Prof. Dr. Akhilesh K. Verma
Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1996-2000: Ph.D., University of Delhi, India
1990-1992: M.Sc., BBC College, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India
1987-1990: B.Sc., BBC College, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India

Publications (Selected)

1. Ankit Kumar, Pawan K. Mishra, Abhijit Nandy, Ryan A. Altman, Shibdas Banerjee*, and Akhilesh K. Verma* “NBS-Promoted Synthesis of Maleimides by Oxidative Dearomatization of Pyrroles: Mechanistic Investigations Using Online MS in Real-Time” Organic Letters, 2025, 27, 29, 7810-7815.
2. Manvi Sharma, Deepika Thakur, Debanik Panda, Shivam A. Meena, and Akhilesh K. Verma* “Intramolecular Radical Oxidative Cyclization: Access to Fused-Bicyclo[3.1.0] Hexanes from gem-Dihalo Olefins” Organic Letters, 2025, 27, 25, 6664–6669.
3. Muskan and Akhilesh K. Verma* “Molecular Iodine-Mediated One-Pot Sequential Iodocyclization–Decarboxylative Protodeiodination: Access to Densely Functionalized Benzofulvenes” Organic Letters, 2025, 27, 2328–2333
4. Deepika Thakur, Shivam A. Meena,   Manvi Sharma  and  Akhilesh K. Verma* “Gold/silver-catalyzed synthesis of functionalized indoles from N-allyl-2-alkynylanilines and α-diazo compounds via 1,3-allyl migration” Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 5313-5316.
5. Shivam A. Meena, Deepika Thakur, Abhijit Nandy, Rahul Ranjan, Anubhav Rai, Shibdas Banerjee and Akhilesh K. Verma* “Transition-Metal Free, Radically Oxidative 1,6-Enyne Cyclopropanation: Synthesis of bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane derivatives” Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 9230-9233
6. Muskan and Akhilesh K. Verma* “O‑Alkynylaryl 2‑Cyanoacrylates: A Synthon for the Construction of Diverse Isoquinolones/ Napthyridinones” Organic Letters, 2024, 26, 1238–1242
7. Muskan and Akhilesh K. Verma* “An environmentally benign and atom-economical protocol for the regioselective synthesis of isoquinolones from o-alkynylaldehydes” Green Chemistry, 2024, 26, 1297-1301
8. Ankit Patel, Pawan K. Mishra, and Akhilesh K. Verma* Base-Mediated Ynone-Isocyanide [3+2] Cycloaddition: A General Method to 2,3,4-Tri-Substituted 1-H-Pyrroles and Bis-Pyrroles” Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 7263-7266.
9. Shivam A. Meena, Poonam Sharma, and Akhilesh K. Verma* Stereoselective Synthesis of Difunctionalized Succinimides from Aza-1,6-Enynes by Radical Cascade Reaction” Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 7271-7274
10. Shalini Verma, Manoj Kumar, and Akhilesh K. Verma* “A Unified Approach to benzo[c]phenanthridines via Cascade Dual Annulation /Formylation of 2-Alkynyl/alkenylbenzonitriles” Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 3723-3726
11. Priyanka Meena, Ayushee, Monika Patel and Akhilesh K. Verma* “Transition-metal-free regioselective hydroamination of styrenes with amino-heteroarenes” Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 8424-8427.
12. Rakesh Saunthwal, Kapil Saini, Nicolas Grimblat, Abhinandan Danodia, Vincent Gandon* and Akhilesh K. Verma* “Expedient Access to Polyaromatic Biaryls by Unconventional Ag-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Alkynylthiophenes and Au-Catalyzed Double C−H Activation" Organic Letters, 2022, 24, 5018–5022.
13. Kapil Mohan Saini, Rakesh K. Saunthwal, Ankit Kumar, and Akhilesh K. Verma* “Tandem 6π-Azatriene Electrocyclization of Fused Amino-Cyclopentenones: Synthesis of Functionalized Pyrrolo- and Indolo-quinoxalines” Organic Letters, 2021, 23, 7586−7591
14. Ayushee, Monika Patel, Priyanka Meena, Kousar Jahan, Prasad V. Bharatam and Akhilesh K. Verma* “Base-Mediated Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamidation of Vinyl Arenes with Arylamides” Organic Letters, 2021, 23, 565-570
15. Pawan K. Mishra, Ankit Kumar and Akhilesh K. Verma* “BF3-Etherate-Catalyzed Tandem Reaction of 2-Formylarylketones with Electron-rich Arenes/Heteroarenes: An Assembly of Isobenzofurans” Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 6122-6125

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