Assistant Professor | Department of Chemistry
Contact (Off.): 8826494724
Email Address : sonu[at]hrc[dot]du[dot]ac[dot]in
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Specialization
General Chemistry/Organometallic Chemistry/Organic Chemistry
Career Profile
Dr. Sonu Kumar was born in Uttar Pradesh, India. He completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in chemistry from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India in 2007 and 2009, respectively. He then received a Ph.D. degree in chemistry from Department of Chemistry University of Delhi in 2017, under the supervision of Prof. Akhilesh K. Verma. He is currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, Hansraj College University of Delhi. His scientific interest is in Organometallic Chemistry as well as in one-pot transition metal-catalyzed synthesis of fused bioactive heterocycles.
Administrative Assignments
- Active Member of ECA Committee, 2019-21
- Organizing committee Member:
- “Ist international conference on Integrative Chemistry, Biology and translational medicine organized by the Centre for Global Health, hanraj college, University of Delhi & Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, USA from 25-26 Feb 2019”
- One Day National Seminar on "Environment and Sustainability in The Third World" organized by Department of Chemistry & IQAC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi on 28 February, 2020.
- Performed duty as internal examiner and external examiner for various undergraduate chemistry practical examinations
Thesis
Thesis entitled “Tandem Approaches for the Synthesis of Fused N-Heterocycles via 6-endo-dig Ring Closure of Alkynes”
Projects
Research Project Sanctioned from Hansraj college with Dr. Manoj Kumar details as: Title: “DFT investigation on theoretical spectroscopic, ELF, MEP, Hirshfeld Surface and Molecular Docking Studies of Phenyl Benzothiazole, Mercaptobenzimidazole, Dibenzothiophene and 2-Aminothiazole” Submitted Date: 03/03/2022 Project Amount: 42,000 Rs
Journals Articles
- “Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Fujiwara-Hydroarylation: Synthesis of Benzo[a]phenazines Derivatives” Sonu Kumar, Rakesh K. Saunthwal, Mohammad Mujahid, Trapti Aggarwal, and Akhilesh K. Verma* J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 9912.
- “Regio- and Stereoselective Domino Synthesis of Oxazolo Fused Pyridoindoles and Benzofurooxazolo Pyridines from ortho-Alkynylarylaldehydes” Shilpi Pal, Deepak Choudhary, Mohit Jainth, Sonu Kumar, Rakesh K. Tiwari and Akhilesh K. Verma* J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 9356.
- “Palladium Meets Copper: One-Pot Tandem Synthesis of Pyrido Fused Heterocycle via Sonogashira Conjoined Electrophilic Cyclization” Sonu Kumar, Rakesh K. Saunthwal, Trapti Aggarwal, Siva K. Reddy Kotla and Akhilesh K. Verma* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 9063.
- “Iodine-mediated Synthesis of Heterocycles via Electrophilic Cyclization of Alkynes” Trapti Aggarwal, Sonu Kumar, and Akhilesh K. Verma* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 7639. (Review article)
- “Tandem Approach to Benzothieno- and Benzofuropyridines from o-Alkynyl Aldehydes via Silver-Catalyzed 6-endo-dig Ring Closure” Sonu Kumar, Carlos Cruz-Hernandez, ́ Shilpi Pal, Rakesh K. Saunthwal, Monika Patel, Rakesh K. Tiwari, Eusebio Juaristi, and Akhilesh K. Verma* J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 10548.
- “Pd(II)-Catalyzed C-H Activation of Styrylindoles: Short, Efficient, and Regioselective Synthesis of Functionalized Carbazoles” Rakesh K. Saunthwal, Monika Patel, Sonu Kumar, Abhinandan K. Danodia, and Akhilesh K. Verma* Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 18601.
- “Tandem Synthesis of Pyrroloacridones via [3+2] Alkyne Annulation/Ring-Opening with Concomitant Intramolecular Aldol Condensation” Akhilesh K. Verma*, Siva K. Reddy Kotla, Trapti Aggarwal, Sonu Kumar, Hemlata Nimesh, and Rakesh K. Tiwari. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 5372.
- “Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective [3 + 2] Annulation of Internal Alkynes and Iodo-pyranoquinolines with Concomitant Ring Opening.” Trapti Aggarwal, Rajeev R. Jha, Rakesh K. Tiwari, Sonu Kumar, Siva K. Reddy Kotla, Sushil Kumar, and Akhilesh K. Verma* Org. Lett, 2012, 14, 5180.
- “Site-Selective Electrophilic Cyclization and Subsequent Ring-Opening: A Synthetic Route to Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines and Indolizines” Trapti Aggarwal, Sonu Kumar, Devendra K. Dhaked, Rakesh K. Tiwari, Prasad V. Bharatam and Akhilesh K. Verma* J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 8562.
- “Regioselective 6-endo-dig Iodocyclization: An accessible approach for Iodo-benzo[a]phenazines” Sonu Kumar, Mohammad Mujahid and Akhilesh K. Verma * Org.Biomol.Chem. 2017, 15, 4686.
- “Trifluoroacetic Acid Mediated One-Pot Synthesis of Furo-FusedQuinoxalines/Pyrazines” Kapil Mohan Saini, Sonu Kumar, Monika Patel, Rakesh K. Saunthwal and Akhilesh K. Verma* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 2017, 3707.
- “Exploring the Behavior of NFSI Reagent as Nitrogen Source” Sushmita, Trapti Aggarwal, Sonu Kumar, and Akhilesh K. Verma. Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020,18, 7056-7073.
- "Optically superior fluorescent probes for selective imaging of cells, tumors, and reactive chemical"Abhishek Saini, Jyoti Singh, and Sonu Kumar Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021,19, 5208.
Kuspecies
- “Medicinal Active Application of Dibenzofurans Derivatives” Mohammad Roshan Shoaib Savanur, Abhishek Kumar, Manoj Kumar, * Sonu Kumar* Chem. Biol.Lett., 2022, 9, 374-382.
Conference/ Symposium etc. Paper Presented
- Worked as an Activity Coordinator for the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outreach Program “Hands-on Training for making Herbal Soaps, Herbal Colours, Sanitizers” organized by IIC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi on 18th March 2023 at 9:30 am at Sarvodya Kanya Vidyalaya, Naraina, New Delhi.
- Worked as a seminar Coordinator for the lecture on “Problem Solving and Ideation” organized by IIC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi on 29th March, from 11:40 am to 1:00 pm 2023. Speaker Name: Dr. Dipan Sahu, Asst. Innovation Director, Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell & AICTE, Govt. of India
- Coordinator in an Online workshop on “Design Thinking, Critical Thinking, and Innovation Design” organized by IIC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi on 28th March, from 4: 00 pm to 5:30 pm 2023. Speaker Name: Dr. Ketan Patel, Senior Scientist CSMCRI, India
- Worked as Co-convener for the lecture: To celebrate Hundred Glorious Years of the University of Delhi, Department of Chemistry, Hansraj College, Presents The centenary year Lecture Series (May 2022- April 2023) Lecture 2: “Methodological Considerations in Translating targeted radiopharmaceutical for theranostics” Tuesday 28th June 2022 Time: 2: 30 pm Online Mode. Speaker Name: Dr. Puja Panwar Hazari, Scientist “F” Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Science Timarpur, Delhi-110054
- Worked as Co-convener for the lecture: To celebrate Hundred Glorious Years of the University of Delhi, Department of Chemistry, Hansraj College, Presents The centenary year Lecture Series (May 2022- April 2023) Lecture 1: “Recent Advances in Global Leishmania Control” Friday 13 May 2022 time: 10: 30 am Seminar Hall, Hansraj College, Delhi University. Speaker Name: Prof. Ravi Durvasula, Chair, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
- Co-convenor Dreams Foundation (CDF) from Date: 25/3/2022
- Organized a Webinar on “Problem Solving and ideation” organized by IIC, HRC in association with IQAC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi on 22nd February 2022. Speaker Name: Prof. Mahendra P. Darokar, IIC, Chief Scientist Technology Management directorates (SeMI), CSIR, Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi, Number of Participants: 98
- Organized a Webinar on “Path towards progress: Now and Beyond” organized by the Department of Chemistry, Hansraj College, in association with IQAC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi on 22nd January 2022. Speaker Name: Dr. B. S. Balaji: School of Biotech. JNU, New Delhi, Number of Participants: 100
- Participated in a webinar on Environmentally benign solvents for Sustainable Development organized by the Department of Chemistry in collaboration with IQAC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi. held on 23rd October 2021.
- Participated in a webinar on “Mitigating Global Warming and Climate Change: Need of Hydrogen Energy” organized by the Department of Physics and Electronics in association with IQAC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi. held on 18th September 2021.
- Departmental Representative in open book exam Nov.-December 2021: I have helped to solve students’ problems they faced during the filling of the examination form on the student Portal for OBE 2021
- Coordinator in a two-day workshop on “ICT TOOLS FOR CHEMISTRY LABORATORY STAFF” organized by the Department of Chemistry in association with IQAC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi. Held on 6-7th October 2021.
- Coordinator in a one-day International Conference on “Emerging trends in Chemical and Applied Sciences for Sustainable Future” organized by the Department of Chemistry in collaboration with IQAC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi. held on 30th October 2021.
- Organized a Webinar on “Digital Transformation and Climate Change” organized by the Department of Chemistry in association with IQAC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi on 9th October 2021.
- Participated in the online workshop on “Role of Technology and some specific tools in Research” Organized by the Academic Association, SGTU in collaboration with Prodigy-A Science, FOSC from “28 June-3 July 2021.
- Participated in a two-week online Faculty Development Programme (equivalent to Refresher Course) on “Chemistry-The Catalyst for Change” from 14 July -28 July 2021.
- Organizing committee member at the National Seminar on "Environment and Sustainability in The Third World" organized by the Department of Chemistry & IQAC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi. held on Feb 28th, 2020
- Mentor Ship Program/ career counseling for Class BSc(H) Sem-V 2020.
- Participated in Refresher Course on “Swayam Arpit Online Course Certification”, held on 16 February 2020.
- Poster: “Regioselective Synthesis of Pyrrolo[1,2‑a]quinolines and Indolizines via Silver-Catalyzed/Iodine-Mediated Electrophilic Cyclization with Concomitant Ring Opening” DU-JAST Indo-Japan Symposium on Chemistry of Functional Molecules/Materials 26th - 27th February 2016
- Participated in 19th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry14th-16th July 2016 organized by the Department of Chemistry University of North Bengal Poster presentation (Tandem Approach to Benzothieno- and Benzofuropyridines from o‑Alkynyl Aldehydes via Silver-Catalyzed 6-endo-dig Ring Closure)
- Participated in the 53rd Annual Convention of Chemists 2016 organized by the Indian Chemical Society at Visakhapatnam for a Poster presentation (Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Fujiwara-Hydroarylation: Synthesis of Benzo[a]phenazines Derivatives)
- Participated in 52nd Annual Convention of Chemists 2015 organized by the Indian Chemical Society at JECRC University Jaipur Rajasthan India for Oral presentation (Tandem Approach to Benzothieno- and Benzofuropyridines from o‑Alkynyl Aldehydes via Silver-Catalyzed 6-endo-dig Ring Closure)
- Participated in 20th ISCBC International Conference organized by Professor Ashok K Prasad Department of Chemistry University, Delhi, India for Poster presentation in 1st-4th March 2014 (Regioselective Synthesis of Pyrrolo[1,2‑a]quinolines and Indolizines via Silver-Catalyzed/Iodine-Mediated Electrophilic Cyclization with Concomitant Ring Opening)
- “Participant” Workshop on Information Literacy and Competency 19th February 2014.
- Participated in 5th NIPER (RBL)-CDRI Symposium organized by Atul Goel at the CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow India for research Scholars for Poster presentation in 21st-23rd March 2013 (Regioselective Synthesis of Pyrrolo[1,2‑a]quinolines and Indolizines via Silver-Catalyzed/Iodine-Mediated Electrophilic Cyclization with Concomitant Ring Opening)
- Poster: “Regioselective Synthesis of Pyrrolo[1,2‑a]quinolines via Electrophilic Cyclization/[3 + 2] Annulation with Concomitant Ring Opening of Iodo-Pyranoquinolines” Emerging Trends in Development of Drugs and Devices” organized by the Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India, 21st- 23th January 2013