Narra Rajashekar Reddy

Accomplished Scientific Researcher with extensive experience at the National Research and Development Institute for Isotopic and Molecular Technologies. Expert in research design and project management, successfully synthesizing innovative dendrimers for antibacterial applications. Proven ability to interpret complex data and solve challenging problems, driving impactful scientific advancements.

• Development of New Synthetic Methodologies
• Total Synthesis of Natural Products
• Carbohydrates/Iminosugar Synthesis
• Synthesis of NHC-Metal Complexes
• Synthesis of Dendrimers (G1-G4)
• Gold Medal in B. Sc.: First rank holder, along with ‘Gold Medal,’ from Sri Raja Rajeswara Degree College, Kakatiya University, Karimnagar, India, in 2007.
• Secured All India 57th rank in the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Eligibility Test (CSIR-NET) on 12/01/11.
• Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (09/01/12 to 09/01/14) and Senior Research Fellowship (09/01/14 to 09/01/18) by CSIR, New Delhi, India.
• Research Travel Grant by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras for attending the International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry Conference in Germany in 2017.

• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Indian

• Reddy, N. R.; Kumar, R.; Baskaran, S., A Direct Method for the Efficient Synthesis of Benzylidene Acetal at Room Temperature, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2019, 1548
• Gouse, S. k., Reddy, N. R., and Baskaran, S., A Domino Aza-Piancatelli Rearrangement/Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction: Stereoselective Synthesis of Octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[cd]isoindol-5-ol, Org. Lett., 2019, 3822
• Prasad, S. S.; Reddy, N. R.; Baskaran, S., One-Pot Synthesis of Structurally Diverse Iminosugar Based Hybrid Molecules, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 9604
• Reddy, N. R., Gouse, S. k., Selvaraju, S., Baskaran, S., Domino Semipinacol/Iterative Aldol/Iso-Nazarov Cyclization to Triaryl-cyclopentenone: Enantioselective Synthesis of Combretastatin A-4 Analogues, Org. Lett., 2022, 4240
• R. R. Narra, V. G. Unnithan, T. H. Wong, Z. Guo., Thiamine carbene liganded gold(i) chloride catalyzes an efficient aldehyde–alkyne–amine coupling reaction in water, Green Chem., 2023, 1920
• R. R. Narra, V. G. Unnithan, Y. Liu, Z. Guo., Rapid access to divergent fused polycycles via one‐pot A3 coupling and intramolecular Diels‐Alder reaction, Chem. Eur. J., 2024, e202401449
• R. R. Narra, D. Hang, V. G. Unnithan, Y. Liu, G. Meixin, Z. Guo., Efficient Aqueous Intramolecular Alkyne Hydrofunctionalization Catalyzed by Monodentate Gold (I) Complex of Cocarboxylase, First published: 01/14/26, https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202501441
• Reddy, N. R., Pati, A. K., Baskaran, S., Aggregation Induced Enhanced Emission (AIEE) Properties of 2,3,5-Triaryl-Substituted Cyclopent-2-enones, Manuscript to be Submitted

• Rajashekar Reddy, N. and Baskaran, S., Tandem One-pot Synthesis of Triaryl Cyclopent-2-enones: Access to Enantioselective Combretastatin A-4 Analogues, 26th International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry Conference, 09/03/17 - 09/08/17, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, D-93040, Germany
• Rajashekar Reddy Narra, Vignesh Unnithan, Yifan Liu and Zhihong Guo., Rapid access to divergent fused polycycles via one‐pot A3 coupling and intramolecular Diels‐Alder reaction, 30th Symposium on Chemistry Postgraduate Research in Hong Kong, 04/06/24, City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Hong Kong, Hong Kong

• Skilled in multistep synthesis and expertise in synthesising and purifying organic compounds on a milligram-to-gram scale.
• High level of creativity and productivity with strong synthetic problem-solving skills and expertise in organic synthesis.
• Experienced in the handling of moisture and air-sensitive organic reagents and chemicals.
• Structural elucidation of complex organic compounds using IR, HRMS, 1D & 2D NMR spectroscopy.
• Experienced in handling analytical tools such as FT NMR spectroscopy (ADVANCE 400 MHz & 500 MHz BRUKER), Perkin Elmer Series 200 HPLC, GC-MS, Polarimeter (JASCO P-2000) and Infra-Red spectroscopy (JASCO 4100 FT-IR).
• Exploration of new reagents for organic transformations and synthesis of organic molecules by using various strategies.
• Purification of compounds by column techniques and recrystallization methods.
• Capable of carrying out both collaborative and independent research.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and executive skills.

• Scientific Researcher (R1), 07/01/25, Present, The National Research and Development Institute for Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Str. Donat no. 67-103, Cluj-Napoca, 400293, Romania
• Postdoctoral research, 03/01/21, 03/01/24, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Postdoctoral research, 11/01/19, 03/01/21, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong