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Akash Kaithal
Assistant Professor
akash.kaithal[at]cy.iitr.ac.in
+911332285699
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Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis, Synthetic Organic and Organometallic Chemistry, Conversion of Renewable Feedstocks and Waste to Sustainable Fuels and Chemical Products
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Educational Details
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2020
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Ruthenium(II) and Manganese(I) Catalyzed Organic Transformations via Hydrogen Transfer Reactions
National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2016
Integrated M.Sc.,
Professional Background
Assistant Professor
27 Nov 2024 - Present
Indian Insitiute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Assistant Professor
01 Jul 2024 - 27 Nov 2024
Indian Insitiute of Technology (Indian School of MInes), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
Senior Chemical Scientist
15 Feb 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
Green Chemicals, Germany
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
01 Jun 2021 - 31 Jan 2023
University of Münster, Münster, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
01 Aug 2020 - 31 May 2021
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Research
Publications
cis-Selective Hydrogenation of Aryl Germanes: A Direct Approach to Access Saturated Carbo- and Heterocyclic Germanes
2023
A. Kaithal, H. S. Sasmal, S. Dutta, F. Schäfer, L. Schlichter, F. Glorius, | American Chemical Society
Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc. Pages: 4109−4118 , Volumes: 145 ,
Access to unexplored 3D chemical space: cis-selective arene hydrogenation for the synthesis of saturated cyclic boronic acids
2022
A. Kaithal, T. Wagener, P. Bellotti, C. G. Daniliuc, F. Glorius | Wiley
Journal: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Pages: e202206687 , Volumes: 61 ,
Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Methanol to Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen using Molecular Catalysts
2021
A. Kaithal, B. Chatterjee, C. Werlé, W. Leitner | Wiley
Journal: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Pages: 26500 –26505 , Volumes: 60 ,
Alcohol-assisted Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide to Methanol
2021
A. Kaithal, C. Werlé, W. Leitner | American Chemical Society
Journal: JACS Au Pages: 130−136 , Volumes: 1 ,
Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen (Syngas) as a C1-Building Block for Selective Catalytic Methylation
2021
A. Kaithal, M. Hölscher, W. Leitner | RSC
Journal: Chem. Sci. Pages: 976–982 , Volumes: 12 ,
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Selective Hydroboronolysis of Ethers
2020
A. Kaithal, D. Kalsi, V. Krishnakumar, S. Pattanaik, A. Bordet, W. Leitner, C. Gunanathan | American Chemical Society
Journal: ACS Catal. Pages: 14390–14397 , Volumes: 10 ,
One-Pot Dual Catalysis for the Hydrogenation of Heteroarenes and Arenes
2020
B. Chatterjee, D. Kalsi, A. Kaithal, A. Bordet | RSC
Journal: Catal. Sci. Technol. Pages: 5163–5170 , Volumes: 10 ,
Manganese (I)-Catalyzed β‐Methylation of Alcohols using Methanol as C1 source
2020
A. Kaithal, P. van Bonn, M. Hölscher, W. Leitner | Wiley
Journal: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Pages: 215-220 , Volumes: 59 ,
On the mechanism of the Ruthenium-catalyzed β‐Methylation of Alcohols with methanol
2020
A. Kaithal, L. L. Gracia, C. Camp, E. A. Quadrelli, W. Leitner | Wiley
Journal: ChemCatChem Pages: 17487−1749 , Volumes: 141 ,
Direct Synthesis of Cycloalkanes from Diols and Secondary Alcohols or Ketones Using a Homogeneous Manganese Catalyst
2019
A. Kaithal, L. L. Gracia, C. Camp, E. A. Quadrelli, W. Leitner | American Chemical Society
Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc. Pages: 17487−1749 , Volumes: 141 ,
Ruthenium(II)‐Catalyzed β‐Methylation of Alcohols using Methanol as C1 Source.
2019
A. Kaithal, M. Schmitz, M. Hölscher, W. Leitner | Wiley
Journal: ChemCatChem Pages: 5287-5291 , Volumes: 11 ,
Manganese-catalyzed hydroboration of carbon dioxide and other challenging carbonyl groups.
2018
C. Erken,† A. Kaithal,† S. Sen,† T. Weyhermüller, M. Hölscher, C. Werlé, W. Leitner ((†Equal contribution) | Nature
Journal: Nat. Commun. Pages: 4521 , Volumes: 9 ,
Catalytic Hydrogenation of Cyclic Carbonates using Manganese Complex
2018
A. Kaithal, M. Hölscher, W. Leitner, | Wiley
Journal: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Pages: 13449-13453 , Volumes: 57 ,
Ruthenium- Catalyzed Selective Hydroboration of Nitriles and Imines
2016
A. Kaithal, B. Chatterjee, C. Gunanathan | American Chemical Society
Journal: J. Org. Chem. Pages: 11153-11161 , Volumes: 81 ,
Ruthenium- Catalyzed Regioselective 1,4-Hydroboration of Pyridines
2016
A. Kaithal, B. Chatterjee, C. Gunanathan | American Chemical Society
Journal: Org. Lett. Pages: 3402-3405 , Volumes: 18 ,
Ruthenium Catalyzed Selective Hydroboration of Carbonyl Compounds
2015
A. Kaithal,† B.Chatterjee,† C. Gunanathan | American Chemical Society
Journal: Org. Lett. Pages: 4790-4793 , Volumes: 17 ,
Honors And Awards
Honors
Chinese-German Chemical Association (CGCA), Mülheim, Germany
2021
Young Researchers Award
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
2021
Borchers-Plakette Award
Max-Planck Society, Mülheim, Germany
2020
Ernst-Haage Prize
Max-Planck Society, Mülheim, Germany
2020
Max-Planck Fellow
Erasmus+, Aachen, Germany
2016
European Doctoral Program on Sustainable Industrial Chemistry (SINCHEM)
DST, Bhubaneswar, India
2011
Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Scholarship