculty Development Programs In Chemistry for UG Teachers: A Re-Orientation to the Restructured CBCS Curriculum, 13-18, December-2018, organized by Department of Chemistry, Osmania University Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
  • Faculty Development Programs In Chemistry, 18-23, June-2018, organized by Department of Integrated Chemistry, Palamuru University, Mahabubnagar, Telangana, India.
CONFERENCES
  1. One day National seminar on ‘Emerging Technological Applications of Chemistry (ETAC-2018), 25/08/2018, organized by Department of Chemistry, RGUKT-Basar, Basar, Telangana, India.
  2. One day National seminar on ‘Emerging Technological Applications of Chemistry (ETAC-2018), 25/08/2018, organized by Department of Chemistry, RGUKT-Basar, Basar, Telangana, India.
  3. International symposium on ‘Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development’: Issues, Challenges and Prospects 20-21, Jan-2017, Organized by Layola Academy degree and PG College, Alwal, secuendrabad-500010, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
  4. National symposium on “Recent advances in chemical and material science” from 20-21, August-2016, organized by RGUKT-Basar, Telangana, India.
  5. Royal Society of Chemistry; Indian Road show Workshop; 7th November 2014 in University of Hyderabad India.
  6. International symposium on “Chemistry and Chemical Biology of Natural products” from 2-4, August 2012, organized by IICT, Hyderabad, India.
  7. National Poster Symposium on Organic/Medicinal Chemistry conducted by the royal society of chemistry (London)-DS by IICT, Hyderabad, India on 15th Dec., 2012.
  8. 2nd UK-India Medchem congress, 22-23, March, 2013, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India.
  9. Med Chem Congress, 25-26, Feb, 2011, India, organized by NIPER/ IICT, Hyderabad, India.