Patil Research Group
Catalysis & Organic Synthesis Laboratory
Department of Chemistry | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal
What drives our passion!
We are driven by the vision of bringing gold catalysis into mainstream transition metal catalysis. The primary focus in our laboratory lies in understanding the unique reactivities of gold complexes and their execution in developing state-of-the-art methodologies in organic synthesis. Our efforts are also directed towards enroutement of such methodologies for their potential applications in material and biological sciences.
Research Interest
Catalysis and Organic Synthesis
Our research group is particularly fascinated towards understanding the unique reactivities of gold complexes and its execution for the development of new and elegant transformations which are either hitherto unknown or difficult to achieve by conventional transition metal catalysis. Exploiting gold’s ‘distinguished’ reactivity, our research ventures into…
Recent Publications
Arjun Kumbhakar, Arup Jyoti Das, Shivhar B. Ambegave, Manoj V. Mane* and Nitin T. Patil*
Ligand-Enabled Gold-Catalyzed C–P Cross-Coupling Reactions
Urvashi, Nisha, Manoj V. Mane* and Nitin T. Patil*
Bidisha Paroi, Chetan C. Chintawar, Manoj V. Mane,* and Nitin T. Patil*
Group News
February 2026
New Publications!
● Our study on “Gold-Catalyzed Arylative and Alkenylative Semipinacol Rearrangements” is out in ACS Catalysis. Congratulations Arjun and Team!!
November 2025
New Publications!
● Our work on “Ligand-Enabled Gold-Catalyzed C–P Cross-Coupling Reactions” is out in ACS Catalysis. Congratulations Urvashi and Team!!
August 2025
Welcome Sagar and Sudarshan!
● We’re delighted to welcome our new PhD students! A heartfelt welcome to Sagar and Sudarshan. Welcome aboard, guys!!
July 2025
New Publications!
● Our work on “A Route to Dihydrofuran Fused Naphthoquinones via Gold-Catalyzed Oxyarylation of Alkenes” is out in Tetrahedron Letters as part of Special Issue on Organic Chemistry in Brazil. Congratulations Chandrakant and Team!!
June 2025
New Publications!
● Our work on “Gold-Catalyzed Enantioselective 1,2-Diarylation of Alkenes: Mechanistic Insights through Steric Mapping of the Ad-ChetPhos Ligand” is out in ACS Catalysis. Congratulations Bidisha and Team!!
Congratulations Anil!
● Anil has joined Prof. Marcos García Suero’s group as a postdoc. Best wishes for the research career ahead!
OCF Outstanding Peer Reviewer!
● Prof. Patil has been selected as the 2024 Outstanding Peer Reviewer by Organic Chemistry Frontiers. Congratulations!
Congratulations Sandip!
● Our News & Views article has been accepted in nature chemistry. Congratulations Sandip & team!
Sustainability & Circularity NOW Advisory Board Member!
● Prof. Patil has joined the Advisory Board of Sustainability & Circularity NOW. Congratulations!
May 2025
New Publications!
● Our work on “Chelating-Group-Assisted C(sp2)–O Reductive Elimination at the Gold(III) Center” is now online in Organic Letters. Congrats Avishek & team!!
April 2025
New Publications!
● Our study on ‘Bidentate (P^N) Au(III)-Azide Complexes: Synthesis and Reductive Elimination Studies’ is out in Chemical Commutations. Congrats Urvashi & team!!
● ACS Catalysis paper: “Gold-Catalyzed Migratory Insertion of Alkynes” is now out. Congrats Avishek, Biswajit & team!!
Congrats Dr. Urvashi!
● Urvashi has successfully defended her Ph.D. viva-voce. A huge congratulations and good luck in your future endeavours!!
Fabruary 2025
New Publications!
● Our work on “Ligand Design for Redox Gold-Catalysis and Its Application in Cross-coupling of Aliphatic Amines with Aryl Iodides” has been accepted in Organic Letters. Congratulations Urvashi & team!!
● Our work on “Gold-Catalyzed 1,2-Carboxyarylation of Alkenes” has been accepted in Organic Letters. Congrats Tanmayee, Avishek, Prafulla & team.
Congrats Urvashi!
● Congratulations to Urvashi for receiving the best poster award in 34th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry!!
January 2025
Welcome Prajwal and Mahesh!
● We’re delighted to welcome our new PhD students! A heartfelt welcome to Prajwal and Mahesh. Welcome aboard, guys!!
Welcome Saumik!
● We’re delighted to welcome our new M. Sc. project Student! Saumik, Welcome aboard, Saumik!
December 2024
Congrats Dr. Avishek!
● Many Congratulations to Avishek for winning the RSC Best Poster Award in the 7th International Symposium on C-H activation (ISCHA – 2024)!!
Congrats Dr. Bidisha!
● Bidisha has successfully defended her Ph.D. viva-voce. A huge congratulations and good luck in your future endeavours!!
November 2024
Congrats team!
● Our article on Enantioselective Gold/Enzyme Dual Catalysis is now online in Tetrahedron Letters. Congratulations to the team!!
Congrats Dr. Anil!
● Anil has successfully defended his Ph.D. viva-voce. A huge congratulations and good luck in your future endeavours!!
October 2024
New Publication!
● Our invited Synpacts article on Gold-Catalyzed Cope Rearrangements is now online in Synlett. Congratulations Bidisha & team!!
● Our article on Ligand-Enabled Gold-Catalyzed Cyanation of Organohalides is highlighted by Prof. M. Oestreich in Synfacts.
Best Thesis Award!
● Congratulations to our group alumunus Dr. Vivek Bhoyare for receiving the NOST-Anthem Biosciences Best Thesis award for the year 2024.
September 2024
Dr. Tanmayee Nanda – AvH Fellow!
● Congratulations to our Postdoc Dr. Tanmayee Nanda on being awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship!!
August 2024
New Publication!
● Our work on Ligand-Enabled Gold-Catalyzed Cyanation of Organohalides has been accepted in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Congratulations Anil & team!!
Welcome Sandip and Chandrakant!
● Sandip is starting his Ph.D. with us, and Chandrakant has joined as a Research Associate. Welcome aboard, guys!!
July 2024
New Publications!
● Our concept article on Electrochemical Gold Redox Catalysis has been accepted in ChemCatChem. Congratulations Anil and team!!
● Latest work on Gold-Catalyzed Alkoxy-Carbonylation of Aryl and Vinyl Iodides has been accepted in “Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.“. Congratulations Vivek, Ashish & team!!
Had a great time giving a talk at the Dutch Molecular Inorganic Chemistry Meeting – 2025! Truly enjoyed the talks and discussion at the interface of organic and inorganic chemistry. Thanks to @lab_klein and Browne for the kind invitation and hospitality! @chm_iiserb @iiserbhopal pic.twitter.com/y5c7xslX3I
— The Patil Group (@ThePatilGroup) July 1, 2025
A highly engaging conference #SMOS-12. Enjoyed latest developments with leading experts of organic chemistry. Thanks to @M_BANDINI_GROUP @12smosbologna. pic.twitter.com/84jsyLtKLf
— The Patil Group (@ThePatilGroup) May 26, 2025
Congratulations to @Urvashi697 on the successful defense of her Ph.D. thesis. It was a pleasure to have Prof. Susana Porcel García as the external examiner for the viva voce examination. Best wishes on her future endeavors. @ThePorcelGroup @chm_iiserb @iiserbhopal pic.twitter.com/S1rOHAsW3C
— The Patil Group (@ThePatilGroup) May 1, 2025
Late post – Had a wonderful time meeting KC after a long time in Paris! Truly inspiring to connect with many other stalwarts of organic chemistry. Thanks to the organizing committee of ASTS-NDM 2024 for the invitation @kurtilaszlo @AngelMartiLab.https://t.co/7fEocJNSap pic.twitter.com/x8PLra1IHv
— The Patil Group (@ThePatilGroup) November 11, 2024
Our Team
We are a team of passionate graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. We specialize in homogeneous catalysis, with wide-ranging interests that encompass metal catalysis, organocatalysis, photoredox catalysis, asymmetric catalysis, electrocatalysis and their applications in the total synthesis of natural products. Presently, we are fascinated by the unique reactivities of gold complexes and their role in advancing synthetic methodologies, particularly in the formation of nontrivial C-C and C-X bonds.
Funding
