Staff Details

Biography

Dr. D. Mallikarjuna Reddy is currently working as Lecturer in chemistry in Govt. College for Women (A), Guntur. He was appointed in this post by CCE through APPSC direct recruitment in August 2021. Before joining in this cadre as lecturer in chemistry, Dr. Reddy worked as Post-doctoral fellow (2015-17 & 2019-21) in NCHU, Taiwan, as Assistant professor in NIT Warangal (2017-18) and as in GITAM University, Hyderabad (2018-19) and as Associate Research Scientist in Sai Life Sciences, Hyderabad (2014-15). Dr. Reddy presently teaching various courses in chemistry for both U.G. and P.G. classes.

Areas of Research Interest:  

• Organic Synthesis
• Natural Products Synthesis

Personal Information:                                                                                                  

ORCID: 0000-0003-1232-6211

Researcher ID: Y-7674-2018

Scopus Author ID: 57040506500

Education:

Name of the Degree: Ph. D. in Chemistry (2008-2014)

Name of Institution: University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.

Key feature: Worked on synthetic applications of Baylis-Hillman adducts.

Name of the Degree: M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry (2005-2007)

Name of Institution: Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, A.P., India.

Key feature: Passed in First Class (71.6%)

Name of the Degree: B.Sc. (2002-2005)

Name of Institution: Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, A. P., India.

Key feature: Passed in First Class (87.7%)

Work Experience:

Dates: August 2021 – Present   

Position: Lecturer

Employer Name: Govt. College for Women, Guntur, A.P., India.

Activity: My teaching focused in Chemistry for U.G. and P.G. classes

Dates: October 2019 – July 2020 & November 2020 – February 2021     

Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Employer Name: National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.

Activity: My research is focused on development of novel methods in  Cross-coupling reactions and metal-free coupling reactions.

Dates: June 2018 – September 2019      

Position: Assistant Professor

Employer Name: GITAM University, Hyderabad, India.

Activity: My teaching focused in Inorganic Chemistry for B.Sc. (Hons.) – Chemistry classes

Dates: July 2017 – May 2018     

Position: Assistant Professor (adhoc)

Employer Name: NIT Warangal, Warangal, India.

Activity: My teaching focused in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry for U.G. and P.G. classes

Dates: April 2015 – March 2017

Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Employer Name: National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.

Activity: My research is focused on development of novel methods in cross-coupling reactions and metal-free coupling reactions

Dates: June 2014 – February 2015        

Position: Associate Research Scientist

Employer Name: Sai Life Sciences Ltd., Hyderabad, India.

Activity: Worked on various projects which includes synthesis of carbohydrate derivatives and heterocyclic derivatives on gram to kilogram scales

Awards

• 2008-2010        CSIR Junior Research Fellowship, India
• 2010-2013        CSIR Senior Research Fellowship, India
• 2015-2017        NSC Post-doctoral fellowship, Taiwan
• 2019-2021        NSC Post-doctoral fellowship, Taiwan

Publications: (Citations - 353; h-index - 12; i-10 index - 14)

• Chen, W.-C.; Bai, R.; Cheng, W.-L.; Peng, C.-Y.; Reddy, D. M.; Badsara, S. S.; Lee, C.-F.* Base-mediated chalcogenoaminative annulation of 2-alkynylanilines for direct access to 3-sulfenyl/selenyl-1H-indoles. Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 3002–3013.
• Wang, S.-F.; Li, C.-E.; Liu, Y.-C.; Reddy, D. M.; Basha, R. S.; Park, J. K.; Lee, S.; Lee, C.-F.* Palladium-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Thioetherification of 2-Pyridyl Thioesters. Asian J. Org. Chem., 2020, 9, 1826.
• Liu, Y.-C.; Reddy, D. M.; Chen, X.-A.; Shieh, Y.-C.; Lee, C.-F.* Blue LED-Promoted Oxathiacetalization of Aldehydes and Ketones. J. Org. Chem., 2020, 2020, 2542.
• Lin, Y.-J.; Wu, Y.-P.; Thul, M.; Hung, M.-W.; Chou, S.-H.; Chen, W.-T.; Lin, W.; Lin, M.; Reddy, D. M.; Wu, H.-R.; Ho, W.-Y.; Luo, S.-Y. Tunable Aryl Imidazolium Recyclable Ionic Liquid with Dual Brønsted–Lewis Acid as Green Catalyst for Friedel–Crafts Acylation and Thioesterification. Molecules 2020, 25, 352.
• Li, C.-Y.; Liu, Y.-C.; Li, Y.-X.; Reddy, D. M.; Lee, C.-F.* Electrochemical Dehydrogenative Phosphorylation of Thiols. Lett., 2019, 21, 7833.
• Luo, Y.-G.; Basha, R. S.; Reddy, D. M.; Xue, Y.-J.; Chen, T.-H.; Lee, C.-F.* Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of 2,3-Diaryl-N-methyl Indoles from ortho-Alkynylanilines and Aryl Pinacol Boronic Esters. Lett., 2018, 20, 6872.
• Basha, R. S.; Chen, C.-W.; Reddy, D. M.; Lee, C.-F.* Iodine‐Mediated Direct Generation of o‐Quinone Methides at Room Temperature: A Facile Protocol for the Synthesis of ortho-Hydroxybenzyl Thioethers. Asian J.2018, 13, 2475.
• Jhuang, H.-S.; Liu, Y.-W.; Reddy, D. M.; Tzeng, Y.-Z.; Lin, W.-Y.;* Lee, C.-F.* Microwave assisted synthesis of thioesters from aldehydes and thiols in water. Chin. Chem. Soc., 2018, 65, 24.
• Reddy, D. M.;^† Wang, S.-C.;^† Du, K.; Lee, C.-F.* Palladium-Catalyzed ortho-C-H Arylation of Acetophenone Oxime Ethers with Aryl Pinacol Boronic Esters. Org. Chem., 2017, 82, 10070. (^†Equal contribution)
• Chen, C.-W.; Chen, Y.-L.; Reddy, D. M.; Du, K.; Li, C.-E.; Shih, B.-H.; Xue, Y.-J.; Lee, C.-F.* CuI/oxalic diamide-catalyzed cross-coupling of thiols with aryl bromides and aryl chlorides. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 10087.
• Chen, T.-H.;^† Reddy, D. M.;^† Lee, C.-F.* A palladium-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reaction between aryl pinacol boronates and H-phosphonates in e RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 30214. (^†Equal contribution)
• Juang, H.-S.;^† Reddy, D. M.;^† Chen, T.-H.; Lee, C.-F.* DTBP/TBHP-promoted hydroacylation of unactivated alkenes. Asian J. Org. Chem., 2016, 5, 1452. (^†Equal contribution)
• Tsai, C.-H.; Reddy, D. M.; Hsieh, P.-A.; Liu, Y.-C.; Kandasamy, M.; Lin, W.-Y.; Lee, C.-F.* PIFA-Mediated synthesis of acylsulfenic acid alkyl esters and benzoyl alkyl disulfides from thioacids. Synthesis, 2016, 48, 4459.
• Hung, J.-T.; Yeh, C.-H.; Yang, S.-A.; Lin, C.-Y.; Tai, H.-J.; Shelke, G. B.; Reddy, D. M.; Yu, A. K.;* Luo, S.-Y.* Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of ganglioside Hp-s1 analogues varying at glucosyl moiety. ACS Chem. Neurosci., 2016, 7, 1107.
• Lu, S.-Y.; Badsara, S. S.; Wu, Y.-C.; Reddy, D. M.; Lee, C.-F.* CuCl/TBHP catalyzed synthesis of amides from aldehydes and amines in water. Tetrahedron Lett., 2016, 57, 633.
• Hsieh, P.-A.; Badsara, S. S.; Tsai, C.-H.; Reddy, D. M.; Lee, C.-F.* Peracetic Acid Mediated sp² C–H Selenation of Arenes. Synlett, 2016, 27, 1557.
• Basavaiah, D.;* Reddy, D. M. The Baylis-Hillman acetates in organic synthesis: Unprecedented sodium nitrite induced intramolecular Friedel-Crafts cyclization of secondary nitro compounds. RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 23966.
• Basavaiah, D.;* Reddy, D. M. Baylis-Hillman acetates in organic synthesis: convenient one-pot synthesis of α-carboline framework - a concise synthesis of neocryptolepine. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 8774.

Conferences and Workshops:

• Poster Presentation: In-house symposium “Chemfest-2013” University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India, February 2013.
• Oral Presentation: In-house symposium “Chemfest-2013” University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India, February 2013.
• Workshop: Participated in Two-Day Training Programme on “Effective Teaching and Evaluation Methods in Technical Education” conducted in NIT Warangal, Warangal, India, and October 2017.
• Poster Presentation: National Symposium on “Materials in Healthcare” GITAM University, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India, September 2018.
• Participated in the five-day online Faculty Development Program on “Advances and Challenges in Chemical Science” organized by the School of Sciences (Chemistry), NIT-AP, held from 20^th -24^th September 2021.
• Participated in the one-day International webinar on “Antibiotic Discovery Strategies in the Era of Drug Resistance” on 27^th September 2021, organized by Department of Chemistry, P.B. Siddhartha College of Arts & Science, Vijayawada.
• Attended one week online Short Term Training Programme (STTP) in association with Center for Continuing Education (CCE) on Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials (OIHM-2021) held during 04-10-2021 to 08-10-2021 organized by Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat.
• Participated in one-week National Faculty Development Programme on “Innovations & Intellectual Property Rights” (NFDPIIPR 2021) jointly organized by Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and CSIR-IMMT, Acharya Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, held from December 6-12, 2021.
• Attended seven day online workshop on THE 7 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR NAAC ACCREDITATION organized by IQAC, S.K.B.R Govt. Degree College, Macherla, from 21-02-2022 to 28-02-2022.
• Participated in 5-day faculty empowerment programme on “Hybrid and Blended learning” organized by the departments of physics, chemistry & IQAC, Y.V.N.R. Government Degree College during 21^st to 25^th February 2022.
• Participated in Five day Online Faculty Development Programme on “Enhancing Academic and Research Endeavours in Chemistry at Higher Education Institutions” Organized by Department of Chemistry from 4th -9th April 2022.
• Participated in Five Day Residential Faculty Induction Programme held at Acharya Nagarjuna University organized by CCE, AP in collaboration with DK. Govt. College for Women (A), Nellore and GCW (A), Guntur from 06.07.2022 to 10.07.2022.
• Completed online 4-week Faculty induction/orientation programme for Faculties in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education from 20 July-18 August 2022 organized by TLC, Ramanujan College, and University of Delhi.
• Completed online Two-Week Refresher Course in Chemistry from 29 Nov – 13 Dec 2022 organized by TLC, Ramanujan College, and University of Delhi.
• Participated in the five-day online faculty development programme on “Insights on Emerging Research in Chemical Science (IERCS-2022)”, organized by the School of Sciences (Chemistry) during 10th – 14th October, 2022.
• Participated in the “Five-Day Residential Programme for Teachers” on Content delivery and assessment methods pertaining to skill courses for III semester “Environmental Education” from 12^th to 16^th October 2022, organized by CCE, A.P. Mangalagiri.
• Participated in the NeW IPR 2022 e-Workshop organized by Innovative Technology Enabling Centre (InTEC), CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar during June 13-18, 2022.
• Completed online Two-Week Refresher Course in Chemistry from 30 June – 14 July 2023 organized by TLC, Ramanujan College, and University of Delhi.
• Participated in the 6 day training of the trainers programme on English medium of Instruction, Proficiency in English from 05-06-2023 to 10-06-2023 at Nodal Resource Centre, GCW (A), Guntur organized by CCE, A.P. Mangalagiri.
• Completed a Capacity Building Teacher Training Program for Knowledge Resource Persons in Chemistry Organized by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC) at University of Hyderabad from 07^th March to 18^th March 2024.