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Dr Sankar K Guchhat's personal profile
 * January, 2007 to present, Assistant Professor, NIPER
 * 2006 – 2007, Lecturer, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa campus
 * 2005 – 2006, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of California, Rivesride, USA
 * 2004 – 2005, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
 * 2002 – 2004, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
 * 2000 – 2002, Lecturer, Raidighi college, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
 * 1996 – 2001, Ph. D., Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata

=Research Interests= Design and synthesis of heterocyclic compounds as DNA antimetabolites, and inhibitors of Kinases (especially Aurora A) and Topoisomerase II for structure based discovery of anticancer agents Design and synthesis of heterocyclic compounds as antimalarial agents Synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, Multicomponent reactions (MCR), Tin free radical reactions, Synthetic use of organoboron compounds, Green Chemistry

Publications Dr. Sankar K. Guchhait Assistant Professor Department of Medicinal Chemistry National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Phase X, Sector 67, S. A. S. Nagar (Mohali),   Punjab-         160062,         India. 17. An Efficient Regioselective Versatile Synthesis of N ‐ Fused 2 ‐ and 3 ‐ Aminoimidazoles via Ugitype Multicomponent Reaction Mediated by Zirconium(IV) Chloride in Polyethylene Glycol ‐ 400, Sankar K. Guchhait and Chetna Madaan //Synlett// 2009, 628. 1 Click Chemistry: A Novel Approach in Drug Discovery, Chetna Madaan and Sankar K.    Guchhait // CRIPS //, 2008 , // 9 // , 11 15. Synthesis and structure ‐ activity relationships of metal ‐ ligand complexes that potently inhibit cell migration, Anwar B. Beshir, Sankar K. Guchhait, José A. Gascón and Gabriel Fenteany //Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett.// 2008, //18// , 498. 14. Green Chemistry: Its Potential Use in Sustainable Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals, Chetna Madaan and Sankar K. Guchhait //CRIPS//, 2007, //8//, 68 13. Convenient Synthesis of α, β‐ Unsaturated Phosphonates via a Mizoroki ‐ Heck Reaction of  Arylboronic Acids with Diethyl vinylphosphonate, George W. Kabalka, Sankar K. Guchhait and Abhijit Naravane //Tetrahedron Lett .// 2004, //45// , 4685. 12. Convenient Synthesis of α, β‐ Unsaturated Sulfones via a Mizoroki ‐ Heck Reaction of  Arylboronic Acids with Phenyl Vinyl Sulfones, George W. Kabalka and Sankar K. Guchhait , Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, // 45 // , 4021.  11. Synthesis of Diprotected Monosubstituted Hydrazine Derivatives from //tert// ‐ Butyl Carbazates and Boronic Acids, George W. Kabalka and Sankar K. Guchhait, //Org. Lett//. 2003, //5// , 4129.  10. Synthesis of (E) ‐ and (Z) ‐ Alkenylphosphonates Using Vinylboronates, George W. Kabalka and Sankar K. Guchhait, // Org. Lett //. 2003, // 5 // , 729.  9. Zinc Tetrafluoroborate Catalyzed Mannich ‐ Type Reaction of Aldimines and Silyl Enol Ethers in Aqueous Medium, Brindaban C. Ranu, Sampak Samanta and Sankar K. Guchhait , Tetrahedron 2002, // 58 // , 983. 8. Selective Reduction of Terminal Alkynes to Alkenes by Indium Metal, Brindaban C. Ranu, Jyotirmoy Dutta and Sankar K. Guchhait, //J. Org. Chem//. 2001, //66// , 5624.  7. Indium Metal as a Reducing Agent. Selective Reduction of Carbon ‐ Carbon Double Bond in  Highly Activated Conjugated Alkenes, Brindaban C. Ranu, Jyotirmoy Dutta and  Sankar K.    Guchhait, // Org. Lett //. 2001, // 3 // , 2603.  6. Stereoselective Reduction of Aryl ‐ Substituted gem ‐ Dibromides to Vinyl Bromides by Indium Metal, Brindaban C. Ranu, Sampak Samanta and Sankar K. Guchhait, //J. Org. Chem//. 2001, //66// ,  4102.  5. Construction of Bicyclo[2.2.2]octanone Systems by Microwave ‐ Assisted Solid Phase Michael Addition Followed by Al 2  O  3  ‐ Mediated Intramolecular Aldolisation. An Eco ‐ friendly Approach, Brindaban C. Ranu, Sankar K. Guchhait, Keya Ghosh and Amarendra Patra, // Green  // Chemistry, 2000 , 5. 4. A Convenient and Efficient Procedure for Selective Deprotection of Acetates by Titanium(IV) Isopropoxides, Brindaban C. Ranu, Sankar K. Guchhait and Manika Saha, // J. Indian Chem. // Soc. 1999, // 76 // , 547 (special issue dedicated to Professor D. Nasipuri, India on the occasion of  his 75  th  birth anniversary) 3. Stereoselective Debromination of Aryl ‐ Substituted //vic// ‐ Dibromide with Indium Metal, Brindaban C. Ranu, Sankar K. Guchhait and Arunkanti Sarkar, // J. Chem. Soc., Chem. // Commun ., 1998, 2113. 2. Chemoselective Hydrogenation of α, β ‐ Unsaturated Sulfones and Phosphonates via Palladium ‐ Assisted Hydrogen Transfer by Ammonium Formate, Brindaban C. Ranu, Sankar K. Guchhait and Keya Ghosh, // J. Org. Chem //. 1998, // 63 // , 5250.  1. Catalytic Hydrogen Transfer Reductions Using Ammonium Formate. A Review, Brindaban C. Ranu, Arunkanti Sarkar, Sankar K. Guchhait and Keya Ghosh, //J. Indian Chem. Soc//. 1998, //75// ,  690 ‐ 694 (special issue dedicated to Professor Sukh Dev, India on the occasion of his 75  th   birthday). Getting Started
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