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Dr. Saravanakumar Elangovan
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry IIT(BHU)
saravana.chy@itbhu.ac.in
+919994209755
Area of Interest: 
Organometallic Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis, Biomass Conversions, Green Chemistry

Professional experience 

July 2022–Present                Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi.
Mar 2022–June 2022            Ramanujan Fellow, National Institute of Technology, Trichy.
Aug 2019–Feb 2022             Humboldt Post-Doctoral Fellow, Technical University of Berlin, Germany. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Oestreich.
Feb 2017–July 2019             Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Katalin Barta.                                             
Feb 2010–Aug 2012             Research Associate, Syngene International Ltd, Bangalore.
June 2009–Dec 2010           Chemist, Advinus therapeutics Private Ltd, Bangalore, India.
 

Educational Background

2013–2017      Ph.D., Organometallics and Catalysis, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France, Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V., Rostock, Germany.
                         Advisors: Prof. Christophe Darcel and Prof. Dr. Matthias Beller.
2012–2013      International Master Program in Molecular Catalysis and Green Chemistry, Université de Rennes1, France. Degree awarded by Prof. Ei-ichi Negishi.
2007–2009      Master of Science in Chemistry, St. Joseph’s College, Trichy, India.
2003–2006      Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, AVVM Sri Puspham College, Thanjavur, India.

 

  • Ramanujan Fellowship (2021)
  • Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship (Aug 2019-July 2021)
  • Selected to participate in the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2020
  • Ph.D. Fellowship by Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse, Rostock, Germany (Feb 2015-July 2016)
  • Ph.D. Fellowship (ARED) by Conseil Régional de Bretagne, Rennes, France (Oct 2013-Jan 2015)
  • Charpak Scholarship of Excellence for International Master Program in the University of Rennes1, France (Sep 2012-June 2013)
  • The Tamilnadu Educational Trust- Fresh Scholarship for Master Studies (2007-2008)
                                                                                             Total Citations: 3536
                                                                                                h-index:18
                                                                                       
 
  1. Cobalt-thiolate complexes in dehydrogenative coupling of hydrostannanes, S. Elangovan, E. Irran, H. F. T. Klare, and M. Oestreich, Organometallics 2022, 41, 852–857. (Invited for front cover picture)
  2. From wood to tetrahydro-2-benzazepines in three waste-free steps: modular synthesis of biologically active lignin-derived scaffolds: S. Elangovan, A. Afanasenko, J. Haupenthal, Y. Liu, Z. Sun, A. K. H. Hirsch, K. Barta, ACS Cent. Sci. 2019, 5, 1707-1716.

              Highlighted in C&EN “Turning lignin into bioactive molecules in three green steps”   
              Highlighted in the “front cover” of ACS Central Science
              Highlighted in “First reactions” A road to profitability from lignin via the production of bioactive molecules: W. Lan, J. S. Luterbacher,
              ACS Cent. Sci. 2019, 5, 1642-1644.
              Highlighted in the “ACSPressPac”
              Most read article in October 2019
              Highlighted in the medicine maker “Waste Not… How can wood be used to produce pharmaceutically relevant compounds?”

  3. Ruthenium and iron‐catalysed decarboxylative N‐alkylation of cyclic α‐amino acids with alcohols: sustainable routes to pyrrolidine and piperidine derivatives: A. Afanasenko, R. Hannah, T. Yan, S. Elangovan, K. Barta, ChemSusChem 2019, 12, 3801-3807.
  4. Primary benzylamines by efficient N-alkylation of benzyl alcohols using commercial Ni catalysts and easy-to-handle ammonia sources: Y. Liu, A. Afanasenko, S. Elangovan, Z. Sun, K. Barta, ACS. Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 11267-11274.
  5. Efficient nickel-catalysed N-alkylation of amines with alcohols: A. Afanasenko, S. Elangovan, M. C. A. Stuart, G. Bonnura, F. Frusteri, K. Barta, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2018, 8, 5498-5505.
  6. The bright side of lignin depolymerization: towards new platform chemicals: Z. Sun, B. Fridrich, A. de Santi, S. Elangovan, K. Barta, Chem. Rev. 2018, 118, 614–678. (Sustainable chemistry special issue)
  7. A stable manganese pincer catalyst for the selective dehydrogenation of methanol: M. A-Fernandez, L. K. Vogt, S. Fischer, W. Zhou, H. Jiao, M. Garbe, S. Elangovan, K. Junge, H. Junge, R. Ludwig, M. Beller, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 559–562.
  8. Molecularly defined manganese pincer complexes for selective transfer hydrogenation of ketones: M. Perez, S. Elangovan, A. Spannenberg, K. Junge, M. Beller, ChemSusChem 2017, 10, 83-86. (Selected as a VIP article)
  9. Improved and general manganese catalyzed N-methylation of aromatic amines using methanol: J. Neumann, S. Elangovan, A. Spannenberg, K. Junge, M. Beller, Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 5410–5413. (Selected as a VIP article and highlighted in the “cover picture” Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 5625)
  10. Half-Sandwich manganese complexes bearing Cp tethered N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: synthesis and mechanistic insights into the catalytic ketone hydrosilylation: D. A. Valyaev, D. Wei, S. Elangovan, M. Cavailles, V. Dorcet, J.-B. Sortais, C. Darcel, N. Lugan, Organometallics 2016, 35, 4090–4098.
  11. Selective catalytic two-step process for ethylene glycol from carbon monoxide: K. Dong, S. Elangovan, R. Sang, A. Spannenberg, R. Jackstell, K. Junge, Y. Li, M. Beller, Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, 12075.
  12. Manganese catalyzed hydrogen autotransfer C-C bond formation: α-Alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols: M. Pena-Lopez, P. Piehl, S. Elangovan, H. Neumann, M. Beller, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 14967-14971.
  13. Hydrogenation of esters to alcohols catalyzed by defined manganese pincer complexes: S. Elangovan, M. Garbe, K. Junge, H. Jiao, A. Spannenberg, M. Beller, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15364–15368. (Selected as a VIP article and highlighted in the “cover picture” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15184)
  14. Selective catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines using iron pincer complexes: S. Lange, S. Elangovan, C. Cordes, A. Spannenberg, H. Junge, S. Bachmann, M. Scalone, C. Topf, K. Junge, M. Beller, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2016, 6, 4768-4772.
  15. Efficient and selective N-alkylation of amines with alcohols catalyzed by manganese pincer complexes: S. Elangovan, J. Neumann, J.-B. Sortais, K. Junge, C. Darcel, M. Beller, Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, 12641.
  16. Selective catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles, ketones and aldehydes by well-defined manganese pincer complexes: S. Elangovan, C. Topf, S. Fischer, H. Jiao, A. Spannenberg, W. Baumann, R. Ludwig, K. Junge, M. Beller, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 8809-8814.
  17. Improved second generation iron pincer complexes for effective ester hydrogenation: S. Elangovan, B. Wendt, C. Topf, S. Bachmann, M. Scalone, A. Spannenberg, H. Jiao, W. Baumann, K. Junge, M. Beller, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 820-825. (Selected as a VIP article)
  18. Iron-catalyzed a-alkylation of ketones with alcohols: S. Elangovan, J.-B. Sortais, M. Beller, C. Darcel, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14483-14486.
  19. Knölker’s iron complexes bearing a N-heterocyclic carbene ligand: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic dehydration of primary amides: S. Elangovan, S. Quintero-Duque, V. Dorcet, T. Roisnel, L. Norel, C. Darcel, J.-B. Sortais, Organometallics 2015, 34, 4521-4528.
  20. Hydrosilylation of aldehydes and ketones catalyzed by half-sandwich manganese (I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: J. Zheng, S. Elangovan, D. A. Valyaev, R. Brousses, V. César, J.-B. Sortais, C. Darcel, N. Lugan, G. Lavigne, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 1093-1097.