Green Synthetic Approaches for Biologically Relevant Heterocycles

Dr. Goutam Brahmachari is a full professor of organic chemistry at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India. His research focuses on developing practical synthetic methods for carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bonds using C–H functionalization, cascade, and cross-coupling techniques, with applications in medicinal heterocyclic scaffolds. He has also studied the chemistry and biology of traditionally used Indian medicinal plants, identifying novel phytochemicals of interest.He is the founding Series Editor of Elsevier’s Natural Product Drug Discovery book series and an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. His awards include the Acharya P. C. Ray Memorial Lecture Award (2025) from the Indian Science News Association (ISNA), Kolkata, India; the Dr. Satyajit Chakraborti Memorial Award (2025) from IEM, Kolkata, India; the Chemical Research Society of India Bronze Medal (2021); the Dr. Basudev Banerjee Memorial Award (2021) from the Indian Chemical Society; the Indian National Science Academy Teachers Award (2019); the Dr. Kalam Best Teaching Faculty Award (2017); and the Academic Brilliance Award (2015).

• 1. Green synthetic approaches for biologically relevant heterocycles: Green catalytic systems and solvents - an overview2. Synthesis of bioactive five- and six-membered heterocycles catalyzed by heterogeneous supported metals3. Metal-catalyzed routes for the synthesis of furocoumarins and coumestans4. Green solvents for eco-friendly synthesis of bioactive heterocyclic compounds5. Use of environmentally friendly magnetic catalysts for heterocycles6. Proline and proline-derived organocatalysts in the synthesis of heterocycles7. Synthesis of heterocyclic building blocks and natural products by solid acid catalysis8. Ionic liquids prompted synthesis of biologically relevant five and six-membered heterocyclic skeletons: An update9. Heterocycles-based ionic liquid-supported synthesis of small organic molecules10. Green and catalytic methods for ?-lactone synthesis11. Cycloaddition reactions in ionic liquids for the synthesis of biologically relevant heterocycles12. Green synthetic approaches for medium ring-sized heterocycles of biological interest13. Sustainable synthesis of benzimidazoles, quinoxalines and congeners