1.      E. Gnanamani, X. Yan, R. N. Zare* "Chemoselective N-alkylation of Indoles in Aqueous Droplets", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 3069-3072; Angew. Chem. 2020, 132, 3093–3096.

2.        B. M. Trost,* E. Gnanamani, "Enantio- and Diastereoselective Double Mannich Reaction between Ynones and Imines Catalyzed by Zn-ProPhenol", Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 1675-1680.

3.       B. M. Trost,* Chao-I Hung, G.  Mata, Y. Liu, Y. Lu, E. Gnanamani,  “Direct Enantio- and Diastereoselective Zn-ProPhenol Catalyzed Mannich Reactions of CF₃- and SCF₃-Substituted Ketones”, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 2437-2442.

4.       B. M. Trost,* E. Gnanamani, C. A. Kalnmals, Chao-I Hung, J. Tracy, "Direct Enantio- and Diastereoselective Vinylogous Addition of Butenolides to Chromones", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1489-1493.

5.      B. M. Trost,* E. Gnanamani, Chao-I Hung, C. A. Kalnmals, "Synthesis of Chiral, Densely Substituted Pyrrolidones via Phosphine-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization", Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 1890-1894.

6.     B. M. Trost,* Chao-I Hung, E. Gnanamani, “Tuning the Reactivity of Ketones through Unsaturation: Construction of Cyclic and Acyclic Quaternary Stereocenters", ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9, 1549-1557.

7.        E. D.  C. Noriega, S. Sathyamoorthi, S. Banerjee, E. Gnanamani, R. H. Pando, D. M. Espinoza, J. I. V. Bucheli, L. D. Possani, R. N. Zare* "Isolation, Synthesis, and Biological Activity of Non-Peptide Compounds from Diplocentrus melici Scorpion Venom", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A. 2019, 116, 12642-12647.

8.        B. M. Trost,* Chao‐I Hung, T. Saget, E. Gnanamani “Branched Aldehydes as Linchpins for the Enantioselective and Stereodivergent Synthesis of 1,3-Aminoalcohols Featuring a Quaternary Stereocentre", Nature Catalysis, 2018, 1, 523-530.

9.        S. Banerjee, E. Gnanamani, S. Lynch, Z. Zamudio, J,-V. Fernando, V. Jimenez, L. Possani, R. N. Zare,* "An Alkaloid from Scorpion Venom: Chemical Structure and Synthesis", J. Nat. Prod.  2018, 81, 1899-1904.

10.    B. M. Trost,* E. Gnanamani, J. S. Tracy, C. A. Kalnmals "Zn-ProPhenol Catalyzed Enantio- and Diastereoselective Direct Vinylogous Mannich Reaction Between α,β- and β, γ-Butenolides and Aldimines", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 18198-18201.

11.       B. M. Trost,* E. Gnanamani, "Chao-I Hung “Controlling Regioselectivity in the Enantioselective N-Alkylation Reaction of Indoles Analogs Catalyzed by Dinuclear Zinc-ProPhenol”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 10451-10456; Angew. Chem. 2017, 129,10587–10592.

12.    S. Banerjee, E. Gnanamani, X. Yan, R. N. Zare* "Can all Bulk-Phase Reactions be Accelerated in Microdroplets?", Analyst 2017, 142,1399-1402 (Cover Article).

13.     G. S. Kiran, S. Priyadharshini, A. D. Dobson, E. Gnanamani, J. Selvin,* "Degradation Intermediates of Polyhydroxy Butyrate Inhibits Phenotypic Expression of Virulence Factors and Biofilm Formation in Luminescent Vibrio sp. PUGSK8", npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (nature partner journal) 2016, 16002.

14.      G. S. Kiran, S. Priyadharshini, K. Anitha, E. Gnanamani, J. Selvin,*  “Characterization of an Exopolysaccharide from Probiont Enterobacter Faecalis MS112 and Effect on the Disruption of Candida Albucans Biofilm", RSC Advances 2015, 5, 71573-71585.

15.     E. Gnanamani, N. Someshwar, J. Sanjeevi, C. R. Ramanathan,* “Conformationally Rigid Chiral Bicyclic Skeleton-Tethered Bipyridine N,N′-Dioxide as Organocatalyst: Asymmetric Ring Opening of meso-Epoxides”, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 2219-2223.

16.      A. Harikrishnan, J. Selvakumar, E. Gnanamani, S. Bhattacharya and C. R. Ramanathan,* “Friedel–Crafts Hydroxyalkylation Through Activation of a Carbonyl Group Using AlBr₃: An Easy Access to Pyridyl Aryl/Heteroaryl Carbinols”, New J. Chem., 2013, 37, 563-567.

17.      E. Gnanamani, N. Someshwar, C. R. Ramanathan,* “Conformationally Rigid Chiral Pyridine N-Oxides as Organocatalyst: Asymmetric Allylation of Aldehydes”, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 2101-2106.

18.      E. Gnanamani, C. R. Ramanathan,* “Design, Synthesis, Resolution, and Stereochemical Assignment of a Conformationally Rigid Chiral Ligand Derived from Anthracene and a Dienophile Containing a Pyridine Moiety”, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2009, 20, 2211-2215.

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            Scorpion Venom Benzoquinone Derivatives and uses Thereof Against Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis US Patent       WO 2019/231735 A