J. Narasimha Moorthy

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology

Kanpur – 208 016

Tel: +91 512 2597438 (Off); +91 512 2598527 (Res)

Fax: +91 512 2597436

Research Interests

· Mechanistic Organic Photochemistry, Photochemistry in Organized Media, and Selectivity (Stereo and Regio) in Organic Photochemical Reactions.

· Solid-State Organic Photochemistry and Structure-Reactivity Correlations via X- Ray Crystal Structure Analysis.

· Supramolecular Chemistry - Application of the Concepts of Molecular Self- Assembly to the Development of Microporous Functional Organic Materials.

Selected Publications

1. Corundum, Diamond, and PtS Metal–Organic Frameworks with a Difference: Self-Assembly of a Unique Pair of 3-Connecting D₂d-Symmetric 3,3’,5,5’-Tetrakis(4-pyridyl)bimesityl

Natarajan, R.; Savitha, G.; Dominiak, P.; Wozniak, K.; Moorthy, J. N.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 2415.

2. Facile and Highly Selective Conversion of Nitriles to Amides via Indirect Acid-Catalyzed Hydration Using TFA or AcOH-H₂SO₄

Moorthy, J. N.; Singhal, N.

J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 1926.

3. Studies on Oxidations with IBX: Oxidation of Alcohols and Aldehydes Under Solvent-Free Conditions

Moorthy, J. N.; Singhal, N.; Venkatakrishnan, P.

Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 5419.

4. Highly Diastereoselective Tandem Photoenolization-Hetero-Diels-Alder Cycloaddition Reactions of o-Tolualdehydes in the Solid State

Moorthy, J. N.; Mal, P.; Singhal, N.; Venkatakrishnan, P.; Malik, R.; Venugopalan, P.

J. Org. Chem. 2004, 45, 309.

5. Norrish Type II Photoreactivity of b-Anisylalkanophenones and Solvent Effects on Stereoselective Yang Cyclization

Moorthy, J. N.; Mal, P.

Tetrahedron Lett., 2003, 44, 2493.

6. Solid-State Diphotocyclization of Iso- and Terephthalaldehydes via Dihalogen Substitution

Moorthy, J. N.; Venkatakrishnan, P.; Mal, P.; Venugopalan, P.

J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 327.

7. Helical Self- Asssembly of Substituted-Benzoic Acids: Influence of Weaker X···X and C-H···X Interactions

Moorthy, J. N.; Natarajan, R.; Mal, P.; Venugopalan, P.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6530.

8. Characterization of Planar Cyclic Ring Form of Water Hexamer in an Organic Supramolecular Complex. An Unusual Self-Assembly of Bimesityl-3,-3’-Dicarboxylic Acid.

Moorthy, J. N.; Natarajan, R.; Venugopalan, P.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 3417.

7. Efficient Photocyclization of o-Alkylbenzaldehydes in the Solid State: Direct Observation of E-Xylylenols en route to Benzocyclobutenols

Moorthy, J. N.; Mal, P.; Natarajan, R.; Venugopalan, P.

J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 7013.

10. Solid-State Photochromism and Photoreactivity of o- and p-Anisaldehydes. Remarkable Stabilization of

o-Xylylenols

Moorthy, J. N.; Mal, P.; Natarajan, R.; Venugopalan, P.

Org. Lett. 2001, 03, 1579.

moorthy@iitk.ac.in