Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, India

Email: [email protected]

1989 Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad
1983 M.Sc., SK University, Anantapur, India, in Chemistry
1981 B.Sc., SV University, Tirupati, India

1. Synthesis of a Hydroxyethylene Dipeptide Isostere, a Core Unit of the HIV Protease Inhibitors Ritonavir and Lopinavir, and Its C-5 Epimer, G. Bhaskar, A. Ravi Kumar, Errabelli Ramu, B. Venkateswara Rao Synthesis 2008, 19, 3061.
2. Stereoselective synthesis of 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane chiral spiroketal skeleton via C2-symmetric approach using crossmetathesis, Errabelli Ramu, B. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron: Asymmetry19 (2008) 1820–1823.
3. A short and common stereoselective approach to 5/6, 6/6, 6/7 bicyclic aza sugars, B. Chandrasekhar, B. Venkateswara Rao, K. Veera Mohana Rao, B. JagadeeshTetrahedron: Asymmetry20 (2009) 1217–1223.
4. A short approach to the synthesis of the ritonavir and lopinavir core and its C-3 epimer via cross metathesis Errabelli Ramu, B. Venkateswara Rao,Tetrahedron: Asymmetry20 (2009) 2201–2204.
5. Stereoselective synthesis of (2S,3S)-3-hydroxy-2-phenylpiperidine from D-mannitol, Mallam Venkataiah, B. Venkateswara Rao, Nitin W. Fadnavis,Tetrahedron: Asymmetry20 (2009) 198–201.
6. Inhibition of IkB kinase and NF-jB by a novel synthetic compound SK 2009, Ravi Kumar Anchoori, Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar, Venkateswara Rao Batchu, Bharat B. Aggarwal, Saeed R. Khan Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry,18, (2010) 229-235.
7. Total synthesis of (-)-codonopsinol and (+)-2-epi codonopsinol via acid catalyzed amido cyclisation Y. Jagadeesh, J. Santhosh Reddy, B. Venkateswara Rao, J. Lakshmi SwarnalathaTetrahedron66 (2010) 1202–1207.
8. A new stereoselective approach forN-benzyl amino(hydroxymethyl) cyclopentitols using RCM Rao, J. P; B. Venkateswara Rao.; Swarnalatha, J.L.Tetrahedron Lett.,2010, 51, 23, 3083.
9. A common strategy for the synthesis of (+)-Gabosine N, (+)-Gabosine O and some carbapyranoses using Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi reaction and RCM. Rao, J. P.; B. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron Asymmetry., 2010, 21, 8, 930.
10. Synthesis of (1S,8aS)-1-Hydroxyindolizidine using stereoselective Grignard addition on N-benzyl-3-deoxy sugarimine. Jagadeesh, Y.; Chandrasekhar, B.; B. Venkateswara Rao.;Tetrahedron Asymmetry., 2010, 21, 18, 2314.
11. Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-(1R,2S,5S,7R)-2-hydroxy-exo-brevicominGautam, D.; B. Venkateswara Rao;Tetrahedron Lett.,2010, 51, 32, 4199.
12. The formal synthesis of 3-epijaspine B using stereoselective intramolecular oxa-Michael additionRao, G.S.; Sudhakar, N.; B. Venkateswara Rao; Basha, S. J.Tetrahedron Asymmetry,2010,  21, 16, 1963.
13. Chiron approach for the formal synthesis of (+)-syributin 1 Gautam, D.; B. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron Asymmetry.2010,  21, 17, 2087.
14. Stereoselective synthesis and biological studies of the C-2 and C-3 epimer and the enantiomer of Jaspine B Jayachitra, G.; Sudhakar, N.; Anchoori, R. K.; B. Venkateswara Rao; Roy, S.; Banerjee, R.Synthesis, 2010, 115.
15. Stereoselective synthesis and biological studies of the C2 and C3 epimer and the enantiomer of Pachastrissamine (Jaspine B) G. Jayachitra, N. Sudhakar, Ravi Kumar Anchoori, B. Venkateswara Rao, Sayantani Roy and Rajkumar BanerjeeSynthesis1 (2010),115-119).
16. The formal Synthesis of 3- epiJaspine B using stereo selective intramolecular Oxa-Michael addition. G. Srinivas Rao, Neela Sudhakar, B. Venkateswara Rao and S. Jeelani BashaTetrahedron: Asymmetry21 (2010)1963-1970.
17. An efficient method for the syntheses of cyclopentitols from D-ribose is described using Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi (NHK) reaction.Girija Prasad MishraandB. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron: Asymmetry22 (2011)812-817.
18. A Facile and Stereoselective Synthesis of C-2 Epimer of (+)-Deacetylanisomycin.Kotha Kapu Sridhar ReddyandB. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron: Asymmetry22 (2011)190-194.
19. A Common Approach to Pyrrolizidine and Indolizidine Alkaloids; Formal Synthesis of (-)-Isoretronecanol, (-)-Trachelanthamidine and an Approach to the Syntheses of (-)-5-Epitashiromine and (-)-Tashiromine.Kotha Kapu Sridhar ReddyandB. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron: Asymmetry22 (2011)  662-668.
20. A common and stereoselective strategy for the synthesis ofN,O,O,O-tetra-acetyl D-ribo-(2S,3S,4R)-phytosphingosine and 2-epi-jaspine B.G. Srinivas RaoandB. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron letters52 (2011) 4861-4864.
21. [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement approach to iminosugarC-glycosides: 5-epi- ethylfagomine, 2-epi-5-deoxyadenophorine and formal synthesis of indolizidine 167B and 209D.B. Chandrasekhar, J. Prasada Rao andB. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron letters52 (2011) 5921-5925.
22. A new stereoselective approach to aminocyclohexitols using RCM.A. Rajender, J. Prasada rao andB. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron: Asymmetry22 (2011) 1306-1311.
23. A new stereoselective approach for the synthesis of cyclohexitols using a Grignard addition on to anN-benzyl sugar imine and RCM.M. Venkateswara Rao, B. Chandrasekhar,B. Venkateswara Rao, J. Lakshmi swarnalathaTetrahedron: Asymmetry22 (2011) 1342-1346.
24. Total Synthesis of Radicamine B and 5-Epi-radicamine B. Y. JagadeeshandB. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron letters52 (2011) 6366-6369.
25. Chiron Approach to (-)-Deoxocuscohygrine. Y. Jagadeesh, k.Sridhar Reddy andB. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron: Asymmetry22 (2011)  1485-1489.
26. A common strategy for the stereoselective synthesis of anhydro-phytosphingosine pachastrissamine (jaspineB) andN,O,O,O-tetra-acetyl D-lyxo-phytosphingosine.G. Srinivas Rao andB. Venkateswara RaoTetrahedron letters52 (2011) 6076-6079.
27. Stereo selective synthesis of (+) pericosine B and (+) pericosine C using ring closing metathesis approach Ch. MniRaju, J. Prasada Rao, B. Venkateswaa Rao Tetrahedron Asymmetry 2012.