Research Interests
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis, Synthetic Organic and Organometallic Chemistry, Conversion of Renewable Feedstocks and Waste to Sustainable Fuels and Chemical Products
BioSketch
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
C1 Green Chemicals AG, Berlin, Berlin, 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
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 ,
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