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From the Desk of the Vice Chancellor

Greetings!

As the Vice Chancellor of this premier university, I am extremely pleased to share this space to converse with all of you. The University of Madras is a post- sesquicentennial institution which has forged a glorious path for itself and has been the site for significant scientific discoveries as well as the beacon for national and regional societal transformation. It has successfully managed to hold aloft its tradition even while keeping up with the emerging trends. One reason for this is the way in which the university has kept alive its interactions with all the stakeholders.

The COVID 19 pandemic has introduced a ‘new normal’ and its impact is felt in the workings of the university as well. The students have been attending the lectures online. While online learning has the advantage of being anytime and anywhere, it has taken away the peer group interaction and peer learning which are integral aspects of the university experience. We look forward to welcoming you to the campus very soon. Meanwhile, our faculty and administration will continue to bring the best to the virtual classrooms. As students, you need to view the restrictions posed by the pandemic as a temporary deterrent. Your focus should be to gain the competencies to conduct application oriented research in order to evolve as useful citizens of our society.

Our university boasts of faculty with a high degree of knowledge and commitment to offer the best in teaching and research. Given the context of the pandemic, we need to redefine our teaching-learning processes to offer the best pedagogic experience to our students. Similarly, the post-pandemic era demands that we hone the employment potential and entrepreneurial capacity of our learners. This necessitates that we focus on sponsored research in cutting edge areas.

Our administrative staff have been the backbone of the university. While we move towards a transparent and complete e-governance model, we need more support from you. When the teaching-learning process at our university – from admission to certification -- is moving into the digital era, your skills and competencies need to keep pace.

At our university, we are gearing up for the final round of NAAC re-accreditation. This has offered us an opportunity to assess our Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges. Further, it has made us more determined to reiterate our quality benchmarks in teaching, research and extension activities. We are aware of this responsibility and fully prepared for it because, our university has always encouraged individual thinking within the established frameworks. This is echoed in the words of Tim Burners Lee, who initiated the World Wide Web: “We are forming cells within a global brain and we are excited that we might start to think collectively. What becomes of us still hangs crucially on how we think individually.” Let us unite to make the educational experience at the University of Madras a synergy of the best minds and best thoughts.

Prof.Dr.S.Gowri

Vice-Chancellor
University of Madras

Department of Organic Chemistry

  • About department
  • Faculty
  • Courses
  • Syllabus
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  • Timetable
  • Research Scholars

About the Department

The Department of Organic chemistry was started in the year 1950 by the University of Madras as one of the science departments to focus on research in the area of organic chemistry.   M. Sc (Organic Chemistry) Course by thesis was conducted during the same time later replaced (from 1977) as a two year M. Sc Course with specialization in Organic Chemistry.   M. Phil degree was introduced in 1973, which was offered jointly with the departments of Physical Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry.   Since then, the department is focusing its efforts in teaching and research activities at M.Sc., M. Phil and Ph.D levels.   Dr. K. N. Menon was the first Head of the Department and later Dr. S. Swaminathan joined as Reader in 1953. The research of Dr. Menon and his students during 1950 to 1960 was centered essentially in (i) Synthesis of natural products (ii) Investigations of Properties of fats and terpenes. After the retirement of Prof. K. N. Menon in 1960, Dr. Swaminathan became the Professor and Head of the Department of Organic Chemistry. During this period, Dr. B. S. Thiagarajan, Dr. P. Shanmugam, Dr. R. Balasubramanian, Dr. P. S. Subramanian, Dr. V. T. Ramakrishnan, Dr. K. Rajagopalan, Dr. K. Narasimhan and Dr. P. C. Srinivasan have been serving as faculties in the Department. After the retirement of Prof. S. Swaminathan in 1983, Prof. K. Rajagopalan succeeded him as Head of the Department followed by Prof. R. Raghunathan (2004) and Prof. P. Rajakumar in 2007. During 2000, Dr. A. K. Mohanakrishnan and Dr. M. Bakhthadoss joined the department as Assistant Professor followed by Dr. T. Mohan Das in 2004. Subsequently, Dr. M. Bakhthadoss (2011) and Dr. T. Mohan Das left (2013) Organic Chemistry department. From 2016 onwards, Prof. A. K. Mohanakrishnan is heading Organic Chemistry department. Presently, we have faculty strength of three with Prof. A. K. Mohanakrishnan as Head of the department and Dr. K. Parthasarathy and R. Anandhan as Assistant Professors. 

The thrust area of the Department is Synthetic Organic Chemistry. As an outcome of this recognition of the outstanding work done by Prof. Swaminathan and other faculties, the Department of Organic Chemistry has been given the Special Assistance Programme status by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi in the year 1982. The UGC-SAP support has given a big leap to this Department of Organic Chemistry in pursuing research in specialized thrust areas. The Department also supported by means of individual research project grants received by faculties from National funding agencies such as DST, CSIR and UGC. The UGC-SAP was extended to II phase in 1993 and III phase in 1998. Till nineties, research work involved around synthesis of complex heterocyclic molecules and carbocyclic frameworks involving molecular rearrangement, photochemistry and supramolecular chemistry. Form 2000 onwards, 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, supramolecular chemistry, synthetic studies on indole alkaloids, non-classical thiophenyl heterocycles and carbohydrate chemistry were focused as main research areas. Recently, two of the faculty members ventured into transition metal mediated organic synthesis as well as visible light mediated organic synthesis. At present, besides these two research areas, the department is also focusing on thrust areas such as natural product chemistry, medicinal chemistry as well as material chemistry.

The department is funded by DST to a tune of 80 lakhs under FIST program (I Phase 2004-2009) for the purchase of 300 MHz NMR. Subsequently in the II phase of DST-FIST program (2011-2016), around 2.5 crores has been sanctioned to the department. However, department received only 1.52 crore and purchased HRMS G2S QTOF equipment. During this period, department has received more than 6 crores as individual research grant from various funding agencies like DST CSIR and UGC. Till date, more than 175 students were awarded Ph.D degree from this department of which two are Bhatnagar awardees. Many of our doctorates are working in top pharma industries in India as well as USA. More than 400 students completed M. Sc program. Almost 225 students might have received M. Phil program. More than 200 students qualified in NET as well as GATE exams. Many of our department alumni are serving as faculty members in National institutes such as IIT, IISER, NISER etc. Organic chemistry department moved from aesthetic A. C. Tech building and from 2019 onwards functioning at the ground floor of 7-storey building within the campus (opposite to Birla planetarium). The Department is poised to grow further with more innovative and creative research which has wide applicability.

Objective

  • Reviving DST-FIST program
  • Increasing Faculty Strength
  • Completing Wet Lab facilities
  • Increasing number of Ph.D studetns enrollment
  • Upgradation High Resolution NMR Facility

Mission

 

 

To establish Organic Chemistry department as a National Centre for Organic Synthesis with required faculty strength and advanced infrastructure facilities (Research laboratory & Equipment’s) for performing high quality research.

Vision

  • To impart high quality education especially in the field of Organic Chemistry.
  • To train the students to successfully qualify the national level tests such as NET & GATE examinations to enable them to enter for research degree in renowned national institutions.
  • To develop chemist with excellent manpower skills in Synthetic Organic Chemistry that would suit them for various Pharmaceutical and Organic Fine Chemical companies at National and International level.
  • To enhance the faculty strength to become eligible for applying III phase of DST-FIST program

Research Thrust Areas As Recognised by National Funding agencies

  • Heterocyclic Chemistry
  • Natural Product Chemistry
  • Transtion Metal Mediated Organic Synthesis
  • Visible Light Mediated Organic Synthesis
  • Medicinal Chemistry

Our Faculties

Professor & Head

Dr. A. K. Mohanakrishnan

M. Sc, Ph.D

  mohanakrishnan@unom.ac.in    22202813

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Assistant Professor

Dr. K. Parthasarathy

M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D

  kparthasarathy@unom.ac.in    04422202892

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Assistant Professor

Dr. R. Anandhan

M.Sc., Ph.D.,

  ranandhan@unom.ac.in    

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Course Offered

Post Graduate

M.Sc., Organic Chemistry

Eligibility

B.Sc. Chemistry with Mathematics or Physics as one of the allied subject

Fee Structure

Master of Philosophy(M.Phil)

M.Phil., Organic Chemistry

Eligibility

B.Sc. Chemistry with Mathematics or Physics as one of the allied subject

Fee Structure

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Ph.D., Organic Chemistry

Eligibility

B.Sc. Chemistry with Mathematics or Physics as one of the allied subject

Fee Structure

Syllabus

Syllabus will be available soon

Fees Structure

P.G Degree
M. Sc., Organic Chemistry View/Download
M.Phil Degree
M.Phil., Organic Chemistry View/Download
Ph.D Degree
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry View/Download

Timetable

Timetable will be available soon

M.Phil Scholars

Name Guide Topic Year Joined Year Completed Email Id
K.Rajavelu Dr.P.Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 01-01-2013 01-01-2018 rajaveluchemistry@gmail.com
J.Karunakaran Dr.A.K.Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 01-01-2013 01-01-2018 jkaruna.karan1511@gmail.com
M.Ravi Varma Dr.P.Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 01-03-2012 01-03-2017 ravivarma.chem@gmail.com
P.Raju Dr.A.K.Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 02-05-2011 01-05-2016 p.raju055@gmail.com
S.Purushothaman Dr.R.Raghunathan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 02-07-2007 01-07-2012 spuruz@gmail.com
S.Selvarani Dr.P.Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 01-08-2013 01-08-2017 selva.innova@gmail.com
E.Sankar Dr.A.K.Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 01-08-2012 01-08-2017 chemsankar86@gmail.com
N.Venkatesan Dr.P.Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 01-10-2008 01-09-2013 venkikan79@gmail.com
A.Kannan Dr.P.Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 02-09-2011 01-09-2016 ayyavookannan@gmail.com
D.Anandakumar Dr.P.Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 01-12-2011 01-12-2016 Devanand.chem@gmail.com
V.Vinayagam Dr.M.Bakthadoss Synthetic Organic Chemistry 01-12-2011 01-12-2016 vasanmunish@gmail.com
R.Sivaskthikumaran Dr.A.K.Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 03-02-2010 02-02-2015 shivatnin@gmail.com
D.Kannan Dr.M.Bakthadoss Synthetic Organic Chemistry 06-06-2006 05-06-2012 chemkan2007@yahoo.co.in
R.Selvakumar Dr.M.Bakthadoss Synthetic Organic Chemistry 07-04-2010 06-04-2015 zelva.chem@gmail.com
A.Devaraj Dr.M.Bakthadoss Synthetic Organic Chemistry 07-04-2012 06-04-2015 devarajanthoni@gmail.com
M.Rajasekar Dr.T.MohanDas Synthetic Organic Chemistry 08-12-2008 07-12-2013 mrajasekar_83@yahoo.com
T. Sathiya Savithri Dr. P. Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 10-09-2013 08-03-2019
M.K.Dhinakaran Dr.T.MohanDas Synthetic Organic Chemistry 09-04-2008 08-04-2013 mkdhina@gmail.com
A.Hemamalini Dr.T.MohanDas Synthetic Organic Chemistry 09-11-2009 08-11-2014 krishnamalini14@gmail.com
C. SatheeshKumar Dr.P.Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 10-01-2008 09-01-2013 vcsatheeshkumar@gmail.com
V.Kalpana Dr.P.Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 10-01-2008 09-01-2013 rettskalpana@gmail.com
S.Muhamad Rafiq Dr.A.K.Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 13-06-2011 12-06-2016 muhamad.rafiq1987@gmail.com
M. Nandakumar Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 15-04-2010 14-04-2015 drmnandakumar@gmail.com
G.Sivakumar Dr.M.Bakthadoss Synthetic Organic Chemistry 17-04-2006 16-04-2011 siva.govidan@gmail.com
N.Sirisha Dr.R.Raghunathan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 18-01-2008 17-01-2013 sirisrimannem@gmail.com
P.Muthuvel Dr.T.MohanDas Synthetic Organic Chemistry 20-04-2010 19-04-2015 muthuphd23@gmail.com
P. Prabhakaran Dr. P. Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 27-11-2013 20-11-2020
D.Gavaskar Dr.R.Raghunathan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 22-04-2008 21-04-2013 gavasl 184@gmail.com
J.Nagasiva Rao Dr.R.Raghunathan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 22-12-2009 21-12-2014 gsivarao@gmail.com
A.Thirunarayanan Dr.P.Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 24-10-2008 23-10-2013 thiruorgchem81@gmail.com
M.Suresh Dr.R.Raghunathan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 25-03-2010 24-03-2015 manisuresh84@gmail.com
R.Rajesh Dr.R.Raghunathan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 26-02-2008 25-02-2013 vrajurajesh@gmail.com
V.Saravanan Dr.A.K.Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 26-10-2010 25-10-2015 saravananvelu11@gmail.com
G. Panchapakesan Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 05-02-2003 27-11-2014 ganpunch@gmail.com
B.Muthurramalingam Dr.A.K.Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 29-02-2012 28-02-2017 muthubose86@gmail.com
R.Prasanna Dr.R.Raghunathan Synthetic Organic Chemistry 30-05-2008 29-05-2013 loginprasanna@gmail.com
J.Srinivasan Dr.M.Bakthadoss Synthetic Organic Chemistry 30-09-2009 29-09-2014 orgsrini@gmail.com
M.Jayanthi Dr.P.Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 01-02-2010 30-01-2015 jayachem@gmail.com
J. Babu Dr. P. Rajakumar Synthetic Organic Chemistry 03-01-2014 30-09-2020
M.J.Shanmugam Dr.T.MohanDas Synthetic Organic Chemistry 01-04-2010 31-01-2015 mjegshan@gmail.com

Ph.D Scholars

Name Guide Topic Year Joined Year Completed Email Id
Mandapati Bhargava Reddy Dr. R. Anandhan Photocatalysis and Electro-organic synthesis 2017 mbhargav444@gmail.com
Kesavan Prasanth Dr. R. Anandhan Visible light mediated organic transformations 2019 prasanthksp01@gmail.com
Nalladhambi Neerathilingam Dr. R. Anandhan Visible light mediated organic transformations 2019 neerathichemistry31@gmail.com
P. Manikandan Prof. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic studies on thiophene heterocycles 2017 manichemistry96@gmail.com
Erugu Balaiah Prof. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic studies on Estradiol analogs 2018 ebaluchem@gmail.com
R. Agneswaran Prof. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Studies on Indole based heterocyclic compounds 2019 agnesunom96@gmail.com
V. Pavunkumar Prof. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthesis of Indole alkaloids 2019 pavunkumar2002@yahoo.com
R. Balamurugan Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Studies on Carbazole Alkaloids Involving Electrocylcization Approach 2002 2008
N. Ramesh Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Approaches to Carbazoles using Inter and Intramolecular Michael Additions 2002 2008
P. Amaladass Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthesis and Characterization of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Thienyl Oligomers Incorporating Benzo[C]thiophene and Benzo[C]selenophene 2002 2008
C. Prakash Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Studies on Dankasterone, Guanacastepene & Laurene Involving ?–Carbonyl Radical Cyclization and Synthesis of Phthalic acid Derivatives Involving Three Component Coupling 2002 2008
V. Dhayalan Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Lewis acid-Mediated Domino Reaction of Aryl/Heteroarylmethyl Bromides Containing Malonylidene Unit with Arenes/Heteroarenes 2005 2010
J. Arul Clement Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthesis and Characterization of Annelated Thienyl Oligomers Containing Other Heterocycles 2005 2010
G. Gobi Rajeshwaran Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Studies on Carbazole Alkaloids, Calothrixin, Dictyodendrin and Staurosporine Aglycon” 2005 2011
R. Sureshbabu Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Studies on Cascade Reaction of N-Protected-2(3)-Methyl/Bromomethylindoles: Application to the Synthesis of Carbazole Analogs 2005 2011
N. Senthilkumar Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthesis and Characterization of ?-Conjugated Heterocycles Containing Benz- Annelated Furan, Thiophene and Selenophene 2005 2011
G. Panchapakesan Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic studies on 2/17-substituted estratrienes and their in vitro cytotoxicity in human cancer cell cultures 2005 2014
M. Nandakumar Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Studies on benzo[c]heterocycles: synthesis and characterization of 1,2-diaroylbenezenes, thiophene-S, S-dioxides, fluorenes and vinylenes 2008 2014
R. Sivasakthikumaran Dr. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthesis of annulated arenes and heteroarenes involving Lewis/Brosnted acid mediated domino reaction of tetraacetates, 1,2-(diarylmethine)pivalates and diols 2008 2014
S. Muhamad Rafiq Prof. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthesis of ?-conjugated arenes and heteroarenes involving Lewis acid/Brønsted acid-mediated domino reactions 2010 2016
B. Muthuramalingam Prof. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Studies on Calothrixin B Analogues and their in vitro Cytotoxicity 2012 2017
V. Saravanan Prof. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic studies on annulated carbazoles and carbazoloquinone alkaloids 2011 2017
Potharaju Raju Prof. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic studies on pyrrolocarbazoles, indolocarbazoles, carbolines and preparation of epoxides, benzisoxazoles and phosphonate esters 2011 2017
J. Karunakaran Prof. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthetic Transformations Involving Diels-Alder reaction of 1,3-Diarylbenzo[c]furan analogues 2013 2018
E. Sankar Prof. A K Mohanakrishnan Synthesis of Annulated Benzo[b]thiophene, Indole, Carbazole and Dibenzothiophene Analogues 2013 2019

Awarded Scholars

Ph.D 18
M.Phil 40

Present Scholars

Ph.D 7
M.Phil Nil
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