Metal catalyzed as well as metal-free C-H activation/functionalization. Design and synthesis of a wide range of N & O containing bioactive heterocyclic compounds. Microwave-assisted synthesis. Metal catalyzed reactions for the synthesis of biologically active compounds. Multi-step synthesis

1. General Organic Chemistry 2. Organic Reaction Mechanism 3. Chemistry of Alkyl/Aryl Halides, Alcohols, Phenols, Carbonyl Compounds, Carboxylic Acids, etc. 4. Stereochemistry 5. Organometallic Chemistry 6. Photochemistry and Pericyclic Chemistry 7. Group Theory 8. Periodicity 9. Electrochemistry 10. Chemistry for Engineering

More than 6 years of teaching experience and more than 4 years of experience in research after Ph.D.

Qualified for the joint CSIR-UGC NET test and secured 44 ranks in the subject of Chemical Science under Eligibility for Lectureship (NET) in 2012. Qualified for the GATE examination in 2014 with an India rank of 958. Awarded Junior Research fellowship (UGC-JRF) with all India rank 54 in the subject Chemical Science in 2014. Awarded Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) in 2016.

1. Sandeep Kumar, Prince, Monika, Prashant Kumar, Christophe Len and Brajendra K. Singh,“A Unified, Microwave Assisted, Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective Ortho monohalogenation of Different 3-Phenylquinoxalin-2(1H)-ones”, ChemistrySelect, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202204821. (Impact Factor: 2.109, ISSN No. 2365-6549, SCI) 2. Sriparna Dutta, Prashant Kumar, Sneha Yadav, Ruchi Dubey Sharma, Parimala Shivaprasad, Karani S. Vimaleswaran, Anju Srivastava and Rakesh K. Sharma,” Accelerating Innovations in C-H Activation/Functionalization through Intricately Designed Magnetic Nanomaterials: From Genesis to Applicability in Liquid/Regio/Photo Catalysis”, Catalysis Communications, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2023.106615. (Impact Factor: 3.51, ISSN No. 1566-7367, Scopus) 3. Prince, Sandeep Kumar, Ram Sunil Kumar Lalji, Mohit Gupta, Prashant Kumar, Ravindra Kumar, and Brajendra K. Singh, “Sustainable C-H Activation Approach for Palladium-Catalyzed, Regioselective, Functionalization of 1-Methyl-3-phenyl quinoxaline-2(1H)-ones in Water”, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 8944-8951. (Impact Factor: 3.876, ISSN No. 1477-0539, SCI) 4. Deepak Mishra, Atiya Fatima, Prashant Kumar, Nupur S Munjal, Brajendra K Singh, Ram Singh,” Synthesis of Benzothiazole Linked Triazole Conjugates and Their Evaluation Against Cholinesterase Enzymes”, ChemistrySelect, 2022, doi: 10.1002/slct.202203060. (Impact Factor: 2.109, ISSN No. 2365-6549, SCI) 5. Mahak Vij, Harsh Yadav, Sahil Goel, Nikita Vashistha, Sonia, Debabrata Nayak, Prashant Kumar, K.K. Maurya, “Crystal structure, High-resolution X-ray diffraction and Hirshfeld surface analysis of a novel third order nonlinear optical crystal: Diisopropylammonium oxalate”, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2021, 1246, 131177. (Impact Factor: 3.196, ISSN No. 0022-2860, SCI) 6. Gunjan Arora, Ruchi Shrivastava, Prashant Kumar, Rakeshwar Bandichhor, Dhileep Krishnamurthy, Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Avtar S Matharu, Mohammad Rizwan, “Recent advances made in the synthesis of small drug molecules for clinical applications: An insight”, Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2021, 4, 100097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crgsc.2021.100097. (ISSN No. 2666-0865, SCOPUS) 7. Prashant Kumar, Sriparna Dutta, Sandeep Kumar, Vijay Bahadur, Erik V. Van der Eycken, Karani S Vimaleswaran, Virinder S. Parmar and Brajendra K. Singh, “Aldehydes: magnificent acyl equivalents for direct acylation”, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2020, 18, 7987-8033. (Impact Factor: 3.876, ISSN No. 1477-0539, SCI) 8. Radhika Gupta, Prashant Kumar, Nighat Fahmi, Bhaskar Garg, Sriparna Dutta, Shilpee Sachar, Karani S Vimaleswaran “Endocrine Disruptors and Obesity: A current review on Environmental Obesogens ” Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2020, 3, 100009. (ISSN No. 2666-0865, SCOPUS) 9. Preeti Kaushik, Prashant Kumar, Sandeep Kumar, Ajit Kumar, Brajendra K. Singh, Vijay Bahadur “Cu-Catalyzed One-pot Multicomponent Approach for the Synthesis of Symmetric and Asymmetric 1,4-Dihydropyridine (1,4-DHP) linked 1,2,3-Triazole Derivatives” Synth. Commun. 2020, 50, 2033-2042. (Impact Factor: 2.007, ISSN No. 1532-2432, SCI) 10. Mahak Vij, Sonia, Harsh Yadav, Nikita Vashistha, Prashant Kumar, K. K. Maurya “Crystal growth, structure and Z-scan studies of novel diisopropyl ammonium nicotinate crystal” J. Mol. Struct. 2020, 15, 127759. (Impact Factor: 3.196, ISSN No. 222860, SCI) 11. Snigdha Singh, Nelly El-Sakkary, Danielle Skinner, Prem P Sharma, Sabine Ottilie, Yevgeniya Antonova-Koch, Prashant Kumar, Elizabeth Winzeler, Poonam Singh, Conor R. Caffrey, and Brijesh Rathi, “Synthesis and bioactivity of phthalimide analogs as potential drugs to treat schistosomiasis, a neglected disease of poverty” Pharmaceuticals, 2020, 13, 25. DOI: 10.3390/ph13020025, (Impact Factor: 5.677, ISSN No. 1424-8247, SCI) 12. Prashant Kumar, Ram Sunil Kumar Lalji, Mohit Gupta, Virinder S. Parmar, Brajendra K. Singh “Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Synthesis of 5H-Benzo[4,5][1,3]oxazino[2,3-a]isoindole-5,11(6aH)-diones using 2-Phenyl-4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-4-ones and ?-Oxo Carboxylic Acids” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201901142 (Impact Factor: 5.451) 13. Mohit Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Prashant Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Vijay Bahadur, and Brajendra K. Singh “N-Directed Pd-Catalyzed Direct Ortho-Acetoxylation and Orthotert- autoxidation of 2-Phenyl-4H-Benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-4-ones via C-H Activation” ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4, 13992-13997. (Impact Factor: 1.716) 14. Prashant Kumar, Mohit Gupta, Vijay Bahadur, Virinder S. Parmar and Brajendra K. Singh “Radical Induced, Pd-Catalyzed C-H Activation: A New Approach to Functionalize 4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-4-one Derivatives with Toluenes, Aldehydes, and Benzyl Alcohols.” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 1552-1558. (Impact Factor: 3.029) 15. Mohit Gupta, Prashant Kumar, Vijay Bahadur, Krishan Kumar and Brajendra K. Singh “Metal Free, “Regioselective, Dehydrogentative Cross-Coupling Between Formamides/Aldehydes and Coumarine via C-H Functionalization.” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 896-900. (Impact Factor: 3.029) Total citation index All Since 2015 Citations 261 261 h-index 11 11

• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, (Member ID: 725969) • Member of Green Chemistry Network Centre (GCNC), University of Delhi