Prashant Kumar, PhD

PhD (@IiserMohali), Postdoc (@queensu)

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.”

[Mingji Dai @MingjiDai]

Here is our stemocurtisine total synthesis @J_A_C_S! Big congratulations to Mingyu, Hailey (UG), and Xiao @EmoryChem @EmoryUniversity!
Total Synthesis of
(±)-Stemocurtisine via Catalytic
Carbonylation https://t.co/LH2S7ZUMz3

[Andrew Smith @ADS10_StAndrews]

Congratulations to Izzy, Kevin & Jacque - collaborative work with the Cheong group on the development & mechanism of the catalytic enantioselective Sommelet-Hauser rearrangement now online at @J_A_C_S. Fantastic effort ! @StAndrewsChem @ADS_GroupStA

https://t.co/OBBVlfpe34

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Installing Axial Chirality by Atroposelective C(sp3)–H Bond Oxidation | Journal of the American Chemical Society https://t.co/rmuPt3NnYn

[Prashant Kumar, PhD @0kumarprashant]

@il_bramo @J_A_C_S @EPFL_CHEM_Tweet @NCCR_Catalysis This is absolutely fantastic work!!

[P. Andy Evans @pandrewevans]

Nickel foam unlocks chemoselective nitroarene reduction under mild reaction conditions in the presence of sensitive functional groups.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c19584
https://t.co/UmDK9jokDz

@ACSPublications @J_A_C_S @queensu @queensuResearch

[Prashant Kumar, PhD @0kumarprashant]

First application of Nickel Foam for the chemoselective reduction of nitroarenes to anilines, now in @J_A_C_S . Congratulations to all authors! Many thanks to Prof. Andrew Evans @pandrewevans for his invaluable guidance. https://t.co/q4bzu2CP50 https://t.co/SzKfWeCSLF

[Prashant Kumar, PhD @0kumarprashant]

A new Pd-catalyzed approach to Axially Chiral Indenes! @ChinChemLett

[Chinese Chemical Letters @ChinChemLett]

Divergent β-hydride elimination in Pd-catalyzed intra- and intermolecular Heck reactions toward axially chiral alkene frameworks

https://t.co/mvTO4TbHF2

[Parveen Kaswan, IFS @ParveenKaswan]

My simple advice.

[Prashant Kumar, PhD @0kumarprashant]

ATROPISOMERIC INDENES through asymmetric palladium-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions @J_A_C_S . This work underscores the importance of axially chiral indenes and addresses a notable gap in the field. Many congratulations to the authors! 👏

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Atropisomeric Indene (AroInd) Libraries: Design, Catalytic Synthesis, and Applications | Journal of the American Chemical Society https://t.co/yDa4ARRxgV

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Atropisomeric Indene (AroInd) Libraries: Design, Catalytic Synthesis, and Applications | Journal of the American Chemical Society https://t.co/yDa4ARRxgV

[Soumitra Athavale @athavale_s]

Thrilled to share the first paper from our group at UCLA, online today in Science: “Biocatalytic, Asymmetric Radical Hydrogenation of Unactivated Alkenes”
@uclachem @ScienceMagazine
https://t.co/YCtGp91kd2

[Ming Joo (MJ) Koh @MJKoh87]

Atom-swapping in a saturated heterocycle? We report a photocatalytic transmutation strategy in @Nature that exchanges O within an oxetane for N, S, C & even dual atoms, simplifying access to a variety of non-aromatic cyclic pharmacophores & enabling late-stage editing of complex bioactive molecules. Great DFT insights from @XZhangChem. @ChemNUS @ResearchFoS @NUSResearch #skeletalediting #atomswap #photocatalysis #oxetanes #azetidines #thietanes #cyclobutanes #drugdiscovery https://t.co/IYSh3U4zIU

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (−)-Novofumigatonin | Journal of the American Chemical Society @ETH_DCHAB @ETH_en @ETH https://t.co/bd8Al8fRes

[Prashant Kumar, PhD @0kumarprashant]

@AB_Group_IISER @TotalSynthesis @NandaKisho34936 @ranjitmurmu0015 @MOUMITA23914029 @SouvikBisw76894 @JOC_OL @AlakeshBisai @iiserkol @dcsiiserkol Truly fascinating total synthesis, many congratulations to the team!

[AB Research Group @AB_Group_IISER]

Happy to share our recent #OrgLett. article on 'Asymmetric @totalsynthesis of (+)-shearilicine'. Congratulations to @NandaKisho34936 @ranjitmurmu0015 @MOUMITA23914029 @SouvikBisw76894
Read the article here:
https://t.co/1v5Ixgzlpf

[Martin Tomanik @MartinTomanik]

Out today in @J_A_C_S is the first synthesis from our group!! We report a convergent and stereoselective total synthesis of the nominal structure of Talaromyolide D. Huge congrats to Bo and Alex! @nyuchemistry @TotalSynthesis
https://t.co/1MJBXeBXmc

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Photocatalytic Asymmetric Oxidation of Phosphines with Water | Journal of the American Chemical Society https://t.co/JHspU2DMpb

[Basker Sundararaju @basker25071980]

Check out our @J_A_C_S on accessing chiral C–N axes under cobalt catalysis! Congrats to @iamAbirdas @maity_pritam02 Kumaran & @Richard_UKT for DFT Thanks to @IFCPAR for funding & @iitkanpur for infra
shout out to lab @Basker_IITK @Chemistry_IITK @director_iitk #asymmetric

[Prashant Kumar, PhD @0kumarprashant]

Interesting!! Further development involving benzylic gem-diacetates in Pd catalysis. Previously demonstrated in our work: https://t.co/mSLyVlY4az

[Chemistry News @ChemistryNews]

Stereodivergent synthesis of benzylic alcohol derivatives enabled by Pd/Cu co-catalyzed asymmetric benzylic substitution reaction https://t.co/yuAtHTAS42