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
Counterion-Enabled Divergent Reactivity in Dinuclear Gold Photoredox Catalysis
Mahesh Bhagwan Thoke, Anupam Das, Deep S. Kulkarni, Manoj V. Mane and Nitin T. Patil*
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*
Group News
June 2026
New Publications!
● Our review on “Gold-Based Multimetallic Catalysis” is now online in Chem. Soc. Rev. Congratulations Arup and Team!!
May 2026
New Publications!
● Our work on “Counterion-Enabled Divergent Reactivity in Dinuclear Gold Photoredox Catalysis” is now online in Nat. Commun. Congratulations Mahesh and Team!!
Welcome Srijita!!
● We’re delighted to welcome our new Post-Doc. A heartfelt welcome to Dr. Srijita !!
CNRS Ambassador!!
● Prof. Patil is appointed as the CNRS Ambassador in Chemical Sciences. Congratulations!!
March 2026
New Preview article!
● Our preview article on “Photoactivated dinuclear gold complexes in radical ligand transfer catalysis” is now online in Chem Catalysis. Congratulations Prajwal and Team!!
February 2026
New Publications!
● Our study on “Gold-Catalyzed Arylative and Alkenylative Semipinacol Rearrangements” is out in ACS Catalysis. Congratulations Arjun and Team!!
January 2026
Welcome Bhupendra and Vaibhav!
● We’re delighted to welcome our new PhD students! A heartfelt welcome to Bhupendra and Vaibhav. Welcome aboard, guys!!
November 2025
New Publications!
● Our work on “Ligand Enabled Gold-Catalyzed C–P Cross-Coupling” 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!
News and Views article!
● 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!!
Tetrahedron Symposium – 2026 has concluded. Outstanding lectures by the Tetrahedron award winners Josep Cornella and Benjamin Cravatt. Fantastic arrangements by Prof. Zhen Yang and Prof. Bin Tan! https://t.co/lEoqsIT90d@ElsevierConnect @iiserbhopal @chm_iiserb pic.twitter.com/Obk9s37PSq
— The Patil Group (@ThePatilGroup) June 19, 2026
Had a wonderful time visiting universities across France as a CNRS Ambassador in Chemical Sciences. Sincere thanks to Sandrine Sagan, Director of CNRS Chemistry for making this visit possible. @CNRSchimie @VMichelet06 @iiserbhopal @chm_iiserb pic.twitter.com/Ggd2991LkS
— The Patil Group (@ThePatilGroup) June 8, 2026
Glad to be part of the symposium celebrating Prof. A. Srikrishna’s remarkable contributions to organic chemistry. https://t.co/AEwDTGqe6t
— The Patil Group (@ThePatilGroup) October 29, 2025
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
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
